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MMA Junkie's Knockout of the Month for May: Barriault puts Silva on a stretcher
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from May 2025: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie's Knockout of the Month award for May.
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Nominee: Aleksandr Maslov def. Yuriy Fedorov at ACA 186
After facing some early adversity in their heavyweight bout, Alexandr Maslov got the last laugh against Yuriy Fedorov.
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In a heated exchange early in the second round, Maslov (12-1) threw a multi-punch combination at Fedorov (10-7), one of which was a right hook that landed clean to the chin and immediately send him folded to the canvas unconscious.
Nominee: Connor Hughes def. Sebastien Di Franco at 2025 PFL Europe 1
The devastating knockout power of Connor Hughes was felt by Sebastien Di Franco when the pair met in a lightweight showdown.
At roughly the midway point of the fight, Hughes (11-2) took advantage of poor movement from Di Franco (10-4) with a clean punch that instantly knocked him out. No follow-up shots were needed with Di Franco's lifeless body falling and smacking his head off the canvas.
Nominee: Mike Malott def. Charles Radtke at UFC 315
Mike Malott gave the Canadian crowd plenty to cheer about – especially after Charles Radtke talked trash on the country prior to their welterweight bout.
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A "Proper" left hook from Malott (12-2-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) spelled the beginning of the end for Radtke (10-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC). Malott found the chin early in Round 2 with the cracking shot, leading to the finish seconds later after hard, accurate follow-up punches.
Nominee: Jared Gordon def. Thiago Moises at UFC Fight Night 256
Jared Gordon scored the biggest highlight reel win of his octagon tenure so far when he knocked Thiago Moises out cold.
After getting a takedown early in the lightweight bout, the action returned to its feet where Gordon (21-7 MMA, 9-6 UFC) landed a brutal right hand that floored Moises (19-9 MMA, 8-7 UFC). He followed up with a few shots on the ground to seal the deal.
Nominee: Dustin Jacoby def. Bruno Lopes at UFC on ESPN 68
Dustin Jacoby prioritized violence over technique, and it paid off against Bruno Lopes.
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Jacoby (21-9-1 MMA, 9-6-1 UFC) knocked out Bruno Lopes (14-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) with a swarming attack for a stoppage just minutes into the opening round of the light heavyweight bout.
The winner: Marc-Andre Barriault def. Bruno Silva at UFC 315
Marc-Andre Barriault finished Bruno Silva in scary fashion at UFC 315.
Barriault (17-9 MMA, 6-8 UFC) unleashed an array of elbows in the clinch to knock out Silva (23-13 MMA, 4-7 UFC) at the 1:27 mark of Round 1 in their middleweight bout.
Silva was rendered unconscious after being finished by an emotional Barriault and had to be stretchered out.
With the win, Canada's Barriault snapped a three-fight losing skid. Meanwhile, Silva has now lost five in a row, and seven of his past eight fights.
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