Boris Atangana’s Ground Attack Forces Soares to Tap in Lyon
Boris Mbarga Atangana submitted Guilherme Soares at PFL Lyon on December 13, 2025. The light heavyweight contest at LDLC Arena ended with a rear-naked choke at 2:35 of the second round, keeping Atangana’s unbeaten professional record intact.
Soares threatens from underneath
Atangana attacked the body early and mixed strikes with takedowns, while Soares looked for opportunities through the clinch and submission attempts from underneath. The first round included a heel-hook threat and other leg attacks that Atangana had to avoid before restoring his own offense.
In the second, another takedown gave Atangana the top position he needed. He worked around Soares’s guard, advanced through dominant positions and forced him to turn under the pressure of punches and elbows.
The second-round advance creates the choke
Once the back became available, Atangana secured the choke and drew the tap. The finish moved him to eight wins without defeat, maintaining a perfect finishing record after a demanding assignment that extended beyond his usual opening-round conclusions.
His earlier 2025 PFL appearances had produced first-round wins over Bruno Santos in July and Jhony Gregory in September. Soares presented a different grappling challenge, but the same overall outcome followed: Atangana found a way to finish. The Lyon performance added a submission to his successful run and showed that his attack could remain effective when an opponent survived the first five minutes.
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Boris Mbarga Atangana, Guilherme Soares, PFL, MMA
