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Background

Born on July 24, 1995, in Gloucester, England, Christian Leroy Duncan played basketball seriously in his youth and considered a career in that sport before turning to mixed martial arts after high school. He trains at Range Martial Arts Academy in Gloucester, where he built most of his technical foundation.

On the amateur circuit, he won bronze at the 2017 IMMAF World Championships in Manama, representing the United Kingdom at under 83.9 kg, then silver at the 2019 IMMAF European Championships in Rome, representing England in the same weight class. He turned professional in 2020 and joined Cage Warriors, where he strung together wins before capturing the middleweight title in April 2022 by TKO over Djati Melan, then defending it in November 2022 against Marian Dimitrov.

UFC Career

His UFC signing was announced at Cage Warriors 148 on December 31, 2022, after his scheduled fight with Jesse Taylor fell through. He made his organizational debut on March 18, 2023, at UFC 286, defeating Dusko Todorovic by TKO after his opponent was injured. He suffered his first loss in June 2023, by unanimous decision, to Armen Petrosyan, before reeling off wins over Denis Tiuliulin and Claudio Ribeiro, both by TKO within the first two rounds, confirming his ability to bounce back from a setback. A second loss, by unanimous decision, came in July 2024 against Gregory Rodrigues.

He returned to the win column in March 2025 by decision over Andrey Pulyaev, then put together two consecutive finishes, by KO over Eryk Anders in August 2025 and by KO over Marco Tulio in November 2025, each earning him a Performance of the Night bonus. He continued the run in March 2026 with a decision over Roman Dolidze, then in July 2026 against Jared Cannonier, also by unanimous decision. This winning streak places him eleventh in the UFC middleweight rankings.

On October 10, 2026, headlining UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, he faced Brendan Allen and lost by submission, a rear-naked choke, in the fifth round, ending his five-fight winning streak.

Fighting Style

Christian Leroy Duncan is a tall striker for his weight class who uses his 6’7″ (201 cm) reach to control distance and land powerful combinations. Trained at Range Martial Arts Academy, he has built most of his wins on standing finishes, often within the first round, while keeping enough wrestling defense to avoid being controlled on the ground for long in his UFC fights. His amateur stint at IMMAF also gave him early international experience against a wide range of fighting styles, which has helped him make tactical adjustments throughout his professional career.