Jens Pulver snapped a six-fight losing streak and picked up his first victory since 2007 with a win in the headliner of Saturday's XFO 38 event. Pulver (23-14-1) scored a quick, 49-second rear-naked choke victory over area fighter and one-time WEC competitor Mike Lindquist (6-20). The event took place at Woodstock Harley Davidson in Woodstock, Ill., and streamed online. Pulver previously hinted at retirement following a WEC 41 loss to Josh Grispi and again following a defeat to Javier Vazquez at WEC 47. But Pulver, an early UFC champion and former PRIDE competitor, decided to continue fighting after his WEC release. In August, he suffered a submission loss to Diego Garijo at a regional event in California. It was his fourth consecutive submission defeat, his sixth straight loss overall, and it dropped him to 1-8 going back to an upset to Joe Lauzon at UFC 63 in 2006. But Pulver, a fan favorite who trained with Jeff Curran's Illinois-based team ahead of the fight, got back in the win column on Saturday. He survived an early barrage of punches and subsequent facial cut, took a dominant position when on the mat, and scored the fight-ending rear-naked choke just 49 seconds into the main event. After the fight, the 36-year-old Pulver said he plans to fight again. Up next is a scheduled March 5 headliner with the upstart Chicago Cagefighting Championship promotion.

Former UFC champ Jens Pulver snaps losing streak, wins XFO 38 headliner