UFC Fight Night 104 results: Khalil Rountree crushes Daniel Jolly with vicious knee

HOUSTON – Khalil Rountree may have needed three tries to get his first UFC victory, but against Daniel Jolly he needed less than a minute to end the fight in violent fashion.

After an early takedown attempt from Jolly (5-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Rountree (5-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) launched a knee to the head of his outstretched opponent, knocking him out cold with a single blow and bringing an end to the bout just 52 seconds into Round 1.

The light heavyweight bout opened up the preliminary card of today’s UFC Fight Night 104 event at Toyota Center in Houston. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass ahead of additional prelims and a main card on FS1.

Rountree’s quick finish may have been aided in part by Jolly’s single-minded focus on getting the early takedown. Rountree seemed prepared for that approach, and had little trouble shutting down those initial efforts.

But as Jolly held on in an attempt to lock up Rountree for the takedown, Rountree used an overhook to circle out against the cage. With Jolly leaning forward and leaving his head exposed, that gave Rountree just enough space to fire off a short knee strike to the head that left Jolly sagging to one knee.

A follow-up knee from Rountree appeared to land on the chest of the downed Jolly, though by then it was a moot point. Referee Chris Reed moved in to stop the fight, and with eight seconds still to go in the fight’s opening minute, it was over.

Rountree’s first UFC snaps a two-fight losing streak in the organization. Jolly has now lost two straight.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 104 results include:

• Khalil Rountree def. Daniel Jolly via knockout (knee) – Round 1, 0:52

For complete coverage UFC Fight Night 104, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s Matt Erickson and John Morgan contributed to this report on site in Houston.)