Contender Series alum, Ko Seok-Hyun has turned in a shock win tonight in his Octagon-proper debut at UFC Baku, handing fan-favorite welterweight, Oban Elliott a unanimous decision defeat in the pair’s featured preliminary card outing.
Ko, who fought in September of last year the Apex facility, earned a unanimous decision win over Igor Cavalcanti on the Contender Series — and made his debut tonight in Azerbaijan against Welsh contender, Elliott.
And suffering just his third professional defeat, Elliott found himself on the wrong side of a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) defeat after landing four consecutive victories including his own Contender Series success.