Overview
- The welterweight prelim in Paris ended by first-round TKO at 0:54 after a swift surge forced the referee to step in.
- Gustafsson charged in with wild overhands, missed, then ate a sharp straight left before follow-up shots at the fence.
- The win extends Rinat Fakhretdinov’s unbeaten UFC run to seven and moves his professional record to 24-1-1.
- Andreas Gustafsson suffered the first stoppage defeat of his career.
- After a controversial decision over Carlos Leal that drew Daniel Cormier’s criticism, this performance is being cited as justification for a move into the welterweight top 15.