Brundage vs Abdul-Malik

Who won Brundage vs Abdul-Malik?

Mansur Abdul-Malik beat Cody Brundage by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 14th June 2025 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Brundage vs Abdul-Malik stats

Cody Brundage stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Mansur Abdul-Malik made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 8 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Cody Brundage's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Mansur Abdul-Malik marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Cody Brundage's UFC record stood at 5-6-0, while Mansur Abdul-Malik's came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested Abdul-Malik had a massive power advantage over Brundage, boasting a 88% knock out percentage over Brundage's 55%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Brundage had an advantage over Abdul-Malik, with a 27% submission rate over Abdul-Malik's 13%.

Cody Brundage was the older man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Brundage was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 years and 5 months earlier than Abdul-Malik, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 34 to Abdul-Malik's 13.

Brundage vs Abdul-Malik form

Brundage had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Julian Marquez at UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev on 1st March 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, his fight against Abdul Razak Alhassan at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez on 13th July 2024 ended in a no contest.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Bo Nickal at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Zachary Reese at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Moody Center, Austin.

He had defeated Jacob Malkoun at UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot on 23rd September 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Brundage's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.2 rounds on average.

Abdul-Malik's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What time did Brundage vs Abdul-Malik start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:40 AM UTC , which was 10:40 PM EST or 7:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Brundage vs Abdul-Malik?

Cody Brundage was a 5/1 (+520) underdog going into the contest, while Mansur Abdul-Malik made his way into the ring at 1/8 (-830) with oddsmakers.