Gabriel Bonfim made his case to move further up the UFC welterweight ranks with a brutal knee knockout of Randy Brown on Saturday.
Entering UFC Vegas 111 with a 5-1 promotional record, Bonfim notched another win with a sound game plan calf kicks at distance, then a knee to the jaw when it’s ready. It worked against Brown, who moved into the clinch in the second round and promptly paid for it.
It was Bonfim’s first victory by knockout in his past nine fights, a streak going back to 2021.
Brown had some strong objections over the stoppage by referee Mark Smith, but he appeared to lose consciousness on the knee and seemed pretty helpless by the time Bonfim was back on his feet.
Bonfim already has his next opponent in mind: Three-time UFC title challenger Colby Covington.
“We knew that the calf was something, we knew we needed to punish it and then the knee would show up,” Bonfim said post-fight. “Colby, stop running away, stop running away. Give me the chance to take you out of the ranking right now.
“I’m going to retire him.”
Three fights earlier on the night, Bonfim’s older brother Ismael suffered a TKO loss on the mat from the undefeated Chris Padilla after missing weight. All five fights on the main card ended with a finish.
Check out full UFC Vegas 111 results and highlights below.
Main card
Welterweight: Gabriel Bonfim def. Randy Brown via KO (knee) at 1:40 of R2 | Watch finish
Flyweight: Joseph Morales def. Matt Schnell via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:54 of R1 | Watch finish
Welterweight: Uros Medic def. Muslim Salikhov via TKO (strikes) at 1:03 of R1 | Watch finish
161-pound catchweight: Chris Padilla def. Ismael Bonfim via TKO (strikes) at 4:30 of R2 | Watch finish
Middleweight: Christian Leroy Duncan def. Marco Tulio via KO (spinning backfist and punches) at 3:20 of R2 | Watch finish
Preliminary card
Featherweight: Jamall Emmers def. Hyder Amil via unanimous decision (29-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Bantamweight: Raoni Barcelos def. Ricky Simon via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Women’s bantamweight: Jacqueline Cavalcanti def. Mayra Bueno Silva via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Heavyweight: Josh Hokit def. Max Gimenis via TKO (strikes) at :56 of R1 | Watch finish and Chael-inspired post-fight promo
Women’s strawweight: Denise Gomes def. Tecia Pennington via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Bantamweight: Daniel Marcos def. Miles Johns via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:23 of R2 | Watch finish
195-pound catchweight: Zachary Reese def. Jackson McVey via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:38 of R2 | Watch finish