Brendson Ribeiro kimura rolls Diyar Nurgozhay

Brendson Ribeiro pulled off a slick kimura submission Saturday at UFC Fight Night 254.

On the main card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Ribeiro (17-7 MMA, 2-2 UFC) grabbed hold of the arm of Diyar Nurgozhay (10-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), torqued and got the tap at the 1:28 mark of Round 2.

Brendson Ribeiro forces the tap in round two 💪 #UFCVegas104 pic.twitter.com/WT5PXZ8pCr

— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) March 15, 2025

Ribeiro has won back-to-back fights after an 0-2 start to his UFC tenure. Saturday’s win was his seventh career submission victory.

Nurgozhay missed weight by 4.5 pounds for Saturday’s matchup. The fight was his promotional debut after a contract-earning win on Dana White’s Contender Series in October.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 254 results include:

• Brendson Ribeiro def. Diyar Nurgozhay via submission (kimura) – Round 2, 1:28
• Kevin Vallejos def. SeungWoo Choi via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:09
• Waldo Cortes-Acosta def. Ryan Spann via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:48
• SuYoung You def. AJ Cunningham via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Carlos Vera def. Josias Musasa via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:16
• Sam Hughes def. Stephanie Luciano via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-27)
• Andre Lima def. Daniel Barez via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 3:05
• Priscila Cachoeira def. Josiane Nunes via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 2:46
• Carli Judice def. Yuneisy Duben via TKO (head kick, punches) – Round 1, 1:40

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 254.