UFC Vancouver provided a night of drama and exciting finishes at Rogers Arena in British Columbia, Canada on October 18, 2025.
During the main event of UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen (UFC on ESPN+ 120) top middleweight Brendan Allen scored a huge, career-defining victory by TKO after his opponent, Reinier de Ridder, retreated to the stool between rounds. The win immediately thrusts Allen into the conversation for a shot at a middleweight title, having completely halted the two-division former ONE champion’s wrestling onslaught. After surviving a tough first round, Allen’s relentless wrestling pressure and punishing ground-and-pound drained De Ridder’s gas tank, forcing his corner to quit the fight after the fourth round.
Canadians shine at UFC Vancouver
The home crowd was treated to a series of impressive performances from Canadian fighters. In the co-main event, Mike Malott won a competitive welterweight bout against UFC veteran Kevin Holland to earn a unanimous decision victory (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). Montreal’s Aiemann Zahabi extended his win streak with a razor-thin split-decision victory over Marlon Vera in a highly entertaining bantamweight clash. “The Great” Charles Jourdain secured a Performance of the Night bonus with a spectacular first-round submission (guillotine choke) over Davey Grant in a bantamweight feature. Kyle Nelson also earned a unanimous decision victory, defeating Matt Frevola in a tough lightweight bout.
Performance Bonuses and Fight of the Night
The bonus prizes of £40,899.98 (estimated value of $50,000) were the highlight of an action-packed evening:
Fight of the Night was awarded to the tough preliminary card lightweight fight between Drew Dober and Kyle Prepolec, which Dober won by TKO in the third round.
Performance of the Night bonuses went to Charles Jourdain for his submission and Aori Qileng for his blistering 21-second opening round knockout against Cody Gibson.
The return to UFC Vancouver was a huge success, cementing the city’s reputation for hosting exciting fight cards and setting a new trajectory for several fighters in the middleweight and bantamweight divisions.
UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. All – Full results
UFC Fight Night 262 – Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| Weight class | Winner | Method | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main event | ||||
| (middleweight) | Brendan Allen | TKO (retirement) | 4 | 5:00 am |
| (welterweight) | Mike Malott | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 am |
| (bantamweight) | Aiemann Zahabi | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 am |
| (women’s flyweight) | Manon Fior | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:14 |
| (bantamweight) | Charles Jourdain | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:05 |
| (Lightweight) | Kyle Nelson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 am |
| Preliminaries | ||||
| (Lightweight) | Pull well | TKO (knees and punches) | 3 | 1:16 |
| (bantamweight) | Aori Qileng | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:21 |
| (Flyweight) | Bruno Gustavo da Silva | Submission (rear naked choke) | 3 | 2:15 |
| (middleweight) | Djorden Ribeiro dos Santos | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 am |
| (women’s straw weight) | Stephanie Luciano | Submission (rear naked choke) | 3 | 2:50 |
| (middleweight) | Yousri Belgaroui | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:55 |
| (women’s bantamweight) | Melissa Croden | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:32 |
Bonus winners (£40,899.98 / $50,000):
Fight of the Night: Drew Dober vs. Kyle Prepolec
Performance of the night: Charles Jourdain, Aori Qileng
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