You don’t have to get directly under the chin to secure a choke. Sometimes you can just use brute force to crank your arm across someone’s face and make them tap.
One of the most notable neck-crank finishes came not too long ago, when UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov mauled rival Conor McGregor in October 2018 at UFC 229, submitting him in the fourth round to retain his title.
Neck cranks were more popular in the early years of the UFC, but there have been some pivotal ones lately, which include a big title defense and a last second finish. Check out the latest video compilation published by the UFC showing every neck-crank finish in the promotion’s history.
For those who haven’t seen these finishes, we won’t spoil who won or how – but the compilation includes:
- Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor – UFC 229 (Oct. 6, 2018)
- Frankie Edgar vs. Cub Swanson – UFC Fight Night 57 (Nov. 22, 2014)
- Tito Ortiz vs. Yuki Kondo – UFC 29 (Dec. 16, 2000)
- Claudio Silva vs. Cole Williams – UFC on ESPN 5 (Aug. 3, 2019)
- Oleg Taktarov vs. Ernie Verdicia – UFC 5 (April 7, 1995)
- Frank Shamrock vs. John Lober – UFC Ultimate Brazil (Oct. 16, 1998)
- Leandro Issa vs. Yuta Sasaki – UFC Fight Night 58 (Dec. 20, 2014)
- Mark Coleman vs. Julian Sanchez – UFC 11 (Sept. 20, 1996)
- Mark Coleman vs. Dan Severn – UFC 12 (Feb. 7, 1997)
- Paul Buentello vs. Kevin Jordan – UFC 53 (June 4, 2005)
- Tank Abbott vs. Steve Jennum – Ultimate Ultimate 1995 (Dec. 16, 1995)
- Trevor Prangley vs. Curtis Stout – UFC 48 (June 19, 2004)
- Aleksei Oleinik vs. Anthony Hamilton – UFC Fight Night 44 (June 28, 2014)
- Misha Cirkunov vs. Alex Nicholson – UFC Fight Night 82 (Feb. 6, 2016)
