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✓ Mike Malott won · by TKO · R2

Joaquin Buckley vs Mike Malott — Honest Elo matchup

welterweight
Other bouts 12
Fight Card
UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott
Oct 17, 2026 · Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Corner A
Joaquin Buckley
#30 11-7-0
Elo 1556
VS
Corner B
Mike Malott
#9 8-1-0
Elo 1628
Final result · recorded Oct 18, 2026
Mike Malott
defeated Joaquin Buckley by TKO in round 2

Honest Elo mode pre-fight: Joaquin Buckley 30.3% · Mike Malott 69.7%

Pure Elo pre-fight: Joaquin Buckley 46.6% · Mike Malott 53.4%

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Other fights on this card · 6
Erin Blanchfield vs Jasmine Jasudavicius women's flyweight Marc-Andre Barriault vs Kyle Daukaus middleweight Mandel Nallo vs Nate Landwehr lightweight Tanner Boser vs Jhonata Diniz heavyweight Chad Anheliger vs Steven Koslow bantamweight Melissa Croden vs Chelsea Chandler women's bantamweight

Notable

Buckley

Finishes 73% of wins (8 KO).

Malott

Finishes 75% of wins (4 KO · 2 SUB).

Buckley

6 career post-fight bonuses — a reliable action fighter.

Malott

On a 5-fight win streak.

Tale of the tape

11-7-0 UFC record 8-1-0
KO 8 · Sub 0 Finishes KO 4 · Sub 2
-3 Streak +5
32 Age 34
5'10" 178 cm Height 6'1" 185 cm
76" 193 cm Reach 73" 185 cm
Southpaw Stance Orthodox
1601 Global Elo 1659
1556 Elo rating 1628
Joaquin Buckley — Notable ▼
At a glance
  • 3-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 73% of wins by KO/TKO
Mike Malott — Notable ▼
At a glance
  • 5-fight UFC win streak
  • Performance of the Night in last fight
  • 2 KO/TKO finishes in a row
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights

Joaquin Buckley — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 737 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
62% Head
  • Head 62%
  • Body 28%
  • Leg 10%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
75% Distance
  • Distance 75%
  • Clinch 6%
  • Ground 19%

Mike Malott — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 338 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
58% Head
  • Head 58%
  • Body 24%
  • Leg 18%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
81% Distance
  • Distance 81%
  • Clinch 6%
  • Ground 13%

Performance comparison

Career averages. Edge highlighted on the side that's better. = division average.

3.55
4.03
div avg 4.36
36%
54%
div avg 50%
3.16
2.74
div avg 3.18
58%
59%
div avg 56%
1.37
1.43
div avg 1.85
45%
57%
div avg 44%
70%
73%
div avg 70%
0.07
0.54
div avg 0.45
2
2
div avg 4

Division-adjusted profile

each axis = percentile in own division
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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

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Finish & durability

How each tends to win, against how hard the other is to finish.

Joaquin Buckley
73% finish rate
KO 8 · Sub 0
can finish?
Mike Malott
finished 100%
1 of 1 losses
Mike Malott
75% finish rate
KO 4 · Sub 2
can finish?
Joaquin Buckley
finished 57%
4 of 7 losses

Strength of schedule in UFC

Joaquin Buckley has faced the tougher recent slate — last-5 avg 1669 vs 1580, 4 quality wins to 2.

Joaquin Buckley red corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1669
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+)
4
of 11 UFC wins
Toughest win
Vicente Luque
Elo 1684 at fight time
Expected wins
8.5
+2.5 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 18 fights
1549
1642
Notable wins
Vicente Luque 1684 Colby Covington 1671 Stephen Thompson 1623 Alex Morono 1607
Mike Malott blue corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1580
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+)
2
of 8 UFC wins
Toughest win
Gilbert Burns
Elo 1621 at fight time
Expected wins
4.7
+3.3 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 9 fights
1561
1618
Notable wins
Gilbert Burns 1621 Joaquin Buckley 1618

Common opponents

1 shared opponent · Corner A's result on the left, Corner B's on the right.

  • L
    Kevin Holland
    W
    KO/TKO · R3
    Decision - Unanimous
    Aug 8, 2020
    Oct 18, 2025
Corner A recent form
Joaquin Buckley
Corner B recent form
Mike Malott
Source Per-fighter stats and bout records from Joaquin Buckley & Mike Malott on UFCStats. Honest Elo Meter samples each fighter's rating uncertainty (1,000 Monte Carlo iterations). Data analysis, not betting advice. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.