Overview
- The UFC staged 42 events across 2025, with recaps capturing standout finishes, late withdrawals, officiating disputes and other disruptions.
- Both Bloody Elbow and MMAmania selected Lerone Murphy’s spinning-elbow knockout of Aaron Pico as 2025’s top KO, reflecting a season defined by that technique.
- Submission roundups spotlighted Islam Makhachev’s short D’Arce over Renato Moicano, while Anthony Hernandez’s brutal rear‑naked choke of Roman Dolidze took top honors.
- Valter Walker’s record heel‑hook streak at heavyweight and Mauricio Ruffy’s spinning wheel‑kick of King Green were among the year’s most replayed highlights.
- The compilations also logged major shifts and exits — Khamzat Chimaev won UFC gold, Ilia Topuria became a two‑division champion, and Dustin Poirier retired — as the ESPN era wrapped at UFC Vegas 112.