A UFC fighter was disqualified for biting his opponent and leaving teeth marks in his opponent’s bicep in one of the most shocking disqualifications of all time.

In an incident evoking memories of Mike Tyson‘s ‘bite fight’ with Evander Holyfield inside a boxing ring in 1997, Igor Severino and Andre Lima were locked in a grapple when the latter began yelling and signalled for the referee during the bout at UFC Vegas 89.

After the pair were separated, Lima held up his arm to reveal a gruesome bite mark on his left bicep and was awarded the fight.

The bite cost Severino the fight and his place in the UFC, as he was cut by president Dana White after what was the 20-year-old’s debut fight.

After the controversial fight, Mail Sport takes a look at some of the worst DQ’s in UFC history.

Igor Severino was disqualified by the UFC after biting his opponent Andre Lima (pictured)

Lima shows off the gruesome bite mark he suffered during the flyweight fight in Las Vegas

Severino – who was making his UFC debut – tried to deny that he had gnawed his opponent but his protests were in vain

Frank Mir vs Wes Sims at UFC 43

We start off with a bout from 21-years ago when former UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir beat Wes Sims via DQ in June 2003.

The tone was set from the start when Mir attempted to touch gloves with Sims, only for his opponent to rush past the outstretched hand only to be taken down.

In the first round, after slamming Mir to prevent an armbar, Sims got up, grabbed the fence and began stomping on Mir’s face.

Wes Sims was disqualified in his bout with Frank Mir when he held on the cage and stamped on his opponent’s face

The fight was halted and Sims – after initially celebrating – started kneeing the cage in frustration, while Mir was still down on the mat dazed and out of it.

This started a rivalry between the two men and they fought again at UFC 46. This time, Mir took easy control of the match and knocked Sims out in the second round.

Mir went on to win the UFC Heavyweight title in his next fight, while Sims was released after losing at UFC 47 – accusing victor Mike Kyle of biting him during the bout.

Jon Jones v Matt Hamill at The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale

The one that got away for Jon Jones.

If it wasn’t for his controversial disqualification against Matt Hamill 14 years ago, he would still hold an unbeaten record to this day.

In what was just his third UFC appearance, he was disqualified in a fight that he dominated, after landing a series of illegal ’12-6 elbows’ – a technique that bans the use of striking downward using the point of the elbow.

However, Hamill had dislocated his shoulder earlier in the fight and many believe it should have stopped then – with former UFC referee John McCarthy insisting that Jones’ disqualification should have been changed to a win.

He tweeted: ‘Jon Jones’ loss to Matt Hamill was handled & adjudicated by the referee. He called the foul and then called for a DQ based upon Hamill not being able to continue. The reason he couldn’t continue was because of a separated shoulder which occurred on a legal throw. The DQ was wrong.’

Jon Jones was disqualified after landing a series of illegal ’12-6 elbows’ in his only loss to date

Jones’ defeat was seen as controversial by many who felt that the fight should have been stopped earlier when Hamill’s shoulder was dislocated

UFC boss Dana White has tried his best to appeal the lone defeat of Jones’ career, insisting the Nevada Commission was in a bad place at the time of his fight against Hamill.

‘That one loss on his record, it was at a time and a place in the Nevada State Athletic Commission when it was at its worst,’ White told ESPN.

‘The guy’s never lost a fight ever. It was the weakest commission ever in the history of Nevada. The referee that reffed that fight shouldn’t have even been in there and he disqualified Jon, which shouldn’t have happened either.’

If Jones had been awarded the fight, he would hold a record 28 wins, one draw and no defeats.

Matt Riddle v Greg Soto at UFC 111

Long before his stint with the WWE, Matt Riddle picked up a disqualification victory at UFC 111 in March 2010.

Going into the event he was supposed to fight Ricardo Funch, who pulled out for an undisclosed reason and replaced by UFC newcomer Greg Soto.

Soto wanted to make an impression on his debut, and he did, but in the wrong way.

After failing to lock in a triangle choke, Soto saw his opportunity and blasted Riddle with an upkick straight to the jaw.

He claimed that he thought Riddle was in a squatted position, but it turned out he had a knee on the ground, making it an illegal blow.

