Musumeci’s Foot Lock Kept the Belt at UFC BJJ 5
Mikey Musumeci submitted Shay Montague with a foot lock at 4:09 of round two on February 12, 2026, at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas. The UFC BJJ 5 main event gave the reigning bantamweight champion another successful title defense.
The matchup and early action
Montague entered as an IBJJF no-gi world champion at 122 pounds and made his promotional debut in the title match. Musumeci brought the experience of defending an established 135-pound UFC BJJ championship.
The matchup formed one half of the evening’s championship pairing. Ronaldo Junior also defended the middleweight belt against Tarik Hopstock, giving the card two established champions facing European challengers.
The decisive developments
Musumeci explored a different opening approach before returning to the leg attacks that had become a central part of his grappling game. Montague extended the match beyond the first round but could not prevent the eventual finishing entanglement.
The foot lock forced the submission late in the second. The result settled the title match without a third round or a judges’ decision, preserving Musumeci’s place at the top of the division.
What the result meant
Ronaldo Junior retained his own championship by unanimous decision in the co-main event. The two featured outcomes therefore kept both belts with their defending holders while arriving through different methods.
For Musumeci, the important achievement was completing another defense against credentialed opposition. Montague’s world-title background made the assignment meaningful, and the champion ultimately found the decisive answer through his familiar lower-body submission game after nearly two rounds of competition.
