UFC 261: Randy Brown and his one-armed rear naked choke win over Alex Oliveira

Randy Brown once found himself on the wrong side of rare occurrences in the UFC. But on Saturday night at UFC 261, the Long Island-trained Brown experienced life on the other side.

Brown secured a one-armed rear naked choke for a submission win over Alex Oliveira to win their welterweight bout with 2:10 left in the first round.

Earlier in the round, Brown, who trains at Budokan Martial Arts in Lynbrook and Bellmore Kickboxing MMA, dropped Oliveira with a perfectly timed right hand that landed flush. Brown (13-4) moved in for some ground and pound, but Oliveira defended his way back to the feet after about 45 seconds.

The bout took place at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, in front of a full crowd of more that 15,000 fans.

Brown never let Oliveira get free, and as Oliveira got back to his feet at the 2:45 mark, Brown had his left leg hooked around Oliveira’s left leg, and his right arm wrapped around his body. While standing, Brown was able to get his left arm around the neck but Oliveira (22-10-1) prevented Brown from bringing his right arm up to complete the traditional rear naked choke hold. Brown didn’t need it. He slid over to take Oliveira’s back and pulled him to the ground, all the while holding the choke. As Brown finally got his other arm free to secure the choke, Oliveira had already tapped.

Subscribe to Newsday’s sports newsletter

Receive stories, photos and videos about your favorite New York teams plus national sports news and events.

By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy.

Mark La Monica is the deputy sports editor for cross-media at Newsday. He also covers mixed martial arts.