UFC 331 results, highlights: Sean Sharaf scores all-time upset in vicious knockout of Gable Steveson — SkimNews
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- Sean Sharaf knocked out Gable Steveson with a left hook to the chin 12 seconds into their UFC 331 bout Saturday, finishing with follow-up ground shots on the canvas.
- Steveson, the former Olympic freestyle wrestling gold medalist who entered as a -2400 betting favorite, opened with a leg kick but extended his arms trying to parry punches — leaving him open for Sharaf's looping hook to land clean.
- The finish stands as the third fastest heavyweight knockout in UFC history and ranks among the biggest upsets the promotion has ever recorded.
- Sharaf had spent fight week publicly vowing to defeat Steveson, telling reporters afterward: "I worked so hard. I prayed so hard. I believed in myself when nobody believed in myself."
- Steveson, previously billed as the future of the UFC heavyweight division, now faces a reset after the stunning loss and is forced to "go back to the drawing board."
Why it matters: For Steveson, a -2400 favorite billed as the heavyweight division's future, a 12-second loss forces a fundamental reset of his MMA trajectory. For Sharaf, who spent fight week publicly backing himself despite the lopsided odds, the third-fastest heavyweight KO in UFC history instantly vaults him from prospect to contender and upends any assumption that an Olympic wrestling pedigree guarantees an MMA floor.
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