Jairzinho Rozenstruik wins by TKO at Fight Night main event

Field Level Media|published: Sat 2nd March, 21:45 2024

May 13, 2023; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Jairzinho Rozenstruik (red gloves) reacts after a loss to Jailton Almeida (blue gloves) in a heavyweight bout during UFC Fight Night at Spectrum Center. credits: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports

Jairzinho Rozenstruik defeated Shamil Gaziev by TKO in the fourth round of their heavyweight bout in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.

The referee stopped the fight in between rounds after Gaziev said he could not continue, citing impaired vision.

"I didn't rush to knock him out," Rozenstruik said. "My patience paid off. I took some real time to work on myself. ... My corner gave me the right instruction, which was to stick to the jab. The longer the fight took, I started to hurt him and eventually he gave up."

Rozenstruik (14-5) landed 140 strikes to just 27 for Gaziev (12-1), including 127 significant strikes.

—Field Level Media

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