Kaan Ofli defeated Javier Reyes by arm-triangle choke late in the first round at UFC Baku, running his winning streak to three consecutive victories, two of which have come by submission. The loss snaps a three-fight finishing streak for Reyes, who falls to 23-6, while Ofli improves to 14-4-1.
Kaan "Genghis" Ofli submitted Javier Reyes with an arm-triangle choke late in the first round at UFC Baku on June 27, 2026, extending his winning streak to three fights and cementing himself as a dangerous finishing threat at bantamweight.
Ofli, a 33-year-old Australian fighting out of XFC Narre Warren, improves to 15-4-1 with the victory. Two of his three wins in his current streak have come by submission, and Saturday's performance was consistent with a fighter who generates nearly half a submission attempt per fifteen minutes while working at a measured pace. He stands five-foot-seven with a 66-inch reach and operates from an orthodox stance.
Reyes, also 32 and standing five-foot-seven, carries an unusually long 73-inch reach that gives him considerable range advantages in striking exchanges. He entered UFC Baku on the strength of a three-fight finishing streak and had shown elite striking volume, landing 8.91 significant strikes per minute at 55 percent accuracy. Despite those credentials, the submission proved his undoing, and he drops to 23-6 having never attempted a submission of his own in the UFC.
Why it matters
- Ofli's third straight win, with two submissions, signals he is building genuine momentum in a congested division
- Reyes absorbing a submission loss exposes a potential vulnerability given he attempts zero submissions himself, suggesting limited defensive grappling investment
- The reach disparity — Reyes holding seven inches over Ofli — made the arm-triangle finish all the more striking, as Ofli closed distance effectively enough to secure the choke despite the size disadvantage
