Ludovit Klein

Musayev controlled the opening round and, although Klein found some success in the second, it was a sharp combination late in the round that decided it — Klein went down flush, and Musayev followed him to the floor to finish at 4:07.

Key moments

• Musayev took the first round.
• Klein had spells of success early in the second.
• A flush combination late in the round dropped Klein, and ground strikes finished it.

Klein's only recent stoppage win came when he folded AJ Cunningham with a front kick to the body and follow-up punches late in round one. The finish was useful evidence that the cleaner decision-heavy version still carries the same old burst once the opening is there.

Key moments

• Stopped Cunningham at 4:36 of the opening round.
• The body-kick finish gave Klein his third straight UFC win.
• It set up the later 2024 decision wins over Thiago Moisés and Roosevelt Roberts.

Klein's win over Bahamondes was one of the clearest signs that his lightweight rebuild was real.

Key moments

• Beat Bahamondes by unanimous decision after fifteen minutes.
• The win came directly after Klein's majority draw with Jai Herbert in March 2023.
• It set up the later 2024 stoppage of AJ Cunningham.

The result mattered because it followed the close Devonte Smith split decision and showed that the move to 155 was producing repeatable UFC success rather than a one-off correction.

Key moments

• Beat Jones by unanimous decision after fifteen minutes in London.
• The win was Klein's second straight UFC victory at lightweight.
• It set up the March 2023 meeting with Jai Herbert.

Landwehr dragged Klein into a wild fight and eventually submitted him with an anaconda choke in the third round. The loss mattered because it left Klein 0-2 across his last two UFC appearances at that stage and forced the eventual reset that worked better once he committed to lightweight.

Key moments

• Lost to Landwehr by anaconda choke at 2:22 of round three.
• The defeat followed the May 2021 decision loss to Michael Trizano.
• Klein answered the slump by beating Devonte Smith in his next fight.

The result mattered because it took some shine off the electric Shane Young debut finish and began the two-fight slide Klein had to solve by changing divisions.

Key moments

• Dropped a unanimous decision to Trizano after fifteen minutes.
• The loss came directly after Klein's UFC debut knockout of Shane Young.
• It preceded the October 2021 submission loss to Nate Landwehr.

Klein's UFC debut became an instant highlight when he replaced Nate Landwehr, missed the featherweight limit, and still knocked out Shane Young in the first round at UFC 253. The head-kick-and-punches finish announced the regional finisher to the UFC audience in the most direct way possible.

Key moments

• Made his UFC debut as a short-notice replacement for Nate Landwehr.
• Finished Young by head kick and punches at 1:16 of round one.
• The bout proceeded at a 150-pound catchweight after Klein missed the featherweight limit.

Lima was another quick regional victim as Klein continued to pile up stoppages on the Oktagon circuit.

Key moments

• Stopped Lima with punches at 2:27 of the opening round.
• The finish came seven months after the Arbi Mezhidov decision win.
• It preceded the third-round head-kick knockout of João Paulo Rodrigues.

Kuzník pushed Klein deeper than most opponents, but Klein still won when the doctor halted the fight after four rounds. The result mattered because it showed Klein could win an attritional fight after the rough closing stretch of 2017.

Key moments

• Defeated Kuzník by doctor stoppage at the end of round four.
• The bout followed the November 2017 head-kick knockout of Krzysztof Klaczek.
• It helped Klein rebuild after the submission loss to Aiden Lee.

Klein needed only two minutes to head-kick Klaczek out at Oktagon 4. The finish mattered because it helped stabilize things immediately after the Aiden Lee submission loss and reminded everyone how dangerous his kicking game remained.

Key moments

• Knocked out Klaczek with a head kick at 2:00 of round one.
• The bout came one month after Klein lost to Aiden Lee in Cage Warriors.
• It preceded the longer four-round win over Matěj Kuzník.

Besztercei nearly made it out of the opening round before Klein still found the rear-naked choke finish. The result mattered because it kept a busy 2017 moving after the ACB wins over Ahmed Abdulkadirov and Khusein Maltsagov.

Key moments

• Submitted Besztercei with a rear-naked choke at 4:56 of round one.
• The finish came six weeks after Klein's guillotine win over Ahmed Abdulkadirov.
• It was Klein's final victory before the Aiden Lee loss.

Klein proved he was more than a kick-heavy striker by guillotining Abdulkadirov early in the second round at ACB 60. The result mattered because it gave him a quality road win shortly after the Khusein Maltsagov knockout.

Key moments

• Submitted Abdulkadirov with a guillotine choke at 0:44 of round two.
• The win followed Klein's knee knockout of Khusein Maltsagov in April 2017.
• It set up the June 2017 rear-naked choke finish of Moric Besztercei.

Stefek lasted only forty seconds before Klein wrapped up a guillotine choke. The result mattered because it reinforced how quickly Klein could finish even before the later UFC years made him look more decision-oriented.

Key moments

• Submitted Stefek by guillotine choke at 0:40 of round one.
• The bout came six months after Klein's armbar finish of Samuel Ribansky.
• It set up the following month's armbar win over Aleksandar Janković.

Ribansky pushed Klein into a second round before Klein closed with an armbar right at the horn.

Key moments

• Submitted Ribansky with an armbar at the start of round two.
• The win followed the July 2015 guillotine over Adam Németh.
• It preceded the March 2016 quick submission of Michal Stefek.

Tarnawski survived the opening frame, but Klein eventually locked up a triangle choke in round two. The result mattered because it showed the early pro version of Klein was just as comfortable finishing on the mat as he was later with kicks and punches.

Key moments

• Submitted Tarnawski with a triangle choke at 1:35 of round two.
• The bout followed Klein's pro debut win over Martin Mihálik in December 2014.
• It set up the later first-round guillotine of Adam Németh.