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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Joaquin Buckley won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1504
Vicente Luque editorial illustration
Elo1516
Joaquin Buckley

Vicente LuquevsJoaquin BuckleyUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot · Saturday, March 30, 2024Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Official fight result

Joaquin Buckley won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 3:17

Style matchupVicente Luque: Pressure fightervsJoaquin Buckley: Well-rounded

The well-rounded fighter has answers in multiple phases. The pressure fighter needs damage early.

Model Prediction: Vicente Luque wins(61.0%)

Actual result: Joaquin Buckley wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Vicente Luque at -148 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Vicente Luque is a KO finisher (50% of wins). Joaquin Buckley has lost 50% of fights by KO.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Joaquin Buckley (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Vicente Luque
Red Corner
VS
Joaquin Buckley
Blue Corner
-148
(60%)
Vegas Odds
+124
(45%)
1504
Elo
1516
34
Age
32
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'11"
Height
5'10"
190.5 cm
Reach
193.04 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Vicente Luque
oldest →
W
vs Rafael Dos Anjos · Aug 23
W
SUBvs Themba Gorimbo · Dec 24
L
SUBvs Kevin Holland · Jun 25
L
vs Joel Alvarez · Oct 25
W
SUBvs Kelvin Gastelum · Apr 26
latest
Joaquin BuckleyL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Nursulton Ruziboev · May 24
W
KOvs Stephen Thompson · Oct 24
W
KOvs Colby Covington · Dec 24
L
vs Kamaru Usman · Jun 25
L
DECvs Sean Brady · May 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Vicente LuqueMetricJoaquin Buckley
4.80
Strikes / min
3.62
5.24
Strikes absorbed / min
3.10
51%
Strike defense
58%
0.89
TDs / 15 min
1.43
59%
Takedown defense
70%
0.70
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.44evenly matched on net striking+0.52

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1639 vs 1556Strikes5.1 vs 4.3Takedowns1.0 vs 1.7Sub Atts0.60 vs 0.00Form0.4 vs 0.5
Vicente LuqueJoaquin Buckley

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14701490151015301550← oldermost recent →
Vicente Luque(10 fights)Joaquin Buckley(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -11.6|Blue +11.6
Recent Form
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Striker Score
Red +0.7|Blue -0.7
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +56.0|Blue -56.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Vicente LuqueTargetJoaquin Buckley

By target zone

7
16% acc · 33%
Head
42
38% acc · 76%
4
80% acc · 19%
Body
6
60% acc · 11%
10
77% acc · 48%
Leg
7
78% acc · 13%

By position

21
33% acc · 100%
Distance
21
28% acc · 38%
0
Clinch
0
0
Ground
34
61% acc · 62%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

0
Vicente Luque rounds
1
even
1
Joaquin Buckley rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns0
Control0:09
15Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Joaquin Buckley edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns0
Control0:00
40Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:49Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
21 / 63
Sig Strikes
55 / 131
31.5%
Sig Str %
39.5%
22 / 65
Total Strikes
63 / 142
0 / 3
TDs
0 / 0
0%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:09
Ctrl Time
0:49

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Joaquin Buckley15 / 4315 / 430 / 00
1Vicente Luque15 / 4215 / 420 / 20
2Joaquin Buckley40 / 8848 / 990 / 00
2Vicente Luque6 / 217 / 230 / 10

Vicente Luque

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights23

Joaquin Buckley

StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights17