Duncan vs Tiuliulin

Who won Duncan vs Tiuliulin?

Christian Leroy Duncan beat Denis Tiuliulin by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig, on Saturday 18th November 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Duncan vs Tiuliulin stats

Christian Leroy Duncan stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Denis Tiuliulin made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Christian Leroy Duncan's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Denis Tiuliulin marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Christian Leroy Duncan's UFC record stood at 3-2-0, while Denis Tiuliulin's came in at 1-5-0.

The stats suggested Tiuliulin had an advantage in power over Duncan, with a 90% knock out percentage over Duncan's 75%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Duncan had an advantage over Tiuliulin, with a 13% submission rate over Tiuliulin's 0%.

Christian Leroy Duncan was the younger man by 7 years, at 29 years old.

Duncan had a height advantage of 1 inch over Tiuliulin.

Duncan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 4 years and 4 months later than Tiuliulin, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 24 to Tiuliulin's 36.

Duncan vs Tiuliulin form

Duncan had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Armen Petrosyan at UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier on 17th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Du ko Todorovi at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Marian Dimitrov at Cage Warriors 146 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Bec Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had defeated Djati Melan at Cage Warriors 136 on 2nd April 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round in their Cage Warriors Middleweight championship fight at BEC Arena, Manchester.

He was victorious against Justin Moore at Cage Warriors 131 on 10th December 2021 by submission in the 1st round at London, England.

Activity check

Duncan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Tiuliulin's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Duncan vs Tiuliulin?

Christian Leroy Duncan was a 17/100 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Denis Tiuliulin made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.