The best UFC fights, submissions, knockouts and upsets of 2007

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Thomas Gerbasi over at UFC.com has put together some solid lists of the best stuff we witnessed during the “Year of the Upset.” Is it gospel? No. Open to interpretation and debate? Of course.

Here are the year-end awards:

Top 10 T(KOs) of 2007

10. Houston Alexander stops Alessio Sakara
9. Anderson Silva stops Rich Franklin
8. Nate Quarry stops Pete Sell
7. Jon Koppenhaver stops Jared Rollins
6. Chris Leben stops Terry Martin
5. Matt Serra stops Georges St-Pierre
4. Rashad Evans stops Sean Salmon
3. Houston Alexander stops Keith Jardine
2. Quinton Jackson stops Chuck Liddell
1. Gabriel Gonzaga stops Mirko Cro Cop

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Top 10 submissions of 2007

10. Joe Stevenson submits Melvin Guillard
9. Matt Arroyo submits John Kolosci
8. Martin Kampmann submits Drew McFedries
7. BJ Penn submits Jens Pulver
6. Din Thomas submits Jeremy Stephens
5. Georges St-Pierre submits Matt Hughes
4. Marcus Davis submits Paul Taylor
3. Roger Huerta submits Clay Guida
2. Chris Lytle submits Jason Gilliam
1. Forrest Griffin submits Mauricio Rua

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Top 10 upsets of 2007

10 (tie). Yushin Okami defeats Mike Swick
10 (tie). Josh Koscheck defeats Diego Sanchez
9. Randy Couture defeats Tim Sylvia
8. Cheick Kongo defeats Mirko Cro Cop
7. Keith Jardine defeats Chuck Liddell
6. Quinton Jackson defeats Chuck Liddell
5. Houston Alexander defeats Keith Jardine
4. Jake O’Brien defeats Heath Herring
3. Gabriel Gonzaga KO1 Mirko ‘Cro Cop’
2. Forrest Griffin defeats Mauricio Rua
1. Matt Serra defeats Georges St-Pierre