เข่ากดหัว / Khao Kot Hua
The pull-down knee is the highest-percentage knee strike in the clinch and the technique that often decides clinch-heavy rounds. The fighter secures a deep double collar tie, snaps the opponent's head downward with a sharp arm-and-shoulder pull, and drives the knee upward at the moment the head meets the knee. The contact point can be face, chest, solar plexus, or ribs depending on the angle and the opponent's posture. Done correctly, the strike is a collision rather than a hit — the opponent's falling head and the rising knee meet with combined force. Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn built one of the most dominant careers in Muay Thai history around this technique. The mechanics require committed arm pull, hip drive, and timing. Pull too early and the opponent has time to step back; pull too late and the knee travels into empty space. The most common scoring outcome is a clean knee to the body, but in stadium fights the technique has produced knockouts when the knee meets the chin or temple.