Claudio Puelles extended his winning streak to four fights Saturday when he finished Chris Gruetzemacher in the third round at UFC on ESPN 31.
Puelles (11-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) went tooth-and-nail with Gruetzemacher (15-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) late in the third round of the lightweight matchup at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Then he rolled into a kneebar that forced his opponent to tap out at the 3:25 mark of Round 3.
Check out the replay of Puelles’ slick submission below (via Twitter):
Another finish! 🤯@CloxMMA locks in the kneebar. #UFCVegas44 pic.twitter.com/DtGyUOCZ55
— UFC (@ufc) December 5, 2021
“It feels good. It feels great to get a finish,” Puelles said in his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier. “I said in multiple interviews this was a very tough guy. But I got the finish late.”
Up-to-date UFC on ESPN 31 results include:
- Claudio Puelles def. Chris Gruetzemacher via submission (kneebar) – Round 3, 3:25
- Vince Morales def. Louis Smolka via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 2:02
