18-07-26
RJ Harris made a statement in his UFC debut, stopping Alvin Hines by first-round TKO at UFC Fight Night 281 at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.
Harris needed just 1:40 of Round 1 to close the show, dropping Hines with a right uppercut before referee Nick Berens stepped in as Harris followed up with punches.
With the win, the 27-year-old Harris improves to 6-0 in MMA and 1-0 in the UFC, with five finishes in six fights. He and his wife are expecting their first child.
Hines, 34, falls to 7-2 in MMA and 0-2 in the UFC. He previously served a one-year UFC suspension after testing positive for a banned substance following his June 2025 debut loss to Jhonata Diniz.
