5 UFC fighters riding a streak of 1st round finishes

#4. Andre Muniz - UFC middleweight - 3 in a row

Andre Muniz holds a record of 22-4

While he may only be no. 13 in the UFC middleweight rankings, Andre Muniz is very much a fighter you should keep an eye on. After two wins on Dana White's contender series, he has gone 4-0 with the promotion and finished his last three opponents inside the first round.

All three of these wins have come via submission and this is clearly an area where Muniz is exceptionally skilled. Of his 22 professional wins, 15 have come via submission. During his current streak, his weapon of choice has been the armbar as he submitted his last three opponents with this hold.

His biggest win to date came over veteran Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza and he will have the chance to add another big name to his resume next time out. Muniz is scheduled to fight Uriah Hall on April 16. A win would be huge for his career and a fourth straight armbar would really get fans talking.

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#3. Anthony Smith - UFC light heavyweight - 3 in a row

Anthony Smith holds a record of 36-16

Anthony Smith deserves a lot of credit for his current streak of three consecutive first-round finishes. Many were ruling out the former title challenger after he suffered consecutive defeats to Glover Teixeira and Aleksandar Rakic. However, since those losses, Smith has been close to perfect.

Admittedly, Smith took a drop down in the level of competition to start this run but it certainly seemed to work. He defeated Devin Clark via first-round submission in a main event on ESPN and then defeated Jimmy Crute via TKO due to some vicious leg kicks. He then took on Ryan Spann in a main event bout in September.

Despite Spann appearing to be his strongest opponent of the stretch, Smith dominated the bout and quickly secured a first-round submission. This run has done wonders for 'Lionheart' and he now appears to be knocking on the door of a title shot once again.