Duncan vs Petrosyan

Who won Duncan vs Petrosyan?

Armen Petrosyan beat Christian Leroy Duncan by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier, on Saturday 17th June 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Armen Petrosyan.

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 Petrosyan stats

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

Armen Petrosyan made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

Christian Leroy Duncan's UFC record stood at 3-1-0, while Armen Petrosyan's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested that Duncan and Petrosyan have similar power, both with a 75% knock out percentage.

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

Christian Leroy Duncan was the younger man by 5 years, at 28 years old.

Duncan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 1 year and 11 months later than Petrosyan, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 21 to Petrosyan's 24.

Duncan vs Petrosyan form

Duncan had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 opponents and going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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.

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

Going into that contest, 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.

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

He had won against Will Currie at Cage Warriors 123 on 24th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Duncan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Petrosyan's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Duncan vs Petrosyan?

Christian Leroy Duncan was a 13/20 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Armen Petrosyan made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.