Anthony Hernandez Defeats Brendan Allen at UFC Seattle
Anthony Hernandez defeated Brendan Allen by unanimous decision in the co-main event at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle on February 22, 2025. All three judges scored the middleweight rematch 29–28 for Hernandez. The official scorecards record the result, and the event recap describes how Hernandez took control late in the fight.
A rematch seven years in the making
The Seattle bout revisited a matchup from LFA 32 in January 2018. Hernandez and Allen fought for the vacant LFA middleweight championship, and Hernandez won their first meeting by unanimous decision after five rounds. The embedded video above is the available full-fight recording of their first encounter.
Hernandez seized the final round
The rematch was competitive through the first two rounds, with both middleweights scrambling for position and threatening submissions. Neither fighter built a decisive lead early. Hernandez changed the rhythm in the third, pressing Allen backward and working from top position. He finished the round landing ground-and-pound as Allen focused on defending and escaping. That late surge helped Hernandez win the judges’ nod on all three cards, 29–28 each.
The result extended Hernandez’s winning streak to seven. It was also his second victory over Allen, following the 2018 LFA championship bout. Allen entered the Seattle rematch after a unanimous-decision loss to Nassourdine Imavov in September 2024, so the defeat made it two losses in a row at that point. The official record credits Hernandez with a unanimous decision.
The official scorecard report noted that Hernandez was ranked No. 12 entering the bout and said the win guaranteed a place in the middleweight top 10. His winning run continued after Seattle with a fourth-round submission of Roman Dolidze in August 2025, as recorded in the official win-streak recap. Hernandez’s win over Dolidze made it eight consecutive victories.
What followed for both middleweights
Hernandez’s eight-fight winning streak ended with a third-round TKO at 2:23 in Houston on February 21, 2026. He later lost a unanimous decision to Gregory Rodrigues in Sacramento on August 22, 2026. The Houston scorecards and Sacramento results show that his earlier Seattle win was part of a longer streak, which later ended.
Allen’s more recent results have shifted as well. After the Seattle loss, he rebuilt his momentum and won four consecutive fights. His latest victory came on October 10, 2026, when he submitted Christian Leroy Duncan with a rear-naked choke at 2:46 of Round 5. The official event results record that finish. The Seattle decision remains a clear snapshot of the rivalry: Hernandez won both meetings, with the second bout decided on the judges’ scorecards.
