Raul Rosas Jr. lived up to the hype in his UFC debut.
With a quick finish of Jay Perrin at UFC 282, 18-year-old Rosas (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) became the youngest fighter to win a UFC fight when he cinched in a rear-naked choke on Perrin (10-7 MMA, 0-3 UFC) at the 2:44 mark of Round 1.
Afterward, the heavily pro-Rosas crowd at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas erupted.
RAUL ROSAS FORCES THE TAP IN HIS UFC DEBUT 🤩 #UFC282
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— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) December 11, 2022
Perrin started off by landing a solid left hook followed by a jab, but it didn’t take long for Rosas to settle in and get the fight to the mat. Rosas latched onto Perrin’s back quickly then flattened him out and eventually got his hooks in to set up the first-round submission.
The kid wants a bonus just so he can get a ride to the @UFCPI 😂 #UFC282 pic.twitter.com/uhwGCg1CfU
— UFC (@ufc) December 11, 2022
Following his historic win, Rosas got on the microphone with Joe Rogan and asked UFC president Dana White for a $50,000 bonus, reiterating that he will become the youngest champion in UFC history.
“I need that 50 Gs so I can buy my mother a minivan, and she can give me a ride to the (UFC Performance Institute. Woooo!” Rosas proclaimed.
“Right now, tonight, I just tried to introduce myself, because I’m coming for that belt. Woooo!”
What a scene for 18-year-old Raul Rosas Jr, who became the youngest winner in UFC history by tapping out Jay Perrin at #UFC282.
Full results: https://t.co/dmzeARcbiS pic.twitter.com/0yILdtXqAZ
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) December 11, 2022
Rosas, a senior in high school, made his UFC debut after earning a promotional contract through Dana White’s Contender Series this past summer while he was still 17.
Up-to-the-minute UFC 282 results include:
- Raul Rosas Jr. def. Jay Perrin via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:44
- Jairzinho Rozenstruik def. Chris Daukaus via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:23
- Edmen Shahbazyan def. Dalcha Lungiambula via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:41
- Chris Curtis def. Joaquin Buckley via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 2:49
- Billy Quarantillo def. Alexander Hernandez via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:30
- T.J. Brown def. Erik Silva via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 3, 3:41
- Cameron Saaiman def. Steven Koslow via TKO (punches, knees) – Round 3, 4:13
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 282.
