Julien Leblanc vs Gilbert UrbinaMiddleweight at UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs Malott

Upcoming·UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs Malott·Saturday, October 17, 2026
vs
Gilbert Urbina
7-4
Stance
Orthodox
Weight class
Middleweight
Rounds
3 × 5 min
Venue
Rogers Place · Edmonton, Canada

Matchup read

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

Striking
Urbina ▸

Urbina out-strikes Leblanc (thin sample)

Effective offense
C
45th
1.1
+51
A+
96th
3.1
Defense
C
43rd
46%
+22
F
21st
44%
KO power
C
4 KO
0.0 KD
Even
C
2 KO
0.6 KD
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Wrestling
Urbina ▸

Urbina has the bigger wrestling edge on Leblanc (thin sample)

Takedowns landed
F
9th
0.0
+75
A
84th
2.7
Takedown accuracy44%
Takedown defense
0%
Even
0%
Control time
F
1st
0.0 min
+69
A
70th
4.3 min
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Submission
Urbina ▸

Urbina is the bigger submission threat on Leblanc (thin sample)

Submission attempts
F
18th
0.0
+45
B
63rd
0.7
Sub win rate
A
74th
40%
4 subs
Even
B
66th
29%
2 subs
Submission defense
D
39th
8%
Even
D
36th
9%
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Finishing
◂ Leblanc

Leblanc finishes a higher share of wins — 80% (8/10) vs 63% (5/8).

Finish rate (of wins)
80% (8/10)
63% (5/8)
By KO/TKO
4
3
By submission
4
2
Avg finish round
R1.7 avg finish
R1.4 avg finish
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Pace
Urbina ▸

Urbina pushes the higher work rate over the fight (thin sample)

Work rate / min — full fight
1.7
8.1
Work rate / min — rounds 1–2
1.7
8.1
See full Pace
Form
Even

Comparable recent form (thin sample)

Win rate (career)
0%
40%
After a win0%
Last 5
80%
40%
Win streakL1W1
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Schedule
Even

Comparable level of opposition (thin sample)

Schedule strength
15%
22%
Win quality
36%
Even
35%
Ranked opponents
0
Even
0
Title-holder bouts
0
Even
0
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Activity
Urbina ▸

Urbina is fresher and more active than Leblanc

Last bout
4mo
1mo
Bouts, last 12 mo
1
Even
1
Bouts, last 24 mo
1
2
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Tale of the tape
Even

Leblanc 13 cm · Urbina 4y younger · Open-stance matchup

34
Age
4y
younger
30
6'2"
188cm
Height
5"
taller
5'9"
175cm
75"
189cm
Reach
1"
reach
75"
191cm
Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor
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Core metrics

Each fighter's career rates as a division percentile.

Julien LeblancGilbert Urbina
StrikingAccuracyDefenseTakedownsTD defenseSubmissions
Percentile
Striking/min1.695.57
Accuracy%66%56%
Defense%46%44%
Takedowns/150.02.9
TD defense%0%0%
Submissions/150.00.7

Career rate as a percentile within the middleweight (354 fighters) — further right is better. Descriptive research, not a prediction.

Pre-UFC opposition
non-UFC slate for each fighter, from opponents’ full pro records

Urbina faced the tougher slate — opponents averaged .741 career win rate vs .486 for Leblanc.

Julien Leblanc
Moderate
Opponents' combined record
89-94-3
.486 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 12
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
12
all opponents have records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.

Gilbert Urbina
Moderate
Opponents' combined record
40-14
.741 win rate
Winning-record opponents
3 of 7
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
7
all opponents have records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.