Three Canadians victorious on UFC Fight Night prelims

LAS VEGAS — American Chidi (Chidi Bang Bang) Njokuani kicked off his UFC career with a bang Saturday, knocking out Quebec middleweight Marc-Andre (Powerbar) Barriault in just 16 seconds on a Fight Night card.

Barriault (13-5-0 with one no contest) was caught by a left-right combination and went down at the fence. Njokuani (21-7-0 with one no contest) continued to land blows from above until referee Herb Dean stepped in. It was the second fastest UFC debut finish.

The 32-year-old Barriault, a native of Gatineau. Que., who is now living in south Florida, was giving up six inches in reach. He had won his last two outings.

The 33-year-old Njokuani, a Bellator veteran, earned his UFC contract with a third-round TKO win over Brazil's Mario Filipe de Sousa on "Dana White's Contender Series" in September. He had lost three of his previous five bouts.

He is the younger brother of UFC veteran Anthony (The Assassin) Njokuani, who fought 15 times in total in the UFC and WEC.

Three other Canadian fighters had better nights at the UFC's Apex production facility.

Flyweight Malcom (X) Gordon, featherweight (Mean) Hakeem Dawodu and bantamweight Alexis (Ally-Gator) Davis all posted wins on the card.

The main event pitted Sweden's Jack (The Joker) Hermansson, ranked sixth among middleweight contenders, against No. 7 Sean (Tarzan) Strickland of the U.S.

Dawodu used a busier, more varied attack to earn a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) over American featherweight Michael (The Lone Wolf) Trizano.

Dawodu (13-2-1) and Trizano (9-2-0) exchanged blows in the first round with the busier Canadian leading the way. Dawodu scored with leg kicks.

Trizano got Dawodu's attention with a hard strike in the second round. But Dawodu bounced back,