Overview
- Pinas landed a flush straight right at 4:44 of Round 1 on Saturday at UFC 329 in Las Vegas to stop Cesar Almeida by knockout.
- Almeida had controlled much of the early action with calf and body kicks and a late takedown before Pinas found the opening for the fight-ending punch.
- Referee Chris Tognoni did not step in immediately after the initial knockdown, allowing at least one more hard strike before waving the bout off.
- The win moves Pinas to 10-1 overall and 2-0 in the UFC and extends his streak to six straight victories, while Almeida falls to 7-3 and takes the first finish of his career.
- Pinas’s latest first-round stoppage continues a run of early finishes and raises his profile as a rising middleweight to watch for tougher matchups next.