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In this video we cover every finish in Dan Henderson's MMA career. This includes his bouts from PRIDE, Strikeforce and the UFC against Michael Bisping, Fedor Emelianenko, Mauricio Shogun Rua, Wanderlei Silva, Renzo Gracie, Hector Lombard, Rafael Cavalcante, Kazuhiro Nakamura and many more! If you like this video be sure to SUBSCRIBE and check back every week for more Ultimate MMA!
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Henderson vs Bisping
0:45 Henderson vs Lombard
1:22 Henderson vs Emelianenko
2:38 Henderson vs Rua
3:24 Henderson vs Cavalcante
3:55 Henderson vs Silva
4:30 Henderson vs Sobral
5:34 Henderson vs Boetsch
6:14 Henderson vs Gracie
6:40 Henderson vs Chonan
7:05 Henderson vs Bustamante
7:50 Henderson vs Oyama
8:15 Henderson vs Gona
8:54 Henderson vs Shoji
9:26 Henderson vs Nakamura
#UFC #MMA #DanHenderson
Fedor, Bisping, Shogun, Wanderlei, Gracie . . . I mean for 20 f'ing years this dude fought the best of the best and broke their faces.
Steroids helps
Didn’t fight a single one of these guys in their prime though, he’s a walking zombie, not really a good fighter just a brawler that eats shots like they’re nothing
@@notthed0d791 he wasn't in his prime too
"And not a peep"
Juiced the entire time
Henderson’s finishing instinct was second to none
Was about to comment on that. He has a KILLER instinct! Just vicious in his finishes!
And has the power to really do it! That right hand could out an elephant down
yep. and his punching power destroyed many legendary competitors.
And driven by roids jackwagon
also cheats a fair bit, eacch finish seems to feature him striking the back of the opponents head. every time.
Some of the heaviest hands P4P in MMA history, historical KO power!
100% he ko'ed great fighters in heavyweight light heavyweight and middleweight
comes in bottle m8
Only half his wins are KOs
@@TheRealAbraxas And bitch?
@@TheRealAbraxas Well I mean that's because he wasn't the fastest puncher and his overhead right bomb in particular was a bit telegraphed but boy, if he lands clean its lights out
The move that Henderson made in that Fedor fight was iconic he came up from underneath the backside and deliver The Knockout blow unheard of no one else has done that
Yeah a hard uppercut under the armpit.
Nobody else can, his right hand was incredible
Had wrestling background but all finishes come from knockouts and zero submission. What a legend, one of my all time favorite fighters
True that!👍👍
He was like chuck Liddell, he used wrestling to keep it standing.
He had a submission in his 2nd fight gulliotine I believe
@@kingpure9771 Yeah they both did, but Dan was a world class wrestler, a very very good one, while Chuck was not. Chuck had very good take down defense, and was also very good at getting up when taken down. Dan did take some guys down at times, but Chuck could never really do that. Chuck was always standing up. Dan vs Chuck would have actually been an insane fight. Someone would definitely get KOed. They would both be fine standing with each other.
Dan wasn’t THAT anti-wrestling. I get you guys’ points but he isn’t like Gaethje or Chuck where it’s only purpose is to keep it standing. He uses it offensively in several of his fights, especially his greco. Look at this video… his KO of Oyama chained his right hand and body lock TD seamlessly. It’s towards the end kf the vid. His first fight against Shogun, he landed a double leg at a crucial moment in rd 4 to arguably secure the round and the fight. His Anderson title fight was basically all wrestling, even won him the first round off a body lock takedown. The KO of Shogun was set up by his greco… it actually came off a break similar to DC vs Stipe 1. His fight against Shoji in Pride was all grappling… it’s the second to last finish shown on this vid. And his fight with Nakamura was almost all grappling, he finished him with GnP. Heck, now that I think about it, his wrestling was a huge part of his career. Later on, as he got older and less nimble, he definitely fell in love with the H bomb. But look at all his crucial early fights. The Rampage title fight in UFC was almost all wrestling, even though he lost a close fight (oddly Rampage’s grappling made the difference there). His Newton fight to win the UFC tournament back in the 90s. All his pride fights contained extensive grappling. Etc
His overhand right is still to this day one of the scariest looking punches Ive ever seen. What a legend of a fighter 👊
True legend of MMA. Almost 20 year's of fighting the highest level of competition that Middleweight and Light Heavyweight had to hold. Pride double champ, UFC Tournament winner and the oldest Strikeforce Lightheavy weight champion.
did fedor used to fight light heavy?
