King Green

McKinney badly hurt and controlled Green for much of the opening round, but Green escaped back to his feet late. Green closed with punches that forced the stoppage at 4:59 of round one.

Key moments

• McKinney badly hurt and controlled Green for much of round one.
• Green escaped back to his feet late in the round.
• Green's closing punches forced the stoppage at 4:59.

Green closed the veteran matchup at UFC 328 with a first-round rear-naked choke after the bout was moved to a 160-pound catchweight when Stephens missed weight.

Key moments

• Stephens missed weight by four pounds, so the fight proceeded at a 160-pound catchweight.
• Green ended the fight with a rear-naked choke late in round one.
• The official finish time was 4:20 of the opening round.

The stoppage came with only five seconds left in the frame, giving Green a veteran road win over a much younger lightweight.

Key moments

• The fight reached the closing seconds of round two before the stoppage.
• The official time was 4:55 of round two in Mexico City.
• It started the 2026 schedule with a finish instead of another decision grind.

Green got through a close three-round catchweight fight with Lance Gibson Jr. and escaped with the split decision on the final UFC card of his 2025 campaign.

Key moments

• The bout was contested at a 160-pound catchweight.
• All three rounds were needed before the judges were called in.
• The result snapped the one-fight skid from UFC 313.

Ruffy produced one of the year's most violent finishes by catching Green with a spinning wheel kick just over two minutes into round one at UFC 313. The strike ended the fight instantly and turned Green into the signature name on one of Ruffy's biggest breakout highlights.

Key moments

• The knockout came only 2:07 into the opening round.
• Ruffy landed the spinning wheel kick clean enough to end the fight immediately.
• The result was recorded as a knockout, not a TKO follow-up sequence.

Green's Manchester trip ended with Pimblett wrapping up a triangle choke in the first round and holding it until the referee had to intervene.

Key moments

• The finish came in the opening round in front of Pimblett's home crowd.
• Pimblett ended the fight with a triangle choke rather than a striking finish.
• The official time was 3:22 of round one.
• Because Green went out from the choke, the result was logged as a technical submission.

Green controlled the veteran matchup at UFC 300 by keeping Miller at the end of his boxing and refusing to let the fight settle into extended grappling. Over three rounds he bloodied Miller, piled up the cleaner work on the feet, and closed the show with a near-finish before taking a clear unanimous decision.

Key moments

• The bout paired two long-serving lightweights on the historic UFC 300 card.
• Green's faster hands and range control repeatedly beat Miller to the punch in open space.
• Miller was bloodied across the later rounds as Green kept the striking exchanges one-sided.
• Green nearly finished the fight in round three, then won on scores of 30-27, 30-25, and 29-26.

Green's short-notice co-main event in Austin ended badly when Turner detonated on him late in the opening round and scored a violent knockout. The loss itself was decisive, but the aftermath drew as much attention as the finish because the referee allowed extra follow-up punches after Green was already out.

Key moments

• Turner stepped in on short notice for the injured Dan Hooker.
• The finish came at 2:49 of round one after Turner connected cleanly in a pocket exchange.
• Green was knocked unconscious before the final follow-up shots landed.
• The late stoppage became one of the main talking points coming out of UFC Austin.

Green blew up Dawson's first UFC main event almost immediately, meeting him in open space and cracking him before the grappler could settle into his usual pressure game.

Key moments

• Green stopped Dawson with punches just 33 seconds into round one.
• A straight left dropped Dawson and the follow-up barrage ended the headliner on the spot.
• Green collected a Performance of the Night bonus for the main-event finish.

Green put together one of his cleanest veteran performances against Ferguson, consistently beating him to the punch and keeping the former interim champion on the back foot. After controlling the striking for most of the fight, he closed the third round on top and finished an arm-triangle choke with six seconds left.

Key moments

• Green repeatedly landed the sharper boxing as Ferguson struggled to enter cleanly.
• He forced the finish at 4:54 of round three with an arm-triangle choke.
• The choke rendered Ferguson unconscious, making it a technical submission.
• Green earned a Performance of the Night bonus and sent Ferguson to a sixth straight loss.

Green appeared to have scored a violent late first-round finish over Gordon, but replay showed the sequence had been started by an accidental clash of heads rather than a clean strike.

Key moments

• The fight was stopped at 4:35 of round one after Green swarmed a hurt Gordon on the canvas.
• Replay showed an accidental clash of heads had dropped Gordon before the follow-up shots.
• Green's apparent stoppage win was overturned before it could stand officially.
• The bout ended as a no contest and did not count as a win or loss for either fighter.

Green was having success in another high-output lightweight brawl, but Dober's power changed the fight in the second round. One left hand ended the exchange instantly, giving Green a sudden knockout loss in a fight that had already become one of the card's most entertaining scraps.

Key moments

• Dober knocked Green out with a left hand at 2:45 of round two.
• The fight stayed aggressive from the opening bell and quickly turned into a crowd-pleasing shootout.
• Green had won the first round on the cards before Dober swung the fight back.
• The finish gave Dober his third straight stoppage win of 2022.

