UFC Knockouts: Quinton "Rampage" Jackson's Most Devastating Victories

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (32-8 MMA, 7-2 UFC) is a legend in the sport and will go down as one of the most exciting fighters of all time.

Jackson spent five years in the PRIDE organization in Japan where he made a name for himself by knocking out Ricardo Arona, Chuck Liddell and Kevin Randleman to merely name a few.

After fighting 17 times during a five-year run in PRIDE and a brief stop in the WFA, Jackson made his organizational debut in the UFC in 2007.

Since then, he's 7-2 in the Octagon and became the first fighter to unify the PRIDE and UFC championships.

"Rampage" now looks to reclaim the light heavyweight title on September 24th against Jon Jones.

In anticipation of the matchup, we take a look at Jackson's devastating knockouts inside the Octagon.

Marvin Eastman: UFC 67

Jackson came into the bout on a three-fight win streak and he was making his organizational debut after spending much of his career in PRIDE.

Eastman defeated Jackson in their first meeting back in 2000, but he couldn't duplicate the success in the second matchup.

Jackson controlled the action mostly from the clinch throughout Round 1 and finished the round strong by landing a left hook that hurt Eastman.

While he wasn't able to finish him in the opening round, Jackson sent Eastman crashing to the canvas with a huge combination of punches in the second.

Jackson quickly followed up on the badly hurt Eastman, finishing the fight and earning a shot at the light heavyweight championship. 

Result:

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson: Knockout—Round 2, 3:49

Wanderlei Silva: UFC 92

Jackson returned to the Octagon for the first time since being defeated by Forrest Griffin at UFC 86.

While Jackson certainly wasn't at his best against Griffin, he returned to dominant form against Silva.

Silva had twice defeated Jackson in PRIDE and entered the fight fresh off a devastating knockout victory over Keith Jardine.

However, Jackson realized he had the opportunity to avenge his previous losses to Silva, and he proved to be the superior fighter at UFC 92.

Jackson's striking defense and counter punching was the deciding factor and as you can see above, he landed a massive combination that ended the night for Silva.

The first-round win will likely go down as one of Jackson's favorite victories and it's certainly one of his most dominant performances. 

Result:

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson: Knockout—Round 1, 3:21

Chuck Liddell: UFC 71, Light Heavyweight Championship

It's not his most recent knockout victory, but it's definitely the fight that put Jackson in the spotlight on American soil.

Jackson was coming into the championship fight after dispatching off Marvin Eastman three months prior, and he was facing one of the most dominant champions in UFC history.

While Jackson had previously defeated Liddell in 2003 at PRIDE—Final Conflict, "The Iceman" had gone on to win seven consecutive fights by knockout.

However, none of that mattered to Jackson as he was quicker to the punch, and Liddell didn't have an answer for Jackson's offense.

Jackson countered a Liddell body punch with a crushing right hook that floored the champion, and a handful of follow strikes while on the ground finished the fight.

Liddell was considered by many to be the most feared fighter in the world at the time, and Jackson proved that his power is a problem for anyone who steps in the cage with him.

Following his impressive victory, Jackson went on to successfully defend the title by defeating PRIDE champion Dan Henderson to become the first fighter to unify the UFC and PRIDE championships. 

Result:

Quintion "Rampage" Jackson: Round 1, 1:53

Jon Jones: UFC 135, Light Heavyweight Championship?

According to Betus.com, Jackson doesn't stand a chance against Jones, as the site has him as +400, which means you'd have to bet $100 to win $400.

Jones has certainly been spectacular throughout his young career, and his recent victory over Mauricio "Shogun" Rua earned him the light heavyweight championship.

However, Rua hadn't competed in 10 months due to a serious knee injury and certainly wasn't the same fighter that knocked out Lyoto Machida prior, or the fighter that knocked out Forrest Griffin this past August.

Jones appears to be the future of the division, but Jackson's coming into this fight in arguably the best shape of his career after spending the duration of his camp at the MusclePharm Sports Science center.

With that being said, will Jones' dominance continue or will an in shape and highly motivated "Rampage" regain the championship?

Only time will tell, and we'll all know on Saturday night when they meet inside the Octagon at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.

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