At UFC Vegas 122, Brendan Allen brought five rounds of patient, methodical pressure to bear against Christian Leroy Duncan, ultimately securing a rear-naked choke submission in the final frame — a victory that speaks to the quiet power of consistency over flash. Allen's win was not a sudden revelation but the culmination of a disciplined approach, blending grappling and striking until Duncan had nowhere left to go. In a sport defined by moments of chaos, Allen continues to build something rarer: a reputation for inevitability.
Allen Extends Dominance With Fifth-Round Choke at UFC Vegas 122
Allen waited for his moment, then finished it.
Mark
So Allen's been on a run—three straight wins coming in. What made this one different, or was it just more of the same dominance?
Mimi
It was competitive for most of it. Duncan's a solid fighter—five-fight winning streak himself. But Allen's real skill showed in how he controlled the pace. He didn't rush. He waited for his spots and mixed things up so Duncan never got comfortable.
Luke
The eye poke deduction is worth noting, though. That changed the momentum. We don't know if Duncan would have had a different outcome without that point taken away, but it clearly shifted things.
Mark
And then the fifth round—he just took the back and finished it?
Mimi
That's the thing about Allen. He's patient enough to get to the fifth, and then he's got the grappling to finish when it matters. The rear-naked choke is becoming his signature.
Luke
It's his third submission win we're seeing reported, so there's a pattern. But we should be clear: this was a five-round fight that went the distance until the very end. It wasn't a dominant blowout.
Mark
What about the rest of the card? Anything that stood out?
Mimi
Herbert getting back-to-back wins is significant for him—first time since his Cage Warriors days. And Fili's head kick knockout was genuinely impressive. He even showed restraint after.
Luke
Tanzilovi's story is interesting too. Underdog in his second UFC fight, gets dropped early, comes back, and finishes with a head kick. That's a real turnaround.
Mark
And Price got his moment?
Mimi
He did. After Chiesa's retirement overshadowed his last fight, Shelby gave him a chance to have his own final performance. He dominated Shahbazyan from the start.
Luke
Though we should note—we don't know if Price is actually retiring. He left it open. The narrative of "final fight" is what the UFC framed it as, but Price hasn't committed either way.
El Pulso
- Allen entered as the favorite but faced a credible test in Duncan, who had won five straight UFC bouts and clinched effectively in the early rounds to disrupt Allen's rhythm.
- A momentum-shifting eye poke deduction against Duncan in the middle rounds tilted the fight's balance, giving Allen the opening he needed to impose his grappling-heavy game plan.
- By the fifth round, Allen had systematically dismantled Duncan's defenses, taking his back and sinking a rear-naked choke that left the Englishman no choice but to tap at 2:46.
- Elsewhere on the card, Jai Herbert's unanimous decision over favored Matheus Camilo marked his first back-to-back UFC wins, while Andre Fili's head kick KO of Kai Kamaka III announced a veteran's enduring power.
- Niko Price closed the main card with a first-round demolition of Leon Shahbazyan in what may be his UFC farewell, leaving the door open for one final chapter on his own terms.
At UFC Vegas 122, Brendan Allen brought five rounds of patient, methodical pressure to bear against Christian Leroy Duncan, ultimately securing a rear-naked choke submission in the final frame — a victory that speaks to the quiet power of consistency over flash. Allen's win was not a sudden revelation but the culmination of a disciplined approach, blending grappling and striking until Duncan had nowhere left to go. In a sport defined by moments of chaos, Allen continues to build something rarer: a reputation for inevitability.
Brendan Allen claimed the UFC Vegas 122 main event with a fifth-round rear-naked choke submission of Christian Leroy Duncan, finishing at 2:46 of the final round inside the Meta Apex. Duncan was no easy mark — he carried a five-fight UFC winning streak into the bout — but Allen's combination of grappling intelligence and striking variety gradually wore him down. Early on, Duncan clinched well and worked against the cage, forcing Allen to exercise patience. A mid-fight point deduction against Duncan for an eye poke shifted the momentum, and Allen seized it, mixing takedown attempts with striking combinations to keep his opponent perpetually off balance.
