While Melvin Guillard’s devastating KO on Shane Roller wasn’t the most technical we’ve ever seen, it certainly was one of the most brutal.

The man himself shares his primeval passion for finishing in style.

It was a card loaded with twists, turns and violent knockouts; UFC 132 certainly didn’t disappoint. With so many cases for ‘Fight of the Night’ or ‘Knockout of the Night,’ UFC lightweight Melvin Guillard wasn’t taking any prisoners.

In spectacular fashion, he stamped his mark on one of the best UFC events this decade by planting his mark right on Shane Roller’s chin and blasting him into next year. With a series of furious punches that made Roller’s face contort and his body fly from one side of the Octagon to the other, Guillard mustered up the fury necessary to perform such brutality early in the first round after being tagged.

“I came out fast like I always do,” says Guillard.

“I was trying to engage him and kept pushing forward and he kept backing up. He caught me with a right hand underneath my right eye and I felt the blood on my face. I got really fired up and just went for the KO combo.”

Many of the more cerebral fighters opt for staying calm in the cage but Guillard insists he draws his rage from instinct.

“It was a ‘you hit me I’ll hit you back’ kinda thing, like on a school yard,” he says.

“I just get so angry if anyone touches me. That’s always my aim.

Just to get in there and get it done. I wanna knock them out as fast as possible because I want a long career. I don’t wanna be taking punches, I wanna be giving them.”

After Roller followed up with a series of punches later in the first, Guillard decided he had enough. In a matter of seconds, he launched an explosive right-cross, left-hook combination, dropping Roller to the floor and pouncing on him, reigning down hammer fists. 

“He then made a big mistake by trying to roll over and get up.

When that happened, I got him with the clinch and loaded his face with the knee, dropped him again, followed it up with a big right and it was lights out. The reaction was instinct.

I totally fight off instinct and reaction. Simple.”

After amassing a five-fight win streak, no fighter in over two years has managed to solve the Guillard conundrum; don’t hit him and he’ll hit you, hit him and he’ll knock you out.

With such exciting finishes, fans will hope he keeps his opponents guessing.