The Ultimate Fighting Championship brought its UFC Fight Night series into existence on Aug. 6, 2005 at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, where former Pancrase champion Nate Marquardt met Ivan Salaverry in the main event. In the 11-plus years that have passed since, UFC Fight Nights have become programming staples for the promotion on various platforms and served as showcases for all-time greats and gold-star prospects.

Knockouts have naturally been part of the equation. With Mark Hunt and Derrick Lewis set to do battle in the UFC Fight Night 110 main event on Saturday in Auckland, New Zealand, the latest installment in the Sherdog Top 10 series looks back on the best UFC Fight Night knockouts of all-time.

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OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Duane Ludwig vs. Jonathan Goulet (UFC Fight Night 3), Cody Garbrandt vs. Thomas Almeida (UFC Fight Night 88), Ryan Bader vs. Ilir Latifi (UFC Fight Night 93), Mark Hunt vs. Frank Mir (UFC Fight Night 85), Anthony Johnson vs. Chad Reiner (UFC Fight Night 10), Anderson Silva vs. James Irvin (UFC Fight Night 14), Louis Smolka vs. Richie Vaculik (UFC Fight Night 55), Vitor Belfort vs. Dan Henderson (UFC Fight Night 77), Frank Mir vs. Todd Duffee (UFC Fight Night 71), Diego Rivas vs. Noad Lahat (UFC Fight Night 82), Lyoto Machida vs. Mark Munoz (UFC Fight Night 30), Jake Ellenberger vs. Jake Shields (UFC Fight Night 25), Vitor Belfort vs. Dan Henderson (UFC Fight Night 32), Godofredo Castro vs. Noad Lahat (UFC Fight Night 38), John Lineker vs. Michael McDonald (UFC Fight Night 91), Rafael dos Anjos vs. Benson Henderson (UFC Fight Night 49), Thiago Santos vs. Steve Bosse (UFC Fight Night

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