By the championship round, Allen had accumulated enough control to take Duncan's back decisively. He locked in the choke, Duncan resisted briefly, and then tapped — another submission victory cementing Allen's reputation as one of the middleweight division's most consistent finishers.
The supporting card delivered its share of drama. Jai Herbert ground out a unanimous decision over Matheus Camilo in the co-main event, overcoming an early deficit with superior cardio to earn his first back-to-back UFC victories since his Cage Warriors days. Andre Fili, a veteran with something to prove, landed a thunderous head kick in round two to knock Kai Kamaka III unconscious, then showed restraint by holding back unnecessary follow-up strikes.
Georgian underdog Otari Tanzilovi survived early adversity against Malcolm Wellmaker before uncorking a head kick in the second round and finishing with ground-and-pound — his first Octagon win. Wellmaker suffered his third straight promotional loss.
Niko Price closed the main card with what may have been his UFC farewell, overwhelming Leon Shahbazyan from the opening bell. When Shahbazyan attempted a takedown, he found himself on his back absorbing ground-and-pound until the referee intervened. Price's dominant finish left his future deliberately open — retire in glory, or return for one more.
Brendan Allen finished Christian Leroy Duncan with a rear-naked choke in the fifth round of their main event matchup at UFC Vegas 122, held at the Meta Apex. The submission came at 2:46 of the final frame, marking another decisive victory for the American fighter, who entered the bout riding a three-fight winning streak. Duncan, an English fighter, had won his previous five UFC contests and came in as a credible opponent—but Allen's grappling and striking combination proved too much over the course of five rounds.
The fight itself was competitive and required Allen to work for his opening. Duncan clinched effectively early and landed strikes against the cage, forcing Allen to be patient. Allen waited for his moment to drag the action to the ground, where his dominance became apparent. The bout's turning point came when Duncan was deducted a point for an eye poke, a penalty that shifted the momentum further in Allen's favor. Rather than allowing Duncan to settle into a rhythm, Allen mixed his approach—alternating between grappling sequences and striking combinations to keep his opponent off balance and unable to impose his own game plan.
By the fifth round, Allen had accumulated enough control and positioning to take Duncan's back decisively. He sank in the rear-naked choke, and though Duncan fought the submission, he had no choice but to tap. It was a main event victory that underscored Allen's growing consistency in the middleweight division.
The card itself delivered multiple finishes. Jai Herbert, fighting in the co-main event against Matheus Camilo, secured his second consecutive UFC victory—a milestone that marked the first time since his Cage Warriors days that he had strung together back-to-back wins. Camilo, who entered as a betting favorite, struggled to maintain his output as Herbert's pressure mounted. The Brazilian won the opening round, but Herbert's superior cardio took over in rounds two and three, earning him a unanimous decision on all three scorecards.
Andre Fili, a veteran looking to prove he still possessed knockout power, faced Kai Kamaka III in a first-round firefight. Both men came to engage, but in the second round, Fili landed a devastating head kick that sent Kamaka III to the canvas unconscious. Fili showed restraint by holding back his follow-up strikes, a moment of sportsmanship that punctuated an otherwise violent finish.
Otari Tanzilovi, a Georgian fighter in his second UFC appearance, entered as an underdog against Malcolm Wellmaker but emerged with his first Octagon victory. Tanzilovi found himself in trouble early but weathered the storm and made it to the second round. There, he unleashed a head kick that dropped Wellmaker, then finished the fight with ground-and-pound. For Wellmaker, the loss marked his third consecutive defeat in the promotion.
Niko Price closed out the main card with a statement performance in what was billed as his final UFC fight. After his previous bout against Michael Chiesa had been overshadowed by Chiesa's retirement announcement, UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby offered Price a chance to have his own farewell moment. Price accepted and faced Leon Shahbazyan, overwhelming him from the opening bell. Shahbazyan's attempt to take the fight to the ground backfired when he ended up on his back, absorbing ground-and-pound until the referee stopped the fight in the first round. Price's dominant showing left the door open to either retire or return for another fight, giving him control over his next chapter.
Citas Notables
Allen mixed grappling and striking to keep Duncan off balance and unable to impose his own game plan— Fight narrative
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