Fialho vs Buckley

Who won Fialho vs Buckley?

Joaquin Buckley beat Andre Fialho by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2, on Saturday 20th May 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Fialho vs Buckley stats

Andre Fialho stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 13 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.

Joaquin Buckley marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Andre Fialho's UFC record stood at 2-5-0, while Joaquin Buckley's came in at 9-4-0.

The stats suggested Fialho had a slight advantage in power over Buckley, with a 81% knock out percentage over Buckley's 73%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fialho had a slight advantage over Buckley, with a 6% submission rate over Buckley's 0%.

Andre Fialho was the same age as Joaquin Buckley, at 30 years old.

Buckley had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Fialho's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Buckley's, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 month earlier than Buckley, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 44 to Buckley's 55.

Fialho vs Buckley form

Buckley had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Abdul Razak Alhassan at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Ant nio Arroyo at UFC Vegas 37 on 18th September 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Alessio Di Chirico at UFC on ABC 1 on 16th January 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had defeated Jackie Gosh at LFA 87 on 31st July 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, United States.

He was victorious against Chris Harris at LFA 76 on 13th September 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Hartman Arena, Park City.

Activity check

Buckley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Fialho vs Buckley?

Andre Fialho was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Joaquin Buckley made his way into the ring at 47/100 (-210) with oddsmakers.