@@ChuckwaldMartin No, Hendo had 1 fight at Heavyweight where he fought Fedor in strikeforce.
💯💯💯👊👊👊
Pure explosive power. He fights like he's fighting for his life. Fuckin incredible.
Pride Dan was among the most game person to ever fight.
I would’ve liked to have seen how he would’ve been against Jones if he didn’t get injured I think he’d have taken him to a place he’d never been before even if he lost
@@Cum2704 Jon Jones? As good as Dan is. Jones would strangle him quickly
@@pauliecopez2683 I still think he’d give Jones a tough night
@@Cum2704 I think they did a submission Match. Look it up
Hendo's finish of Fedor was just incredible. Fedor was still an elite fighter at that time and had never been finished like that before, but Hendo's transition off his back that set up that vicious right uppercut was a thing of beauty.
Lol Fedor was past his prime at that time lol. He was losing to Arlovski at affliction banned until arlovski made a mistake.
@@chukwuemekaeze7086 perhaps but Dan is also 6 years older than Fedor. I think it was a pretty evenly matched fight, in terms of where they were at in their careers. Nether were in their prime.
@@jamess1864 Fedor was past his prime bro.
@@jamess1864 A ring and an octagon are different.
Really? Fador wasn't even unconscious but herb stopped it , sorry bro ,would never have happened in pride
That back elbow was ELITE! Something you’d see only a vet pull off
All the sweeter seeing it happen to Lombard
Dan took on all comers regardless of weight. NO ONE can hold a candle to Dan’s list of opponents, win or lose. He never ducked anyone in his life. Dan literally fought everyone.
Literally?? Learn how to talk
@@bryanmontillafolrez2425 Show me record with more top level guys than Dan's has. Learn how to use punctuation.
@@rocket5557 gegard mousasi?
Why do people insist on using the word literally? Anyone that uses it automatically drinks Bud Light.
@@ronald8792”Hurrrr durrrr Bud Lite’s for the gays.”
The Fedor and Hector kos are just insane to me! Such quick thinking
You see guys get dropped and go to "panic wrestle" a lot, which normally means shooting a reflexive double leg. It really shows you how high level Dan's defensive wrestling is that his panic wrestling is hitting a switch on one of the goats. Also shows you how high level DC is that he did *that* to Dan
@@LewisMeister1 the switch was truly a thing of beauty! And I still think DC is a goat easily
@@willyk-fv6ok I'd like to see Cormier fight Jones at heavyweight, think it would be a better fight for him
@@reeba999 I think Jones off the juice would be a better fight for him lol
Lucky shot on Fedor
The Bisping, Silva, and Lombard knockouts are some of the most crushing KO's in MMA History, Henderson is an absolute legend.
They're absolutely brutal.
Henderson's style is so effective and simple, it amazes me more people don't emulate him. If you charge when you punch you're often safer and you hit harder. Wanderlei was kind of similar.
You need to have a chin of steel and a power hand that can turn a horse into a giraffe with an uppercut. Most people don’t have both or explosiveness
I Love hendo and Silva style
The reason why most fighters don't load up on a single punch like hendo is because they'd be completely open to a takedown. Dan Henderson didn't worry about it because he was a very good wrestler so he threw power shots without hesitation
@@daveng6205 that is true. What he did at 2:25 was incredible. I am a decent wrestler with short little T Rex arms, so I relate to how he fights, it isn't for everyone.
Most people aren't build like Rock Golems like Dan Hendo was.
Dan Henderson doesnt just beat you, he leaves you out cold after 3 extra shots.
Man had serious power in that right
P4P best who else could beat the names he has by knockout
Dan is one hell of a mixed martial artist, he built off his wrestling career very well
Yea hes really well known for his BJJ...... Smh
@@mattiaskeinnn3317 are you saying mma implies bjj?
@@mathprodigy henderson was a great wrestler with power in his hands, thats what im saying. He wasnt well rounded as what you say a great mixed martial artist is.
@@mattiaskeinnn3317 yea hes not Anderson Silva or anything but he's still a mixed martial artist competing in mixed martial arts. Any other hairs you'd like to split?
@@mattiaskeinnn3317 so just because he wasn’t as good in one area as he was in others means he isn’t a good martial artist? Bro knocked fedor out
True Legend of the Sport
He never was UFC champion but he was the people's champion.
