Now about to start his third stint in the UFC, Kurt Holobaugh used picture-perfect jiu-jitsu to get his first win in the promotion.
Holobaugh (20-7 MMA, 1-4 UFC), a black belt, submitted Austin Hubbard (15-7 MMA, 3-5 UFC) with a second-round triangle choke to win the Season 31 “Ultimate Fighter” lightweight season. Holobaugh and Hubbard were teammates on the show for coach Michael Chandler. The stoppage after a slick pair of transitions came at the 2:39 mark of the second round on the UFC 292 preliminary card at TD Garden in Boston.
Holobaugh’s first UFC fight was in 2013 – a loss to Steven Siler after he came to the promotion with the Strikeforce merger. He got another shot in 2018, but lost three straight and was outside the UFC until he got the shot at redemption through “TUF 31.”
