Clayton Carpenter is one-for-one within the UFC.
Saturday at UFC Battle Night time 219, Carpenter (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) confirmed off his slick grappling abilities when he submitted Juancamilo Ronderos (4-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) by rear-naked choke on the 3:13 mark of Spherical 1. The occasion happened on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Carpenter, 26, was taken down early by Ronderos. He utilized a triangle choke try from the underside to acquire high place. Ultimately, Carpenter shifted to the again, locked in a choke and received the faucet for his first UFC victory in as many makes an attempt.
Carpenter locks within the first spherical submission for his debut win 🔒 #UFCVegas69 pic.twitter.com/65QKMKbExK
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) February 18, 2023
Carpenter picks up his fifth end is seven bouts. He signed with the UFC after a contract-earning efficiency on “Dana White’s Contender Collection” in August.
The outing for Ronderos was his first after a nine-month USADA suspension for cocaine and marijuana that stemmed from his UFC debut in Could 2021.
Up-to-the-minute UFC Battle Night time 219 outcomes embrace:
Clayton Carpenter def. Juancamilo Ronderos by way of submission (rear-naked choke) – Spherical 1, 3:13
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