5 rarest finishes in UFC history

#2. Gary Goodridge's bottom crucifix elbows

No one will ever mistake Gary Goodridge for an elite combat sports athlete. A former kickboxer and MMA fighter, Goodridge's run in both kickboxing in mixed martial arts ended poorly.

As a kickboxer, his record sits at 12 wins, 24 losses, and two draws. Meanwhile, his record as an MMA fighter features 23 wins, 22 losses, and one draw. Despite his lack of consistent success in either sport, Goodridge will forever be remembered for one of the rarest finishes in MMA history.

In 1996, the now retired MMA fighter made his professional debut at UFC 8 and the bout lasted no longer than 13 seconds. His opponent, Paul Herrera, stormed across the cage and dove for an ill-advised takedown. Goodridge immediately exploded his own hips back, stuffing the shot before transitioning to his foe's back.

Herrera tried standing back up to his feet but Goodridge used his own bodyweight to yank his opponent back to the mat.

Strangely, while Goodridge was beneath Herrera, he was in an uncommon and advantageous position. Behind his foe, the former kickboxer trapped his opponent's right arm by wrapping his legs around it, while hooking his left arm with his own arms.

With no means of defending himself, Herrera was at Goodridge's mercy. Freeing one of his arms, Goodridge unloaded a series of downward elbows into his opponent's face, knocking him out cold from the bottom crucifix position.

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#1. Frank Mir's inside shoulder lock

Long before he became the UFC heavyweight champion and a legend in heavyweight MMA, Frank Mir was a newcomer to the sport of mixed martial arts. However, even at the very onset of his career, Mir possessed grappling like no other heavyweight then or since.

At UFC 36, the future heavyweight champion was an undefeated fighter intent on turning opponent Pete Williams into his 4th MMA win.

The matchup needed little time to hit the mat, with Mir fighting from the bottom in open guard. However, while Williams was on top, Mir quickly hooked his arm under his opponent's.

Clasping his hands together, the future heavyweight champion began torquing the inside of his foe's shoulder. While Williams attempted to stand up and move with the angle that Mir sought to create, the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt wisely hooked his right leg around Williams' left.

Unable to push himself back up to his feet, Williams was helpless as Frank Mir applied more torque, forcing his opponent to tap out in 46 seconds to a maneuver that has no official name. It has since then been referred to as an inside shoulder lock.

It was the first and last of its kind in the UFC, as no other fighter has managed to submit a foe before or since with the technique.