Watch Ateba Gautier blast Jose Medina with nasty knee to score first-round knockout at UFC Mexico
03/29/2025 07:01 PM
Ateba Gautier had one heck of a UFC debut.
On Saturday night, Gautier made his first walk to the octagon, taking on Jose Medina in the final prelim fight at UFC Mexico, and things could not have gone much better for "The Silent Assassin." The Cameroonian fighter entered the UFC from the most recent season of Contender Series with a ton of hype, and he showed why, flooring Medina with a vicious knee to earn the first-round stoppage.
Check out the incredible finish below.
A finish in his UFC debut for Ateba Gautier #UFCMexicopic.twitter.com/gM88Z2zdqS
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) March 29, 2025
Gautier cut an imposing figure opposite Medina in the cage but despite his apparent physical advantages, he didn't force anything. Instead, Gautier showed great patience, finding a home for his power shots that had Medina looking for answers early.
A little over three minutes into the first round, Gautier tagged Medina, backing him up to the fence and prompting Medina to wave him on. That turned out to be a mistake, as Gautier unleashed a barrage of punches that had Medina covering up before finding a brutal knee up the middle to floor the Bolivian fighter and earn the walk-off KO.
