Allan Nascimento’s squeeze dooms Cody Durden

Allan Nascimento passed his UFC Fight Night 263 test with flying colors as he submitted the always-game Cody Durden with a D’Arce choke at 3:13 of Round 2. The 130-pound catchweight bout took place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Durden did his best to defend the attempt from the Brazilian. He circled away and cage-walked, but Nascimento’s grasp proved to be too much – and thus came the tap.

Nascimento has won four fights in a row. Conversely, Durden, who took the fight on short notice, falls into a three-fight skid.

The latest UFC Fight Night 263 results include:

• Allan Nascimento def. Cody Durden via submission (anaconda choke) – Round 2, 3:13
• Billy Elekana def. Kevin Christian via technical submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:33
• Timmy Cuamba def. ChangHo Lee via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Donte Johnson def. Sedriques Dumas via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 1:25
• Norma Dumont def. Ketlen Vieira via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Alice Ardelean def. Montserrat Conejo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• SeokHyeon Ko def. Phil Rowe via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
• Talita Alencar def. Arianne Carnelossi via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 4:36