What finishes do UFC fighters most dread?

[MacGregor]

If any, whether it's because it causes pain/injury, it's embarrassing, or whatever, how don't mma/ufc fighters want to lose?

 

[Franklin U.]

Uh...pretty sure a highlight reel dead knockout

 

[Uncommon Valor]

What?

 

[tonni]

 

[tehShuffle]

Fencing response KO. Seems like a lot of people would rather tap than get choked unconscious as well.

 

[TheAmericanGazelle]

Obviously I'm not a fighter or even a hobbyist in MMA, but I admit for a long time when grappling, my heart would skip a beat when lower body submissions setups were initiated, even though I knew intellectually there wasn't really *that* much to fear over and above other submissions, and 99 percent of the time it was "just training" with a sane teammate, etc...

Getting KOed is probably the most embarrassing I would imagine. But who knows?

 

[Morris88]

I'd say probably either the way Weidman finished Silva the first time or Conor finishing Aldo.

Getting caught showboating is always going to be a tough one to live down, as really you can't be angry at anyone but yourself.

Getting KO'ed really quickly in a massively hyped fight at the end of a long, bitter rivalry as well had to be tough - look at how Aldo reacted and how he's behaved since.

Both of those have got to be really tough to process.

 

[AJ Garcia]

I have a pretty big fear of getting ktfo by getting kicked in the face.

 

[Soul On Ice]

Any Palhares submission finish

 

[KingBeef]

Highlight Reel KO or Bravo Twister.

 

[Fight Professor]

By pooping their pants (per post-Justine Kish rules).

 

[Davey Crockett]

I have a pretty big fear of getting ktfo by getting kicked in the face.

Yeah this has got to be up there for most fighters.

Along with the dan miller guillotine from hell

 

[Gamer2k4]

I'm not a UFC fighter, but for me I think it would be a straight armbar. An opponent landed one on me in a judo match, and even though he let go as soon as I tapped (which was instantly because of how quickly he put it on), my arm still hurt for several days afterward. If you get choked out, fine; if you get hit in the face, great. But if you mess up a joint, that's going to be with you for a long, long time.

 

[Xaero]

Shadface.

 

[MacGregor]

blumpkin

My new word to gross people out, thanks!

 

[reddhelium]

joint manipulation

 

[FrodoFraggins]

Any Palhares submission finish

this 100% - the guy refuses to let go after the ref calls the fight. He can ruin a career

 

[CroCopsLHK]

Corey Hill/Silva Weidman 2. Nuff said

 

[ZipZito]

For the sake of injury I'd say heel hook would be pretty bad. For their own pride I'd say flatlined with a bad knock out face

 

[Sick Bubblegum]

Fatalities