Zhalgas Zhumagulov picked up his first UFC win in dominant fashion.
The flyweight fighter submitted Jerome Rivera in the first round of their flyweight contest in the opening bout of Saturday’s UFC 264 event in Las Vegas. Zhumagulov (14-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) tapped Rivera with a nasty guillotine choke. The official stoppage came at the 2:02 mark of the first round.
The bout started at a high pace with both fighters exchanging hard right off the start. Zhumagulov was able to force a clinch against the cage where he was able to lock up a modified guillotine to get the tap.
Zhumagulov was on a two-fight losing streak entering UFC 264. Prior to the skid, he had four consecutive wins, which included decision wins over veteran Tyson Nam and former UFC title challenger Ali Bagautinov.
Below is Zhumagulov’s guillotine finish over Rivera:
How's that for a first win in the UFC 😱
🇰🇿 @ZhakoZhumagulov gets a first RD tap! #UFC264 pic.twitter.com/ZvWSVfXiY6
— UFC (@ufc) July 10, 2021
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