Arnold Allen

Overview

Eight of Arnold Allen's twelve UFC wins went to the scorecards. The two knockouts took 2:33 and 0:08 of fighting. That's the contrast in his career: a decision fighter by volume of wins, with a pair of very fast finishes mixed in.

The Ipswich-born southpaw is 12-3 in the UFC, with a 21-4-0 professional record across all promotions. He fights at featherweight out of BKK / Tristar and has been in the UFC since June 2015.

Four of his 12 UFC wins are finishes. His three losses have all gone to the scorecards.

UFC Career

Allen debuted in June 2015 with a third-round submission of Alan Omer at 1:41. Decision wins over Yaotzin Meza and Makwan Amirkhani followed, the Amirkhani fight by split decision. Then came another third-round submission, Mads Burnell at 2:41.

From there he stacked decisions: Jordan Rinaldi, Gilbert Melendez at UFC 239, then Nik Lentz and Sodiq Yusuff, both opponents our model rates as strong. In March 2022 he stopped Dan Hooker in the first round at 2:33. In October he headlined against Calvin Kattar and finished him in the second round at 0:08. That was win number 10 in a row, the longest streak of his UFC career, and it began with the Omer submission on his debut.

It ended in his next fight, a five-round main event against Max Holloway, an elite opponent by our model's tiers. Allen lost a unanimous decision. A second decision loss to Movsar Evloev came at UFC 297, then a win over Giga Chikadze at UFC 304 by unanimous decision.

Jean Silva beat him by unanimous decision at UFC 324. Allen's most recent fight was a five-round main event against Melquizael Costa, and he won by unanimous decision.

Three losses, zero stoppages against him.

Fighting Style

Allen is a striker who is hard to hit. His output and accuracy are about what you'd expect from a UFC fighter, but he takes less damage than most and is tough to take down. He rarely goes looking for takedowns or submissions himself.

That makes his finishing record a little surprising. Two of his four UFC finishes are submissions, both in the third round. The knockouts came in round 1 and round 2, so his finishes have shown up at different points in a fight.

Most of his wins, eight of 12, have gone the distance.

Notable Wins

• Dan Hooker — KO/TKO, round 1 (2:33), UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall (2022)
• Calvin Kattar — KO/TKO, round 2 (0:08), UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen (2022), a main event
• Sodiq Yusuff — unanimous decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland (2021)
• Melquizael Costa — unanimous decision, round 5, UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Costa (2026), a five-round main event

Quick Facts

• Division: Featherweight
• UFC record: 12-3 (4 finishes)
• Professional record (all promotions): 21-4-0
• UFC debut: 2015
• Stance: Southpaw
• Height / reach: 5'8" / 70"
• Team: BKK / Tristar
• Born: Ipswich, England