Chidi Najokuani should be making up lost time.
The longtime Bellator competitor made his UFC debut Saturday at UFC Vegas 47 against Marc-Andre Barriault (13-5, 1 NC) and he scored a knockout finish just 16 seconds into the first round.
According to commentator Brendan Fitzgerald, it was the second-fastest finish ever by a middleweight in their first UFC fight.
Watch Njokuani’s fast finish above.
Shortly after the fight started, Njokuani landed a 1-2 punch combination on the button with his right hand sending Barriault crashing to the mat. Several follow-up punches followed and Barriault would not recover, prompting referee Herb Dean to step in for the stoppage.
Njokuani (22-7, 1 NC) began his pro career in 2007 and made a name for himself competing in Bellator’s welterweight and middleweight division before parting ways with the promotion in 2019. He earned a UFC contract on the most recent season of Dana White‘s Contender Series. Njokuani now has three consecutive wins, all of them by KO/TKO.
Barriault sees a two-fight win streak snapped and his UFC record fall to 2-4 (1 NC). This is the first loss by finish of his career.
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