Adesanya vs Buckley

When is Adesanya vs Buckley?

Israel Adesanya could potentially square off against Joaquin Buckley, in Late 2025.

The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Adesanya vs Buckley stats

Israel Adesanya would step into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Joaquin Buckley would make his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out.

The stats suggest Buckley would have a slight advantage in power over Adesanya, with a 71% knock out percentage over Adesanya's 67%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest that Adesanya and Buckley would be pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Israel Adesanya is the older man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Adesanya has a height advantage of 6 inches over Buckley. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Adesanya is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 5 months earlier than Buckley, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 16 more professional rounds, 82 to Buckley's 66.

Adesanya vs Buckley form

Israel Adesanya has stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov on 1st February 2025 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 305 on 17th August 2024 by submission in the 4th round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Sean Strickland at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Before that, he had won against Alex Pereira at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

He had lost to Alex Pereira at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

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

In his last fight, he was beaten by Kamaru Usman at UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley on 14th June 2025 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Colby Covington at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley on 14th December 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Amalie Arena, Tampa.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Stephen Thompson at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Before that, he was victorious against Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Enterprise Center, St. Louis.

He had won against Vicente Luque at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Joaquin Buckley has been fighting more than Israel Adesanya.

Israel Adesanya last fought 4 months and 18 days ago, while Joaquin Buckley's last outing was 5 days ago.

Adesanya's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 7 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Buckley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 2 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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