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What’s the difference between a KO and a TKO in MMA?
KOs and TKOs are sometimes grouped together in terms of a fighter’s victory method, but yes, there are differences between the two.While most fighters will tell you they don’t care how they win a fight, it’s without question that most fighters who enter the cage look to finish their opponent — leaving the match result out of the judges’ hands. Two of the ways to win an MMA bout is knockout (KO) or technical knockout (TKO), with fighters looking for a highlight-reel shot that ends a fight instantaneously and sends a crowd roaring or beats and pummels their opponent into being unable to continue.
The two results are sometimes paired together in determining a fighter’s victory method (i.e. “Fighter A has X KO/TKOs” or “I predict Fighter A defeats Fighter B via third-round KO/TKO”). Sometimes audiences will wonder why one resulted is called a KO and not a TKO, or the other way around.
Let’s map out the differences here.
Knockout (KO)The term knockout has a simple meaning: any strike (whether it be a punch, kick, elbow, knee, or even a slam) or a combination of strikes from one fighter that leaves his/her opponent unable to continue.
Unlike boxing and kickboxing KOs, there is no such thing as counting out a downed opponent in MMA, since fighters can take the fight to the ground. And, in fact, knockouts can occur on the ground, whether it be a fight-ending elbow or punch from the top fighter or the always crazy upkick from the bottom fighter.
KOs often are associated with strikes that put a fighter into a state of unconsciousness, even if only for a second or two. But as veteran referee Big John McCarthy, who helped create the Unified Rules of MMA, explained, separation of consciousness isn’t as necessary for KOs as much as it is a fighter being unable to physically defend himself or herself.
Technical Knockout (TKO)A technical knockout refers to a fighter being overwhelmed by the attack of his opponent and is deemed to be “unintelligently defending himself or herself.” In this case, a third party (usually a referee) must intervene to stop the match and prevent any further damage to the defeated fighter.
There are different types of TKOs in MMA.
Types of Muay Thai knockouts
A list of types of Muay Thai knockouts in professional fights.
Muay Thai is a spectator sport and the rules allow for spectacular finishes. Fighting techniques used by Thai kickboxers are very powerful and the use of knees and elbows makes them very effective in a fight.
Let's take a look at different types of finishing moves in Muay Thai.
Muay Thai elbow knockout:
Those types of strikes often leave a nasty cut on a forehead. Spinning back elbows are especially powerful but it is also possible to deliver KO by an elbow slash from a short distance (or from a clinch).
Elbow strikes are very effective at close range. A fighter can utilize them to cut the opponent's forehead to obscure his vision. The cut may also result in TKO. One can also knock out the opponent by hitting his chin with an uppercut elbow slash.
Read more about Muay Thai elbow strike
Lamsongkram: an elbow strike expert
Muay Thai knee strike knockouts:
Knee strikes are one of the most powerful techniques not only in Muay Thai but in martial arts in general. Knee - especially a flying knee - hits the opponent with an extraordinary force which may lead to instant KO.
Knee strikes [side knees] are also very effective for wearing down the opponent in a clinch.
Types of knee KO's (fast forward to 0:40 to watch it)
Muay Thai flying knee knockout:
A Flying knee strike is more sophisticated than a regular knee strike and it requires great accuracy and timing. When the fighter hits his opponent's head with this type of strike the KO is almost guaranteed. And if he misses it and hits his opponent's body instead the impact of the hit will still be substantial enough to make him feel it.
The possible defense against a flying knee would be a push kick to an opponent's rear leg. One can also parry a strike with his hand and then counter with a low kick.
The knee is the king, especially a flying knee .
Muay Thai head kick knockouts:
Muay Thai high kick targets an opponent's neck, not his head. The neck is a primary target of this type of attack. And the kicker strikes with his shin, not his foot.
Those powerful kicks are often used in K1/Glory kickboxing, UFC, and other MMA competitions. This type of kick generates a great power distributed on a small surface of a shin and it is equivalent to the impact of a car at 35 miles per hour .
KOs and TKOs are sometimes grouped together in terms of a fighter’s victory method, but yes, there are differences between the two.While most fighters will tell you they don’t care how they win a fight, it’s without question that most fighters who enter the cage look to finish their opponent — leaving the match result out of the judges’ hands. Two of the ways to win an MMA bout is knockout (KO) or technical knockout (TKO), with fighters looking for a highlight-reel shot that ends a fight instantaneously and sends a crowd roaring or beats and pummels their opponent into being unable to continue.
