Chris Duncan is a Scottish professional mixed martial artist fighting out of Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. He carries a pendant on a chain with the fingerprint and the wedding ring of his late mother Elaine Duncan.
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BIOGRAPHY
Chris is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Here are 13 more things about him:
- His fight name is The Problem.
- He was born in Stirlingshire, Scotland.
- When he was young, his mother would sneak him into boxing classes against the wishes of his grandparents.
- He was a shepherd before he became an MMA fighter.
- In 2013, he moved to Alloa.
- As an amateur MMA fighter, he defeated Chrissy Morton in 2014, Graham Russell in 2015, Kieran Connor, John Ross and Makinde Adeyemi in 2016 and Lukasz Szarafiniak, Andy Nunn and Alexander O’Sullivan in 2017 but lost to Jack Pearce in 2014.
- Before joining the UFC, he competed in Unity Fighting Championship, On Top, Bellator MMA and Ultimate Fight League.
- He is 5’10” tall and he competes in the lightweight division.
- He holds a professional MMA record of 13 wins and 2 losses.
- On the day of the weigh-in of his amateur MMA fight booked for April 20, 2014 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, he was told that his mother had been murdered. He went on with the fight and defeated Morton via technical knockout via punches.
- On April 7, 2018, he made his professional MMA debut.
- On March 18, 2023, he made his UFC debut.
- On May 31, 2025, he turned 32.
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TIMELINE
From 2018 to 2025, Duncan fought 15 professional MMA opponents. Here are the results:
2018
- On April 7, 2018, he submitted Pietro Colonna at a Unity Fighting Championship event held in Darlington, England, U.K.
- On June 2, 2018, he defeated Steven Moore via technical knockout via punches at “On Top – Showdown” in Linwood, Scottland.
- On November 17, 2018, he defeated Niall Smith via TKO at “On Top – 21” in Linwood.
2019
- On February 23, 2019, he defeated Sam Slater via technical knockout via punches at “Bellator 217” in Dublin, Ireland.
- On August 4, 2019, he defeated Leandro Souza via technical knockout at “Ultimate Fight League 3” in Musselburgh, Scotland.
2020
- On February 22, 2020, he defeated Mateusz Piskorz via technical knockout via punches at “Bellator 240” in Dublin.
- On October 1, 2020, he defeated Iamik Furtado via technical knockout via punches at “Bellator 247” in Milan, Italy.
2021
- On October 12, 2021, he was knocked out by Viacheslav Borshchev at “Dana White’s Contender Series 2021” Week 7 in Enterprise, Nevada.
2022
- On February 5, 2022, he defeated Jonathan Carlos via unanimous decision at an Ultimate Fight League event in London, England.
- On August 2, 2022, he knocked out Charlie Campbell via punches at “Dana White’s Contender Series 2022” Week 2 in Enterprise.
2023
- On March 18, 2023, he defeated Omar Morales via split decision at “UFC 286” in London.
- On July 22, 2023, he defeated Yanal Ashmouz via unanimous decision at “UFC Fight Night 224” in London.
2024
- On February 24, 2024, he was submitted by Manuel Torres at “UFC Fight Night 237” in Mexico City, Mexico.
- On September 28, 2024, he defeated Bolaji Oki via technical submission at “UFC Fight Night 243” in Paris, France.
2025
- On March 22, 2025, he submitted Jordan Vucenic at “UFC Fight Night 255” in London.

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