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✓ Christian Leroy Duncan won · by Decision · R3

Jared Cannonier vs Christian Leroy Duncan — Honest Elo matchup

middleweight
Other bouts 11
Fight Card
UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman
Jul 18, 2026 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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Final result · recorded Jul 19, 2026
Christian Leroy Duncan
defeated Jared Cannonier by Decision in round 3

Honest Elo mode pre-fight: Jared Cannonier 22.1% · Christian Leroy Duncan 77.9%

Pure Elo pre-fight: Jared Cannonier 49.8% · Christian Leroy Duncan 50.2%

The Honest Elo Meter is hidden once a bout is recorded — win-probability simulations only make sense before the fight. Pre-fight ratings have been updated in both fighters' profiles below to reflect this result.

Notable

Cannonier

8 career post-fight bonuses — a reliable action fighter.

Form

Both enter off a loss (Jul 2026 / Oct 2026).

Tale of the tape

11-10-0 UFC record 8-3-0
KO 7 · Sub 0 Finishes KO 5 · Sub 0
-2 Streak -1
42 Age 31
5'11" 180 cm Height 6'2" 188 cm
77" 196 cm Reach 79" 201 cm
Switch Stance Switch
1584 Global Elo 1603
1535 Elo rating 1563
Jared Cannonier — Notable ▼
At a glance
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 64% of wins by KO/TKO
  • 86% takedown defense in last 3 fights
  • UFC veteran since 2015
Christian Leroy Duncan — Notable ▼
At a glance
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 63% of wins by KO/TKO

Jared Cannonier — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 1245 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
63% Head
  • Head 63%
  • Body 20%
  • Leg 17%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
81% Distance
  • Distance 81%
  • Clinch 12%
  • Ground 7%

Christian Leroy Duncan — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 575 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
52% Head
  • Head 52%
  • Body 17%
  • Leg 31%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
75% Distance
  • Distance 75%
  • Clinch 18%
  • Ground 7%

Performance comparison

Career averages. Edge highlighted on the side that's better. = division average.

4.25
4.49
div avg 4.55
49%
58%
div avg 52%
4.36
2.34
div avg 3.30
56%
54%
div avg 54%
0.77
0.35
div avg 1.53
45%
20%
div avg 44%
65%
59%
div avg 75%
0.00
0.00
div avg 0.46
2
3
div avg 3

Division-adjusted profile

each axis = percentile in own division
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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Finish & durability

How each tends to win, against how hard the other is to finish.

Jared Cannonier
64% finish rate
KO 7 · Sub 0
can finish?
Christian Leroy Duncan
finished 33%
1 of 3 losses
Christian Leroy Duncan
63% finish rate
KO 5 · Sub 0
can finish?
Jared Cannonier
finished 30%
3 of 10 losses

Strength of schedule in UFC

Comparable recent competition — last-5 avg 1607 (Jared Cannonier) vs 1605 (Christian Leroy Duncan).

Jared Cannonier red corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1607
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+)
7
of 11 UFC wins
Toughest win
Anderson Silva
Elo 1715 at fight time
Expected wins
9.4
+1.6 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 21 fights
1544
1602
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1605
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+)
2
of 8 UFC wins
Toughest win
Roman Dolidze
Elo 1617 at fight time
Expected wins
5.5
+2.5 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 11 fights
1482
1698

Common opponents

1 shared opponent · Corner A's result on the left, Corner B's on the right.

  • W
    L
    KO/TKO · R4
    Decision - Unanimous
    Feb 15, 2025
    Jul 27, 2024
Corner A recent form
Jared Cannonier
Corner B recent form
Christian Leroy Duncan
Source Per-fighter stats and bout records from Jared Cannonier & Christian Leroy Duncan on UFCStats. Honest Elo Meter samples each fighter's rating uncertainty (1,000 Monte Carlo iterations). Data analysis, not betting advice. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.