Brendan Allen
"All In"
26-7-0
VS
2026-10-10
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan
Middleweight
Christian Leroy Duncan
"CLD"
13-2-0
LIGHTGBM PREDICTION
Christian Leroy Duncan 'CLD'
52.5% CONFIDENCE
How It Ends
53%
Decision
31%
KO / TKO
16%
Submission
Decision53.0%
KO / TKO30.6%
Submission16.4%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 141.8%
Round 236.3%
Round 3+21.9%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 47% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why LightGBM leans this way
Brendan Allen
Christian Leroy Duncan
Net striking dominance
Matchup -1.84
21%
Elo rating edge
Matchup 41
15%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup +18
10%
Avg takedowns attempted
Brendan Allen 3.21
5%
Strikes absorbed/min
Christian Leroy Duncan 2.01
4%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Brendan Allen -0.16
4%
Age
Brendan Allen 30.8 yrs
4%
Fights in last 2 years
Christian Leroy Duncan 5
3%
Body strikes absorbed per min
Brendan Allen 0.42
3%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Christian Leroy Duncan +0.06
2%
Strikes absorbed/min
Brendan Allen 3.52
2%
Body strikes absorbed per min
Christian Leroy Duncan 0.43
2%
Fights per year
Brendan Allen 2.86
2%
Distance strike defense
Brendan Allen 53%
2%
← pushes toward Brendan Allen pushes toward Christian Leroy Duncan →
Bars show each factor's SHAP contribution to this specific prediction — how much it pushed the win probability toward one fighter, given everything else the model knows. Percentages are each factor's share of the total push across the top 30 factors.

Brendan Allen

Win Streak
3
Finish Rate
20%
Avg Duration
16.0m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W DEC
W KO
W DEC
L DEC
L DEC
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 185 lbs
Reach: 190 cm
Stance: Orthodox

Christian Leroy Duncan

Win Streak
5
Finish Rate
40%
Avg Duration
11.4m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W DEC
W DEC
W KO
W KO
W DEC
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 185 lbs
Reach: 201 cm
Stance: Switch
Head-to-Head Stats
Brendan Allen
ADVANTAGE
Christian Leroy Duncan
Striking Accuracy
49.6%
+4.5%
54.2%
Strikes Landed/Min
3.49
+0.33
3.82
Strikes Absorbed/Min
3.52
+1.51
2.01
Striking Defense
50.4%
+5.8%
56.2%
Takedown Accuracy
39.3%
+7.8%
31.5%
Takedown Defense
60.6%
+3.7%
56.9%
Knockdowns/Fight
0.14
+0.14
0.29
Avg Control Time (sec)
88.15
+20.41
67.74
Strikes Per Round
16.92
+1.13
18.05
Head Strike %
67.1%
+13.4%
53.7%
Body Strike %
18.5%
+0.2%
18.8%
Leg Strike %
14.4%
+13.2%
27.6%
Last 5 Win Rate
60.0%
+40.0%
100.0%
Last 5 Finish Rate
20.0%
+20.0%
40.0%