Damian Pinas Delivers 75-Second Uppercut Knockout at UFC 332

The one-punch finish underscored his streak of quick stoppages and creates pressure on the UFC to match him with ranked middleweights.

Overview

Damian Pinas knocked out Andrey Pulayev at UFC 332 in Salt Lake City on Saturday, landing a right uppercut that put Pulayev out at 1:15 of round one.
The finish came after an inside exchange when Pinas followed a right hand and left with a rising uppercut that rendered Pulayev unconscious and forced referee Herb Dean to stop the fight.
With the win Pinas improved to 12-1 as a professional and extended a run of early finishes that includes six straight first-round knockouts and 10 career KO/TKO victories.
In his post-fight interview Pinas downplayed the stoppage, saying he hadn’t fully warmed up, a remark that amplified fan and media calls for tougher opponents next.
The result keeps Pinas's momentum on the prelims and puts matchmaking pressure on the UFC to decide whether to move him into ranked middleweight matchups that could change his divisional standing.