He definitely has plenty of pop but I think it was mostly placement in this instance. It's hard to critique him too much but he was kind of getting lit up by Cirkunov before the lame little hook of doom landed. That's not a healthy recipe for extended success.
Who's next for him in this super shallow division? Glover, Alexander, Jimi? Manuwa still doesn't have an opponent for 214 so that could be fireworks.