Heiderman vs Buckley

Who won Heiderman vs Buckley?

Jordan Heiderman beat Daiqwon Buckley by submission in the 1st round during the co-main event of LFA 144, on Friday 14th October 2022 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jordan Heiderman.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Heiderman vs Buckley stats

Jordan Heiderman stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Daiqwon Buckley made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 2 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out.

This was Jordan Heiderman's 5th fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in July 2020.

Jordan Heiderman's LFA record stood at 5-0-0, while Daiqwon Buckley's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Buckley had a large advantage in power over Heiderman, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Heiderman's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Heiderman had a massive advantage over Buckley, boasting a 40% submission rate over Buckley's 0%.

Jordan Heiderman was the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Heiderman had a height advantage of 5 inches over Buckley.

Heiderman was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 year and 10 months later than Buckley, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 12 to Buckley's 8.

Heiderman vs Buckley form

Heiderman had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Patrick Brady at PFL 5 on 16th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Daiqwon Buckley at LFA 144 on 14th October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Chad Johnson at LFA 115 on 24th September 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Menominee Nation Arena, Oshkosh.

Before that, he was victorious against Anthony Garrett at LFA 107 on 14th May 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

He had won against Mauricio Blanco at LFA 95 on 20th November 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at Hartman Arena, Park City.

Activity check

Heiderman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.2 rounds on average.

Buckley's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Heiderman vs Buckley?

Jordan Heiderman was a 13/20 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Daiqwon Buckley made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.