Gregory Rodrigues scored a vicious one-punch knockout of Jack Hermansson at UFC 317 that will be the new standard of his highlight reel.
In the first round of the middleweight bout Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Rodrigues (17-6 MMA, 8-3 UFC) caught Hermansson (24-9 MMA, 11-7 UFC) with a clean left hand that immediately stiffened him on the canvas. One unnecessary hammerfist sealed the show at the 4:21 mark of Round 1.
Hermansson was down for several minutes after the knockout blow connected, but eventually got back to his feet and left the octagon under his own power.
Check out a replay of the nasty knockout below (via X):
“From my last fight (that I lost to Jared Cannonier), I learned a lot about patience,” Rodrigues said to Joe Rogan in his post-fight interview. “We’re just going to keep going and keep working. One result doesn’t tell who you are.”
Up-to-the-minute UFC 317 results
- Gregory Rodrigues def. Jack Hermansson via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 4:21
- Jose Delgado def. Hyder Amil via knockout (knee and punches) – Round 1, 0:26
- Tracy Cortez def. Viviane Araujo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Terrance McKinney def. Viacheslav Borshchev via submission (mounted guillotine choke) – Round 1, 0:55
- Jacobe Smith def. Niko Price via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:03
- Jhonata Diniz def. Alvin Hines via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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