With a relatively unknown opponent standing in his way, the odds were in Andre Soukhamthath’s favor.
Making his fifth walk to the Octagon at UFC Moncton, Soukhamthath was matched up with Jonathan Martinez, a less experienced opponent who was taking the fight on just under three weeks’ notice. It looked like a mismatch on paper and early on it played out that way.
Soukhamthath connected with a straight right that dropped Martinez minutes into round one and immediately went in for the kill. But the UFC newcomer would not lay down.