On two days’ notice, Luis Hernandez submitted Sedriques Dumas with a standing guillotine 57 seconds into the first round of his UFC debut at UFC Vegas 121. SB Nation’s rookie report gave the Miami-Dade sheriff’s deputy an A+; he had earned his UFC contract 11 days earlier.
The win moved Hernandez to 9-0, with all nine victories by stoppage: six submissions and three knockouts. Seven wins have come in the first round. The report praised his aggressive style but said it remains to be seen how he fares if an opponent survives his initial attack and takes the fight into later rounds.
Hernandez intends to move down to welterweight for his next appearance. The report’s writer suggested Nikolay Veretennikov if he does, or Ryan Loder if he stays at middleweight; neither matchup was announced.
