Saturday, December 10, 2022T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States
Chris Curtis defeated Joaquin Buckley by TKO in round 2 (2:49) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 282: Błachowicz vs Ankalaev, held Saturday, December 10, 2022 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
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Chris Curtis vs Joaquin Buckley
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Chris CurtisJoaquin Buckley
1
Knockdowns0
36 / 87
Significant strikes50 / 163
41%
Sig. strike accuracy31%
36 / 87
Total strikes50 / 163
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:06
Control time0:00
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Chris CurtisJoaquin Buckley
2569%2754%
Head
38%1530%
Body
822%816%
Leg
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
60%39%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Chris Curtis36 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
1818/63
33/5
88/10
Clinch
11/1
0
0
Ground
66/8
0
0
Joaquin Buckley50 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
2727/132
1313/18
88/9
Clinch
00/2
22/2
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Chris CurtisJoaquin Buckley
R1
19
29
10-910-910-9
R2
17
21
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Joaquin Buckley
0
Knockdowns0
19 / 49
Significant strikes29 / 91
39%
Sig. strike accuracy32%
19 / 49
Total strikes29 / 91
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 2
1
Knockdowns0
17 / 38
Significant strikes21 / 72
45%
Sig. strike accuracy29%
17 / 38
Total strikes21 / 72
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:06
Control time0:00
Judges' Scorecards
Betting Odds
Chris Curtis
+145
41% implied win probability
Open: +102Best: +180
Joaquin Buckley
-183
65% implied win probability
Open: -124Best: -145
Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Chris Curtis | Joaquin Buckley |
|---|---|---|
| BetAnything | +140 | -175 |
| BetOnline | +146 | -171 |
| BetUS | +150 | -180 |
| Betway | +155 | -222 |
| Bovada | +140 | -170 |
| Cloudbet | +180 | -268 |
| DraftKings | +115 | -145 |
| FanDuel | +180 | -235 |
| MyBookie | +131 | -169 |
| Pinnacle | +150 | -171 |
| sportsbetio | +133 | -196 |
| sports-interaction | +125 | -160 |
| unibet | +138 | -175 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Chris Curtis absorbs 5.75 significant strikes a minute, more than 94% of UFC fighters.
- Chris Curtis lands 5.52 significant strikes a minute, more than 93% of UFC fighters.
- Chris Curtis spends 75% of fight time at distance.
Style & credentials
Chris Curtis
No background on record
Camp · Xtreme Couture · United StatesJoaquin Buckley
Folkstyle Wrestling
- —Competitor · Real American Freestylelight heavyweight
- —Marquette High School, Chesterfield, MissouriWrestling Folkstyle · high school
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
71%62%
Head
25%28%
Body
4%10%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Chris Curtislast 9 fights
75%15%10%
Joaquin Buckleylast 10 fights
61%14%25%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Chris Curtis· from fights outside the UFC Joaquin Buckley· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
5.523.62
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chris Curtis · Elite · better than 93% of UFC fightersJoaquin Buckley · Average · better than 58% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
5.753.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chris Curtis · Poor · better than 6% of UFC fightersJoaquin Buckley · Good · better than 60% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.001.43
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chris Curtis · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersJoaquin Buckley · Average · better than 57% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
0%45%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chris Curtis · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersJoaquin Buckley · Good · better than 66% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
65%70%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chris Curtis · Average · better than 51% of UFC fightersJoaquin Buckley · Good · better than 64% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chris Curtis · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersJoaquin Buckley · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1484 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
5.52
Strikes landed / min3.62
5.75
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.10
0.00
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.43 / 3.2
0%
Takedown accuracy45%
65%
Takedown defence70%
0:16
Control time / fight1:17
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min0.10
