Kaik Brito Knocks Out Namo Fazil, Earns UFC Contract on DWCS
Kaik Brito needed 12 seconds of the third round to close the biggest night of his career. The Brazilian welterweight knocked out Namo Fazil on Tuesday at Dana White’s Contender Series and left Las Vegas with a UFC contract.
The finish came at the Meta APEX, where Season 10, Week 2 ended with a walk-off knockout. Brito landed an overhand right that dropped Fazil immediately and ended the main event at 0:12 of Round 3.
The result moved Brito to 20-6 and Fazil to 10-2. It also snapped the Kurdish prospect’s seven-fight winning streak in the most decisive way possible.
Brito had already taken this test once. He first appeared on Contender Series in 2023 and lost a majority decision to Oban Elliott, then spent the next three years rebuilding overseas.
He became a two-time Oktagon welterweight champion and vacated the belt again this summer to chase the UFC. That second chance put him across from one of the more dangerous names on the week’s card.
Fazil entered 10-1 after submitting Jake Babian on the undercard of MVP MMA’s Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano event in May. He also brought wins from ONE Championship and UAE Warriors into the Apex.
The buildup was personal. Fazil leaned on trash talk, and the two welterweights shared a heated faceoff before they ever touched gloves.
Once the fight started, Brito was the cleaner, more explosive striker. Fazil’s pressure and durability slowly changed the shape of the contest as the rounds piled up.
By the time the third round began, the fight appeared to be swinging toward Fazil. Twelve seconds later, Brito threw a combination and the last punch landed flush.
Fazil went down hard and stayed there. Brito turned away as the referee waved it off, the kind of knockout Contender Series is designed to create.
Dana White rewarded the performance. The UFC CEO offered Brito a roster spot after the show, completing the move the Brazilian made when he walked away from the Oktagon title.
White handed out six contracts on the night. Roman Puga, Taner Trembley, Alik Lorenz, Trent Miller, and Cristian Perez also received offers, including Trembley after a decision loss in the opener.
For Brito, the signature was the only one that mattered. Before the fight, he told MMA Fighting the UFC was still the destination, even after he had built a championship run in Europe for a second time.
“I see my future there,” Brito said.
He also said he planned to put on a show. On Tuesday, he made sure the judges never had a say.
Brito has not needed a scorecard to win as a professional. The knockout of Fazil added another stoppage to a résumé already defined by finishes.
The win also closed the book on his first trip to Las Vegas. Three years after leaving Contender Series empty-handed, he left with a contract and a highlight that will travel with him into the Octagon.
Fazil’s first career finish loss does not erase the attention he earned this year. It does send him back to the drawing board after the biggest opportunity of his career ended 12 seconds into the final round.
No UFC debut has been announced for Brito. The next step is a date and an opponent, and a chance to prove his third-round knockout of Namo Fazil was the start of a roster stay rather than one loud night on DWCS.