Nikolai Galochin defeated Gegam Manavazyan by rear-naked choke in the second round at ACA 207, improving his record to 10-2 with all ten victories coming by finish. The win avenges a previous loss to Basaev that had snapped a six-fight winning streak. Manavazyan drops to 7-4, having now been submitted in back-to-back bouts.
Nikolai Galochin extended his unbeaten run in ACA competition with a second-round rear-naked choke finish of Gegam Manavazyan at ACA 207 on September 12, 2026, delivering one of the more emphatic performances on the card.
Galochin improved his professional record to 10-2 with the victory, and the win carries a particularly satisfying subtext — it comes on the heels of a previous loss to Basaev that had snapped a six-fight winning streak. Now back in the win column, Galochin has demonstrated a remarkable consistency in how he gets the job done: all ten of his professional victories have come by finish, underscoring a finishing instinct that few fighters at any level can match.
Manavazyan, who falls to 7-4 with the defeat, is now facing a difficult stretch. The submission loss to Galochin marks the second consecutive time he has been finished by submission, a pattern that will demand attention from his camp heading forward. Back-to-back losses by the same method signal a vulnerability that opponents will look to exploit.
Why it matters
- Galochin's 10-for-10 finishing rate is an elite marker that will raise his profile within ACA's roster
- The victory provides momentum and psychological closure after the Basaev defeat that ended his prior winning streak
- Manavazyan's consecutive submission losses raise genuine questions about where he stands in the divisional pecking order
- Both fighters' trajectories — one rising, one in need of a reset — will be worth monitoring in ACA's next booking cycle
