Top 5: Alexander Hernandez knockouts

UFC Fight Night 181
Oct. 31, 2020 | Las Vegas
Hernandez buried “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 22 quarterfinalist with punches in the first round of their featured lightweight prelim at the UFC Apex. Gruetzemacher succumbed to blows 1:46 into Round 1. In his first assignment since he linked arms with trainer Marc Montoya, Hernandez was sharp from the get-go. He walked through a couple of leg kicks, stunned Gruetzemacher with some shin-to-skull contact and sat him down with a sneaky left hook. Hernandez then pressed his reeling counterpart to the fence and cut loose with both hands, unleashing an exquisite multi-punch volley that necessitated the stoppage.

Alexander Hernandez vs. Mike Breeden

UFC Fight Night 193
Oct. 2, 2021 | Las Vegas
Hernandez punched out the Octagon debutant in the first round of their brief but eventful lightweight showcase at the UFC Apex. A late-notice substitution for Leonardo Santos, Breeden met his end 80 seconds into Round 1. Providing support for the Thiago Santos-Johnny Walker main event, Hernandez picked his shots and made them count. He dazed Breeden with a clean one-two, swarmed him with power punches along the fence and put away the Marathon MMA export with a crushing overhand right. No follow-up shots were necessary.

Alexander Hernandez vs. Chase Hooper

UFC 319
Aug. 16, 2025 | Chicago
Hernandez sprang the upset as a 2-to-1 underdog and cut down the Dana White’s Contender Series alum with punches in the first round of their lightweight prelim at the United Center. The curtain fell 4:58 into Round 1. Hooper utilized his height and reach advantages but saw all his good work unravel in an instant. Hernandez floored him on the end of a vicious counter right hand with time running down, assumed a crouched position above him and let fly with unanswered punches to prompt the stoppage. It was the eighth first-round finish of Hernandez’s career.

Alexander Hernandez vs. Diego Ferreira

UFC Fight Night 259
Sept. 13, 2025 | San Antonio
Hernandez cast aside the former Legacy Fighting Championship titleholder with punches in the second round of their lightweight attraction at the Frost Bank Center. The confrontation concluded 3:46 into Round 2. Ferreira forced the Factory X standout to circle on the perimeter for much of the first round, where he countered in bursts and attacked the body with front kicks. The action seemed to follow a similar narrative in the middle stanza, until Hernandez walked the Brazilian into a right hand. Ferreira hit the deck and could not weather the storm that followed. Hernandez uncorked a series of unanswered punches that forced referee Jeff Rexroad to act.