Timothy Cuamba VS Louis Jourdain

Timothy Cuamba submitted Louis Jourdain with a neck crank at 2:48 of the second round in their bantamweight bout at UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott in Edmonton on October 17, 2026. Cuamba controlled both rounds, steadily dismantling the debuting Jourdain before locking in the neck crank finish from a ground position in round two. Jourdain was making his UFC debut as a -180 favorite after earning his contract on the Contender Series — the younger brother of UFC bantamweight Charles Jourdain — but Cuamba was too seasoned on the mat. The victory moved Cuamba to 11-4 overall and 3-3 in the UFC.

Louis Jourdain (9-3), younger brother of UFC veteran Charles Jourdain, makes his UFC debut on Canadian soil after earning his contract on the 2025 Contender Series via rear-naked choke on a four-fight winning streak. He faces Timothy Cuamba (10-4), a UFC veteran sitting at 2-3 in the promotion who needs a win to stay relevant, giving this bantamweight bout a sharp contrast in trajectory — the hungry debutant versus the experienced but pressure-tested roster veteran.