Lucas Martins entered the UFC as a lightweight and he dropped down to weigh classes to the bantamweight division and defeated Ramiro Hernandez by submission in the first round.
As the fight opened, Martins came straight at Hernandez and started with landing low leg kicks. He would then begin to throw his combinations and rocked Hernandez with a right hand that had him unsteady on his feet.
Instead of looking for the finish with strikes, Martins went for a rear-naked choke on the feet and took the submission hold to the ground. Hernandez attempted to get out of the choke by throwing strikes but Martins maintained the hold and Hernandez would tap out.
Martins (14-1) has won back to back fights after losing his UFC debut and both of the wins have come by stoppage. Hernandez (13-5) entered the fight winning six of his last seven fights and this is his first career defeat by stoppage.
UFC Fight Night 28 Results:
Lucas Martins def. Ramiro Hernandez via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 1:10
Elias Silverio def. Joao Zeferino via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Ivan Jorge def. Keith Wisniewski via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Sean Spencer def. Yuri Villefort via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)