Middleweight
3 Rounds
Joaquin Buckley won · KO/TKO
UFC Event·Saturday, November 21, 2020·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Style matchupJoaquin Buckley: Well-roundedvsJordan Wright: Wrestler
Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.
Model Prediction: Jordan Wright wins(51.4%)
Actual result: Joaquin Buckley wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Incorrect
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Jordan Wright enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
- Joaquin Buckley is a KO finisher (73% of wins). Jordan Wright has lost 60% of fights by KO.
- Joaquin Buckley has 27pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Jordan Wright has 30pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Joaquin Buckley (53.5%).
Tale of the Tape
Joaquin Buckley
Red Corner
VS
Jordan Wright
Blue Corner
-265
(73%)
Vegas Odds
+205
(33%)
32
Age
34
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
6'2"
193.04 cm
Reach
195.58 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Joaquin Buckley
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Vicente Luque · Mar 24W
vs Nursulton Ruziboev · May 24W
KOvs Stephen Thompson · Oct 24W
KOvs Colby Covington · Dec 24L
vs Kamaru Usman · Jun 25Jordan WrightL4 streak
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Jamie Pickett · May 21L
KOvs Bruno Silva · Dec 21L
SUBvs Marc-Andre Barriault · Apr 22L
KOvs Dusko Todorovic · Oct 22L
vs Zac Pauga · Feb 23Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Joaquin BuckleyMetricJordan Wright
3.62
Strikes / min
4.10
3.10
Strikes absorbed / min
6.03
58%
Strike defense
31%
1.43
TDs / 15 min
2.09
70%
Takedown defense
100%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.52Δ 2.45 — meaningful gap-1.93
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Joaquin BuckleyJordan Wright
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Joaquin Buckley(10 fights)Jordan Wright(7 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-11.511.5
RedLayoff (days)Blue
-49.049.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.90.9
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-0.00.0
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
0.00.0
Joaquin Buckley
StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights16
Jordan Wright
StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights7