Kody Steele returned to his finishing ways at UFC Fight Night 275.
Steele (8-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) showed off his ground game against DomMar Fan (9-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and managed to secure the heel hook submission at the 3:56 mark of Round 1 on Saturday at at RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia.
Check out the video of Steele’s finish below (via X):
CAN’T GET BETTER THAN THAT ‼️
Kody Steele gets his first UFC win with the first round submission!
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Steele rebounded from his Fight of the Night battle against Rongzhu at UFC 312 in February. He has now finished six of his eight professional wins.
Up-to-the-minute results of UFC Fight Night 275 include:
- Kody Steele def. Dom Mar Fan via submission (heel hook) – Round 1, 3:56
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Perth video: Kody Steele gets first octagon win with heel hook