Marc-Andre Barriault pulled off his first career submission at UFC Vegas 52 as he put away Jordan Wright to kick off the main card.
Despite being best known for his knockout power, the French-Canadian saw an opening for a guillotine choke midway through the opening round and he did not hesitate to grab it. Barriault secured the choke further when he fell to the floor. Wright was forced to tap out after a roll to the mount.
The end came at 2:36 in the first round.
“I like my job and when the UFC called me for short notice, I said yeah,” Barriault said afterwards. We stay prepared so that we don’t need to be ready. They won’t mess with me for too long once they have tasted my power. I am very happy .”
Barriault attacked as soon as fight began. He stormed the cage and ate several leg kicks. Wright tried to slow him down.
Barriault’s aggression allowed him to dig into the body with some strong punches and a few inside uppercuts. Wright was forced to look for the takedown.
That’s when Barriault saw Wright’s neck was open for the guillotine choke and he immediately grabbed onto the submission. It appeared for a moment that he might get the finish while standing but the fight ended up on the floor where Barriault eventually put Wright away.
Following a disappointing outing in his previous appearance in the UFC after suffering a knockout loss, Barriault bounced back in a big way on Saturday night while moving his record to 3-1 over his past four fights.
