Joaquin Buckley vs Mike Malott Stats & Odds

Matchup read

Where each fighter holds an edge — offense against the opponent's defense.

Joaquin Buckley

edge

Mike Malott

Striking

Even

Even striking exchange

Effective offense

C

57th

1.3

+26

A

83rd

1.9

Defense

B

62nd

58%

Even

C

57th

56%

KO power

B

15 KO

0.5 KD

Even

B

6 KO

0.6 KD

See full Striking →

Wrestling

Malott ▸

Malott has the bigger wrestling edge on Buckley

Takedowns landed

C

58th

1.4

Even

B

62nd

1.6

Takedown accuracy

B

61st

45%

+15

A

77th

57%

Takedown defense

B

63rd

70%

Even

B

63rd

73%

Control time

D

30th

1.6 min

+14

C

45th

2.4 min

See full Grappling →

Submission

Malott ▸

Malott is the bigger submission threat on Buckley

Submission attempts

D

38th

0.1

+28

B

66th

0.6

Sub win rate

C

52nd

0%

0 subs

+25

A

77th

43%

6 subs

Submission defense

C

42nd

0%

Even

C

42nd

0%

See full Grappling →

Finishing

Even

Both finishing threats

Finish rate

B

64th

73%

Even

B

58th

71%

KO durability

C

44th

18%

Even

C

48th

13%

Submission defense

C

42nd

0%

Even

D

42nd

0%

See full Finishes →

Pace

Even

Similar work rate over five rounds

Work rate / min — full fight

5.0

5.3

Work rate / min — rounds 1–2

4.5

5.3

Pace trend

+17%/rd

+10%/rd

See full Pace →

Form

Malott ▸

Malott is in better recent form than Buckley

Win rate (career)

65%

88%

After a win

73%

83%

Last 5

60%

80%

Win streakL2W4

See full Form →

Schedule

Even

Comparable level of opposition

Schedule strength

55%

45%

Win quality

50%

69%

Ranked opponents

7

3

Title-holder bouts

0

Even

0

Common opp (1)0-11-0

See full Schedule →

Activity

Malott ▸

Malott has fought more often lately than Buckley

Last bout

4mo

Bouts, last 12 mo

1

2

Bouts, last 24 mo

4

Even

4

See full Activity →

Tale of the tape

Even

Buckley 3" reach · Malott 13 cm · Open-stance matchup

Joaquin BuckleyvsMike Malott

32

Age

2y

younger

34

5'8"

173cm

Height

5"

taller

6'1"

185cm

76"

193cm

Reach

3"

reach

73"

185cm

Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor

See full Tale of the tape →

On the bubbleJoaquin Buckley 13% cut risk · 2-fight skid

Core metrics

Each fighter's career rates as a division percentile.

Joaquin BuckleyMike Malott

Percentile

Striking/min3.624.02

Accuracy%36%48%

Defense%58%56%

Takedowns/151.41.6

TD defense%70%57%

Submissions/150.10.7

Career rate as a percentile within the welterweight (442 fighters) — further right is better. Descriptive research, not a prediction.

Markets

UFC betting history

Career

BuckleyJoaquin Buckley

MalottMike Malott

—

As pick'em

1-0100%

Notes

UFC betting history is each fighter’s record when favored vs. an underdog, across their priced UFC bouts. Pick’em = closing consensus within ~2 points of even — too close to call a true favorite.

Career splits

BuckleyJoaquin Buckley

Stat

MalottMike Malott

8

3

KO / TKO

3

1

0

Submission

2

0

3

Decision

2

0

11:45

Avg fight time

9:33

Joaquin Buckley’s splits

vs Malott

vs Southpaw

0-0no data

vs Switch

0-10%

vs Longer reach

1-150%

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Mike Malott’s splits

vs Buckley

vs Orthodox

5-183%

vs Switch

1-0100%

vs Shorter reach

2-0100%

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Tale of the Tape

The biometric deltas where one side genuinely has an edge.

Joaquin BuckleyvsMike Malott

32

Age

2y

younger

34

5'8"

173cm

Height

5"

taller

6'1"

185cm

76"

193cm

Reach

3"

reach

73"

185cm

Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor

Striking matchup

Each fighter's offense against the other's defense, per 15 minutes.

UFC only

Overall Striking

Striking

B

60th

Even

B

67th

Evenly matched striking — no clear edge either way.

Attacking

Buckley’s offensevsMalott’s defense

Where Buckley attacks (green = high volume) vs where Malott gets hit (red = vulnerable) — Buckley’s green zones meeting Malott’s red zones are the openings.

