Curtis vs Buckley

Who won Curtis vs Buckley?

Chris Curtis beat Joaquin Buckley by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 282, on Saturday 10th December 2022 at T-Mobile Arena 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).

Curtis vs Buckley stats

Chris Curtis stepped into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 16 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.

This was Chris Curtis' 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Joaquin Buckley marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Chris Curtis' UFC record stood at 5-4-0, while Joaquin Buckley's came in at 11-5-0.

The stats suggested Buckley had an advantage in power over Curtis, with a 73% knock out percentage over Curtis' 55%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Curtis had a slight advantage over Buckley, with a 3% submission rate over Buckley's 0%.

Chris Curtis was the older man by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Buckley had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Curtis was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 years and 2 months earlier than Buckley, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 56 more professional rounds, 122 to Buckley's 66.

Curtis 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 5 years, 9 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 25 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 Curtis vs Buckley?

Chris Curtis was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Joaquin Buckley made his way into the ring at 29/50 (-170) with oddsmakers.