5 best finishes in the UFC in April 2022

#2. Joanderson Brito def. Andre Fili – UFC Vegas 53

Andre Fili has been on the UFC roster since 2013 and has endured a turbulent run in the promotion's featherweight division. 'Touchy' has only ever lost to top contenders, with his defeats coming against the likes of Max Holloway, Yair Rodriguez, Calvin Kattar, Sodiq Yussuf, and Bryce Mitchell.

At UFC Vegas 53, Fili took on Joanderson Brito, who joined the promotion just last year. Brito earned a UFC contract with a succesful showing on Dana White's Contender Series and subsequently lost in his full promotional debut against Bill Algeo.

The heavy-handed Brazilian earned his first win in the world's biggest MMA organization in style, knocking out his experienced counterpart just 41 seconds into the bout. He dominated every striking exchange before the finish, which came via a picture-perfect overhand.

Joanderson Brito advanced his professional record to 13-3-1 with the win over Andre Fili, who picked up his eighth loss in the promotion. Fili will need to return to the drawing board as he's won just one out of his last five fights. Meanwhile, Brito came away with a 'Performance of the Night' post-fight bonus.

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#1. Jessica Andrade def. Amanda Lemos – UFC Vegas 52

Jessica Andrade is among the best female fighters on the planet. The former strawweight queen has produced some memorable moments on the world's biggest stage, unlike anything we've ever seen in women's MMA. The powerful Brazilian boasts fight-ending power in her fists, a weapon very few female fighters possess.

After a failed shot at the title in the flyweight division, Andrade picked up a win over Cynthia Calvillo before opting to move back down to 115 pounds. She took on surging strawweight contender Amanda Lemos in the main event of UFC Vegas 52.

Amanda Lemos is known for her pin-point striking, making this a bad matchup for Jessica Andrade. 'Bate Estaca' has struggled against good strikers in the past, as was evident in her losses to Valentina Shevchenko, Rose Namajuas, Zhang Weili and Joanna Jędrzejczyk.

Andrade got picked apart throughout the first three minutes of the bout. Lemos used her reach effectively to keep the former champion at bay. Seemingly out of nowhere, 'Bate Estaca' closed the distance and locked in an arm-triangle choke, which her opponent eventually succumbed to.

This is the only standing arm-triangle choke in promotional history. Andrade re-entered the strawweight title picture as a result and is one or two wins away from another shot at gold.

She is 1-1 with reigning 115-pound queen Rose Namajunas and a trilogy bout could be on the cards if the champion emerges victorious in her rematch with Carla Esparza.