Major MMA upsets that ended via sub

[The Sound of Violence]

no mention of Conor (-400) vs. Nate 1?

Solid example of why odds aren't always a reflection on the matchup as much as betting imo. Lot of people in the know had Nate going in to that one all day, but with the amount of people throwing money on Conor books would be insane to have him as anything other than the favorite.

 

[La Paix]

no mention of Conor (-400) vs. Nate 1?

I didn't see it as a big upset but I remember odds being pretty good. I remember because Nate won me money!

 

[The Sound of Violence]

I didn't see it as a big upset but I remember odds being pretty good. I remember because Nate won me money!

You, me, Joey Diaz, and a shitload of others

 

[member 3289]

I didn't see it as a big upset but I remember odds being pretty good. I remember because Nate won me money!

K

 

[aghof]

probably weren't odds and he might have been the favorite if so, but Mezger had absolutely nothing for Tito before the terrible restart and guillotine in their first fight

 

[ECC170]

Early NHB
Igor Zinoviev choking Mario Sperry at Extreme fighting 1

First time I seen a tap to exhaustion lol...sperry literally just quit

 

[Dick Niaz]

Another random one I thought of which really surprised me was Miller’s kneebar over Olivera

 

[Dick Niaz]

no mention of Conor (-400) vs. Nate 1?

The 4th post in the thread did:

Forrest > Shogun
Tito > Bader
McCorkle > Hunt
Diaz > McGregor
Royce > everyone in UFC 1

 

[Tuc Ouiner]

mir/brock

 

[Mix6APlix]

Chonan Silva was the first I thought of. Anderson wasnt a GOAT contender yet, but the majority of my friends were sure he would ko Chonan. Most impressive was Chonan pulling off that Tekken move to get the finish.

 

[Dick Niaz]

mir/brock

Lesnar was the favorite in that fight

 

[La Paix]

mir/brock

 

[Tuc Ouiner]

thought they were looking for upsets that ended via submission.

 

[La Paix]

Another random one I thought of which really surprised me was Miller’s kneebar over Olivera

How about Paul Harris losing to Belcher. Nothing to do with threads topic as far as sub but he was paying with hot fiya messing around in the mat. That was fun to watch.

 

[Tuc Ouiner]

of course i'm talking about their first encounter which brock was heavily hyped with all sorts of WWE vips in the crowd.

 

[aghof]

The 4th post in the thread did:

ah, sorry!

 

[member 3289]

Lesnar was the favorite in that fight

Which would make it an upset because Mir won via submission

 

[Limpy]

Not quite huge names but when Kevin Burns submitted Roan Carneiro it shocked a lot of people. If I remember correctly Burns made his debut and had like 10 days notice because Ryo Chonan got injured. Burns was a banker and a part time fighter and submitted a jiu jitsu expert. I’m pretty sure Roans team were absolutely disgusted with him.

 

[Disciplined Galt]

Sinosic

 

[Mix6APlix]

Jones choking Machida into Bolivia.

 

[Filthy]

Martin Kampmann beating Drew McFedries by arm-triangle.

not a major upset, but if you had money on that fight ending in a submission, you made a shitload of money.

 

[member 603]

Not sure what the fight odds were, but I know that Jorge Gurgel (2nd degree Black Belt at the time) getting tapped by second degree blue belt Cole Miller, that was a huge WTF moment for many in the BJJ community.

 

[MMAHAWK]

Sinosic

Nice
Sinosic vs Horn

 

[Hwoarang]

Elvis sinovic vs Jeremy horn.
And I sure didn't expect frank mir to sub big nog

 

[Mix6APlix]

Horn choking out Chuck with an arm triangle from the bottom. Not really an upset at the time, but you don't see that everyday.