Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev

Krylov landed a hard right hand early that left Yakhyaev bleeding. Off the fence, Yakhyaev snapped Krylov down to the canvas and attacked a D'arce choke before switching to a ride position. As Krylov tried to stand, Yakhyaev dropped him with a knee to the head and finished with heavy follow-up shots. It was his fourth win in as many UFC appearances.

Key moments

• Krylov's early right hand opened a cut on Yakhyaev.
• Yakhyaev took Krylov down off the fence and threatened a D'arce choke before moving to a ride position.
• Yakhyaev's knee dropped Krylov as he rose, and the follow-up strikes ended it.

Yakhyaev's UFC debut lasted just 33 seconds before he took Cerqueira's back and closed the fight with a rear-naked choke.

Key moments

• The finish came only 33 seconds into the first round.
• Yakhyaev won his UFC debut by the same rear-naked choke he later used on Ribeiro.
• It was the first of three straight wins he would score inside one round across UFC and DWCS competition.

Even as champion, the same pattern held: once he got on top of an exchange, the finish followed quickly.

Key moments

• The title defense ended at 2:23 of the opening round.
• Yakhyaev kept the Ares FC belt with another rear-naked choke finish.
• It was his fifth straight stoppage win at the time.
• The result helped set up the Contender Series call the following year.

Yakhyaev claimed the vacant Ares FC light heavyweight title by catching Paulin Begai in a first-round guillotine at Ares 23.

Key moments

• The bout headlined Ares FC 23 for the promotion's vacant light heavyweight championship
• Yakhyaev wrapped up the guillotine only 1:32 into round one
• The quick submission earned both the title and a Submission of the Night bonus