UFC 212 results: Luan Chagas chokes out Jim Wallhead for first UFC win

RIO DE JANEIRO – Denied victories in his first two octagon outings, Luan Chagas made sure he wouldn’t fall short a third time.

With impressive patience and poise, Chagas (15-2-1 MMA, 1-1-1 UFC) dismantled Jim Wallhead (29-11 MMA, 0-2 UFC) on the feet before setting up a submission finish with a big left hook.

The welterweight bout was part of today’s UFC 212 preliminary card at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass prior to additional prelims on FS1 and the pay-per-view main card.

Chagas earned a stoppage at the 4:48 mark of the second round when Wallhead tapped to a rear-naked choke, the only option left after being sent to the mat with a big shot. Despite his best efforts to counter Chagas, he was out-punched at nearly every turn. By the end of the first frame, his face was a swollen mess from a late-round flurry of punches.

Chagas wasted little movement as he engaged southpaw Wallhead in the pocket. Firmly rooted on his feet, he picked his punches and attacked the legs as the British veteran tried to circle and find a way in. A takedown attempt made clear Wallhead’s desperate circumstance, but he wasn’t able to convert after taking a heavy shot.

After a split draw in his UFC debut against Sergio Moraes and a submission loss to Erick Silva in a follow up, Chagas finally gets to the win column. Wallhead, a veteran of several major MMA promotions, remains winless in the UFC after two outings.

Up-to-the-minute results include:

• Luan Chagas def. Jim Wallhead vis submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:48
• Deiveson Alcantara def. Marco Beltran via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 5:00

For more on UFC 212, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s John Morgan and Fernanda Prates contributed to this report on site in Rio de Janeiro.)