UFC Fight Night 102 results: Francis Ngannou powers his way into submission of Anthony Hamilton

ALBANY, N.Y. – Francis Ngannou came into his bout against Anthony Hamilton as the biggest favorite on the fight card, but it likely wasn’t due to his submission skills. Yet the knockout artist Ngannou (9-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) managed to show some new tricks when he slapped a kimura lock on Hamilton (15-6 MMA, 3-4 UFC) and used it to make him tap just under two minutes into the fight.

The heavyweight bout was the co-main event of today’s UFC Fight Night 102 event at Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass.

Considering Ngannou’s reputation for violent knockout finishes, it was no surprise that Hamilton looked for a takedown early on in this fight. He got it on his first attempt, but as soon as Ngannou’s back hit the mat he sloughed Hamilton off and rolled to his feet with relative ease.

In Ngannou’s haste to get up, however, he exposed his back to Hamilton, who responded by locking his arms around the big man and driving him toward the fence. Ngannou started by using the kimura to break Hamilton’s grip, but once he had it he was loathe to let it go. In fact, Ngannou quickly found that he could use the arm lock to leverage Hamilton to the floor. Once there, he moved to knee-on-belly and wrenched the arm further, forcing a quick tap from Hamilton to bring an end to the bout at the 1:57 mark of Round 1.

The win makes it four in a row in the UFC for Ngannou, who gets his first submission victory in more than two years. Hamilton has now lost two of his last three.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 102 results include:

• Francis Ngannou def. Anthony Hamilton via submission (kimura) – Round 1, 1:57
• Corey Anderson def. Sean O’Connell via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 2:36
• Gian Villante def. Saparbek Safarov via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 2:54
• Justine Kish def. Ashley Yoder via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Randy Brown def. Brian Camozzi via TKO (knee, punches) – Round 2, 1:25
• Gerald Meerschaert def. Joe Gigliotti via submission (anaconda choke) – Round 1, 4:12
• Andrew Sanchez def. Trevor Smith via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Shane Burgos def. Tiago Trator via unanimous decision (30-26, 29-28, 29-27)
• Marc Diakiese def. Frankie Perez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Ryan Janes def. Keith Berish via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Juliana Lima def. J.J. Aldrich via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 102, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s Matt Erickson contributed to this report on site in Albany.)