5 insane "come back from the dead" victories in UFC history

#3 Hendo KOs Shogun off the break

Dan ‘Hendo’ Henderson (32-15) is an MMA legend with a penchant of being in thriller-after-thriller throughout his long and storied MMA career.

Hendo’s MMA base is wrestling whilst also being widely respected for his insane KO power. Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (24-10) is a former Pride Middleweight Grand Prix champion and former UFC Light-heavyweight champion, with an MMA base of Muay Thai and BJJ.

Hendo beat Shogun by unanimous decision in a 5-round classic at UFC 139 in 2011. They met yet again in March of 2014, once again delivering a back-and-forth slugfest. Both fighters came out tentative in the rematch, with Shogun utilising excellent low kicks and leg kicks to keep Hendo at bay.

The cagey affair turned into full-blown chaos when Shogun dinged Hendo with a huge right hand, dropping him and swarming him with ground-and-pound. Hendo survived the first round but got tagged by a slick uppercut in round 2.

Hendo survived the ensuing assault making it to the 3rd round. The fighters entered the clinch, and on the separation, Hendo ripped a venomous right hook to his opponent’s nose. After a few unnecessary follow-up shots, Shogun was asleep and Hendo had silenced the Brazilian crowd in Natal, Brazil.

Hendo was badly rocked multiple times throughout the fight but still managed to find a home for his ‘H-bomb’.