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UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
Joaquin Buckley
Joaquin Buckley
15-6 · USA
VS
Andre Fialho
Andre Fialho
16-6 · PRT
May 20, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.5lb
Weigh-in
169.5lb
Joaquin Buckley def. Andre Fialho by KO/TKO (Kick), R2 4:15
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Buckley10/362/300:20
Fialho8/190/000:07
R2 · 4:15
Buckley16/530/010:03
Fialho14/320/000:00
Total
Buckley26/892/310:23
Fialho22/510/000:07

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
BuckleyWin probabilityFialho
58.4%41.6%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
16%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 10.4 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Buckley, blue toward Fialho. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Buckley58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%35%41%
Submission8%13%4%
Decision30%52%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (2374)act 26
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 2
Fialho42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%38%20%
Submission8%20%4%
Decision18%42%11%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (1755)act 22
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 0
Combined totals~95 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R217%
R311%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Buckley
59.2%-149
Fialho
+14939.8%
Most takedownstie 49.7%
Buckley
25.6%-103
Fialho
+10324.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Buckley
Expected: 54.5
54.5
Over 54.5
39.8%
+152
Under 54.5
60.2%
-152
069137
Fialho
Expected: 40.3
40.5
Over 40.5
39.5%
+153
Under 40.5
60.5%
-153
051101
Takedowns — over/under
Buckley
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
31.8%
+214
Under 0.5
68.2%
-214
035
Fialho
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
30.9%
+224
Under 0.5
69.1%
-224
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.4 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Buckley58.4%66.1%−7.7-225
Fialho41.6%33.9%+7.7+181
By method
Buckley by KO/TKO21.2%40.5%−19.3+109
Buckley by submission9.2%4.4%+4.8+1822
Buckley by decision28.0%19.8%+8.2+328
Fialho by KO/TKO15.1%19.8%−4.7+327
Fialho by submission6.6%4.1%+2.5+1950
Fialho by decision19.9%11.3%+8.6+647
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds75.4%97.9%−22.5-130
Over 2.5 rds58.6%36.9%+21.7+152
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision47.9%32.2%+15.7+192

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
59.9Striking46.4
Buckley +13.5
38.5Grappling19.8
Buckley +18.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BuckleyFialho
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1542
Pound-for-pound
1524
1528
Divisional
1523
1522
Striking offense
1504
1496
Striking defense
1486
1483
Grappling offense
1488
1515
Grappling defense
1506
Physical
29 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'0"
76"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.87
Strikes landed / min
3.17
33%
Strike accuracy
39%
3.53
Strikes absorbed / min
6.22
55%
Strike defense
47%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.23
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
30%
Takedown accuracy
67%
Takedown defense
71%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
56%
UFC win rate
40%
-2
Win/loss streak
-2
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
80%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joaquin Buckley
  • LChris CurtisKO/TKO R2
    Close -1745mo before
  • LNassourdine ImavovU-DEC R3
    Close +2069mo before
  • WAlbert DuraevKO/TKO R2
    Close +18111mo before
  • WAbdul Razak AlhassanS-DEC R3
    Close -1621y 3mo before
  • WAntonio ArroyoKO/TKO R3
    Close -1931y 8mo before
Andre Fialho
  • LMuslim SalikhovKO/TKO R3
    Close -1086mo before
  • LJake MatthewsKO/TKO R2
    Close +10011mo before
  • WCameron VanCampKO/TKO R1
    Close -4821y before
  • WMiguel BaezaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1441y 1mo before
  • LMichel PereiraU-DEC R3
    Close +2341y 4mo before
Buckley — win / loss by method
Record: 15-6-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
11 wins, 4 losses
W
73% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
27% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
5win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (30%)Decision(50%) 1
Fialho — win / loss by method
Record: 16-6-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
13 wins, 4 losses
W
81% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
13% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
14win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
11 (79%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
1 (7%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (14%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Buckley
Fialho
9
UFC fights
5
85.3 min · 9.5 avg
Octagon time
40.7 min · 8.1 avg
11y 10m
Career length
12y 0m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Buckley
Fialho
123W–33L · 78.8%
Overall
87W–26L · 77.0%
54W–11L · 83.1%
Wins
25W–7L · 78.1%
69W–22L · 75.8%
Losses
62W–19L · 76.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Buckley
Fialho
74W–24L · 75.5%
Overall
168W–68L · 71.2%
61W–24L · 71.8%
Wins
125W–55L · 69.4%
13W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
43W–13L · 76.8%
Distance striking
Buckley
Fialho
4.44
Landed / min
3.22
30.2%
Accuracy
36.0%
58.7%
Defense
48.5%
1.05
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.74
76.1%
Time at distance
83.2%
Grappling & control
Buckley
Fialho
1.23
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
30.4%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
Takedown defense
71.4%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
42.1%
Control share
23.3%
Strike target map
Buckley
  • Head52%(171)div 63%
  • Body34%(113)div 20%
  • Legs14%(46)div 16%
Fialho
  • Head73%(94)div 63%
  • Body13%(17)div 20%
  • Legs14%(18)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Joaquin Buckley
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Andre Fialho
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.