The two results are sometimes paired together in determining a fighter’s victory method (i.e. “Fighter A has X KO/TKOs” or “I predict Fighter A defeats Fighter B via third-round KO/TKO”). Sometimes audiences will wonder why one resulted is called a KO and not a TKO, or the other way around.
Let’s map out the differences here.
Knockout (KO)The term knockout has a simple meaning: any strike (whether it be a punch, kick, elbow, knee, or even a slam) or a combination of strikes from one fighter that leaves his/her opponent unable to continue.
Unlike boxing and kickboxing KOs, there is no such thing as counting out a downed opponent in MMA, since fighters can take the fight to the ground. And, in fact, knockouts can occur on the ground, whether it be a fight-ending elbow or punch from the top fighter or the always crazy upkick from the bottom fighter.
KOs often are associated with strikes that put a fighter into a state of unconsciousness, even if only for a second or two. But as veteran referee Big John McCarthy, who helped create the Unified Rules of MMA, explained, separation of consciousness isn’t as necessary for KOs as much as it is a fighter being unable to physically defend himself or herself.
Technical Knockout (TKO)A technical knockout refers to a fighter being overwhelmed by the attack of his opponent and is deemed to be “unintelligently defending himself or herself.” In this case, a third party (usually a referee) must intervene to stop the match and prevent any further damage to the defeated fighter.
There are different types of TKOs in MMA.
- Referee stoppage: The referee steps in and stops a fight when a fighter is not defending himself or herself from the opponent’s striking, preventing further damage.
- Corner stoppage: Also referred to as “throwing in the towel,” a fighter’s cornerman stops the fight for his/her own fighter’s sake. Alternatively, a fighter quits the fight between rounds.
- Doctor’s stoppage: The ringside physician elects to stop the fight due to excessive bleeding from a cut or another physical injury
- Submission due to strikes (UFC only): A fighter submits while being overwhelmed with strikes. While most MMA promotions consider this a submission, it is ruled a TKO in the UFC.
Types of Muay Thai knockouts
A list of types of Muay Thai knockouts in professional fights.
Muay Thai is a spectator sport and the rules allow for spectacular finishes. Fighting techniques used by Thai kickboxers are very powerful and the use of knees and elbows makes them very effective in a fight.
Let's take a look at different types of finishing moves in Muay Thai.
Muay Thai elbow knockout:
Those types of strikes often leave a nasty cut on a forehead. Spinning back elbows are especially powerful but it is also possible to deliver KO by an elbow slash from a short distance (or from a clinch).
Elbow strikes are very effective at close range. A fighter can utilize them to cut the opponent's forehead to obscure his vision. The cut may also result in TKO. One can also knock out the opponent by hitting his chin with an uppercut elbow slash.
Read more about Muay Thai elbow strike
Lamsongkram: an elbow strike expert
Muay Thai knee strike knockouts:
Knee strikes are one of the most powerful techniques not only in Muay Thai but in martial arts in general. Knee - especially a flying knee - hits the opponent with an extraordinary force which may lead to instant KO.
Knee strikes [side knees] are also very effective for wearing down the opponent in a clinch.
Types of knee KO's (fast forward to 0:40 to watch it)
Muay Thai flying knee knockout:
A Flying knee strike is more sophisticated than a regular knee strike and it requires great accuracy and timing. When the fighter hits his opponent's head with this type of strike the KO is almost guaranteed. And if he misses it and hits his opponent's body instead the impact of the hit will still be substantial enough to make him feel it.
The possible defense against a flying knee would be a push kick to an opponent's rear leg. One can also parry a strike with his hand and then counter with a low kick.
The knee is the king, especially a flying knee .
Muay Thai head kick knockouts:
Muay Thai high kick targets an opponent's neck, not his head. The neck is a primary target of this type of attack. And the kicker strikes with his shin, not his foot.
Those powerful kicks are often used in K1/Glory kickboxing, UFC, and other MMA competitions. This type of kick generates a great power distributed on a small surface of a shin and it is equivalent to the impact of a car at 35 miles per hour .