Mike Malott vs Joaquin Buckley

Joaquin Buckley

Pro 21-9-0 | UFC 11-7-0

Age

34|32

Height

6'1"|5'10"

Reach

73"|76"

Stance

Orthodox|Southpaw

Career Statistics

Statistic	Mike Malott	Joaquin Buckley	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	54.0%	36.1%	◄
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.0	3.6	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.7	3.2	—
Strike Differential	1.3/min	0.4/min	◄
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	57.1%	45.2%	—
Takedown Defense	72.7%	70.2%	—
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.4	1.4	—
Submission Attempts/15min	0.5	0.1	—
Control Time/15min	2:23	1:35	—
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	50.0%	72.7%	—
Submission % of Wins	25.0%	0.0%	—
Decision % of Wins	25.0%	27.3%	—
Avg Fight Time	9:19	11:31	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	1.1	0.7	—
Reversals/15min	0.4	0.1	—
Edges	2	0	7 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Mike Malott Joaquin Buckley League median

Statistic	Mike Malott	Joaquin Buckley	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	54.1%	69.1%	—
Avg Fight Time	9:19	11:31	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	77.8%	66.7%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	62.0%	70.2%	▶
Opponent UFC Record (all)	80-49 (62.0%)	106-45 (70.2%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	59-39 (60.2%)	63-30 (67.7%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	80.7%	69.5%	—
% Time in Control	16.0%	10.6%	—
% Time Controlled	3.3%	19.9%	◀
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	82.8%	34.8%	◀
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	4.06	3.85	—
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	2.60	3.20	—
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.46	+0.65	◀
Distance Strike Accuracy	50.1%	31.7%	◀
Distance Strike Defense	63.2%	62.1%	—
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	2.58	1.72	◀
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00	1.12	◀
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.03	1.46	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	0.81	1.98	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	0.93	1.83	—

UFC fights only. Metrics with insufficient data show "—" and award no edge. Methodology →

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Mike Malott	Joaquin Buckley	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	51.9%	36.1%	◄
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.3	2.3	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.7	3.2	—
Takedown Accuracy	20.0%	50.0%	►
Takedown Defense	87.5%	71.0%	◄
Control Time/Fight	0:51	1:07	—
Edges	3	1	2 even

Last 3 Fights

Mike Malott

WIN

vs. Joaquin Buckley

UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott • Oct 2026Welterweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 2, 2:32

Mike Malott37/5074%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:25KD 1

Joaquin Buckley14/5326%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mike Malott	15/25	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Joaquin Buckley	9/37	24%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Mike Malott	22/25	88%	0/0	1:25	1
	Joaquin Buckley	5/16	31%	0/0	0:08	—

WIN

vs. Gilbert Burns

UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott • Apr 2026Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:08

Mike Malott56/12146%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:14KD 2

Gilbert Burns40/9243%TD 0/7Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mike Malott	13/34	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gilbert Burns	11/38	29%	0/4	0:00	—

R2	Mike Malott	22/53	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gilbert Burns	23/37	62%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Mike Malott	21/34	62%	0/0	0:14	2
	Gilbert Burns	6/17	35%	0/1	0:01	—

WIN

vs. Kevin Holland

UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen • Oct 2025Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Mike Malott49/9552%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:31

Kevin Holland52/13738%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mike Malott	12/29	41%	0/2	0:30	—
	Kevin Holland	9/31	29%	1/1	0:27	—

R2	Mike Malott	26/42	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kevin Holland	23/70	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Mike Malott	11/24	46%	1/2	2:01	—
	Kevin Holland	20/36	56%	0/0	0:00	—

Joaquin Buckley

LOSS

vs. Mike Malott

UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott • Oct 2026Welterweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 2, 2:32

Joaquin Buckley14/5326%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08

Mike Malott37/5074%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:25KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joaquin Buckley	9/37	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mike Malott	15/25	60%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Joaquin Buckley	5/16	31%	0/0	0:08	—
	Mike Malott	22/25	88%	0/0	1:25	1

LOSS

vs. Sean Brady

UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland • May 2026Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Joaquin Buckley5/3116%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Sean Brady77/18043%TD 4/10Ctrl 12:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joaquin Buckley	1/8	12%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Brady	34/68	50%	1/3	3:12	—

R2	Joaquin Buckley	4/16	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Brady	18/52	35%	2/4	4:33	—

R3	Joaquin Buckley	0/7	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Brady	25/60	42%	1/3	4:24	—

LOSS

vs. Kamaru Usman

UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley • Jun 2025Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Joaquin Buckley44/14830%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Kamaru Usman41/9941%TD 4/13Ctrl 12:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joaquin Buckley	0/4	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	7/11	64%	1/1	4:25	—

R2	Joaquin Buckley	3/17	18%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	10/21	48%	1/2	3:08	—

R3	Joaquin Buckley	10/35	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	8/21	38%	1/1	2:35	—

R4	Joaquin Buckley	11/34	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	6/20	30%	1/3	2:18	—

R5	Joaquin Buckley	20/58	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	10/26	38%	0/6	0:31	—

Common Opponents

vs. Kevin Holland

Mike Malott

WIN

UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen • Oct 2025Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Mike Malott49/9552%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:31

Kevin Holland52/13738%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mike Malott	12/29	41%	0/2	0:30	—
	Kevin Holland	9/31	29%	1/1	0:27	—

R2	Mike Malott	26/42	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kevin Holland	23/70	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Mike Malott	11/24	46%	1/2	2:01	—
	Kevin Holland	20/36	56%	0/0	0:00	—

Joaquin Buckley

LOSS

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik • Aug 2020Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 0:32

Joaquin Buckley40/12033%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:13

Kevin Holland79/13459%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:12KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joaquin Buckley	20/57	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kevin Holland	32/54	59%	0/0	0:12	1

R2	Joaquin Buckley	17/55	31%	0/2	0:13	—
	Kevin Holland	41/73	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Joaquin Buckley	3/8	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kevin Holland	6/7	86%	0/0	0:00	1

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Both fighters operate at a similar pace (4.0 vs 3.6 sig str/min). Accuracy and timing will decide the striking battle.

Striking Accuracy: Mike Malott connects on 54.0% of significant strikes compared to 36.1%. The 18pp accuracy gap compounds over the rounds.

Grappling: Mike Malott shoots at 57% accuracy but Joaquin Buckley stops 70% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Joaquin Buckley shoots at 45% accuracy against Mike Malott's 73% defense — Mike Malott should keep it standing.

Finish Threat: Mike Malott finishes 75% of wins (50% KO/TKO, 25% sub). Joaquin Buckley finishes 73% of wins (73% KO/TKO, 0% sub).

Fight Length: Joaquin Buckley's fights average 11:31 vs 9:19 for Mike Malott. If this reaches the championship rounds, Joaquin Buckley's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Data through UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev (Oct 24, 2026)