UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen hit Vancouver with a wild main event, viral knockouts, and Canadian crowd-pleasers. Below you’ll find fast highlights, every official result with bout links, and embeds from the moments everyone’s sharing.
Main Event: Allen turns up the heat, de Ridder cools on the stool
In a matchup many framed as a style test, Brendan Allen vs. Reinier de Ridder became a one-way audit. Allen walked RDR down, stuffed reads, and tore into him with smothering top pressure and elbows. Between rounds, de Ridder couldn’t answer the bell—an abrupt ending that had MMA Twitter declaring he’d been “fraud-checked” in Vancouver.
The MMA world reacts to Reinier de Ridder's performance at #UFCVancouver pic.twitter.com/RSywSEp837
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) October 19, 2025
“Air Jourdain” — a flying knee into a submission
Moments earlier, the arena blew the roof off when Charles Jourdain vs. Davey Grant produced a highlight-of-the-year sequence: a soaring knee that floored Grant and a slick clamp to seal the choke. Yes, the Canadian went airborne, then clinical.
wowwww #UFCVancouver pic.twitter.com/la5YYYIRhc
— Connoisseur of Combat (@ConOfCombat) October 18, 2025
AIR JOURDAIN!!!! 😱 🇨🇦 😱
— ESPN Australia & NZ (@ESPNAusNZ) October 19, 2025
Charles Jourdain floors Davey Grant with an INSANE FLYING KNEE before getting the submission finish!!!
Watch #UFCVancouver LIVE on ESPN on #disneyplusau / #disneyplusnz! 📺 pic.twitter.com/CGO3O3Di8e
Dober chaos: low blow, point drama… and a walk-off
Drew Dober vs. Kyle Prepolec gave us peak MMA weirdness: a groin strike, no deduction—then an after-the-fact deduction—then Dober detonated a KO anyway. Vancouver got the full roller coaster.
#UFCVancouver
— Finz Chats MMA (@finz_the) October 18, 2025
1. Drew Dober lands a nut shot
2. Ref does not deduct a point
3. Prepolec looks visibly hurt and waits 4 minutes to recover, also giving Dober time to rest
4. Ref deducts a point from Dober
5. Prepolec is -800 live
6. Dober immediately KOs Prepolec 😂 pic.twitter.com/11NS7GTL9I
Was RDR “fraud-checked”?
Online? Absolutely. In-cage? Allen’s pace and posture did the talking. RDR’s clinch-and-knee blueprint stalled; the ground exchanges looked like quicksand. The fourth-round retirement became the night’s meme—harsh, but the sport can be like that.
RDR might be one of the worst fighters to ever step into the Octagon. All he does is cling to opponents & throw lazy knees. Brandon went in there, did his thing, and fraud-checked RDR for good.☝🏻
— Combat Sports Insider (@RingJourney) October 19, 2025
DUDE QUIT ON THE STOOL 😂#UFCVancouver
pic.twitter.com/ttZ0u7McST
Full UFC Vancouver results
- Middleweight: Brendan Allen def. Reinier de Ridder — TKO (retirement), R4 5:00
- Welterweight: Mike Malott def. Kevin Holland — Unanimous Decision (29-28 x2, 29-28)
- Bantamweight: Aiemann Zahabi def. Marlon Vera — Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Women’s Flyweight: Manon Fiorot def. Jasmine Jasudavicius — TKO (punches), R1 1:14
- Featherweight: Charles Jourdain def. Davey Grant — Submission (guillotine), R1 3:05
- Featherweight: Kyle Nelson def. Matt Frevola — Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Lightweight: Drew Dober def. Kyle Prepolec — TKO (strikes), R3 1:16
- Bantamweight: Aoriqileng def. Cody Gibson — KO (punches), R1 0:21
- Flyweight: Bruno Silva def. HyunSung Park — Submission (RNC), R3 2:15
- Welterweight: Djorden Santos def. Danny Barlow — Unanimous Decision (29-28 x3)
- Women’s Flyweight: Stephanie Luciano def. Ravena Oliveira — Submission (RNC), R3 2:50
- Middleweight: Yousri Belgaroui def. Azamat Bekoev — TKO (punches), R3 0:55
- Women’s Bantamweight: Melissa Croden def. Tainara Lisboa — TKO (strikes), R3 4:32
FAQ — UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen
Where can I find the full event hub?
Head to the Vancouver card page: UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen and the UFC org index.
Did Brendan Allen finish Reinier de Ridder?
Yes. It’s recorded as a TKO (retirement) after Round 4 in Allen vs. de Ridder.
What was the Canadian highlight?
Jourdain vs. Grant — a flying knee knockdown into a guillotine for a signature submission.
Which other ranked-relevant wins matter?
Statement outings from Manon Fiorot and a vintage KO threat from Drew Dober fuel the rankings chatter.
