LAS VEGAS – Rodolfo Vieira etched his place in the history books on Saturday with his finish of Armen Petrosyan at UFC Fight Night 236 . Vieira (10-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) set a promotional record when he locked up his fourth submission finish by arm-triangle choke, this time forcing Petrosyan (9-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) to tap out at the 4:48 mark of Round 1 in their middleweight bout at the UFC Apex. Check out the replay of Vieira’s historic win below (via X ): Rodolfo Vieira locks up the submission victory in the final seconds of round 1 #UFCVegas86 pic.twitter.com/YUS03N7RLL — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) February 11, 2024 After the win, Vieira said he was happy to finally fight Petrosyan after their originally scheduled matchup in November was called off during fight week. He’s now won back-to-back fights since a career-threatening injury, and hopes to make a run. Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 236 results include: Rodolfo Vieira def
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