Fights where someone was “saved by the bell” in the last round of the fight?

[B-Level]

Let’s share some examples where a fighter was nearly finished at the end of a fight and probably would have been finished if there was an extra minute left.

Shogun vs Hendo
Diaz vs McGregor 2
Adesanya vs Blachowicz


any others come to mind?

 

[13Seconds]

Romero/Kennedy

 

[HHJ]

Lawler/Hendricks 2

 

[BobblyStruggles]

Last minute, last round, or last second, last millisecond, last kilometer, last mile, greenmile, last gallon?

 

[2sk]

tony/olive

 

[SteveColdStone]

Dillashaw Garbrandt 1
Sherk vs Penn but then it got stopped anyway
Shields vs Mayhem

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Not last round...but the most famous is Bisping vs Anderson. Bisping went on to almost finish Silva himself... Right after stepped up and won the real belt from Rockhold and got rewarded the big money fight that he asked for against the GOAT Pierre later that year ...

 

[NoBiasJustMMA]

Wanderlei vs Bisping at the end of every round. At the end of round 1 Wanderlei rocks Bisping, at the end of round 2 Wanderlei is choking Bisping at the end of round 3 Wanderlei knocks Bisping down against the cage.

 

[Harlekin]

Dillashaw Garbrandt 1
Sherk vs Penn but then it got stopped anyway
Shields vs Mayhem

Read the first post again

 

[HHJ]

Not last round...but the most famous is Bisping vs Anderson. Bisping went on to almost finish Silva himself... Right after stepped up and won the real belt from Rockhold and got rewarded the big money fight that he asked for against the GOAT Pierre later that year ...

All well deserved.
Hail the Count.

 

[ChickenBrother]

BJ vs. Pulver I. Armbar was locked out and ref made BJ let go as the buzzer sounded. 5 more seconds and BJ would have had the sub instead of losing a 5-round majority decision.

Crazy thing in the rematch was BJ had Pulver in locked subs several times but seemed to let go on purpose just to prolong the fight and show that Pulver was his bitch.

 

[The Chosen]

Whittaker vs Romero 2

 

[Tito Tapped]

Aldo vs Hominick

 

[Raymundo Alvarado Guevara]

Jeff Molina vs Qileng Aori

 

[faustian]

Cain vs JDS 2. JDS had Cain right where he wanted him but time ran out

 

[Wreckless]

Ferguson Vs Gaethje?

 

[Chivas GDL]

Many of the answers are not last round, I wish people knew how to read.

 

[xHeadx]

Ferguson Vs Gaethje?

That wasna thing of beauty!

 

[HuskySamoan]

Dillashaw Garbrandt 1
Sherk vs Penn but then it got stopped anyway
Shields vs Mayhem

I wonder how Mayhem's life would have turned out if he got that rear naked choke and won the Strikeforce title?

 

[BROWNPRIDE]

Dillashaw Garbrandt 1
Sherk vs Penn but then it got stopped anyway
Shields vs Mayhem

Dang it you beat me to it shields vs mayhem.