Buckley vs Arroyo

Who won Buckley vs Arroyo?

Joaquin Buckley beat Ant nio Arroyo by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC Vegas 37, on Saturday 18th September 2021 at UFC APEX 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).

Buckley vs Arroyo stats

Joaquin Buckley stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Ant nio Arroyo made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Joaquin Buckley's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020.

Joaquin Buckley's UFC record stood at 11-4-0, while Ant nio Arroyo's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Buckley had a massive power advantage over Arroyo, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Arroyo's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Arroyo had a massive advantage over Buckley, boasting a 44% submission rate over Buckley's 0%.

Joaquin Buckley was the younger man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Arroyo had a height advantage of 5 inches over Buckley. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Buckley was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 month later than Arroyo, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 38 more professional rounds, 61 to Arroyo's 23.

Buckley vs Arroyo form

Buckley had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 opponents and going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Colby Covington at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley on 14th December 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Amalie Arena, Tampa, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Stephen Thompson at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, he was victorious 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.

He had won 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.

Activity check

Buckley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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