Fialho vs Buckley

Who won Fialho vs Buckley?

Joaquin Buckley beat Andre Fialho by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2, on Saturday 20th May 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Fialho vs Buckley stats

Andre Fialho stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 13 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.

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

Andre Fialho's UFC record stood at 2-5-0, while Joaquin Buckley's came in at 11-4-0.

The stats suggested Fialho had a slight advantage in power over Buckley, with a 81% knock out percentage over Buckley's 73%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fialho had a slight advantage over Buckley, with a 6% submission rate over Buckley's 0%.

Andre Fialho was the same age as Joaquin Buckley, at 30 years old.

Buckley had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Fialho's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Buckley's, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 month earlier than Buckley, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 17 less professional rounds, 44 to Buckley's 61.

Fialho vs Buckley form

Andre Fialho had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Muslim Salikhov at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak on 19th November 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jake Matthews at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had won against Cameron VanCamp at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he had beaten Miguel Baeza at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 on 16th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had been defeated by Michel Pereira at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim.

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

In his last fight leading up to this 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, United States.

Previous to 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had beaten 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.

He had defeated Andre Fialho at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joaquin Buckley had been fighting more than Andre Fialho.

Going to this contest, Andre Fialho had last fought 2 years, 4 months and 1 day ago, while Joaquin Buckley's last outing had been 5 months and 15 days ago.

Fialho's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Buckley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 10 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Fialho vs Buckley?

Andre Fialho was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Joaquin Buckley made his way into the ring at 47/100 (-210) with oddsmakers.