Arguably the greatest comeback in UFC history came courtesy of a triangle choke from one of the greatest fighters of all time.
Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva was tearing through the competition until UFC 117, where he met the brash Chael Sonnen, who took him to the brink of defeat.
After more than four rounds of dominant top control, Sonnen was on the verge of dethroning Silva until the moment when, with under two minutes remaining in the fight, Silva threw up his legs, wrapped up a triangle choke and submitted Sonnen for one of the most memorable title fight comebacks in UFC history.
Some of the UFC’s most prolific submission artists such as Nate Diaz and Donald Cerrone have notched multiple wins using the triangle choke. For those who haven’t seen all of the finishes, we won’t spoil who won, but the compilation includes the following bouts:
- Tony Ferguson vs. Kevin Lee – UFC 216 (Oct. 7, 2017)
- Nate Diaz vs. Kurt Pellegrino – UFC Fight Night 113 (Apr. 2, 2008)
- Michael Chiesa vs. Anthony Pettis – UFC 226 (July 7, 2018)
- Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen – UFC 117 (Aug. 7, 2010)
- Donald Cerrone vs. Evan Dunham – UFC 167 (Nov. 16, 2013)
- Nate Diaz vs. Alvin Robinson – UFC Fight Night 12 (Jan. 23, 2008)
- Bob Gilstrap vs. Carlos Newton – UFC 17 (May 15, 1998)
- Megan Anderson vs. Zarah Fairn – UFC 243 (Oct. 6, 2019)
- Royce Gracie vs. Dan Severn – UFC 4 (Dec. 16, 1994)
- Donald Cerrone vs. Alex Oliveira – UFC Fight Night 83 (Feb. 21, 2016)
- Diego Brandao vs. Brian Ortega – UFC 195 (Jan. 2, 2016)
- Scott Baker vs. Jason Delucia – UFC 2 (Mar. 11, 1994)
- Kelly Dullanty vs. Matt Serra – UFC 36 (Mar. 22, 2002)
- Andy Ogle vs. Charles Oliveira – UFC Fight Night 36 (Feb. 15, 2014)