Joaquin BuckleyOffense

Head62%63rd449
Body28%81st202
Leg10%45th72

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Mike MalottDefense

Head64%51st139
Body14%64th31
Leg21%36th46

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share absorbed · partly opponent-dependent

Buckley — by position

75%Standing

Standing75%544
Clinch6%42
Ground19%137

Malott — absorbed by position

77%Standing

Standing77%166
Clinch3%6
Ground20%44

Each lane: the attacker’s strike rate (offense) vs the other’s rate absorbed (defense), graded on the division. The bar leans toward whoever wins the exchange — longer + greener = a bigger, higher-quality edge.

Buckley’s offensevsMalott’s defense

Head

B

63rd

32.9

+12

C

51st

29.9

Body

A

81st

14.1

+17

B

64th

7.8

Leg

C

45th

5.9

+9

D

36th

8.7

Malott’s offensevsBuckley’s defense

Head

B

64th

33.3

+20

C

44th

32.3

Body

B

68th

11.0

+19

C

49th

9.6

Leg

A

71st

10.5

+12

B

59th

5.8

Full breakdown — all zones, both views

Zone	Fighter	Landed / 15	Accuracy	Absorbed / 15	Career landed
Head	Joaquin Buckley	above division average32.9	28%	below division average32.3	449
Head	Mike Malott	above division average33.3	43%	around division average29.9	181
Body	Joaquin Buckley	top 19% of division14.1	63%	around division average9.6	202
Body	Mike Malott	above division average11.0	71%	above division average7.8	60
Leg	Joaquin Buckley	around division average5.9	82%	above division average5.8	72
Leg	Mike Malott	top 29% of division10.5	87%	below division average8.7	60

Per-15-minute rates are sourced from UFCStats fight totals across each fighter’s UFC career. Division percentile is computed against every UFC fighter who has competed in this weight class with at least two recorded bouts. Lower “absorbed” values are better — the percentile is inverted so “top of division” always means better outcome.

Grappling matchup

Takedowns, submission threat, and control, per 15 minutes.

UFC only

Joaquin Buckley

Mike Malott

Overall Grappling

Grappling

C

52nd

+12

B

64th

Malott has the grappling edge (+12).

Takedowns

B

58th

1.4

Even

B

62nd

1.6

Takedown accuracy

B

61st

45%

19/42

+15

A

77th

57%

8/14

Takedown defense

B

63rd

70%

40/57

Even

B

63rd

73%

8/11

Submission threat

D

41st

0.1

+25

B

66th

0.6

Control time

D

35th

1.6 min

+16

C

50th

2.4 min

Full breakdown — career grappling totals

Metric	Joaquin Buckley	Mike Malott
Takedowns landed / 15career takedowns	1.419	1.68
Takedown accuracycareer landed / attempted	45%19 / 42	57%8 / 14
Takedown defensecareer stopped / faced	70%40 / 57	73%8 / 11
Submission attempts / 15career attempts	0.11	0.63
Control time / 15 (min)career total	1.6 min21:53	2.4 min11:59
Time controlled by opponent / 15 (min)career total	3.0 min39:55	0.5 min2:39

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Takedown defense = stops ÷ attempts. Under 8 attempts shown ungraded.

Common opponents

The single UFC opponent both fighters have faced. Reads as a directional signal, not a verdict.

Joaquin Buckley

Mike Malott

Record vs common opponents

Edge · Malott

0-1

0-1

1-0

1-0

Edge · Malott

Decision (Unanimous)R3· 5:00

opp ranked #15

W

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked against every UFC fighter (≥3 bouts).

UFC only

Joaquin Buckley

54

Schedule Score

Mike Malott

52

Schedule Score

UFC experienceTotal octagon time + bouts

200 min

17 bouts

Octagon time

124 min

more

76 min

8 bouts

Schedule strength

55%

45%

Win quality

50%

69%

Ranked opponents

7

3

Title-holder bouts

0

Even

0

Per-tier records + bout-by-bout

Per-tier records

Tier	Joaquin Buckley	Mike Malott
Champion	0-1	—
Top-5	3-2	1-1
Ranked 6–15	0-2	1-0
Contender-level	1-0	—
Established	1-0	2-0
Building	3-0	1-0
Unproven	3-1	2-0

Joaquin Buckley — bouts

Mike Malott — bouts

0–100 ratings. Schedule strength = average opponent quality faced; Win quality = quality of opponents beaten. Composite = 65% schedule + 35% wins, scored on rank-at-time-of-fight.

Recent form

Last five pro bouts and recent opposition.

