A full foot taller than Pat Barry, Stefan Struve entered this fight with the largest height advantage in UFC history. Struve's tremendous reach played little part in the Dutch fighter's victory over Barry, though.
In the end, it was Struve's ground game that caused problems for Barry. After threatening with a guillotine choke, Struve transitioned to a triangle choke and forced Barry to submit at 3:22 in the second round.
In a press release obtained by Bleacher Report, Stefan Struve said:
The mutual kickboxing backgrounds helped me figure out his style and develop my game plan from there. We had really good back and forth with our striking and he was doing a good job managing the distance. He kept me at bay with his kicks because those were landing hard and will definitely leave bruises tomorrow. I was eventually able to get him in the guillotine and once I locked it in I wasn’t letting it go. When he slammed me, I was able to put my arm down to catch myself and sink the submission in deeper.
Barry attempted to slam his way out of the choke, but Struve braced for the impact and tightened the triangle. Barry's UFC career could now be in jeopardy after losing his second straight fight.
Struve's win comes after suffering a brutal knockout loss to Travis Browne in his previous fight. The always entertaining Struve is still only 23 years old and improving his overall game.
Sean Smith is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report MMA. Sean has also had his work featured on UFC.com, LowKick.com and TheMMACorner.com. For the latest insight and updates on everything MMA, you can follow Sean on Twitter @SeanSmithMMA.
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