The Bendigo fighter found success with it again, this time in the first round against Michal Oleksiejczuk on Sunday in Auckland at UFC Fight Night 168.

From the moment the light-heavyweight fight started, 23-year-old Crute was in control.

Crute ducked an opening left hand from Oleksiejczuk, which he then capitalised to take his opponent down.

Oleksiejczuk struggled to get back on two feet as Crute kept taking out his base, with the two tussling for the best part of a minute or so.

Oleksiejczuk was able to get back on two feet and had another go at a left hand at Crute, which the Bendigo fighter capitalised again into a half guard.

In the midst of the tussle Crute attempted to get Oleksiejczuk into an arm triangle, but then switched to a kimura submission.

Oleksiejczuk then tapped out moments later after 3:29 in the Octagon at Spark Arena.

"He (Oleksiejczuk) is too dangerous to stand in front of, so I took him down," Crute said after the fight.

"I said I was going to take him down, and when I do, I will take his arm."

Crute took his opponent down to the floor around eight times before he was able to lock him in the winning kimura.

"I was doing little trips... and he's not going to get up after seven or eight," Crute said.

Looking ahead to his next fight, Crute aims to defeat one more opponent before he hopes to have a rematch with Misha Cirkunov.

"I wouldn't mind one more (fight) then Misha Cirkunov," Crute said.

"I am coming for you, brother."

Crute faced Cirkunov last year in Canada at UFC Fight Night 158, but was defeated by the Latvian-Canadian via a Peruvian necktie in the first round.

Crute now moves to an 11-1 record.

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