First Submittal Alert: Elijah Smith Surpasses SuYoung You in UFC Fight Night 269!
Elijah Smith showed more great promise as a bantamweight prospect at UFC Vegas 114.
Elijah Smith showed more great promise as a bantamweight prospect at UFC Fight Night 269 when he caught SuYoung You slipping and forced him to tap out. After You (16-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) started the fight with a relentless grappling pace in the first, Smith (10-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) made the most of a knockout and grappling sequence when he locked in a rear-naked choke that led to the submission finish at the X mark of Round 2 on Saturday at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas. Check out the replay of Smith's handiwork below (via X ): Elijah Smith LOCKS IN the choke!
What a finish! šŗ @paramountplus pic. twitter.
com/axEnf1RdMh ā UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) March 14, 2026 Smith, 23, is one of three second-generation UFC fighters after his father Gilbert previously graced the octagon. He's had high expectations placed on him from the outset, and thus far he is delivering. Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 269 results: Elijah Smith def.
SuYoung You via submission (rear-naked choke) ā Round 2, 1:04 Manoel Sousa def. Bolaji Oki via knockout (punch) ā Round 3, 4:12 Eryk Anders def. Brad Tavares via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Bia Mesquita def.