Ever been a better round 1 fighter than Chimaev?

[Arthas]

So it's pretty obvious just how much of a formidable force Khamzat is in round one and that Reapers odds of winning would have improved massively the longer the fight went on. That said, the way this guy goes all out in round one is a thing to behold. Even if you already know it, he's still just absolutely blitzing everyone in the first round like they are minions lol.

This got me thinking, is there any fighters who have come closer to this level of round 1 destruction in all their fights? Ngannou springs to mind but I'm sure I'm missing others.

 

[Big Tuppy Hole]

Most probably not but Vitor is close

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

Khamzat is the most relentless 1 round fighter I've ever seen.

The guy just goes full Borz.

 

[Spacebadger]

Aspinall.

 

[waldywaldy]

Shane Carwin maybe

 

[octagonation]

Vitor comes close.. He used to blitz in the first round all tho not as successful as chimaev but he was a certified blitzkrieg guy like chimaev

 

[TriangleMonkey]

Best one round fighter ever

 

[Tweak896]

Overeem used to be the answer for best 1st round fighter.

 

[HHJ]

No.

 

[biscuitsbrah]

Prime romero vs khamzat would have been a banger

 

[Reach4theSky]

BJ Penn was a great first round fighter..

 

[BigTruck]

No.

Same answer for me but I'm failing to answer who I have in mind, it's right there but I can't fucking think of them, seriously there a dude who's balls to the wall round 1 And if they don't get you out they are fucked..... Love the av btw, that game was/is great.

 

[BrockLesnarsTurtleBack]

Ngannou is the only comparable I can remember in terms of making the best fighters in the world look like children that don't belong in the cage with him. Both had/have flaws that could be exploited if you can weather the initial storm... we'll see if DDP can be the Stipe to Khamzat's Ngannou.

 

[HHJ]

Same answer for me but I'm failing to answer who I have in mind, it's right there but I can't fucking think of them, seriously there a dude who's balls to the wall round 1 And if they don't get you out they are fucked..... Love the av btw, that game was/is great.

Rumble?

 

[ThePimblettEra]

Aspinall.

This.

It's rare people make it out of the first round with him.

I think there are a few other fighters that have this kind of record though (all/mostly first round finishes).

Look at Shane Carwin's record lol (another good shout).
Literally all of his wins were finished in the first round.
That's a lot of brain damage considering how hard this cunt used to hit.

 

[HHJ]

I think Khamzat doing this shit at WW + MW and with grappling is more impressive than a HW fighter swinging lunchboxes

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

I think Khamzat doing this shit at WW + MW and with grappling is more impressive than a HW fighter swinging lunchboxes

I agree at HW, everyone so much power to KO virtually anybody, anytime. What Khamzat does at a lower weight class is very impressive indeed.

 

[chinarice]

Khamzat making good and great fighters look like absolute tomato cans inside a couple minutes is ridiculous.

Even the 2 he didn't finish, Gilbert was dropped in the 1st and Usman couldn't do anything in the 1st.

What he's done to some of these guys is absolutely ridiculous and never has been or will be replicated anytime soon, I imagine.

 

[Arthas]

I'm a huge Aspinall fan but the aura around Khamzat is something else imo. Aspinall is excellent in round one but Khamzat is like a fucking demon possessed. I thought the Holland fight would be interesting, nope. Usman, nope. Whittaker, nope. It's fucking crazy how he drowns people.

 

[ncboy]

Aspinall.

nah, Tom could go 5 rounds at the same pace. He doesn't go all out, he is one of the most well rounded fighters in the UFC and has so many ways he could win.