Riddle suffered a concussion from the upkick and had no recollection of what happened when he spoke to the referee after the fight.

Matt Riddle (pictured during his days with the WWE) picked up a disqualification victory in 2010 after he suffered a concussion from an upkick by opponent Greg Soto at UFC 111

Walt Harris v Mark Godbeer at UFC 217

British heavyweight Mark Goodbeer picked up a disqualification victory after he was caught with a knee in the crotch and booted in the head by American rival Walt Harris.

It happened during the first round of the bout which the Harris was dominating before making a costly mistake.

Godbeer was left in pain after he was caught with a knee to the groin, and he tried to back off as he bended over.

Walt Harris hit Mark Godbeer with a sickening head kick as the referee tried to intervene after he had caught the British fighter with a knee to the groin

Then just as the referee was looking to intervene so he could check on Godbeer, Harris caught him flush on the side of the face with a sickening head-kick.

The official had shouted three times for a break out, and it was on his fourth attempt – with his arm clearly across Harris’ chest – that the brutal kick was landed.

After a thorough examination by the UFC doctors, Godbeer could be heard saying his eyes had gone and vision was impaired.

Godbeer was fine soon after the fight, but Harris was justly disqualified.

C.B. Dollaway v Hector Lombard at UFC 222 

MMA veteran Hector Lombard made a rookie mistake when he came up against C.B. Dollaway back in March 2018.

The explosive Cuban-Australian fighter was involved in a striking exchange with his opponent towards the end of the first round.

Dollaway landed a kick on Lombard, after which the bell sounded, signalling the end of the round.

While Dollaway let his guard down in preparation to go back to his corner, Lombard did not take the bell into consideration, as he tagged his opponent with a thunderous 1-2 that knocked him down.

Dollaway had a dazed look in his face and it was determined that he could not continue and the verdict was a DQ win for the American due to the illegal punches.

Allen Crowder v Greg Hardy at UFC Fight Night 143 

Greg Hardy’s had an inauspicious UFC debut in January 2019 after making the switch from the NFL.

The former defensive end who set the Carolina Panthers’ single-season record for sacks earning him a Pro Bowl spot in 2013.

He left the NFL after he was convicted of assaulting and threatening to kill his former girlfriend, though the charges were later dropped.

Hardy switched to compete in the UFC’s heavyweight division, making his UFC debut against Allen Crowder.

Greg Hardy looked to be on a way to victory in his UFC debut before he struck his opponent with a knee

He connected with some good punches in the first round and answered Crowder’s taunting in the second round with some more heavy blows.

But with Crowder down on one knee, Hardy inexcusably struck his opponent with a knee before they were quickly separated.

Crowder was unable to continue and Hardy slumped against the cage, as the crowd, who were already firmly against him, erupted in boos once again.

Hardy said he ‘took responsibility’ but that he ‘didn’t do it on purpose’.

He left UFC in 2022 with a MMA record of 7-5 (1) before going into boxing and bare knuckle fighting.

Petr Yan v Aljamain Sterling at UFC 259

Petr Yan sent shockwaves through the UFC when he was disqualified for an illegal knee to the head in his UFC 259 clash with Aljamain Sterling.

The Russian who was UFC Bantamweight champion at the time, was on top against his American opponent when he bizarrely thrusted his knees into Sterling’s face, while his rival was on his knees in the fourth round.

Yan was immediately disqualified when medical staff declared that Sterling was unable to continue.

Petr Yan stunned the MMA world when he caught Aljamain Sterling with a sickening knee

Yan was disqualified and Aljamain was crowned as the new UFC Bantamweight champion

The disqualification meant that Sterling was awarded the championship – the first time a belt had changed hands due to a DQ in UFC history.

The likes of Justin Gaethje, Chuck Liddell and Demetrious Johnson weighing in with their opinions on the controversial ending.

Gaethe said the call ‘should never be on the fighter,’ Liddell said it was ‘blatantly illegal’ and Johnson said that ‘knees to a grounded opponent should be allowed’ as fighters shouldn’t be allowed to stall by ‘sitting on their knees’.

The pair would eventually have a rematch at UFC 273 where Sterling successfully defended his championship with a split decision victory.