Duane Ludwig has no hard feelings about losing the record for the fastest knockout in UFC history. In fact, he’s proud of what Jorge Masvidal accomplished at UFC 239.

For more than 13 years, Ludwig held the record with a six-second stoppage of Jonathan Goulet at UFC Fight Night 3 in January 2006. That reign came to an end on Saturday, though, when Masvidal (34-13 MMA, 11-6 UFC) hit an incredible flying knee to stop Ben Askren (19-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) just five seconds into the welterweight fight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Ludwig’s mark had been one of the longest standing records in UFC history. Ludwig’s win over Goulet came via pinpoint punch, and he said the only scenario he envisioned besting him is exactly what played out between Masvidal and Askren.

“It’s how I assumed my record would be beat,” Ludwig told MMA Junkie. “Just like Kid Yamamoto when he did the jump knee years ago in four seconds (against Kazuyuki Miyata at K-1 Hero’s 5). I thought if someone was ever to beat that record they would go right out and do a jump-flying knee and end the fight. It finally happened.”

To see Masvidal, of all people, earn the new record made Ludwig proud, he said. “Gamebred” accomplished the feat under the brightest of spotlights, stopping an opponent who entered with an undefeated record and a resume that sported Bellator and ONE Championship titles.

Ludwig said he’s followed Masvidal’s career for many years and is glad the torch is being passed to a deserving figure.

“For it to be Masvidal against such a high-level opponent for the title shot contention and all the stakes on the table, it was good that it was at this level of a fight rather than having it end by someone who hasn’t put in as much time or effort in the game,” Ludwig said. “It’s nice to have it be someone who has a worthy resume like Jorge.

“He did an awesome job. Congrats to him. I was picking him for the win, and it was cool to see that. I like him personally and as a fighter, so it was very nice. Hopefully we’ll see more in the future from Masvidal. I would like to see him get a title shot.”

Although it took 13 years and more than 400 UFC events for someone to pull off a faster knockout than Ludwig, “Bang” said he knew the time would come eventually. He praised Masvidal and the coaching staff at American Top Team for putting together a gameplan that would create the opportunity.

“I knew it was possible, but I didn’t expect it just like everyone except for Masvidal and his team,” Ludwig said. “They posted a clip where he was practicing that a couple days prior. That’s even cooler that it was premeditated and part of the gameplan rather than just a lucky shot.”

Ludwig emphasized there’s no bitterness about losing his record to Masvidal. He appreciated having his name atop the list while it lasted, but Ludwig said he recognizes these types of occurrences represent an evolution of MMA.

“It meant a lot (to have that record),” Ludwig said. “It was one of the top three things on my resume as a competitor, as far as far as being a mixed martial arts world champion, a kickboxing world champion and then having the fastest knockout. As far as a competitive resume, that was one of my top three key notes. It meant a lot on paper. It was always cool (that) my kids would come up to other kids at school and say, ‘My dad has the fastest knockout.’ It was always cool to say that.”

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