UFC 136 Results: Melvin Guillard and the Biggest Choke Artists in MMA History

On Saturday night, not one, not two, but three fighters all choked when the spotlight was on them brightest.

First, Melvin Guillard was over confident against Joe Lauzon, and he got submitted in a mere 47 seconds.

Then, later on, Kenny Florian was unable to win a UFC belt—again—as he lost a unanimous decision to Jose Aldo.

Then in the main event, Gray Maynard was on the precipice of finishing Frankie Edgar and wasn't able to pull it off.

These three all choked when it mattered most, so read on to check out their story and two more who choke when the spotlight is brightest.

Melvin Guillard

Melvin Guillard is, according to Dana White, his own worst enemy.

Guillard came into his fight on Saturday fight incredibly confident, perhaps overly confident, against Joe Lauzon, and he was submitted in 47 seconds.

Guillard was one or two wins away from a title shot, and the spotlight was on him brighter than it ever had been before.

Gray Maynard

Gray Maynard did it again.

It, of course, being rock Frankie Edgar in the first round, swarm him, drop him, hurt him a lot, but not finish him.

He did it once at UFC 125, and then again on Saturday night at 136.

He was in the moment. He couldn't finish Edgar, and from then on, he never posed a threat.

Kenny Florian

Kenny Florian, once again, couldn't capitalize in a big fight.

First, he lost season one of The Ultimate Fighter. Then he lost in his first title fight, he lost in his second title fight and then he lost in a lightweight title eliminator.

Are you noticing a trend?

Then, on Saturday night, he lost a fight for the featherweight title.

Dana White called Kenny a choke artist before the event, and although he said Kenny performed better in the past, it still wasn't enough.

Urijah Faber

In the past, he wasn't a choke artist. The key word in that sentence is past.

He is 0-4 in his last four title fights, dropping two fights for the WEC featherweight belt to Mike Brown, then dropping a unanimous decision to Jose Aldo for the featherweight belt, too.

Then, in his first fight for a UFC title, at bantamweight, Faber again lost a unanimous decision. The worst part of that one was that it was over someone who he had previously defeated: Dominick Cruz.

Faber keeps falling apart when it matters most.

If he ever wants a belt again, he needs to fix that.

Tim Sylvia

In UFC title fights, Tim Sylvia has a record of 5-4.

Lets look at those a little closer. His first two wins came over Ricco Rodriguez and Gan McGee, then he lost to Frank Mir in 50 seconds.

Then, for the interim heavyweight championship, he lost to Andrei Arlovski in 47 seconds.

Then he won the title again and defended it twice, until Randy Couture came along.

Couture came out of retirement for the fight, and under the pressure, Sylvia collapsed, dropping a 50-45 unanimous decision across the board.

Sylvia always had a tendency to fall when the pressure was the highest.

Anyone else choked in a big situation that you think deserves to be here?

Let me know in the comments.

Tim McTiernan is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report. For the latest news on everything MMA, follow me on twitter @tmt2393.