MMA Junkie's Knockout of the Month for April: Carlos Ulberg wins title with torn ACL
One of the most dramatic UFC title results in recent memory was hard to top as MMA Junkie's Knockout of the Month for April 2026.
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from April 2026: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie's Knockout of the Month award for April. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. Nominee: Alice Pereira def.
Hailey Cowan at UFC Fight Night 272 After a disappointing UFC debut, 20-year-old Alice Pereira regenerated her lost buzz with a massive step-knee knockout of Hailey Cowan. The massive left knee from Pereira (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) stiffened Cowan (7-5 MMA, 0-3 UFC) like a board ā a level of power and violence not often seen in the women's bantamweight division. No follow-up shots were necessary, but they still rained down on Cowan's unconscious body.
STEP IN KNEE GETS THE KO š @AlicePereiraUFC gets her first UFC win in STYLE! [ #UFCVegas115 | LIVE NOW on @ParamountPlus ] pic. twitter.
com/Miqx9P6zaU ā UFC (@ufc) April 4, 2026 Nominee: Dean Garnett def. Ciaran Clarke at PFL Belfast Dean Garnett faced heavy forward pressure from Ciaran Clarke from the onset of their bantamweight bout, but that played right into his game. Garnett's (15-4-1) counter left hook landed a few times, but it was a spinning back elbow out of nowhere that landed flush on Clarke's (10-1) jaw, sending him crashing to the mat for the knockout.