Jamie Pickett needed to hold on for a fraction of a second for his UFC Fight Night 201 co-main event with Kyle Daukaus to make it beyond the first round. But he couldn’t do it.
Caught in a D’Arce choke by Daukaus (11-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) in the closing moments of the 195-pound catchweight fight at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Pickett (13-7 MMA, 2-3 UFC) made the stunning decision to tap out just as the horn was sounding to mark the end of the round.
It was a surprising end to the fight, but not a shocking result. Daukaus was dominating the action up until the point of the submission, and it just made his night easier.
Check out the replay of the finish below (via Twitter):
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Coming off a disappointing no contest with Kevin Holland in a fight he was winning, Daukaus officially rejoined the win column, and did so with his signature technique.
“There was 10 seconds left and I felt him tap before the round break,” Daukaus said in his post-fight interview with Paul Felder. “My new nickname is ‘The D’Arce Knight.'”
