Brendan Allen vs Christian Leroy DuncanMiddleweight at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Duncan

Upcoming·UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Duncan·Saturday, October 10, 2026
Weight class
Middleweight
Rounds
5 × 5 min
Venue
Meta APEX · Las Vegas, Nevada

Matchup read

Where each fighter holds an edge — offense against the opponent's defense.

Striking
Duncan ▸

Duncan out-strikes Allen

Effective offense
A
80th
1.9
+11
A+
91st
2.5
Defense
D
35th
47%
+25
B
60th
52%
KO power
D
6 KO
0.2 KD
+15
C
10 KO
0.3 KD
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Wrestling
◂ Allen

Allen has the bigger wrestling edge on Duncan

Takedowns landed
C
58th
1.5
+32
D
26th
0.4
Takedown accuracy
C
57th
42%
+30
D
27th
20%
Takedown defense
D
39th
56%
Even
D
41st
58%
Control time
A
74th
4.5 min
+21
C
53rd
3.1 min
See full Grappling
Submission
◂ Allen

Allen is the bigger submission threat on Duncan

Submission attempts
A
79th
1.0
+61
F
18th
0.0
Sub win rate
A
78th
54%
14 subs
+23
C
54th
7%
1 sub
Submission defense
C
45th
3%
Even
C
46th
0%
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Finishing
Even

Both hard to finish

Finish rate
C
47th
60%
Even
C
47th
63%
KO durability
B
62nd
11%
+9
A
72nd
0%
Submission defense
C
46th
0%
Even
C
46th
0%
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Pace
Even

Similar work rate over five rounds — Allen's pace builds while Duncan's fades

Work rate / min — full fight
5.8
Even
5.6
Work rate / min — rounds 1–2
5.5
6.2
Pace trend
+6%/rd
-11%/rd
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Form
Duncan ▸

Duncan is in better recent form than Allen

Win rate (career)
79%
Even
80%
After a win
79%
71%
Last 5
60%
100%
Win streakW3W5
See full Form
Schedule
◂ Allen

Allen has faced the tougher schedule vs Duncan

Schedule strength
61%
35%
Win quality
73%
63%
Ranked opponents
10
2
Title-holder bouts
0
Even
0
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Activity
Duncan ▸

Duncan is fresher and more active than Allen

Last bout
3mo
2mo
Bouts, last 12 mo
2
3
Bouts, last 24 mo
5
Even
5
See full Activity
Tale of the tape
Duncan ▸

Duncan 4" reach · Switch-stance wrinkle

30
Age
1y
younger
31
6'2"
188cm
Height
Even
6'2"
188cm
75"
191cm
Reach
4"
reach
79"
201cm
Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor
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Core metrics

Each fighter's career rates as a division percentile.

Brendan AllenChristian Leroy Duncan
StrikingAccuracyDefenseTakedownsTD defenseSubmissions
Percentile
Striking/min3.594.43
Accuracy%53%57%
Defense%47%52%
Takedowns/151.60.3
TD defense%56%63%
Submissions/151.10.0

Career rate as a percentile within the middleweight (354 fighters) — further right is better. Descriptive research, not a prediction.