Size and experience do matter, but apparently not to Justin Wren who put the UFC veteran and giant, Wes Sims, to sleep in about 60 seconds flat with an arm triangle choke on episode five of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) season ten. Subsequently, Team Rashad maintained the lead over Team Rampage with a score of 5-0.

The 6'10'' tall Sims might have underestimated the seven inches shorter Wren, who wasted no time eliminating Sim's reach advantage by immediately attacking and pinning him against the octagon fence. He then closed the deal with a successful take-down and perfectly executed triangle choke that left Sims unconscious about one minute into the fight.

UFC president, Dana White, was quite perplexed that the fight was over before it even started. Coach Rashad was not surprised about the outcome, however, since he picked all his fighters based on their technical skills rather than their physical size.

This article appears in Oct 15-21, 2009.