Daniel Teymur shook off a three-fight losing streak with a dominant performance at UFC Stockholm, a homecoming that finally got him in the win column in the UFC.
The UFC returned to Europe on Saturday, this time for UFC Stockholm, taking place at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. The first fight of the main card saw Sweden’s own Daniel Teymur looking to both return home and secure his first UFC win. Standing across from Teymur in his UFC debut was Korea’s Sung Bin Jo, who before joining the UFC collected a 9-0 record.
With the action underway, Teymur came out quickly with a low kick followed by a hard left that hurt Jo. Daniel Teymur followed that up with a combination then shot for the take down. Jo escaped and the two engaged again; Teymur shot the take down again and Jo landed a hard knee followed by a head kick that just missed the mark. Teymur again shot in, this time for the double and secured the take down. Teymur worked from top and Jo scrambled to get to his feet. Teymur moved forward and fired off a series of hooks and uppercuts. Jo backed off and circled away as a frustrated Teymur looked like he wanted to keep throwing. The horn sounded to end the round.
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Teymur opened the second with a leg kick and Jo fired back with high kick of his own. Teymur continued to moved forward and looked to engage. Teymur fired looping punches and Jo answered back with spinning heel kick that was ducked by Teymur. Jo threw a left hook that missed the mark and Teymur answered with a combination to the body, but with the distance closed Jo landed a solid knee. Teymur kept pressing the pace as he unloaded a pair of leg kicks then looked for the take down but Jo was ready and defended well. As the pace slowed Teymur showed some frustration in the lack of engagement. Jo answered with a flying knee that hit the mark but did little to damage or slow Teymur. The horn sounded shortly after to end the round.
Teymur took the center of the octagon in the third and opened with a hard leg kick as Jo circled away, then jumped in with a left hook that missed the target. Teymur looked again for the low kick and then Jo attempt press the fight as he shot the take down. That was stuffed only for Teymur to land his own, but the two were back to their feet almost instantly. Teymur continued by landing a hard right then shortly after landed another take down. This time he landed in Jo’s full guard and worked to improve his position. Jo spun and worked for a leg and with the space created got back to his feet. Teymur moved forward again and landed a cracking right that stunned and backed up Jo for a moment. Jo came back and looked to land his own shots, just missing another head kick. He landed a combination that finished with a straight left just as the round came to a close.
Daniel Teymur def. Sung Bin Jo by unanimous decision (30-27 30-27 29-28)
