Christian Leroy Duncan
England
Pulls upset in Vegas
Duncan defeated Marco Tulio via KO (punches) at 3:20 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Entering as an underdog (+140) for the first time in his UFC career, Duncan largely switched up the game plan for this one. Christian is typically known as a perimeter striker. He likes to stand at distance and pick his opponents apart. Here, against a power puncher in Tulio, he became super aggressive in closing the distance and had plenty of success as a result. CLD doesn't get hit much, but he has a strong chin, and that allows him to take some chances in the stand-up. Common sense would lead you to believe Duncan's lack of grappling -- both offensively and defensively -- is going to hurt him at some point, but he's won five of six dating back to November 2023. He'll also be taking home a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus for his efforts here.
Entering as an underdog (+140) for the first time in his UFC career, Duncan largely switched up the game plan for this one. Christian is typically known as a perimeter striker. He likes to stand at distance and pick his opponents apart. Here, against a power puncher in Tulio, he became super aggressive in closing the distance and had plenty of success as a result. CLD doesn't get hit much, but he has a strong chin, and that allows him to take some chances in the stand-up. Common sense would lead you to believe Duncan's lack of grappling -- both offensively and defensively -- is going to hurt him at some point, but he's won five of six dating back to November 2023. He'll also be taking home a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus for his efforts here.
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Faces Marco Tulio at UFC Vegas 111
Duncan will face Marco Tulio in a middleweight matchup at UFC Vegas 111 on Nov. 8, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Duncan picked up his second straight victory, along with a post-fight bonus, in August against Eryk Anders, and he'll look to build momentum with a quick turnaround here. He faces a fighter in Tulio with a 2-0 record with the company, with both wins by KO/TKO finish. Duncan finds himself approximately a (+140) betting underdog as of the start of fight week.
Duncan picked up his second straight victory, along with a post-fight bonus, in August against Eryk Anders, and he'll look to build momentum with a quick turnaround here. He faces a fighter in Tulio with a 2-0 record with the company, with both wins by KO/TKO finish. Duncan finds himself approximately a (+140) betting underdog as of the start of fight week.
Stops vet in Round 1
Duncan defeated Eryk Anders via TKO (punches) at 3:53 of Round 1 at UFC Vegas 109 on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Duncan entered as a big betting favorite (-500) against an aging veteran, and came through, though it was far from a flawless effort. The fight was stopped for multiple infractions early (an eye poke and a groin kick), and there were a few other infractions (a fence grab and another groin kick) that luckily for Duncan went unnoticed. Despite the trouble, he came through with the biggest moment of the fight, a spinning elbow that had Anders rattled. He proceeded to get Anders up against the fence and rattled off a string of unanswered punches, forcing referee Mark Smith to call off the proceedings. The finish would go on to earn Duncan -- who has now won back-to-back fights and four of his last five -- a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus, one of four awarded on the evening.
Duncan entered as a big betting favorite (-500) against an aging veteran, and came through, though it was far from a flawless effort. The fight was stopped for multiple infractions early (an eye poke and a groin kick), and there were a few other infractions (a fence grab and another groin kick) that luckily for Duncan went unnoticed. Despite the trouble, he came through with the biggest moment of the fight, a spinning elbow that had Anders rattled. He proceeded to get Anders up against the fence and rattled off a string of unanswered punches, forcing referee Mark Smith to call off the proceedings. The finish would go on to earn Duncan -- who has now won back-to-back fights and four of his last five -- a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus, one of four awarded on the evening.
Scheduled against Anders
Duncan is scheduled to compete against Eryk Anders in a middleweight fight at UFC Vegas 109 on Aug. 9, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
UFC Vegas 109 will be Duncan's chance to log multiple wins in 2025. Duncan is already 1-0 after cruising past Andrey Pulyaev in March 22's UFC London event, for which he was the card's biggest favorite.
UFC Vegas 109 will be Duncan's chance to log multiple wins in 2025. Duncan is already 1-0 after cruising past Andrey Pulyaev in March 22's UFC London event, for which he was the card's biggest favorite.
Cruises as biggest favorite on card
Duncan defeated Andrey Pulyaev via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in London.
ANALYSIS
Duncan struggled mightily in a unanimous decision loss to Gregory Rodrigues his last time out last July. The UFC gave him a prime rebound spot here as a -500 favorite, and he took advantage, albeit in underwhelming fashion. Facing a debuting fighter in Pulyaev, Duncan fought to his strengths, closing with a 116-36 edge in terms of total strikes landed. He didn't pile up any significant damage, but there's zero doubt which man won the fight. Now 4-2 in the UFC, the 29-year-old Duncan will hope to put together a prolonged winning streak.
Duncan struggled mightily in a unanimous decision loss to Gregory Rodrigues his last time out last July. The UFC gave him a prime rebound spot here as a -500 favorite, and he took advantage, albeit in underwhelming fashion. Facing a debuting fighter in Pulyaev, Duncan fought to his strengths, closing with a 116-36 edge in terms of total strikes landed. He didn't pile up any significant damage, but there's zero doubt which man won the fight. Now 4-2 in the UFC, the 29-year-old Duncan will hope to put together a prolonged winning streak.
Scheduled against newcomer
Duncan is scheduled to compete against Andrey Pulyaev in a middleweight fight at UFC London on March 22, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Duncan will look to bounce back after finishing his 2024 with a decisive decision loss to Gregory Rodrigues at UFC 304 in Manchester. The 29-year-old Englishman will have another opportunity to fight in his home country against Pulyaev, who recently earned a contract through Dana White's Contender Series back in August.
Duncan will look to bounce back after finishing his 2024 with a decisive decision loss to Gregory Rodrigues at UFC 304 in Manchester. The 29-year-old Englishman will have another opportunity to fight in his home country against Pulyaev, who recently earned a contract through Dana White's Contender Series back in August.