Ateba Gautier showed why he’s a force to be reckoned with at UFC 320.

Gautier (9-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) hurt Treston Vines (10-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) with short elbows, then shucked him off to get the emphatic TKO finish at the 1:41 mark of Round 1 in their middleweight bout Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Check out the replay of Gautier’s finish below (via X):

WHAT DID HE HIT HIM WITH?! 🤯 💥 #UFC320

Ateba Gautier gets the effortless round 1 KO! pic.twitter.com/2H5znpuXqz

— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) October 5, 2025

Arguably the best prospect in the UFC right now, Gautier is now on an eight-fight winning streak. Seven of those eight knockouts came in Round 1.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 320 results:

• Ateba Gautier def. Treston Vines via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:41
• Daniel Santos def. JooSang Yoo via KO (punches) – Round 2, 0:21
• Jakub Wiklacz def. Patchy Mix via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Edmen Shahbazyan def. Andre Muniz via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:58
• Punahele Soriano def. Nikolay Veretennikov via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Yana Santos def. Macy Chiasson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Farid Basharat def. Chris Gutierrez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Ramiz Brahimaj def. Austin Vanderford via submission (guillotine) – Round 2, 2:24
• Veronica Hardy def. Brogan Walker via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 320 video: Ateba Gautier stops Treston Vines with terrifying TKO

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