Fighter profile

Christian Leroy Duncan

“CLD”

Middleweight · UFC record 8-3 · 11 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 10 Oct 2026

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Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)89

Power78

Striking defense80

Takedown defense69

WrestlingProvisional measure61

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (11 detailed fights; as of Sat 10 Oct 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING85.7

CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING79.7

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Reach: 201 cm (6'7")
Stance: Switch
Age: 31

Last 3: W W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

11 detailed UFC fights · 28 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 10 Oct 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed20.5significant, per round

Strikes absorbed10.7per round

Striking differential+9.8per round

Takedown attempts0.54per round

Takedown defense59.2%of attempts stopped

Finish rate62.5%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 20.5
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 10.7
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +9.8
Striking accuracy: 57.6%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 53.8%
Knockdowns per round: 0.11
Target: head / body / leg: 51.6% / 17.2% / 31.1%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 75.5% / 17.6% / 7.0%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.54
Takedowns landed per round: 0.11
Takedown accuracy: 20.0%
Takedown defense: 59.2%
Control time per round: 0:54
Submission attempts per round: 0.00
Reversals per round: 0.07

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 8-3-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 62.5%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 5 · 0 · 3
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 0 · 1 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 3 / 0
Average fight time: 11:04 (over 8 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Christian Leroy Duncan — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 10 Oct 2026	Brendan Allen	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R5 2:46	UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan
Sat 18 Jul 2026	Jared Cannonier	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman
Sat 21 Mar 2026	Roman Dolidze	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy
Sat 8 Nov 2025	Marco Tulio	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 3:20	UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown
Sat 9 Aug 2025	Eryk Anders	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 3:53	UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Hernandez

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Christian Leroy Duncan — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 22 Mar 2025	Andrey Pulyaev	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady
Sat 27 Jul 2024	Gregory Rodrigues	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
Sat 2 Mar 2024	Claudio Ribeiro	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 1:57	UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev
Sat 18 Nov 2023	Denis Tiuliulin	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 4:24	UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig
Sat 17 Jun 2023	Armen Petrosyan	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier
Sat 18 Mar 2023	Dusko Todorovic	W	KO/TKO	R1 1:52	UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3

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