Middleweight · Main card · UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen
FINAL: Brendan Allen by KO/TKO
Reinier de Ridder
Age 35 · Elo 1532
WWL
168 days since last fight
vs
Brendan Allen
Age 29 · Elo 1642
WLWLW
91 days since last fight
Who wins, by source
Reinier de RidderBrendan Allen
Each row splits one source's view of the fight. The dashed line is even odds. Where the models sit further from the market, they are claiming an edge.
Tale of the tape
Reinier de RidderBrendan Allen
Career UFC averages. Bars are scaled within each row, so compare left against right, not row against row. The stronger side is highlighted, and for strikes absorbed the lower number is the better one.
How it ends
KO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Each model's split across the ways this fight can finish, out of 100.
The analysis
Claude
Brendan Allen by Submission, 75% confidence
Allen has established UFC experience with proven submission skills (1.3 subs per fight) while de Ridder makes his UFC debut with no recorded statistics. Allen's 75% win rate and recent submission victories over Paul Craig and Andre Muniz demonstrate elite grappling. De Ridder's ONE Championship pedigree is untested against UFC-caliber competition.
GPT
Reinier de Ridder by Submission, 65% confidence
Despite a lack of UFC stats, de Ridder is an elite grappler with a proven record in high-level MMA, particularly in submission grappling. Allen is well-rounded and dangerous on the ground, but his takedown defense (58%) and tendency to engage in grappling exchanges may play into de Ridder's strengths. Allen's striking volume is higher, but de Ridder's physicality and submission prowess give him the edge if the fight hits the mat.