Effectively, a lot for zeroes.
Flyweight Stewart Nicoll was wide-eyed and excited to make his UFC debut as the one unbeaten fighter amongst 24 on the 12-bout card — and he had some moments early in opposition to rugged Mexican rival Jesus Aguilar — however the thrills did not final for lengthy.
The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt received Aguilar to the bottom and appeared poised to chase his fourth profession submission, however he was quickly shaken off by his 28-year-old and located himself on the mistaken finish of a end, going to sleep by way of guillotine choke inside three minutes.
Aguilar had gained eight straight fights upon reaching the octagon for the primary time and getting completed in lower than a spherical by Tatsuro Taira simply 18 months in the past.
He’d gained two in a row since, although, and was unfazed by his function as a heavy underdog this time, immediately seizing Nicoll’s neck after scrambling off the ground and finally drawing referee Steve Perceval’s wave-off at 2:39.
Nicoll, the promotion’s first fighter from the Solomon Islands, fell to 8-1 whereas Aguilar gained a 3rd straight to get to 11-2.
