Chirico vs Buckley

Who won Chirico vs Buckley?

Alessio Di Chirico beat Joaquin Buckley by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC on ABC 1, on Saturday 16th January 2021 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

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).

Chirico vs Buckley stats

Alessio Di Chirico stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Joaquin Buckley made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out.

Joaquin Buckley marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Alessio Di Chirico's UFC record stood at 4-7-0, while Joaquin Buckley's came in at 11-4-0.

The stats suggested Buckley had a massive power advantage over Chirico, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Chirico's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Chirico had a massive advantage over Buckley, boasting a 33% submission rate over Buckley's 0%.

Alessio Di Chirico was the older man by 5 years, at 35 years old.

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

Chirico was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 9 months earlier than Buckley, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 20 less professional rounds, 41 to Buckley's 61.

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Chirico's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 4 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Buckley's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 11 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Chirico vs Buckley?

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