Marc-Andre Barriault vs Kyle DaukausMiddleweight at UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs Malott

Upcoming·UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs Malott·Saturday, October 17, 2026
Marc-Andre Barriault
17-11, 1 NCL2
Stance
Orthodox
vs
Kyle Daukaus
17-5, 1 NC
Stance
Southpaw
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
Even

Even striking exchange

Effective offense
A+
93rd
2.7
+21
A
72nd
1.8
Defense
F
23rd
49%
+16
D
39th
42%
KO power
C
11 KO
0.2 KD
+8
C
2 KO
0.2 KD
See full Striking
Wrestling
Daukaus ▸

Daukaus has the bigger wrestling edge on Barriault

Takedowns landed
F
21st
0.3
+47
B
68th
1.8
Takedown accuracy
D
30th
23%
Even
D
28th
24%
Takedown defense
B
62nd
68%
Even
B
62nd
71%
Control time
D
27th
1.5 min
+63
A+
90th
6.0 min
See full Grappling
Submission
Daukaus ▸

Daukaus is the bigger submission threat on Barriault

Submission attempts
D
38th
0.1
+37
A
75th
0.9
Sub win rate
C
54th
6%
1 sub
+34
A+
88th
71%
12 subs
Submission defense
C
45th
4%
Even
C
46th
0%
See full Grappling
Finishing
Even

Both finishing threats

Finish rate
C
50th
67%
Even
C
54th
75%
KO durability
C
49th
19%
+17
D
32nd
33%
Submission defense
D
41st
6%
Even
C
46th
0%
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Pace
Even

Similar work rate over the fight — Barriault's pace builds late

Work rate / min — full fight
6.4
Even
6.1
Work rate / min — rounds 1–2
5.9
6.5
Pace trend
+26%/rd
+1%/rd
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Form
Daukaus ▸

Daukaus is in better recent form than Barriault

Win rate (career)
38%
44%
After a win
33%
25%
Last 5
20%
80%
Win streakL2L1
See full Form
Schedule
Even

Comparable level of opposition

Schedule strength
37%
40%
Win quality
31%
40%
Ranked opponents
3
2
Title-holder bouts
0
Even
0
Common opps (2)1-11-1
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Activity
Daukaus ▸

Daukaus is fresher and more active than Barriault

Last bout
7mo
2mo
Bouts, last 12 mo
1
2
Bouts, last 24 mo
4
3
See full Activity
Tale of the tape
Daukaus ▸

Daukaus 2" reach · Daukaus 5 cm · Open-stance matchup

36
Age
3y
younger
33
6'1"
185cm
Height
2"
taller
6'3"
191cm
74"
188cm
Reach
2"
reach
76"
193cm
Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor
See full Tale of the tape
On the bubbleMarc-Andre Barriault 34% cut risk · 2-fight skid

Core metrics

Each fighter's career rates as a division percentile.

Marc-Andre BarriaultKyle Daukaus
StrikingAccuracyDefenseTakedownsTD defenseSubmissions
Percentile
Striking/min5.653.32
Accuracy%47%53%
Defense%49%42%
Takedowns/150.32.1
TD defense%68%82%
Submissions/150.12.1

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