Mandel NalloW vs. Nate Landwehr
UFC Fight Night · October 17, 2026 · Rogers Place · Main Card 8:00 PM ET
The brief
- The result
- Mandel Nallo by TKO (leg kick, punches), R2
- What kind of fight
- Finishing prospect vs. pressure veteran
- Finish likelihood
- High
- The line
- Nallo -278 · Landwehr +230Consensus (multiple sportsbooks)
- The stakes
- Lightweight · Main Card
The result
Mandel Nallo def. Nate Landwehr — TKO (leg kick, punches), R2 0:47
Mandel Nallo picked up his first UFC win, stopping Nate Landwehr in the second round.
Nallo built the fight with his jab and leg kicks in round one, then dropped Landwehr with a leg kick in round two and finished with punches at 0:47.
The breakdown below was written before the fight.
The read
Nallo's finishing instincts remain the headline story, and after a first-round stoppage loss in his UFC debut he'll be looking to make a statement.
Landwehr has been in deep water with elite competition before and brings a style built to survive early storms and wear opponents down — though he too is off a first-round knockout loss of his own.
If Nallo's power translates against a bigger, more experienced opponent, he gets back on track; if it doesn't, Landwehr's pace and experience could be the difference.
The matchup
This pairs a finishing prospect who has literally never seen a judges' scorecard against a durable, high-output veteran making a weight-class jump, with both men looking to rebound from first-round knockout losses in their most recent outings.
Nallo's power and finishing instincts make him a live threat to end this early, while Landwehr's volume, pressure and experience mean he is never out of the fight even if the pace slows.
The move up to lightweight, plus his own recent chin questions, are the biggest variables for Landwehr's chances.
Tale of the tape
| 14-4 | Record | 18-8 |
| — | Age | — |
| 6'0" | Height | 5'9" |
| 75" | Reach | 72" |
| Orthodox | Stance | Orthodox |
| Canada | Country | United States |
| — | Team | — |
The numbers
Career UFC averages. Red bar = statistical edge.
The fighters
Mandel Nallo 14-4
“Mango”
Mandel 'Mango' Nallo is a Montreal-born Canadian lightweight whose professional record includes a no-contest not reflected in his 14-4 win-loss mark. Remarkably, none of his 18 career fights have ever reached a judges' scorecard — every one of his 14 wins has come by knockout or submission, including a run of five straight first-round stoppages that helped earn him his UFC contract off Dana White's Contender Series. His UFC debut didn't go to plan: he was stopped in the first round by Jai Herbert at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott in April 2026. He now looks to get back in the win column against veteran Nate Landwehr in Edmonton.
- LJai Herbert · KO/TKOUFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott · April 18, 2026
Nate Landwehr 18-8
“The Train”
Nate 'The Train' Landwehr is an American UFC veteran known for a relentless, high-output pressure style, with nine of his eighteen career wins coming by knockout. He enters off a first-round knockout loss to Cub Swanson at UFC 327 in April 2026. A longtime featherweight fixture on the roster, he moves up to lightweight facing Mandel Nallo — also coming off a stoppage loss in his own UFC debut — in Edmonton, a step-up assignment for a fighter looking to prove his style translates at 155 pounds.
- LCub Swanson · KO/TKOUFC 327 · April 11, 2026