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Charles Jourdain would not be denied on home soil.
On the main card of UFC Fight Night 262 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Jourdain (17-8-1 MMA, 8-7-1 UFC) stepped into the octagon to face Davey Grant in a bantamweight clash. At 3:05 of the opening round, Jourdain put together a finishing sequence capped off with a guillotine choke to put Grant (15-8 MMA, 8-7 UFC) away.
First, “Air” Jourdain took flight with a flying knee – a technique he attempted multiple times in the round. However, in this instance, he smashed Grant square in the face, dropping him to the canvas. Jourdain followed up immediately with ground and pound, and ended up slapping on a guillotine choke as Grant attempted to get back to his feet. He knew it was tight as he was already celebrating the win before Grant tapped – which came just a couple of seconds later.
Check out video of the finish below (via Instagram):
With the win, Jourdain makes it back-to-back stoppages. His previous fight was against Victor Henry in November, whom he finished with the same submission technique in the second round. On the other side, Grant fails to keep the momentum of two wins going, suffering his first setback since a split decision to Daniel Marcos in July 2023.
Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 262 results:
- Charles Jourdain def. Davey Grant via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 3:05
- Kyle Nelson def. Matt Frevola via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Drew Dober def. Kyle Prepolec via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 1:16
- Aori Qileng def. Cody Gibson via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:21
- Bruno Silva def. HyunSung Park via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 2:15
- Djorden Santos def. Danny Barlow via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Stephanie Luciano def. Ravena Oliveira via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 2:50
- Yousri Belgaroui def. Azamat Bekoev via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 0:55
- Melissa Croden def. Tainara Lisboa via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 4:32
