The Year of the Spinning Back Elbow continues.
Juan Diaz is the latest to contribute to 2025’s most violent trend as he sniped Won II Kwon for a knockout at 4:58 of Round 2 at Dana White’s Contender Series 86. A big hammerfist wasn’t necessary but it cranked the violence-o-meter up another notch.
2025 has seen lots of massive spinning back elbow knockouts including Lerone Murphy’s on Aaron Pico, Diego Lopes’ on Jean Silva, and Sergio Pettis’ on Magomed Magomedov.
HOLY SPINNING ELBOW 🤯
JUAN DIAZ JUST GAVE US ONE OF THE BEST KOs IN #DWCS HISTORY! pic.twitter.com/foUOwM1fEe— UFC (@ufc) October 15, 2025
Diaz, 27, extends his winning streak to eight and almost certainly earns a UFC contract. He entered DWCS as the Lux Fight League champion. Kwon entered DWCS off a loss in ONE Championship, so he falls into a two-fight skid.
Up-to-the-minute DWCS 86 results include:
- Juan Diaz def. Won II Kwon via knockout (spinning back elbow) – Round 2, 4:58
- Marwan Rahiki def. Anaias Mulumba via knockout (strikes) – Round 2, 2:12
- Michael Oliveira def. Victor Valenzuela via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 3:56
- Jovan Leka def. Azamat Nuftillaev via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)
- Wes Schultz def. Mario Mingaj via submission (Suloev stretch) – Round 1, 1:51
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Gruesome KO on DWCS continues MMA’s most violent trend
