Christian Leroy Duncan vs Andrey Pulyaev — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady

London, United Kingdom

22 Mar 2025

Middleweight

55%

Duncan

45%

Pulyaev

Win Probability

Decision

Round 3 · 5:00

Christian Leroy Duncan

"CLD"

15 – 2

6'2"79" reachSwitch31 yrsStriker

CFR 60

Andrey Pulyaev

10 – 5

Knockout Artist3-fight slide29 yrsSouthpaw78" reach6'4"

CFR 48

★ Official Result

Christian Leroy DuncanwinsDecisionR3 · 5:00

def. Andrey Pulyaev · UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Duncan

→

Actual result

Duncan wins

Decision · R3

Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Duncan at 55% vs Pulyaev at 45% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Key angles

The CFR gap of 12 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.

Pulyaev has beaten significantly higher-quality opposition — a QoV edge of 10 points.

Risk flags

Pulyaev has a chin rating of 62 — a potential KO vulnerability.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

DuncanPulyaev

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

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Strike Accuracy

—

Duncan

Pulyaev

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

6'2"

Height

+6'4"

79"+

Reach

78"

Age

+29

Switch

Stance

Southpaw

Duncan

Pulyaev

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

59.5

47.8

56.1

Performance Avg

41.0

Quality of Victory

Momentum Score

Duncan

Pulyaev

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

7.7

/ 10

10.0

/ 10

6.6

Style: Pressure

7.6

4.5

Style: Volume

0.4

5 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

1 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

12Distance0

17Clinch2

0Ground0

Duncan

Pulyaev

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

0.9

/ 10

0.0

/ 10

0.6

Wrestling Style (/10)

0.0

Submission Style (/10)

0.0

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Duncan

Pulyaev

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

Never stopped

Verdict

Moderate

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

—

KO round context

Avg R1.0 stoppage

—

Last KO loss

Most recent fight

—

Strikes absorbed / min

—

11/17 fights

Chin rating based on

5/15 fights

Duncan

Pulyaev

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

Current form

3-fight 📉 slide

L · Sub · R5

W · Dec · R3

W · KO · R2

W · KO · R1

Last 5

L · KO · R1

L · Sub · R1

L · Dec · R3

W · KO · R2

L · Dec · R3

Duncan

Pulyaev

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

63%

100%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Duncan

Pulyaev

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

7.7

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

10.0

0.9

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

0.0

0.6

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

0.0

Submission

Submission attack frequency

0.0

6.6

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

7.6

4.5

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

0.4

Duncan

Strike Zones

Pulyaev

Duncan

Attacking

29 landed

Absorbing

2 absorbed

Pulyaev

Attacking

2 landed

Absorbing

29 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Duncan targets the head (66% of attacks) — Pulyaev absorbs 66% of strikes there

🎯Pulyaev targets the head (50% of attacks) — Duncan absorbs 50% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Duncan

RND

Pulyaev

0/0R00/0

Duncan · Last 5

L · Sub · R5

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KO/TKO

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Pulyaev · Last 5

L · KO · R1

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KO/TKO

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Submission

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KO/TKO

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Decision

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