The Steve Garcia trains keeps rolling down the tracks – and it’s picking up speed.

On the UFC Fight Night 242 main card Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Garcia (17-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) finished Kyle Nelson (16-6-1 MMA, 4-5-1 UFC) with strikes at the 3:59 mark of Round 1.

Nelson was initially in control of Garcia, who turned the tables after an unsuccessful armbar attempt. Garcia methodically landed bursts of ground-and-pound punches and elbows until the stoppage came.

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The TKO finish was Garcia’s fifth in a row as he continues to surge up the featherweight ranks. Nelson had a three-fight winning streak snapped in defeat.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 242 results include:

• Steve Garcia def. Kyle Nelson via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:59
• Cody Durden def. Matt Schnell via submission (anaconda choke) – Round 2, 0:29
• Yanal Ashmouz def. Trevor Peek via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Chris Padilla def. Rong Zhu via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) – Round 2, 4:14
• Isaac Dulgarian def. Brendon Marotte via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 2, 4:19
• Andre Lima def. Felipe dos Santos via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Gabriel Santos def. Yi Zha via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
• Jaqueline Amorim def. Vanessa Demopoulos via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 3:28
• Andre Petroski def. Dylan Budka via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Nathan Fletcher def. Zygimantas Ramaska via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 2, 1:14

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