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At With the win, Allen moves up one spot, overtaking longtime rival Earlier on the card, Lupita Note: Previous rankings listed in brackets.<\/p>\n Jump To \u00bb
\nUFC Vegas 122<\/a>, Brendan
\nAllen<\/a> continued one of the best runs of his career.Allen submits Christian Leroy Duncan in Round 5 at UFC Vegas
\n122
\n
\nThe latest
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> event featured a middleweight
\nmatchup between \u201cAll In\u201d and rising contender Christian
\nLeroy Duncan<\/a>. The pair fought a back-and-forth battle, with
\neach finding success. Ultimately, Allen (28-7, 16-4 UFC) won
\n
\nwith a rear-naked choke at 2:46 of the fifth round<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nAnthony Hernandez for No. 6 in Sherdog\u2019s middleweight rankings.
\nAlthough \u201cFluffy\u201d won their February 2025 matchup, their careers
\nhave since taken different paths: Allen has won four straight
\nbouts, while Hernandez has lost two in a row. Former Cage Warriors
\nchampion Duncan (15-3, 8-3 UFC) remains No. 14.<\/p>\n
\nGodinez<\/a> (15-6, 10-6 UFC) defeated Ketlen
\nSouza<\/a> (17-7, 4-4 UFC) in a 117-pound catchweight bout. Although
\nmany media members scored the fight for Souza, \u201cLoopy” earned a
\nunanimous decision, with all three judges scoring it 29-28. Godinez
\nis now 3-1 in her last four outings and retains the No. 11 spot in
\nSherdog\u2019s strawweight rankings. Souza, who missed the non-title
\nstrawweight limit by one pound, will have to wait for another
\nopportunity to break into the Top 15.<\/p>\n
\nHEAVYWEIGHT<\/a>
\nLIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT<\/a>
\nMIDDLEWEIGHT<\/a>
\nWELTERWEIGHT<\/a>
\nLIGHTWEIGHT<\/a>
\nFEATHERWEIGHT<\/a>
\nBANTAMWEIGHT<\/a>
\nFLYWEIGHT<\/a>
\nWOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT<\/a>
\nWOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT<\/a>
\nWOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT<\/a>
\nWOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT<\/a>
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