Taking the fight on short notice at a 160-pound catchweight, Green had no answer once Makhachev got on top in the opening round. Makhachev finished the first takedown sequence with sustained ground-and-pound, stopping Green before he could build any offense of his own.

Key moments

• Green accepted the main event on short notice after the original matchup changed.
• The bout was contested at a 160-pound catchweight.
• Makhachev secured an early takedown and never allowed Green to return to his feet.
• Herb Dean stopped the ground-and-pound at 3:23 of round one.

Green turned in one of his sharpest pure striking performances against Haqparast, repeatedly beating him with straight punches and dictating the pace for all three rounds. It was a clean, crowd-pleasing showcase that put Green right back into the lightweight conversation early in 2022.

Key moments

• All three judges scored the fight 30-27 for Green.
• Green repeatedly snapped Haqparast's head back with straight punches over fifteen minutes.
• An exchange of eye pokes was one of the few moments that interrupted Green's rhythm.
• The Houston crowd stayed behind Green as he closed out a dominant three-round striking performance.

Green walked into Madison Square Garden against the hometown favorite and dismantled Iaquinta with speed and accuracy from the opening exchange. Once he found the finishing combination midway through the round, Green swarmed with follow-up strikes and closed the show emphatically.

Key moments

• Green spoiled Iaquinta's return in front of the New York crowd at UFC 268.
• His fast hands were on target from the opening minute and kept Iaquinta reacting.
• A jab-right hand combination dropped Iaquinta before the follow-up finish.
• The referee stopped the fight at 2:25 of round one.

Green and Fiziev delivered the kind of high-skill striking fight everyone expected, trading reads and counters for three hard rounds in Houston. Fiziev's cleaner bursts won the cards, but Green was in an action fight the entire way and helped turn the featured prelim into one of the standout bouts of the night.

Key moments

• The fight was widely praised as an action-packed three-round striking battle.
• Fiziev took the decision on scores of 30-27, 29-28, and 29-28.
• Green kept the bout competitive throughout by matching pace and returning fire.
• The matchup reinforced Green's reputation as one of the division's most watchable veterans.

Green put together a one-sided three-round performance against Patrick, repeatedly beating him to the jab and keeping the entire fight on his own terms.

Key moments

• His jab and pace controlled the fight from range across all fifteen minutes.
• The win made Green 3-0 for the calendar year.
• Green still criticized his own performance afterward despite the clear result.

Green and Vannata ran back their earlier classic and produced another lively, technical lightweight fight, but this time Green left with a clear decision. He outworked Vannata across the three rounds, swept the cards, and added a second Fight of the Night series chapter to their rivalry.

Key moments

• Green won on scores of 30-26, 30-27, and 30-27.
• The rematch followed their 2017 split draw and again turned into an entertaining stand-up battle.
• Green's pace and cleaner work separated him over the full fifteen minutes.
• The bout earned Fight of the Night honors.

Green handled Guida's veteran pressure with sharper boxing and better control of the exchanges, steadily outpointing him over three rounds. The result was a professional, workmanlike win that helped launch Green's active 2020 stretch.

Key moments

• Green beat Guida by unanimous decision over three rounds in Las Vegas.
• He consistently landed the cleaner punches while Guida tried to turn the fight into a scramble-heavy grind.
• It was another example of Green dictating pace without needing a finish.

Green went to Sao Paulo against the streaking Trinaldo and ended up on the wrong side of a competitive decision.

Key moments

• Trinaldo won by unanimous decision with scores of 30-27, 30-27, and 29-28.
• Green stayed competitive without taking over enough stretches to flip the cards.
• The loss sent Green into the busy 2020 rebuild that followed.

Green had flashes, but he could not edge enough of the swing moments to change the judges' read.

Key moments

• The matchup came after an unusually intense stare-down that raised expectations before the bell.
• Round one set the tone for a competitive, closely contested fight.
• The decision left Green with another narrow UFC loss in a bout without much separation.

Green turned in one of his cleanest, most complete striking performances against Koch, controlling the fight from distance and volume across all three rounds. The lopsided decision looked like a reminder of how difficult he is to solve when he is comfortable and flowing.

Key moments

• Green outstruck Koch 133 to 55 over the three rounds.
• The performance was described by UFC as a signature showing in Charlotte.
• The win re-established Green after the split-draw chaos with Lando Vannata.

Green and Vannata produced one of the wildest lightweight fights of 2017, with both men having major swings across three rounds before settling for a split draw. Green appeared to be on his way early, then had to survive a huge Vannata surge before rallying late in a fight that immediately demanded a rematch.

Key moments

• The judges returned scores of 29-27 Green, 29-27 Vannata, and 28-28.
• Vannata badly hurt Green after the early back-and-forth action and nearly changed the fight entirely.
• Green still finished strong enough to help salvage the draw on one card.
• The bout became one of the most memorable action fights on the UFC 216 card.

Green dropped a close split decision to Magomedov in Kansas City, losing a competitive three-round fight that offered little margin for error. It was the kind of narrow UFC result that kept Green hovering around the same tier despite another credible showing.

