UFC Fight Night 110 results: Ben Nguyen dismantles Tim Elliott, chokes him out inside 1 minute

No one will be underrating Ben Nguyen’s ground game after his fight with Tim Elliott.

Nguyen (17-6 MMA, 4-1 UFC) used Elliott’s (14-8-1 MMA, 3-6 UFC) frenetic grappling against him, taking the back and sinking in a choke in the first round to earn an upset win.

The flyweight bout was part of today’s UFC Fight Night 110 main card, which took place at Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. It aired on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

The fight was over at just 49 seconds into the first round when Elliott tapped to a rear-naked choke, his only choice after Nguyen countered a head-and-arm throw by taking the back.

Elliott wanted the fight on the mat early, no doubt encouraged by a stinging head-kick and knee Nguyen landed in the opening exchanges. The move simply backfired when Nguyen secured back control and wouldn’t be bucked.

Having picked up two straight wins, Nguyen earns the second-fastest submission in flyweight history. Elliott drops to 1-2 after taking current champ Demetrious Johnson the distance this past December.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 110 results:

• Ben Nguyen def. Tim Elliott via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 0:49
• Alexander Volkanovski def. Mizuto Hirota via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Vinc Pichel def. Damien Brown via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:37
• Luke Jumeau def. Dominique Steele via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• John Moraga def. Ashkan Mokhtarian via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-27, 30-27)
• Zak Ottow def. Kiichi Kunimoto via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• J.J. Aldrich def. Chanmi Jeon via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

For more on UFC Fight Night 110, check out the UFC Events section of the site.