Jairzinho Rozenstruik administered a prolonged beating and made sure the door to the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight elite stayed shut.
The American Top Team-trained kickboxer called upon a crushing jab and improved takedown defense, as he forced a stoppage against the previously unbeaten Shamil Gaziev in the UFC Fight Night 238 headliner on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. A battered and beaten Gaziev (12-1, 1-1 UFC) was deemed unfit to continue in between the fourth and fifth rounds.
Rozenstruik (14-5, 8-5 UFC) handled his business after being taken down late in the first round.