Chris Gutierrez seals a second-round knockout win with a spinning backfist at a UFC event

• Chris Gutierrez finished Danaa Batgerel at a UFC Fight Night event in Ohio.
• It was the most emphatic finish of Gutierrez's career as he landed a spinning backfist.

Bantamweight fighter Chris Gutierrez finished Danaa Batgerel in a manner that was as beautiful as it was brutal during their UFC Fight Night scrap at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

Gutierrez and Batgerel's 135-pound bout was on the preliminary section of the 12-fight card, and was one of only four that contained a finish.

It is a result that continues his ascendancy in the UFC as he is now unbeaten in seven fights since losing by rear-naked choke to Raoni Barcelos at The Ultimate Fighter finale in 2018.

Gutierrez did not have it all his own way against Batgerel, as the Mongolian fighter scored a takedown in the opener, and threw almost twice as many shots (81) as the American (45).

Gutierrez even rehearsed a spinning strike prior to the takedown and, unperturbed, continued a striking assault in the second.

Midway through the round, when his back was near to the fence, Gutierrez attempted his rotating maneuver that saw his forearm clatter Batgerel's jaw.

The move sent his opponent collapsing to the canvas in an instant. The fight was pretty much over there and then, but to ensure himself of the victory, he followed up with at least five strikes before the referee Herb Dean had seen enough.

It was all over, and Gutierrez secured the most emphatic finish of his entire career.

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Victory advanced Gutierrez's pro MMA record to 18 wins (eight knockouts, one submission, and nine decisions) against four losses.

In the main event of the evening, Curtis Blaydes derailed rising heavyweight Chris Daukaus with a right hand knockout win that came quick in the second round.

In a post-fight victory statement sent to Insider, Blaydes issued a challenge to elite heavyweight Ciryl Gane. "I think I deserve an interim title shot against Gane," he said.

"I want next! I wanted to put out a statement. I know everyone was waiting for me to shoot, not looking for me to strike. I'm looking to do both. I saw the opportunity and I took it."

Earlier, Alex Grasso beat Joanne Wood with a rear-naked choke in the first round of their women's flyweight match, Kai Kara-France outpointed Askar Askarov, and Bryan Barberena edged Matt Brown in a brutal battle.