Curtis vs Buckley

Who won Curtis vs Buckley?

Chris Curtis beat Joaquin Buckley by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 282, on Saturday 10th December 2022 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Curtis vs Buckley stats

Chris Curtis stepped into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Joaquin Buckley made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Chris Curtis' 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Joaquin Buckley marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Chris Curtis' UFC record stood at 5-4-0, while Joaquin Buckley's came in at 11-4-0.

The stats suggested Buckley had an advantage in power over Curtis, with a 73% knock out percentage over Curtis' 55%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Curtis had a slight advantage over Buckley, with a 3% submission rate over Buckley's 0%.

Chris Curtis was the older man by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Buckley had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Curtis was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 years and 2 months earlier than Buckley, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 61 more professional rounds, 122 to Buckley's 61.

Curtis vs Buckley form

Chris Curtis had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Roman Kopylov at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 on 11th January 2025 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Marc Andr Barriault at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Before that, his fight against Nassourdine Imavov at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 ended in a no contest.

He had been defeated by Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

Activity check

Curtis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Buckley's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Curtis vs Buckley?

Chris Curtis was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Joaquin Buckley made his way into the ring at 29/50 (-170) with oddsmakers.