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.

Christian Leroy Duncan's UFC record stood at 3-1-0, while Denis Tiuliulin's came in at 1-4-0.

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 28 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, 3 years and 7 months later than Tiuliulin, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 21 to Tiuliulin's 33.

Duncan vs Tiuliulin form

Christian Leroy Duncan had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, 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.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that 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.

Before that, 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.

He was victorious against Marian Dimitrov at Cage Warriors 146 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Bec Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Duncan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 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, 1 month and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 11 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.