Jared Cannonier vs Christian Leroy Duncan Prediction & Betting Tips - UFC Fight Night
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by Geoffrey Ejiga | in UFC Predictions
The co-main event in Oklahoma City pits grizzled veteran Jared Cannonier against the surging Christian Leroy Duncan, a proper crossroads fight at 185 pounds. One man is trying to hang on at the top of the division, the other is trying to crash it. See our Jared Cannonier vs Christian Leroy Duncan match prediction.
Cannonier is 42 now and the miles are starting to show. The Killa Gorilla has dropped three of his last four, and his most recent outing was a clear decision loss to Michael Page at UFC 319 last August, a night where he just could not get his offence going against a slick mover.
He is still a genuine physical specimen and still hits like a truck, but the elite level has been pulling away from him lately. Duncan is going the other way entirely. CLD rides a four-fight win streak, most recently out-working the dangerous Roman Dolidze over three rounds in London back in March. Before that he flattened Marco Tulio with a spinning attack and stopped Eryk Anders in a round, so the finishing form is real and recent.
At 30, with the speed and the fresher legs, the Englishman is the one trending upward.
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Jared Cannonier - Christian Leroy Duncan Key Points
- Duncan has 10 knockouts among his 14 wins and stopped two of his last three opponents.
- Cannonier is 42 and has lost three of his last four fights.
- Duncan holds a 12-year age advantage plus a reach edge at 79 inches.
- Four of Duncan's last seven wins have come by knockout, so the power is proven.
- Cannonier has been dropped and hurt in recent bouts, taking two knockdowns before his last win.
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Our Jared Cannonier vs Christian Leroy Duncan Prediction
We like CLD to not just win but finish this one. Cannonier is famously tough, but toughness fades with age, and at 42 the chin and the recovery are not what they were, as those recent knockdowns hint. Duncan is the sharper, faster, more explosive striker here, with genuine one-shot power and a nasty spinning arsenal that has already produced highlight-reel stoppages.
If The Killa Gorilla slows even a step, the Englishman has the tools to put him away. Hence, our Jared Cannonier vs Christian Leroy Duncan match prediction is that Christian Leroy Duncan wins by KO, TKO, or DQ.
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