@@jordan6622 he won every belt beside ufc
@@jordan6622 and got robbed in his second bisping fight
@@radtmpw who gives a fuck the guy is a trt cheat
Watched the TUF season with Dan Henderson and Bisping, Dan was just being Dan (silent but a true killer) and Bisping was acting like everyone was his enemy. If you are knew to the sport (nothing wrong with that) Bisping use to be an entire different douche bag back then. I thought Dan fucking killed him watching this live (UFC 100) on PPV. It to this day is one of the most brutal one punch KO's I've ever seen, and the same goes for the kill shot. Dan "Super Necessary" Hendo.
He can still be a douche now, but you got to respect him after climbing his way to the world championship and knocking out rockhold in a massive upset. With one eye!
@@jacobsaunders1092 Honesty at its best & I agree with you Jacob Saunders. It seems to be taboo in American society these days to criticize someone and also mention something positive about that same person. Today's society says that you have to either completely be against someone or completely be for someone. To normalize judgement in this way is crazy & needs to be challenged on every level.
I still don't really like Bisping, and I'm from the same part of the world he's from. He's one of those fighters that doesn't really excel at anything and I used to find most of his fights a chore to watch, aside from the ones where he is brutally KO'd (Hendo and Gastelum come to mind)
@@jacobsaunders1092 I have a huge amount of respect for Bisping, he is one of the toughest fighters in the UFC. The man got knocked out by Dan Hendo like that, came back, got dropped by Denis Kang and then returned to favour and finished Denis Kang. When he took that knee against Anderson Silva and did not quit or even consider it, he is one tough SOB. I have a lot of respect for the man for what he's done inside the cage and is now doing outside and thankfully after fighting he is a huge part of the UFC.
@@emerestthisk990 I will argue that the thing Bisping did excel at, was cardio. Not exactly the most exciting attribute, but can't take it away from him
Always loved Hendo. His fights were always so exciting and he would throw down with anyone. He didn't have to hit you with a haymaker either to knock you out, he generated such amazing power, even in his short punches.
He’s gotta be P4P biggest puncher ever I mean come on there’s no way he isn’t who else has knockouts over Bisping, Wanderlei, Fedor, Shogun and Henzo Gracie
That sneaky uppercut on Fedor is proof enough imo. Hard angle to fire from, great contact, great snap, mid roll, KOd a LEGENDARY chin.
@@Cum2704 I’d say pound for pound it’s either Hendo or Anthony Johnson no question about it.
@@stillcantbesilencedevennow not taking away from Hendo v Fedor, but Fedor always had a questionable chin. He rarely took a solid hit because his defense was amazing.
He has short arms. I wonder if that's why he had a heavy punch.
Henderson's accuracy is underrated. It seems like all his shots just connect perfectly.
People love to hate on Dan for being "just a brawler" but his inside leg kicks and the way he threatens a takedown only to come over the top and take your head off is brilliant mma strategy. His wrestling (and maybe his chin) are what allowed him to land those punches
that hendo vs shogun 2 was one of the best fights i ever seen, dan is the man.
Dan is one of those rare fighters whose feared and been taking heads in his 40’s. Special Athlete
Man…no one got finished, but Hendo vs. Shogun 1 was one of the best fights ever!
Welph... his composure during brawls was rly something. You dont wanna go in heated brawl with this dude.
Can we just admire the beauty of that Escape from the bottom knockout from Henderson to fedor!
I swear Hendo got aluminum bats for hands, the fact that I can hear some of his strikes over the crowd is crazy
when someone speaks about hall of fame ... Henderson is definitely one of the greats! I can't belive the list of people he fought against. I salute u.
Dan is arguably the most devastating puncher of all time. You could feel the power through the screen.
Especially after the opponent is out cold.
"and that one stiffened up his toes" ....Joe Rogan about Bisbing 🤣🤣
New found respect for Dan Henderson. Thank you.
Dan def had tremendous respect for Gracie based on how he held back and checked on him
I was thinking the same thing
For the first and only time in his career
One of the most underrated fighters ever.
In his prime, Dan Henderson was arguably pound for pound best fighter in the world. Great video Thumbs up
no
@@wenbao2089 Did you just go full blown tourettes or what? NO ...... WTF, who says that?
no
When you say in his prime, do you mean like when he was in Pride and Strikeforce?
@@solomonhayes9642 I would say right after he beat Wanderlei Silva @ pride 33 and he became the first ever professional MMA fighter to hold belts in two separate different weight divisions. 2007
When Dan beat fedor I re watched it in disbelief several times, such a crazy shot to have power behind like that.
