Oban Elliott got the first finish at UFC 309 when he became the first fighter to put away Bassil Hafez in MMA competition.

Oban Elliott produced his first finish inside the Octagon for UFC 309's first highlight reel moment at Madison Square Garden.

UFC 309 continues with a fight between Bassil Hafez and Oban Elliott. Check out our UFC odds series for our Hafez-Elliott prediction.

Check out the best photos from Oban Elliott's third-round knockout win over Bassil Hafez at UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Photos by Brad Penner, Imagn Images; UFC; MMA Junkie)

Oban Elliott catches Bassil Hafez with a nice punch and finishes him off to get the Madison Square Garden crowd on their feet.

Oban Elliott may have already locked up a Performance of the Night bonus. In a preliminary welterweight bout at UFC 309 on Saturday, Elliott scored a dramatic third-round knockout of Bassil Hafez to guarantee that the judges’ scorecards wouldn’t be needed.