MMA Junkie's Submission of the Month for April: Rare regional winner
There was a number of slick UFC tapouts in April, but a finish at a regional event was MMA Junkie's Submission of the Month.
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from April 2026: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie's Submission of the Month award for April. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. Nominee: Tresean Gore def.
Azamat Bekoev at UFC Fight Night 272 Tresean Gore pulled off the biggest win of his career against Azamat Bekoev, and did so after overcome adversity. Gore (6-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC) was rocked and on the verge of being stopped in the second round of the middleweight bout vs. Bekoev (20-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC), but that moment only appeared to awaken the beast.
The significant betting underdog Gore started hurting a tiring Bekoev with strikes on the feet in the final frame before latching onto a guillotine choke and putting his opponent to sleep. TRESEAN GORE PUTS BEKOEV TO SLEEP šŗ @paramountplus pic. twitter.
com/pJTYg8dyUi ā UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) April 4, 2026 Nominee: Vicente Luque def. Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 327 Vicente Luque has prided himself on D'Arce and anaconda chokes, and he showed off his signature move in front of his home state audience. Luque (24-12-1 MMA, 17-8 UFC) tapped fellow longtime promotional veteran Kelvin Gastelum (20-11 MMA, 14-11 UFC) with a D'Arce choke in the opening round.