Ricardo Ramos started strong against Julian Erosa at UFC on ESPN 53, but his aggression ultimately led to his demise.

Erosa (28-11 MMA, 7-7 UFC) latched ahold of Ramos’ (16-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) neck off a sloppy early takedown attempt and secured a guillotine choke at the 2:15 mark of Round 1 in the featherweight bout at the UFC Apex.

“Juicy J” is now 6-3 since he returned to the octagon for a second stint with the promotion, and the choke of Ramos marked his 23rd career finish. Check out the replay below (via X):

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The win was a significant moment for Erosa, who had lost back-to-back fights. His wife welcomed their newest child just eight days before he stepped in the cage, and he said that motivation carried him to the finish of Ramos.

I knew that if (Charles) Jourdain could choke him out with a guillotine – I have one of the best guillotines as well,” Erosa said in his post-fight interview with Paul Felder.

Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 53 results include:

• Julian Erosa def. Ricardo Ramos via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 2:15
• Miles Johns def. Cody Gibson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Jarno Errens def. Steven Nguyen via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Darya Zheleznyakova def. Montserrat Rendon via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Andre Lima def. Igor Severino via disqualification (biting) – Round 2, 2:52
• Mick Parkin def. Mohammed Usman via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 53.