Tonight’s UFC Vancouver event was headlined by a key middleweight matchup between Reinier de Ridder and Brendan Allen.
De Ridder (21-3 MMA) entered the bout on a five-fight winning streak, with his four most previous victories coming within the list. Octagon. In his last outing, ‘RDR’ had scored a split-decision victory over former division champion Robert Whittaker.
Meanwhile, Brendan Allen (26-7 MMA)’s most previous appearance came at the UFC 318 event in July, where he scored a unanimous decision victory over longtime rival Marvin Vettori. That win was, of course, preceded by back-to-back decision losses to perennial contenders Anthony Hernandez and Nassourdine Imavov.
Tonight’s UFC Vancouver main event proved to be a coming out party for Brendan Allen. After enduring a brutal opening round that saw Reinier de Ridder smother him and throw away multiple submission attempts, ‘All In’ came back with a vengeance in round two. The American managed to take top position after scoring a sweep and started bombarding ‘RDR’ with some heavy ground and pound. That trend continued in rounds three and four and meant that De Ridder could hardly get on his stool after twenty minutes of action. After seeing the condition of their fighter, the corner of ‘RDR’ decided to throw in the towel and let their man see another day.
Official UFC Vancouver Results: Brendan Allen def. Reinier de Ridder via TKO (corner stoppage) at 5:00 of Round 4
Watch below how the pros reacted to ‘De Ridder vs. All’:
Dynamic main event battle. I’ll keep an eye on this one ☝️ 👀 👊#UFCVancouver
— #OnAmission4Gold (@KelvinGastelum) October 19, 2025
That’s why mtfk only wants to fight me for 5 rounds. 25 minutes of cuddling. The Knights is GAYYY
— Paulo Costa (@BorrachinhaMMA) October 19, 2025
That was definitely a worst start for Allen. #UFCVancouver
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) October 19, 2025
10-8 de Ridder. Impressive wrestling dominance #UFCVancouver
—Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) October 19, 2025
Clear 10-9 RDR. Allen must keep this fight in and out of reach. #UFCVancouver
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) October 19, 2025
Nothing special from either of these so far. #UFCVancouver
— #OnAmission4Gold (@KelvinGastelum) October 19, 2025
19-19. Brendan Allen storms back. Very competitive fight #UFCVancouver
—Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) October 19, 2025
1-1 draw. Builds trust for All. #UFCVancouver
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) October 19, 2025
To sleep
— Paulo Costa (@BorrachinhaMMA) October 19, 2025
Post-fight reactions to Brendan Allen defeating Reinier de Ridder at UFC Vancouver:
I guess when you’re done, you’re done
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) October 19, 2025
This bullshit guy is giving up 🤦🏻♂️
— Khamzat Chimaev (@KChimaev) October 19, 2025
Gayyyyyy 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
— Paulo Costa (@BorrachinhaMMA) October 19, 2025
The knight is a pussy.
— Marvin Vettori (@MarvinVettori) October 19, 2025
If I knew it was only going to be 4 rounds I would go for it lol
— Paulo Costa (@BorrachinhaMMA) October 19, 2025
Who would you like to see Allen fight after his TKO win over the Ridder tonight in British Columbia?
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