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Joaquin Buckley
Joaquin Buckley
12-3 · USA
January 16, 2021 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Alessio Di Chirico def. Joaquin Buckley by KO/TKO (Kick), R1 2:12
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:12
Di Chirico12/230/010:01
Buckley3/220/000:00
Total
Di Chirico12/230/010:01
Buckley3/220/000:00

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
Di ChiricoWin probabilityBuckley
39.8%60.2%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
16%
Decision
53%
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 Di Chirico, blue toward Buckley. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Di Chirico40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%22%10%
Submission10%24%6%
Decision21%54%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1550)act 12
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.2)act 0
Buckley60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%36%42%
Submission7%11%4%
Decision31%53%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1551)act 3
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~74 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R216%
R35%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Di Chirico
48.3%+105
Buckley
-10550.5%
Most takedownstie 42.7%
Di Chirico
27.0%+112
Buckley
-11230.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Di Chirico
Expected: 36.7
36.5
Over 36.5
40.0%
+150
Under 36.5
60.0%
-150
04692
Buckley
Expected: 37.7
37.5
Over 37.5
40.1%
+150
Under 37.5
59.9%
-150
04895
Takedowns — over/under
Di Chirico
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
36.4%
+175
Under 0.5
63.6%
-175
035
Buckley
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
38.6%
+159
Under 0.5
61.4%
-159
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
Di Chirico39.8%28.9%+10.9+220
Buckley60.3%71.1%−10.8-333
By method
Di Chirico by KO/TKO12.1%10.1%+2.0+700
Di Chirico by submission6.5%6.2%+0.3+1200
Di Chirico by decision21.1%16.2%+4.9+400
Buckley by KO/TKO18.4%42.5%−24.1-111
Buckley by submission9.9%3.5%+6.4+2199
Buckley by decision32.0%21.5%+10.5+275
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds73.9%57.7%+16.2-163
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision53.1%42.3%+10.8+120

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
64.8Striking56.9
Di Chirico +7.9
52.3Grappling35.9
Di Chirico +16.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Di ChiricoBuckley
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1500
Pound-for-pound
1548
1499
Divisional
1547
1498
Striking offense
1513
1518
Striking defense
1492
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
31 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'10"
74"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.25
Strikes landed / min
4.89
41%
Strike accuracy
38%
3.28
Strikes absorbed / min
5.46
62%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.66
Takedowns / 15 min
0.66
46%
Takedown accuracy
17%
83%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
38%
UFC win rate
67%
-3
Win/loss streak
+2
40%
Last-5 win rate
67%
33%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
56
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alessio Di Chirico
  • LZak CummingsU-DEC R3
    Close -1145mo before
  • LMakhmud MuradovU-DEC R3
    Close +1451y 4mo before
  • LKevin HollandU-DEC R3
    Close +1901y 7mo before
  • WJulian MarquezS-DEC R3
    Close +1152y 6mo before
  • WOluwale BamgboseKO/TKO R2
    Close -1603y 1mo before
Joaquin Buckley
  • WJordan WrightKO/TKO R2
    Close -26556d before
  • WImpa KasanganayKO/TKO R2
    Close +2003mo before
  • LKevin HollandKO/TKO R3
    Close +3335mo before
Di Chirico — win / loss by method
Record: 12-5-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 4 losses
W
25% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
3win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(20%) 1
2 (67%)Decision(80%) 4
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (44%)Submission() 0
1 (11%)Decision() 0
Buckley — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-0

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
9 wins, 2 losses
W
75% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (30%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Di Chirico
Buckley
8
UFC fights
3
99.5 min · 12.4 avg
Octagon time
22.9 min · 7.6 avg
14y 8m
Career length
11y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Di Chirico
Buckley
108W–29L · 78.8%
Overall
36W–5L · 87.8%
26W–8L · 76.5%
Wins
19W–0L · 100.0%
82W–21L · 79.6%
Losses
17W–5L · 77.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Di Chirico
Buckley
35W–17L · 67.3%
Overall
74W–24L · 75.5%
35W–17L · 67.3%
Wins
61W–24L · 71.8%
0W–0L
Losses
13W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Di Chirico
Buckley
3.61
Landed / min
4.91
38.2%
Accuracy
34.3%
65.5%
Defense
53.4%
0.30
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.97
74.1%
Time at distance
81.0%
Grappling & control
Di Chirico
Buckley
1.66
Takedowns / 15 min
0.66
45.8%
Takedown accuracy
16.7%
83.3%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
53.4%
Control share
93.0%
Strike target map
Di Chirico
  • Head68%(219)div 63%
  • Body17%(56)div 19%
  • Legs15%(48)div 17%
Buckley
  • Head50%(56)div 63%
  • Body43%(48)div 19%
  • Legs7%(8)div 17%

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

Alessio Di Chirico
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Joaquin Buckley
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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