Joaquin Buckley

Mike Malott

Buckley — last 5

recent → old

Malott — last 5

recent → old

Last 5 record

3-2

4-1

Current streak

L2

W4

Ranked opps

4 of 5

3 of 5

Layoff

4 mo

Career cohorts

Each fighter’s record by situation, over every completed UFC bout. Read down a fighter’s column; bold marks the better win rate (3+ bouts).

Joaquin Buckley

Mike Malott

Camp length

SituationBuckley Malott

Short turnaround< 100 days

4-357%

—

Typical camp100–180 days

6-0100%

2-0100%

Long layoff> 180 days

1-233%

4-180%

Post-result bounce

SituationBuckley Malott

After a loss

3-260%

1-0100%

After a win

8-373%

5-183%

Finishing & durability

How fights end for each — finish rate and durability.

Joaquin Buckley

Mike Malott

When their fights end

every pro finish on the fight clock

Buckley15W–4L by finish

R1

R2

R3

Malott12W–2L by finish · 75% in round 1

R1

R2

R3

0:00

5:00

10:00

15:00

Win(above)Loss(below)KO / TKOSubmissionPosition = when the fight ended

Finish & durability rates

Full professional career

Finish rate

↑15%·Malott

percent of wins ending by KO or submission

↑15%·Malott

D

37th

71%

+19

C

56th

86%

Goes the distance

Both finishers

percent of resolved bouts going to a decision (style read, not quality)

Both finishers

34%

13%

KO durability

Even

percent of resolved bouts ending in a KO/TKO loss

Even

C

48th

14%

Even

C

51st

13%

Submission defense

Even

percent of resolved bouts ending by submission loss

Even

A

72nd

0%

Even

A

70th

0%

Full method breakdown

Outcome	Joaquin Buckley	Mike Malott
Wins
by KO / TKO	15(71%)	6(43%)
by submission	0(0%)	6(43%)
by decision	6(29%)	2(14%)
Losses
by KO / TKO	4(50%)	2(100%)
by submission	0(0%)	0(0%)
by decision	4(50%)	0(0%)

Full professional career method splits, graded against the full-pro division distribution. Career KO losses are the total — clean knockouts and cut/injury stoppages can’t be separated outside the UFC corpus. Finish-time pace is UFC-only.

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability, head-to-head (UFC).

Joaquin Buckley

vs

Mike Malott

47%

8 KO/TKO in 17 bouts

Knockout rate

33%

3 KO/TKO in 9 bouts

9

2.0 / 100 head

Knockdowns dealt

5

2.8 / 100 head

3

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Clean KO losses

1

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

4

0.9 / 100 head

Knockdowns absorbed

0

0.0 / 100 head

Chin bars use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Joaquin BuckleyFinish timeline

Last time KO'd
vs Chris Curtis3y 8mo ago
UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev · Dec 10, 2022 · R2 · 2:49
Last time submitted
Never submitted in the UFC

Mike MalottFinish timeline

Last time KO'd
vs Neil Magny2y 7mo ago
UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis · Jan 20, 2024 · R3 · 4:45
Last time submitted
Never submitted in the UFC

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Joaquin Buckley

159%

R3 vs R1 · 10 bouts reaching R3

Mike Malott

165%

R3 vs R1 · 4 bouts reaching R3

Both lean the same way, but Buckley leans harder: Buckley builds (+17% per round through round 3), Malott builds (+10% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Buckley lifts to 159% of round-1 output by round 3, Malott 165%.

Buckley ▲ BUILDS

Malott ▲ BUILDSOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown — both fighters

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs. Splitting them out shows whether a fighter’s work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control — and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Buckley

Malottlanded / min

Takedown attempts

Buckley

Malottattempts / min

Control time

Buckley

Malott% of round

Round	Fighter	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	Joaquin Buckley	4.2	2.9	3.1	0.30	11%	17
R1	Mike Malott	4.4	3.6	1.7	0.13	10%	8
R2	Joaquin Buckley	4.8	3.7	3.1	0.22	10%	16
R2	Mike Malott	6.2	5.2	3.3	0.14	15%	6
R3	Joaquin Buckley	5.9	5.2	3.5	0.05	15%	10
R3	Mike Malott	5.5	3.3	4.7	0.36	29%	4
R4	Joaquin Buckley	2.2	2.2	1.2	0.00	0%	1
R4	Mike Malott	—	—	—	—	—	—
R5	Joaquin Buckley	4.0	4.0	2.0	0.00	0%	1
R5	Mike Malott	—	—	—	—	—	—

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length — a 2:30 stoppage counts as 2.5 minutes, not five — so an early finish doesn’t distort the per-minute pace.