Raul Rosas Jr. wins by submission as UFC's youngest fighter

Raul Rosas Jr

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who turned 18 years old just two months ago

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Raul Rosas Jr became the youngest fighter ever to compete in the UFC on Saturday night

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His performance was dominant in a first-round submission of veteran bantamweight Jay Perrin during the prelims of UFC 282 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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Rosas, who was born in Mexico and raised in New Mexico and California

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He was signed off of Dana White's Contender Series when he was still 17.

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He now is 18 years and 63 days old, younger than the only other 18-year-olds to compete in the Octagon, Sean Daugherty and Dan Lauzon

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Rosas is the first 18-year-old to win in the UFC. And he made it look easy

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Rosas, whose specialty is grappling, took the fight to the canvas within the first minute and immediately seized control, which he maintained before eliciting the tapout from Perrin via rear-naked choke at 2:44 of Round 1.

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