The fedor ko is still crazy… Dan is best at middleweight… fedor was king at hw for a long time
Yeah there’s 80 pounds between their respective divisions
So many butt hurt fans after that one, they were acting like Fedor didn't get ktfo. They've all disappeared now lol
Dans shot after the ko shot we’re always brutal like wandy, bispling, renzo god were horrible. Concussion on top of a another
Dan was an immensely talented fighter. People always comment about his power but his speed, strength and his finishing were amazing. Keep in mind he was almost always the smaller man too.
Smaller? Doesn't the UFC have weight classes?
@@drlight-hy9vn If by that you were referring to Dan being a smaller framed fighter....yes that's another good point. He fought in 3 weight classes and walked around at 205 . He compared in size to most middleweights IMO.
Vintage right hand, natural finisher 👊🏼🔥
i havent seen much older fights but he seemed so creative in the heat of the moment
Straight monster
You know the words "cannon" "bomber" "brawler" seem to be thrown around alot for ppl. This guy right here is the literal definition of all three. Jesus
I was lucky to witness him KO Lombard and Fedor. Hendo is a living legend.
You knew colby cov
4:50 That ground and pound is Vicious! My god!
Wrestling, intensity, iron chin, cardio, bigger opponents and of course, the H-bomb. One of my favorites. Will never forget his Bisping knockout. Dan gave me some of the best ever fights to watch. Warrior and one of the best to ever step foot in the ring or octagon.
One of the best one shot finishers ever.
Greatest finisher of all time. When he hurts an opponent they never come back.
Dan had H bomb power in his right, and left hands. Legend in MMA.
I remember when he first got into MMA, he had a reputation as someone that only won by judges decision and then, at some point, the just turned into a monster KO artist.
Yeah, Decision Dan
Best chin best fight ( Henderson vs shogun 1) and possibly the best highlights reel. You are missed sir
Watching Hendo shut somebody's lights off never gets old
One of the greatest MMA fighter of all time, a middleweight fighting & beating lightheavy & heavyweights.
Hendo's knockout of Bisping is still one of the greatest ever.
@@jimmyjoe1591 bisping was a dick tho, kinda had it coming
@@jimmyjoe1591 cuz he’s a killer.
@@jimmyjoe1591 they were coaches on the ultimate fighter and Bisping talked mad shit. Henderson hated him
Hendo always came to throw. That ko of peak Lombard was nuts. Nuts
One of my all time favorites
Hendo is my all time favorite! Such power
Hendo always had some of the heaviest hands in the game!! He fought the best of the best and proved he was the best of the best!!
Thanks for the upload!
Damn!! im not sure how you got the "go ahead" with all this footage, but this is awesome!!!!!! Thanks!!! this breathes new life into just how good Hendo was!!!! Wow!!
I don't think any other fighter tops Henderson when it comes to that killer instinct and violence of action. A fighter who truly connected with bad intentions. Off angle, weird positions, etc... he landed the most damaging shots I've ever seen in MMA.
I've always appreciated his low energy, no nonsense stance.
@@jamess1864 what are You talking about?
What I find ironic is that Dan up till the mid portion of his Pride run was derogatorily nicknamed "Decision Dan" by the hardcore fandom because of his LACK of stoppage wins. Now he's considered one of the most devastating KO artists in MMA history. It's certainly been one hell of a journey for Hendo.
Yep! Watched him thru out his whole career!! Biggest fan. It was a sad for me when he retired 👊🏾👊🏾
I wonder how many of his opps had nightmares bf their fight
Not as many as afterwards, wake up having flashbacks of getting your ass whooped 🤣🤣
Bisping probably had one after and definitely before their rematch
Damn Dans finishes are all just absolutely brutal!
I have watched this 4 times. I LOVED it! Dan is a MONSTER! He slayed LEGENDS!
Legit one of the toughest I've ever seen
new mma fans will never understand how savage was HENDO and the savages he finished were legends
Hendo is one of the greats and legends of the sport of MMA. His resume speaks for it self, you could NEVER count Dan Henderson out of a fight. And yes he can throw a head kick. Look at the fighters he has been in wars with. Much really…. ✊ i aint ever missed a Hendo battle 😂….
Big THANK YOU for making this video about Hendo! Not enough MMA fans know about the H-Bomb.
This deserves way more attention 👏🏻 👌🏻
Fedor didn't see that uppercut from behind its the ones u don't see that will put some of the toughest fighters out
Hendo is my hero. Thank you for this. It’s criminal how under appreciated he is
that right hand i tell you is a nice weapon to use to end the fight early if you can land it just right...dan henderson mastered that. legend.
