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Honest Elo Meter

20,000-simulation Monte Carlo · samples each fighter's Elo uncertainty

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Notable

Buckley

Finishes 73% of wins (8 KO).

Malott

Finishes 71% of wins (3 KO · 2 SUB).

Buckley

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

Tale of the tape

11-6-0 UFC record 7-1-0
KO 8 · Sub 0 Finishes KO 3 · Sub 2
-2 Streak +4
32 Age 34
5'10" 178 cm Height 6'1" 185 cm
76" 193 cm Reach 73" 185 cm
Southpaw Stance Orthodox
1618 Global Elo 1642
1579 Elo rating 1612
Joaquin Buckley — Notable
At a glance
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 73% of wins by KO/TKO
Mike Malott — Notable
At a glance
  • 4-fight UFC win streak
  • Performance of the Night in last fight
  • 71% of wins by KO or submission
  • 88% takedown defense in last 3 fights

Joaquin Buckley — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 723 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. 301 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
60% Head
  • Head 60%
  • Body 20%
  • Leg 20%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
84% Distance
  • Distance 84%
  • Clinch 2%
  • Ground 14%

Performance comparison

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

3.62
3.94
div avg 4.23
36%
52%
div avg 50%
3.10
2.83
div avg 3.15
59%
57%
div avg 56%
1.43
1.57
div avg 1.89
45%
57%
div avg 43%
70%
73%
div avg 71%
0.08
0.59
div avg 0.43
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.

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
71% finish rate
KO 3 · Sub 2
can finish?
Joaquin Buckley
finished 50%
3 of 6 losses

Strength of schedule in UFC

Joaquin Buckley has faced the tougher recent slate — last-5 avg 1654 vs 1586, 4 quality wins to 1.

Joaquin Buckley red corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1654
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+)
4
of 11 UFC wins
Toughest win
Vicente Luque
Elo 1684 at fight time
Expected wins
8.0
+3.0 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 17 fights
1549
1674
Mike Malott blue corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1586
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+)
1
of 7 UFC wins
Toughest win
Gilbert Burns
Elo 1621 at fight time
Expected wins
4.1
+2.9 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 8 fights
1561
1621

Common opponents

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

  • L
    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.