UFC Fight Night 106 results: Kelvin Gastelum silences Brazilian fans with first-round TKO of Vitor Belfort

FORTALEZA, Brazil – Kelvin Gastelum picked up the biggest win of his career at middleweight, stopping ex-champ Vitor Belfort in the first round.

Belfort (25-14 MMA, 14-10 UFC) survived a knockdown from Gastelum’s (14-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) fast left hand before a subsequent attack forced a stoppage at the 3:52 mark of the opening frame.

The middleweight bout was the main event of today’s UFC Fight Night 106 event at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. It aired on FS1 following additional prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 106 results include:

• Kelvin Gastelum def. Vitor Belfort via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:52
• Mauricio Rua def. Gian Villante via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 0:59
• Edson Barboza def. Beneil Dariush via knockout (knee) – Round 2, 3:35
• Ray Borg def. Jussier Formiga via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Bethe Correia vs. Marion Reneau declared majority draw (29-27 Reneau, 28-28, 28-28)
• Alex Oliveira def. Tim Means via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:38
• Kevin Lee def. Francisco Trinaldo via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:12
• Sergio Moraes def. Davi Ramos via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Joe Soto def. Rani Yahya via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)
• Michel Prazeres def. Josh Burkman via submission (north-south choke) – Round 1, 1:42
• Jeremy Kennedy def. Rony Jason via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)
• Paulo Borrachinha def. Garreth McLellan via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:17

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 106, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

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