UFC 163 results and photos: Viscardi Andrade devastates Bristol Marunde in debut

RIO DE JANEIRO – If Viscardi Andrade was looking to make a big first impression in his UFC debut, consider it done.

The Brazilian opened up Saturday’s card with a 96-second TKO win against Bristol Marunde, putting together a 1-2 combination to get things started, then kept the pressure on the American until he got the stoppage.

The welterweight bout took place today at UFC 163 at Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena. It streamed on Facebook ahead of additional prelims on FX and the pay-per-view main card.

The two felt each other out early, jabbing and kicking. But then Andrade put together a perfectly placed left-right combination, with the massive right hand dropping Marunde to his knees. Andrade followed him quickly, and looked to lock up a guillotine choke on the ground.

Marunde tried to recover in the ground scramble, and though he briefly got closer to his feet, Andrade dropped him again. Marunde got one more recovery, of sorts, only to be dropped again by a big Andrade left hand to the temple. At that point, Marunde tried to take down the referee’s legs on the ground, unsure of just where he was.

The official stoppage came just 96 seconds into the fight.

“Jiu-jitsu is something that is natural to me, so that’s why I’ve been training a lot of striking,” Andrade said. “That’s what I was able to do today. I was training a lot to be able to do this. It’s a dream come true, and I do this for the crowd. What we do inside here, we do for the crowd.”

Andrade (16-5 MMA, 1-0 UFC) ran his win streak to seven with a victory in his UFC debut. Marunde (12-9 MMA, 0-2 UFC) lost for the third straight time, and his UFC job now may be in jeopardy.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 163 results include:

• Viscardi Andrade def. Bristol Marunde via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:36

For more on UFC 163, stay tuned to the UFC Events section of the site.

John Morgan contributed to this report on-site in Rio de Janeiro.