UFC-OKC results: Dominick Reyes follows up 'KO of Year' candidate with big finish in UFC debut

The straight left hand of Dominick Reyes was the only weapon he needed against Joachim Christensen, even if he had to deploy it a couple times.

Just seconds into the opening round, Reyes (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) uncorked that left and sent Christensen (14-6 MMA, 1-3 UFC) reeling, which in turn put Reyes on the path to a quick TKO victory just 29 seconds into Round 1.

The light heavyweight bout was part of the main card of today’s UFC Fight Night 112 event at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla. It aired on FS1 following prelims on FS2 and UFC Fight Pass.

The fight had barely begun when Reyes squared up with Christensen and fired off his straight left. The punch caught Christensen cleanly and sent him staggering back toward the fence, with Reyes following closely.

After peppering Christensen with more blows and fending off a desperation takedown attempt, Reyes backed off just enough to let Christensen get to his feet with his back against the fence.

Then the left hand of Reyes went back to work with one solid shot straight down the middle, knocking Christensen off his feet and signaling the end of a fight that was as quick as it was brutal.

With the win in his UFC debut, Reyes remains perfect as a professional. Christensen has now lost two straight, and three of his last four.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 112 results include:

• Dominick Reyes def. Joachim Christensen via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:29
• Tim Means def. Alex Garcia via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Dennis Siver def. B.J. Penn via majority decision (28-28, 29-28, 29-27)
• Clay Guida def. Erik Koch via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-26, 30-27)
• Marvin Vettori def. Vitor Miranda via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
• Carla Esparza def. Maryna Moroz via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Darrell Horcher def. Devin Powell via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Jared Gordon def. Michel Quinones via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:24
• Tony Martin def. Johnny Case via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Jeremy Kimball def Josh Stansbury via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:21

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 112, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s John Morgan contributed to this report on site in Oklahoma City.)