UFC Vancouver delivered an evening of high-stakes drama and thrilling finishes on October 18, 2025, on the Rogers Enviornment in British Columbia, Canada.
The primary occasion of UFC Battle Night time: de Ridder vs. Allen (UFC on ESPN+ 120) noticed prime middleweight contender Brendan Allen safe a large, career-defining victory by TKO after his opponent, Reinier de Ridder, retired on the stool between rounds. The victory instantly propels Allen into the dialog for a middleweight title shot, having utterly shut down the grappling offence of the previous two-division ONE Champion. After surviving a troublesome first spherical, Allen’s relentless wrestling strain and punishing ground-and-pound drained de Ridder’s gasoline tank, forcing his nook to name the battle after the fourth spherical.
Canadians Shine at UFC Vancouver
The house crowd was handled to a string of spectacular performances from Canadian fighters. Within the co-main occasion, Mike Malott gained a aggressive welterweight bout towards UFC veteran Kevin Holland, securing a unanimous resolution victory (29–28, 29–28, 29–28). Montreal’s Aiemann Zahabi prolonged his win streak with a razor-thin cut up resolution victory over Marlon Vera in a extremely entertaining bantamweight conflict. “The Nice” Charles Jourdain secured a Efficiency of the Night time bonus with a spectacular first-round submission (guillotine choke) over Davey Grant in a bantamweight function. Kyle Nelson additionally earned a unanimous resolution win, defeating Matt Frevola in a gritty light-weight battle.
Efficiency Bonuses and Battle of the Night time
The £40,899.98 (approximate worth of $50,000) bonus awards highlighted an evening full of motion:Battle of the Night time was awarded to the hard-hitting preliminary card light-weight bout between Drew Dober and Kyle Prepolec, which Dober gained by TKO within the third spherical.Efficiency of the Night time bonuses went to Charles Jourdain for his submission and Aori Qileng for his blistering 21-second knockout within the opening spherical towards Cody Gibson.The return to UFC Vancouver was an enormous success, solidifying the town’s repute for internet hosting electrifying battle playing cards and setting a brand new trajectory for a number of fighters within the middleweight and bantamweight divisions.
UFC Battle Night time: de Ridder vs. Allen – Full Outcomes
UFC Battle Night time 262 – Rogers Enviornment, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Weight ClassWinnerMethodRoundTimeMain Occasion(Middleweight)Brendan AllenTKO (retirement)45:00(Welterweight)Mike MalottDecision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00(Bantamweight)Aiemann ZahabiDecision (cut up) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)35:00(Girls’s Flyweight)Manon FiorotTKO (punches)11:14(Bantamweight)Charles JourdainSubmission (guillotine choke)13:05(Light-weight)Kyle NelsonDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)35:00Prelims(Light-weight)Drew DoberTKO (knees and punches)31:16(Bantamweight)Aori QilengTKO (punches)10:21(Flyweight)Bruno Gustavo da SilvaSubmission (rear-naked choke)32:15(Middleweight)Djorden Ribeiro dos SantosDecision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00(Girls’s Strawweight)Stephanie LucianoSubmission (rear-naked choke)32:50(Middleweight)Yousri BelgarouiTKO (punches)30:55(Girls’s Bantamweight)Melissa CrodenTKO (punches)34:32
Bonus Winners (£40,899.98 / $50,000):
Battle of the Night time: Drew Dober vs. Kyle Prepolec
Efficiency of the Night time: Charles Jourdain, Aori Qileng
