Duncan vs Rodrigues

Who won Duncan vs Rodrigues?

Gregory Rodrigues beat Christian Leroy Duncan by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 304 – Manchester, on Saturday 27th July 2024 at Co-op Live Arena in Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Gregory Rodrigues.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Duncan vs Rodrigues stats

Christian Leroy Duncan stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Gregory Rodrigues made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Christian Leroy Duncan's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Gregory Rodrigues marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Christian Leroy Duncan's UFC record stood at 3-2-0, while Gregory Rodrigues' came in at 7-2-0.

The stats suggested Duncan had an advantage in power over Rodrigues, with a 80% knock out percentage over Rodrigues' 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rodrigues had a slight advantage over Duncan, with a 20% submission rate over Duncan's 10%.

Christian Leroy Duncan was the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Duncan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 6 years later than Rodrigues, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 24 to Rodrigues' 38.

Duncan vs Rodrigues form

Christian Leroy Duncan had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Claudio Ribeiro at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Denis Tiuliulin at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Armen Petrosyan at UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier on 17th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Du ko Todorovi at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He was victorious against Marian Dimitrov at Cage Warriors 146 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Bec Arena, Manchester.

Gregory Rodrigues had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Brad Tavares at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer on 10th February 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Denis Tiuliulin at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at TD Garden, Boston.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Brunno Ferreira at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he had defeated Chidi Njokuani at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He was victorious against Julian Marquez at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on 18th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Moody Center, Austin.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Christian Leroy Duncan had been fighting more than Gregory Rodrigues.

Going to this contest, Christian Leroy Duncan had last fought 6 months and 2 days ago, while Gregory Rodrigues' last outing had been 6 months and 25 days ago.

Duncan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Rodrigues' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What time did Duncan vs Rodrigues start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:40 AM UTC , which was 10:40 PM EST or 7:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Duncan vs Rodrigues?

Christian Leroy Duncan was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Gregory Rodrigues made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.