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Jonathan Micallef looks to be a promising welterweight after scoring a conclusive stoppage in his second octagon appearance against Oban Elliott at UFC 325.

Micallef (8-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) became the first to submit Elliott (12-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) in MMA competition when he put him to sleep with a rear-naked choke at the 3:31 mark of Round 2 in the welterweight bout at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.

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

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Jonathan Micallef gets the submission victory in round two! #UFC325

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After earning a UFC contract on Dana White’s Contender Series in October 2024, Micallef has rattled off consecutive victories to begin his promotional tenure, and is looking for more steps up at 170 pounds.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 325 results:

• Jonathan Micallef def. Oban Elliott via technical submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:31
• Kaan Ofli def. Yi Zha via majority decision (29-28, 28-28, 29-28)
• DomMar Fan def. Sung Wook Kim via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) – Road to UFC lightweight final
• Keiichiro Nakamura def. Sebastian Szalay via TKO (knee, punches) – Round 3, 3:48 – Road to UFC featherweight final
• Lawrence Lui def. Sulang Rangbo via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) – Road to UFC bantamweight final

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 325 video: Micallef strangles Elliott