Key moments

• The fight went the full fifteen minutes and was close enough to split the judges.
• Neither man opened a decisive lead, keeping the bout in the realm of swing rounds.
• Green was competitive throughout without clearly taking over the fight.
• The loss came six months before his first Lando Vannata meeting.

Poirier and Green opened with the expected swagger and exchanges, but Poirier's pressure and accuracy quickly started breaking through. Green kept inviting more action, yet Poirier eventually found the finishing sequence and stopped him before the opening round reached the three-minute mark.

Key moments

• Poirier continuously landed as Green kept trying to fire back and bait more exchanges.
• The finish came at 2:53 of round one by punches.
• The loss was one of Green's sharpest stoppage setbacks of that UFC stretch.

Barboza punished Green with sharper kicking and cleaner counters for most of the Austin co-main event, building his lead before Green's late rally. Green's usual swagger and forward pressure produced flashes in the third, but Barboza had already banked too much of the fight and swept the cards.

Key moments

• Barboza won a unanimous decision with 30-27 scores from all three judges.
• He controlled the first two rounds with leg kicks, body-head combinations and counter punching as Green tried to walk him down with his hands low.
• A spinning heel kick in round two dropped Green to his knees for a moment before he bounced back up.

Green's short-notice meeting with Thomson turned into a close, awkward lightweight fight in which his pressure and volume edged the former Strikeforce champion. Thomson had his best stretch in the middle round, but Green kept forcing him backward often enough to steal the split decision.

Key moments

• Thomson's strongest work came in round two, where he landed clean right hands and mixed in a takedown.
• Green kept marching forward behind his jab, leg kicks and combinations to deny Thomson comfortable cage position.
• A left hook in round three opened a cut near Thomson's right eye as Green finished the fight pressing the action.

Green frustrated the pressure-heavy Healy with low hands, sharp boxing and better-timed counters over three rounds in Sacramento. Healy kept charging for clinches and takedowns, but Green's cleaner work and swing moments carried the decision.

Key moments

• The official scores were 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 for Green.
• Green spent long stretches mugging and beckoning Healy forward while snapping him with jabs, hooks and body shots.
• Healy still forced scrambles and clinch exchanges by driving on takedown attempts throughout the fight.
• A hard right hook in the third round briefly put Healy on skates before Green closed out the win.

The official win went down as a body-kick TKO, but the fight was defined by repeated controversy over whether the decisive strikes had landed low.

Key moments

• Referee John McCarthy deducted a point from Green after two earlier groin shots halted the action.
• The fight had been cautious and range-finding before the stoppage sequence took over the story.
• A third borderline kick at 3:50 of round one folded Krause and led McCarthy to wave off the fight.
• Green was officially awarded a first-round TKO, but the finish was widely remembered as bizarre and controversial.

Green spent the Ricehouse fight stalking, reading, and gradually punishing a mover who wanted to stay on the outside with kicks and quick combinations. Ricehouse had moments disrupting the rhythm early, but Green's heavier hands, clinch knees and better reads won the exchanges more consistently as the rounds piled up.

Key moments

• A big right hand in the first round buckled Ricehouse's legs and forced him to spend the rest of the frame circling and surviving Green's follow-up combinations.
• Green kept solving the movement in round two by stuffing shots, landing body knees in the clinch, and touching Ricehouse with jabs, kicks and straight rights from range.
• He closed the fight still pressing forward and forcing the cleaner exchanges, earning the unanimous decision after three rounds.

Green overwhelmed Charon Spain from the opening minute of their Strikeforce Challengers bout, forcing frantic scrambles before eventually locking up an arm-triangle choke in the second round.

Key moments

• Spain survived the first barrage by covering up, scrambling and briefly tripping Green, but Green still finished the round in top control after moving from guard to half guard.
• Green charged again in round two, muscled through another scramble and battered Spain with punches and elbows once he got to the back.
• That sequence ended with Green cinching an arm-triangle choke for the submission at 2:54 of the second round.

Green's Affliction appearance turned chaotic almost from the opening exchange.

Key moments

• The fight quickly became messy, with Lauzon needing recovery time after an early accidental kick to the cup.
• A later low kick drew a two-point deduction from referee Herb Dean before the action restarted.
• Green still landed hard punches from top position after Lauzon pulled guard, but the grappling exchanges kept changing.
• Lauzon attacked a heel hook, transitioned onto Green's back, and finished the rear-naked choke at 4:55 of round one.

Green captured the Total Fighting Alliance lightweight championship by stopping Toby Grear in the second round of their Long Beach main event.

Key moments

• The bout served as the main event and matched Green with TFA lightweight champion Toby Grear.
• Green entered as the challenger for the 155-pound title rather than in a non-title regional fight.
• The official finish was a TKO by punches at 3:25 of round two.

Green's Cage of Fire 11 win over Herman Terrado showed he could still find a finish deep into a regional fight, not just in the opening minutes.

Key moments

• Larry Landless was the referee for the bout.
• The fight went significantly longer than several of Green's surrounding 2008 stoppages before the finish finally came.
• It arrived one day after Green's decision loss to Josh Gaskins and two weeks after the quick submission of Enrique Briones.