Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2026-07-18, we are going to comment and rate the mma bout Jared Cannonier vs Christian Leroy Duncan as soon as we watch the full fight (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2026).Duncan vs Cannonier is scheduled to take place Saturday, July 18th, at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma, United States), in a 3-round middleweight (185 lbs, 84 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Dricus Du Plessis vs Kamaru Usman – UFC Fight Night 281. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Jared Cannonier record
Jared Cannonier entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-9-0 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 middleweight in the world.
He won just one out of his last four bouts, against Gregory Rodrigues in February 2025 (Jared Cannonier vs Gregory Rodrigues), then he has lost to Michael ‘Venom’ Page (Jared Cannonier vs Michael Page).
Christian Duncan record
His opponent, Christian Leroy Duncan, has a record of 14-2-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.15 in the middleweight division.
He lost to Gregory Rodrigues in 2024 (Gregory Rodrigues vs Christian Leroy Duncan) but then he has won four consecutive fights beating Marco Tulio and Roman Dolidze in his last two.
Fight card
Here is the UFC Fight Night 281 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on Paramount+)
Dricus Du Plessis vs Kamaru Usman
Jared Cannonier vs Christian Leroy Duncan
Chase Hooper vs Mitch Ramirez
Tabatha Ricci vs Fatima Kline
Tommy McMillen vs Alberto Montes
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on Paramount+)
Jose Delgado vs Austin Bashi
Seok Hyeon Ko vs Jan-Paul Lebosnoyani
Levi Rodrigues vs Felipe Franco
Alden Coria vs Stewart Nicoll
Richard Harris vs Alvin Hines
Dione Barbosa vs Anna Melisano
Ezra Elliott vs Damien Anderson
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Jared Cannonier vs Christian Leroy Duncan as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Cannonier vs Duncan fight?
Christian Leroy Duncan defeated Jared Cannonier via unanimous decision. Scores were 30–27, 30–27, 29–28.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Fight Night 281 post-fight octagon interview of Jared Cannonier and Christian Leroy Duncan.
