UFC Fight Night 290: Allen vs. Duncan Live Results and Fight Recap

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UFC Fight Night 290: Allen vs. Duncan takes place Saturday, October 10, 2026, at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, with prelims starting at 5 p.m. ET on Paramount+ and the main card at 8 p.m. ET on Paramount+. The card features 12 bouts across two segments, with several catchweight bouts in effect after multiple fighters missed the scales at Friday’s weigh-ins.

Brendan Allen (26-7) meets Christian Leroy Duncan (14-2) in the five-round middleweight main event that could reshape the top of the 185-pound division. Allen is riding a three-fight winning streak highlighted by a Fight of the Night unanimous decision over Edmen Shahbazyan, and he climbed into the Top 5 after defeating Reinier de Ridder in October 2025 before slipping in the rankings over the course of this year. Duncan, from Gloucester, England, arrives on a five-fight winning streak with consecutive decision victories over Roman Dolidze and Jared Cannonier, earning his first UFC main event. The co-main event features Matheus Camilo (11-3) squaring off with British veteran Jai Herbert (14-6-1) in a lightweight clash that adds significant intrigue to the top of the main card.

The prelims headliner pits Julius Walker (7-3) against Gerald Meerschaert (37-20), a 38-year-old middleweight legend making a late-career move to light heavyweight. Welterweight veteran Niko Price (16-11) takes on Leon Shahbazyan (12-5) in what the UFC has framed as Price’s final fight. Lightweight Ismael Bonfim (20-7) is looking to snap a three-fight skid on short notice. Results update below as each bout concludes.

Main Card

Brendan Allen vs. Christian Leroy Duncan

Middleweight, Main Event

Official Result: Brendan Allen (27-7) defeats Christian Leroy Duncan (14-3) via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) (R5, 2:46)

Allen delivered his most dramatic finish in years, surviving a competitive five-round battle before locking in a rear-naked choke with under three minutes left in the championship rounds. Duncan was told by his corner before the fifth that he needed the round, and pushed forward, but Allen secured a bodylock, took him to the mat, got both hooks in, and sank the choke deep. Duncan tapped at 2:46 as referee Marc Goddard watched closely. The win confirms Allen as one of the elite fighters at 185 pounds and puts him firmly in title contention.

Matheus Camilo vs. Jai Herbert

Lightweight, Co-Main Event

Official Result: Jai Herbert (15-6-1) defeats Matheus Camilo (11-4) via Unanimous Decision (R3, 5:00)

Herbert controlled the championship rounds with sharp output and effective pressure, winning rounds two and three on all three scorecards to overturn an early deficit and earn the decision. All three judges scored the bout 29-28 in Herbert’s favour, handing Camilo the first loss of his UFC run and continuing the English lightweight’s run of form.

Loopy Godinez vs. Ketlen Souza

Official Result: Loopy Godinez (15-6) defeats Ketlen Souza (16-7) via Unanimous Decision (R3, 5:00)

Godinez pressed forward from the start and took a close first round before Souza had the better of the second with her power striking. In the third, Godinez dragged the fight to the mat, controlled from top position with punches and elbows, and held on through the final horn to take the unanimous decision by scores of 29-28 across all three cards. The strawweight bout was contested at a catchweight of 117 pounds after Souza missed the 115-pound limit.

Andre Fili vs. Kai Kamaka III

Official Result: Andre Fili (26-14) defeats Kai Kamaka III (18-9-1) via KO (Head Kick) (R2, 0:22)

Fili found his rhythm early in the second round and landed a precise right head kick that dropped Kamaka and ended the contest just 22 seconds in. The finish capped an entertaining performance from Fili on a busy 2026 schedule, delivering a statement result in the main card featherweight bout.

Malcolm Wellmaker vs. Otari Tanzilovi

Official Result: Otari Tanzilovi (11-2) defeats Malcolm Wellmaker (10-3) via KO (Head Kick) (R2, 2:39)

The two bantamweights traded evenly through a tight first round before Tanzilovi found his moment in the second, landing a perfectly timed right head kick that stiffened Wellmaker and ended the contest at 2:39. Wellmaker had looked competitive early but had no answer for the finishing blow, handing Tanzilovi a momentum-building win.

Prelims

Julius Walker vs. Gerald Meerschaert

Official Result: Julius Walker (8-3) defeats Gerald Meerschaert (37-21) via TKO (Punches) (R2, 3:35)

Walker used his wrestling to control the fight, securing multiple takedowns and grinding Meerschaert from top position with punches and elbows until the stoppage at 3:35 of round two. The win ends Walker’s four-fight losing streak inside the Octagon. Meerschaert announced his retirement from mixed martial arts after the bout, capping a career that included UFC middleweight records for most submission wins and most finishes in divisional history.

Francisco Prado vs. Ismael Bonfim

Official Result: Francisco Prado (13-5) defeats Ismael Bonfim (20-8) via TKO (Punches) (R1, 4:23)

Prado pressed Bonfim against the fence and unleashed a relentless assault of punches, with the overweight challenger unable to defend against the sustained pressure. The referee stepped in at 4:23 of the first round, and Prado earns his second UFC win in decisive fashion, making a statement despite Bonfim carrying more than eight pounds of extra weight into the cage.

Niko Price vs. Leon Shahbazyan

Official Result: Niko Price (17-11) defeats Leon Shahbazyan (12-6) via TKO (Strikes) (R1, 1:58)

Price capped a UFC career defined by high-output, crowd-pleasing performances with a first-round TKO in his farewell fight. He swarmed Shahbazyan with strikes, moved to top position and ended the bout with ground-and-pound at 1:58 of the opening round, finishing his UFC run with a ninth Octagon win.

Felipe Franco vs. Brendson Ribeiro

Official Result: Brendson Ribeiro (18-10) defeats Felipe Franco (10-3) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) (R1, 1:49)

Ribeiro wasted no time, securing a slam and sinking a tight guillotine choke that forced Franco to tap at 1:49 of the first round. The quick finish ended Ribeiro’s four-fight losing streak and provided the kind of statement performance that keeps a career alive in the UFC.

Allen Frye vs. RJ Harris

Official Result: Allen Frye (7-1) defeats RJ Harris (6-1) via KO (Punches) (R1, 2:59)

Frye was tentative in the early exchanges but found his range and unloaded a precise flurry, landing three consecutive right hands that dropped Harris. Frye followed up on the ground to secure the finish and avenge the disrupted bout that connected these two fighters earlier in the year.

Alice Pereira vs. Darya Zheleznyakova

Official Result: Alice Pereira (8-1) defeats Darya Zheleznyakova (10-4) via TKO (Retirement) (R1, 5:00)

Pereira worked to top position in the final minute of round 1 and opened a severe cut on Zheleznyakova’s forehead with a sharp elbow. Zheleznyakova’s corner stopped the fight between rounds, handing Pereira the stoppage victory and continuing her rise as one of the youngest fighters on the UFC roster.

Ernesta Kareckaite vs. Melissa Gatto

Official Result: Ernesta Kareckaite (6-2-2) and Melissa Gatto (9-3-3) fight to a Majority Draw (29-27 Gatto, 28-28, 28-28)

Kareckaite and Gatto produced an eventful flyweight bout that ended without a winner. Kareckaite received a point deduction in the first round after grabbing the cage during a grappling exchange, which proved decisive on at least one scorecard. Two judges scored the fight 28-28, while a third had it 29-27 for Gatto, resulting in a majority draw. Both fighters were active throughout and the bout earned a Fight of the Night-caliber reputation in the room.

What’s Next

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