Thompson vs Buckley

When is Thompson vs Buckley?

Stephen Thompson is set to square off against Joaquin Buckley during the main card of UFC 307, on Saturday 5th October 2024 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit will be 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Thompson vs Buckley stats

Stephen Thompson steps into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Joaquin Buckley will make his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out.

Joaquin Buckley will mark his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Stephen Thompson's UFC record currently stands at 12-7-1, while Joaquin Buckley's comes in at 9-4-0.

The stats suggest Buckley has a large advantage in power over Thompson, boasting a 68% knock out percentage over Thompson's 47%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Thompson will have a slight advantage over Buckley, with a 6% submission rate over Buckley's 0%.

Stephen Thompson is the older man by 11 years, at 41 years old.

Thompson has a height advantage of 2 inches over Buckley. Despite this, Buckley has a 1-inch reach advantage.

Thompson is the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years and 7 months earlier than Buckley, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 16 more professional rounds, 71 to Buckley's 55.

Thompson vs Buckley form

Thompson has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he lost to Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Kevin Holland at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Amway Center, Orlando.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Belal Muhammad at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Before that, he had been defeated by Gilbert Burns at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had beaten Geoff Neal at UFC Vegas 17 on 19th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Buckley has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he defeated 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, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against 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.

Before that, he had beaten 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.

He had lost to Chris Curtis at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Joaquin Buckley has been fighting more than Stephen Thompson.

Stephen Thompson last fought 8 months and 26 days ago, while Joaquin Buckley's last outing was 4 months ago.

Thompson's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Buckley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 1 day, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Thompson vs Buckley?

Joaquin Buckley is currently 4/6 (-150) to win the fight outright, while you can get 6/5 (+120) on Stephen Thompson if you fancy the small upset.

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