Pulyaev vs Duncan

Who won Pulyaev vs Duncan?

Christian Leroy Duncan beat Andrey Pulyaev by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC London, on Saturday 22nd March 2025 at O2 Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Christian Leroy Duncan.

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).

Pulyaev vs Duncan stats

Andrey Pulyaev stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Christian Leroy Duncan made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Andrey Pulyaev's 1st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2025. Christian Leroy Duncan marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Andrey Pulyaev's UFC record stood at 0-1-0, while Christian Leroy Duncan's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Duncan had a large advantage in power over Pulyaev, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Pulyaev's 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pulyaev had an advantage over Duncan, with a 22% submission rate over Duncan's 10%.

Andrey Pulyaev was the younger man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Pulyaev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 1 year and 4 months later than Duncan, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 23 to Duncan's 27.

Pulyaev vs Duncan form

Christian Leroy Duncan had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Gregory Rodrigues at UFC 304 – Manchester on 27th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Claudio Ribeiro at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Denis Tiuliulin at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by 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.

He had defeated Du ko Todorovi at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Duncan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Pulyaev vs Duncan start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 5:15 PM UTC , which was 1:15 PM EST or 10:15 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:15 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Pulyaev vs Duncan?

Andrey Pulyaev was a 19/5 (+380) underdog going into the contest, while Christian Leroy Duncan made his way into the ring at 1/5 (-500) with oddsmakers.