Kaan Ofli submitted Javier Reyes with a arm-triangle choke in the closing minute of the first round at UFC Baku. The win pushes Ofli's record to 14-4-1 and gives him three consecutive victories. Reyes, now 23-6, saw his own three-fight winning streak snapped.
Kaan "Genghis" Ofli picked up a first-round submission victory over Javier Reyes at UFC Baku on June 27, 2026, finishing the fight with an arm-triangle choke in the closing seconds of the opening round.
Ofli, now 15-4-1, has strung together three consecutive wins and continues to build momentum in his division. The 33-year-old Australian, who trains out of XFC Narre Warren, stands five-foot-seven with a 66-inch reach and fights from an orthodox stance. He averages 2.33 significant strikes per minute with 45 percent accuracy, and while his submission attempts per 15 minutes sit at 0.4, the finish on Saturday demonstrated he can be dangerous on the mat when the opportunity presents itself.
Reyes came in riding a three-fight winning streak of his own, but that run came to an end as his record drops to 23-6. The 32-year-old orthodox fighter is notably active on the feet, averaging an impressive 8.91 significant strikes landed per minute at 55 percent accuracy, and he brings a takedown threat of 2.0 per 15 minutes. Despite those strengths, he was unable to prevent Ofli from securing the choke before the round expired.
Why it matters
- Ofli's third straight win puts him in position to push for a divisional ranking with a strong finishing performance on his resume.
- Reyes loses his three-fight streak, which may stall any ranking climb he had been building toward.
- The stylistic contrast was stark — Reyes as a high-volume striker against Ofli's ground-oriented finishing ability — and the grappling proved decisive.
- Both fighters share identical height at 170 cm, but Reyes holds a significant reach advantage at 185 cm versus Ofli's 168 cm, making the ground finish all the more notable.
