Curtis vs Buckley

Who won Curtis vs Buckley?

Chris Curtis beat Joaquin Buckley by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 282, on Saturday 10th December 2022 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Curtis vs Buckley stats

Chris Curtis stepped into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Joaquin Buckley made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out.

Chris Curtis' UFC record stood at 5-3-0, while Joaquin Buckley's came in at 7-4-0.

The stats suggested Buckley had an advantage in power over Curtis, with a 73% knock out percentage over Curtis' 55%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Curtis had a slight advantage over Buckley, with a 3% submission rate over Buckley's 0%.

Chris Curtis was the older man by 7 years, at 36 years old.

Buckley had 1-inch reach advantage.

Curtis was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 years and 2 months earlier than Buckley, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 69 more professional rounds, 119 to Buckley's 50.

Curtis vs Buckley form

Curtis had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, his fight against Nassourdine Imavov at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 ended in a no contest.

Previous to that, he had lost to Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Joaquin Buckley at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Rodolfo Vieira at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Buckley had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Vicente Luque at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Alex Morono at UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Andre Fialho at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Chris Curtis at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joaquin Buckley had been fighting more than Chris Curtis.

Going to this contest, Chris Curtis had last fought 10 months and 15 days ago, while Joaquin Buckley's last outing had been 26 days ago.

Curtis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 10 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Buckley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Curtis vs Buckley?

Chris Curtis was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Joaquin Buckley made his way into the ring at 29/50 (-170) with oddsmakers.