Christian Leroy Duncan

He was the quicker and more effective striker through the first two rounds and mixed in wrestling to stop the veteran ever setting his feet, taking two cards clean at 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28.

Key moments

• Beat Cannonier to the punch consistently with faster, more varied striking.
• Used wrestling entries to deny Cannonier the chance to plant and load up.
• Held off a late Cannonier push to take the unanimous decision.

Duncan stopped Eryk Anders in the first round with one of the most Duncan finishes possible: a spinning back elbow followed by punches.

Key moments

• Knocked out Anders in round one at 3:53.
• Used a spinning back elbow to create the finishing sequence.
• Snapped back into form after the unanimous-decision loss to Gregory Rodrigues.

Duncan outpointed Andrey Pulyaev over three rounds and showed he could keep his shape through a full technical fight without relying on a late highlight.

Key moments

• Won a unanimous decision after three rounds.
• Banked a controlled UFC victory without needing a stoppage.
• Set up the later Anders matchup as a chance to push the pace harder again.

Duncan turned the Claudio Ribeiro fight into one of his cleaner UFC performances by taking over once the bout hit the mat in the second round. After a measured first frame, he forced the finishing sequence with top pressure and closed with elbows and punches for the stoppage in Las Vegas.

Key moments

• Stopped Ribeiro at 1:57 of round two.
• The finish came through ground-and-pound after Duncan gained top position.
• It gave Duncan back-to-back UFC stoppage wins after the Denis Tiuliulin finish.

Duncan handled the late opponent switch at UFC Fight Night 232 and broke down Denis Tiuliulin for a second-round stoppage. He did a lot of the work in the clinch, controlling Tiuliulin along the fence with knees and body-lock pressure before the finishing elbows and punches arrived late in the round.

Key moments

• Finished Tiuliulin by TKO at 4:24 of round two.
• Used long stretches of clinch control and knees to wear down the short-notice replacement.
• It was Duncan's first UFC win by a fully authored finish rather than injury.

Duncan's UFC debut ended awkwardly when Todorovic suffered a knee injury during an early exchange and could not continue. The finish was anti-climactic, but it still gave Duncan a London win in his first Octagon appearance after arriving as a Cage Warriors champion.

Key moments

• Won his UFC debut by injury TKO at 1:52 of round one.
• Todorovic's damaged knee ended the fight before Duncan could build a full performance.
• The bout took place on the UFC 286 card in London.

Duncan defended the Cage Warriors middleweight title by stopping Marian Dimitrov late in the opening round in Manchester. The finish again came through one of Duncan's signature spinning attacks, which let him preserve the belt in the same highlight-heavy style that won it months earlier.

Key moments

• Stopped Dimitrov at 4:56 of round one.
• The finishing sequence was built around a spinning back elbow and follow-up punches.
• It served as Duncan's first successful defense of the Cage Warriors middleweight title.

He finished Moore with a first-round rear-naked choke, showing there was real grappling depth behind the spinning-strike highlights.

Key moments

• Submitted Moore at 2:24 of round one.
• Moore replaced John-Martin Fraser after the original booking moved and changed.
• The bout was contested at a 190-pound catchweight.