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The Twister

Five twisters in the history of the UFC, and two of them landed eight weeks apart. Charles Johnson was on the receiving end of a different rare finish forty-nine days before he threw this one.

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Charles Johnson finishing Eduardo Chapolin with a twister from back control at UFC 330.
UFC 330 · 15 Aug 2026 · R3 1:36
The
Twister
A finish most fighters will never see live.
Fight Stats

The twister. The rare submission that just happened twice.

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The twister. The rare submission that just happened twice.

In the whole history of the UFC
0
Twisters
Out of 8,834 fights.

In over eight thousand fights there have been just five Twister submissions in the history of the UFC.

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In over eight thousand fights there have been just five Twister submissions in the history of the UFC.

Every one of them
Two of them, eight weeks apart

Chan Sung Jung landed the first in twenty eleven. Then it took nearly nine years until we saw it again from Bryce Mitchell. Da'Mon Blackshear hit the third three years ago. And now, incredibly, we've had two in two months, one from Murtazali Magomedov in June — and then another from Charles Johnson fifty-six days later at UFC three-thirty.

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Chan Sung Jung landed the first in twenty eleven. Then it took nearly nine years until we saw it again from Bryce Mitchell. Da'Mon Blackshear hit the third three years ago. And now, incredibly, we've had two in two months, one from Murtazali Magomedov in June — and then another from Charles Johnson fifty-six days later at UFC three-thirty.

Charles Johnson · Summer 2026
27 Jun · Lost
Suloev Stretch
4 in UFC history
From back control
49 days
15 Aug · Won
Twister
5 in UFC history
From back control
Same position. Both ways round.

And here's an interesting part that not many people noticed. Forty-nine days earlier, Johnson lost to another incredibly rare submission — the Suloev stretch, only the fourth in UFC history.

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And here's an interesting part that not many people noticed. Forty-nine days earlier, Johnson lost to another incredibly rare submission — the Suloev stretch, only the fourth in UFC history.

Charles Johnson · UFC 330
Two of the rarest finishes in the sport.
Same man. Seven weeks.

So Charles Johnson has now played a part in two of the rarest finishes in the sport. Same man, seven weeks apart. First on the receiving end, but now dishing it out.

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So Charles Johnson has now played a part in two of the rarest finishes in the sport. Same man, seven weeks apart. First on the receiving end, but now dishing it out.