UFC Fight Night: Matheus Camilo vs Jai Herbert Preview & Prediction

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A lightweight showcase serves as the co-main event of the evening, with Matheus Camilo taking on veteran, Jai Herbert, at 155 pounds.

Matheus Camilo vs Jai Herbert facts

What time are Matheus Camilo and Jai Herbert expected to walk out? 11 October 2026 at 3:15 am

Where is UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Duncan? Meta Apex, Enterprise, USA

Where can I get tickets for UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Duncan? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC Fight Night 290

What TV channel is UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Duncan on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – Paramount

Where can I stream UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Duncan? UK – TNT Sports can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and HBO Max / USA – Paramount+ & UFC Fight Pass

UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Duncan main card

Brendan Allen vs Christian Leroy Duncan (Middleweight)

Matheus Camilo vs Jai Herbert (Lightweight)

Loopy Godinez vs Ketlen Souza (Women's Strawweight)

Andre Fili vs Kai Kamaka III (Featherweight)

Malcolm Wellmaker vs Otari Tanzilovi (Bantamweight)

UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Duncan prelims

Julius Walker vs Gerald Meerschaert (Light Heavyweight)

Francisco Prado vs Ismael Bonfim (Lightweight)

Niko Price vs Leon Shahbazyan (Welterweight)

Felipe Franco vs Brendson Ribeiro (Light Heavyweight)

Allen Frye Jr. vs RJ Harris (Heavyweight)

Alice Pereira vs Darya Zheleznyakova (Women's Bantamweight)

Ernesta Kareckaite vs Melissa Gatto (Women's Flyweight)

Matheus Camilo: Can "Jaguar" produce another memorable finish?

Matheus Camilo (11-3) rides the momentum of an extremely impressive win in his last fight into the cage on Saturday night. "Jaguar" left the Baku crowd speechless with a quick KO over Nazim Sadykhov, bombing "Black Wolf" out cold in less than a round to hand him his first stoppage loss in the promotion. A heavy-handed wrestler who is extremely active with pursuing his takedowns, Camilo looks to have righted the ship following a rough loss to Gabe Green in his debut; the 25 year old Brazilian hasn't lost since, posting victories over Viacheslav Borschev and the aforementioned Sadykhov to kickstart his UFC career in earnest.

Jai Herbert: "The Black Country Banger" looks to showcase his veteran craft

A hardened veteran of the lightweight division, it seems extremely unfair on Jai Herbert (14-6-1) that he's still best known as the fighter who found himself on the wrong end of one of Ilia Topuria's most brutal KOs. A former Cage Warriors champion, Herbert has struggled to maintain momentum since making the jump to the UFC, posting a 4-5-1 record in that time. However, it's worth noting that "The Black Country Banger" has had a stiff strength of schedule and has consistently acquitted himself well in most of his fights. He enters this matchup following an impressive KO over Mandel Nallo last time out in enemy territory.

Matheus Camilo vs Jai Herbert prediction

Co-main event? Yikes. Neither of these men are within a country mile of the rankings.

In any case, as much as I love Herbert, I think he could get put away here. The Englishman has been on a decent run since a nightmarish KO loss to Ilia Topuria; he’s only been denied victory by some really solid names outside of the rankings and was competitive in all of those matchups. He also has a significant height and reach advantage heading into this one.

However, I really rate Camilo’s win over Nazim Sadykhov. “Black Wolf” had only lost to Fares Ziam prior to that matchup and Camilo made things look fairly easy against him; he was primarily known as a grappler beforehand and showcased some real power. Herbert is also 38 years old and has absorbed a ton of damage over the course of many wars and some brutal KO defeats.

Furthermore, “Jaguar” has a solid grappling game to call upon if things go pear shaped on the feet, an area of the fight where he looks to have a significant advantage over a striker like “The Black Country Banger.” Even if he doesn’t bomb Herbert with something fight ending in the early goings, he looks to have more ways to win this fight across three rounds.

Prediction: Matheus Camilo to win