Undefeated newcomer Jacobe Smith scored the UFC’s first knockout of 2025 with a brutal first-round end towards Preston Parsons on Saturday evening.
Following a formidable displaying on Dana White’s Contender Collection in October, Smith made his Octagon debut at UFC Vegas 101 boasting a strong 9-0 document. He wasted no time incomes his tenth profession win by way of a vicious right-left mixture that despatched his opponent crashing to the canvas.
73 seconds into the scrap, Smith caught Parsons with a straight proper and promptly adopted it up with a left that caught him clear, knocking him to the mat. Smith pursued, seeking to land some follow-up strikes on the mat, however the referee had already seen sufficient and shortly referred to as for the stoppage, giving us our first end of the brand new yr.
Official End result: Jacobe Smith def. Preston Parsons by way of TKO (strikes) at 1:13 of Spherical 1.
Try highlights from Jacobe Smith vs. Preston parsons at UFC Vegas 101:
WHAT A DEBUT FOR JACOBE SMITH 
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— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) January 11, 2025
WELCOME TO THE OCTAGON JACOBE SMITH 
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— UFC (@ufc) January 11, 2025
Jacobe Smith simply folded Preston Parsons #UFCVegas101 pic.twitter.com/X8k04feFhW
— FightPlug MMA (@fightplugau) January 11, 2025
Oficial! Jacobe Smith 
se lleva la victoria por nocaut! #UFCVegas101. pic.twitter.com/N0VxBzDZeB
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) January 11, 2025
“This is my house @danawhite.” Jacobe Smith after his 1st-round knockout victory over Preston Parsons. 
: @MikeDixon_VST | #UFCVegas101 pic.twitter.com/1o9u1jDld3
— Vegas Sports activities Immediately (@VegasSportsTD) January 11, 2025