I was at PRIDE 33 and the last shots both Hendo and Wand landed sounded like slaps that echoed through the arena. Everyone in the crowd constantly shouted "OHHH!!, DAMMMMN, HOLY SHIT! It was amazing how long that fight lasted. They should've both been unconscious in the first round.
The most underrated and underappreciated of all the all time greats. Find a tougher career schedule I bet you can't
Bang on. His resume is amazing. The only person who comes very close is Vitor.
@@jordandevereux6835 rda is up there too dudes also fought champions at multiple divisions
He looked like he thought he had just killed Gracie. Lol
True legend, respect from Brazil! 🇧🇷
The bisping finish was the most satisfying 2 punches I’ve ever seen
The Babalu finish doesn't get enough credit, that first punch he hits him with is so vicious that it makes Babalu's eyes look like he had been instant brain damage. One of the hardest single ground and pound punches of all time.
Same with Cavalcante
Dan Henderson apparently doesn't believe in walk off knockouts he always give you some ground and pound after you're unconscious
In my opinion. Dan has one of the best knock out highlights in ufc history. He knew how to end a fight and his punches were highly accurate and hard even tho he’s a wrestler. He’s got real power
When he knocked out gracie the look of concern was there. Hendo will forever be known as a beast
Hendo on my Mt. Rushmore of MMA. And a true class act too.
yeh man especially the part where he knocks a guy out completely cold and dan knows he's out but then proceeds to throw haymakers at the guys head while he's unconscious... really classy guy
@@skitzcunt4213 It was a totally different time back then and besides that I never saw him lose control or initiate the disrespect. He was a professional first and simply a crowd pleasing BEAST when it came to competition! What else do you want out of a professional fighter?
A class act doesn't smash his already unconscious opponents with huge shots
@@skitzcunt4213 exactly lol
@@KZ_MMA_ you fight until the referee says stop or pulls you away.
@4:53 that was a thunderous ground strike jeez how was dude still conscious😯
Pretty simple answer to that one. Dude WASN'T conscious after that ground strike. Check his eyes right after that shot, he's in la la land. Not to mention he stops even attempting to cover up after that.
one of my all-time fav dudes. this vid reminds me how accurate his follow-up shots were too, a lot of times dudes miss those...bodies flying all over and hendo still connecting on the button a lot of times
Hendo is a true MMA legend.
Hendo the first man to ko a Gracie, INCREDIBLE Fighter ,My favorite
Man that savage. I could see he was out by the time the 2nd shot hit around 6:18 but that quick right when Gracie coming in was impressive, that just shows his power right there
Henderson beat the two best heavyweights of his era in Fedor and Big Nog. He walked around at 206. If he cut weight like most people he would have been fighting at welterweight. Injuries had sapped his wrestling skills before he returned to the UFC. Had he still been a top notch wrestler to go along with his chin and power he probably would have beat Rampage and Anderson Silva in their title fights.
Hendo at welterweight would’ve killed GSP I mean come on
He would have never beat prime UFC Silva
@@kylevirk7066 Henderson was a better wrestler than Sonnen. Had injuries not taken away from his wrestling he could have easily beat Anderson. Think Sonnen vs Anderson 1 only with Henderson’s power.
@@MPerry-ox9qb might be a better wrestler,but like, Anderson would not try to play around with prime hendo.
@@shahsadsaadu5817 you mean like he did with another good wrestler named Weidman? 😂
This dudes KO ability was like no one else’s
Such a killer instinct. Henderson aggressiveness is unmatched,
Bomb Hendo
He was hitting fedor in the back of his head
Yes he should of hit him more too! Fedor is a douche!
are you sure ?
True
Hendo fedor finish is such a great, slick, devasting ass shot. Fedor is like I’ll just get up real quick and Dan absolutely blasts him.
Great vid, thanks!
Next to dc and rumble dan hollywood h bomb hendo henderson is my favorite fighter of all time and he won vs bisbing in the rematch just saying
Oh and of course the black beast
I'll never forget Babalu's eyes looking in two different directions. Savage.
That one doesn't get enough credit, the first right hand he hit Babalu with is one of the hardest ground and pound punches I think I've ever seen
Some finishing,great compilation
He’s accomplished so much, and is just an all around badass.
I was a big fan but the guy always hits people with 1 or 2 unnecessary punches
You fight until the ref says stop.