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Chris Curtis13 UFC fights · 932 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
65%606/1402
22%203/291
5%47/54
Clinch
3%29/41
3%29/30
0%0/0
Ground
2%16/20
0%2/2
0%0/0
Joaquin Buckley17 UFC fights · 723 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
44%315/1350
22%159/265
10%70/86
Clinch
2%11/29
4%29/38
0%2/2
Ground
17%123/202
2%14/16
0%0/0
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Chris Curtis21 of 46 ended early · 46%25 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
5 early stoppages have no logged time
Joaquin Buckley19 of 29 ended early · 66%10 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
2 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Chris Curtis2-3
- LUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Vallejos · Mar 14, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Teixeira · Jul 12, 2025Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Allen vs Curtis 2 · Apr 6, 2024Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis · Jan 20, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Full record · 47 fightsShow less
- NC
- LUFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2 · Apr 8, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Aspinall · Jul 23, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs Gamrot · Jun 25, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- W
- WJarome HatchFierce FC 15 · May 14, 2021TKO · Light Heavyweight
- WRamon GranoiKon Fighting Federation 6 · Apr 2, 2021TKO · R1 · 4:13 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- LProfessional Fighters League - PFL 7: 2019 Season PFL Playoffs 1 · Oct 10, 2019KO · R2 · 0:11 · Welterweight
- LProfessional Fighters League - PFL 7: 2019 Season PFL Playoffs 1 · Oct 10, 2019Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LProfessional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2019 Regular Season · Jul 10, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · Welterweight
- WProfessional Fighters League - PFL 1: 2019 Regular Season · May 8, 2019TKO · R3 · 4:17 · Welterweight
- W
- WSean LallyDana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 9 · Jun 12, 2018TKO · R3 · 1:37 · Welterweight
- WJason NorwoodCES 49 · Apr 6, 2018Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
- WPeter GrajcarFight Night 4 · Sep 9, 2017Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
- WPortland Pringle IIIPremier MMA Championship 3 · May 27, 2017TKO · R4 · 4:22 · Welterweight
- WWill SantiagoCES 42 · Mar 31, 2017TKO · R2 · 1:08 · Welterweight
- W
- L
- WGil De FreitasCES 32: de Freitas vs. Curtis · Jan 8, 2016SUB · R1 · 3:13 · Welterweight
- WAmaechi OselukwueAbsolute Action 44 · Oct 24, 2015Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
- WTyson Triplett Sr.Absolute Action 42 · Apr 24, 2015SUB · R1 · 2:15 · Middleweight
- L
- WTiawan HowardCoveted FC 3 · Jun 21, 2014SUB · R2 · 2:37 · Catchweight
- W
- W
- LEric ScallanFight Master: Bellator MMA · Jun 19, 2013MD · Welterweight
- L
- WAndrew TraceTurf Wars · Oct 8, 2011DEC
- WMicah BenderRocktagon · Jul 30, 2011TKO
- LTom GallicchioXtreme Caged Combat · May 20, 2011SUB
- WErick JordanSpartan FC · Dec 10, 2010TKO
- WRob Nickerson IIIAbsolute Action · Oct 16, 2010TKO
- WKevin PowersUniversal Cage Combat · Oct 8, 2010TKO · R1 · 1:33 · Catchweight
- W
- WIan RammelICE Extreme Fighting · May 1, 2010DEC
- LBrandon PinkstonIndiana Regional · Jun 27, 2009DEC
Joaquin Buckley3-2
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Usman vs Buckley · Jun 14, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Nascimento · May 11, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Full record · 29 fightsShow less
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Dawson vs Green · Oct 7, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Gane vs Tuivasa · Sep 3, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Walker vs Hill · Feb 19, 2022Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- L
- W
- W
- L
- WJackie GoshLFA 87: Logan vs. Rosales · Jul 31, 2020TKO · R2 · 1:47 · Middleweight
- W
- LBellator 197: Chandler vs. Girtz · Apr 13, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WBellator 175: Jackson vs. Lawal 2 · Mar 31, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LJackie GoshBellator 164: Koreshkov vs. Lima 2 · Nov 10, 2016TKO · R1 · 2:44 · Welterweight
- W
- WKyle KurtzShamrock FC · Sep 11, 2015TKO · R1 · 4:34 · Welterweight
- WStacy Bacon Jr.Shamrock FC · Jul 25, 2015Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
- WKalel RobinsonShamrock FC · Mar 21, 2015TKO · R2 · 4:01 · Welterweight
- WBryant WestShamrock Fighting Championships · Feb 21, 2015TKO
- WWesley SullivanShamrock Fighting Championships · Sep 13, 2014TKO
Frequently asked questions
Who won Chris Curtis vs Joaquin Buckley?
Chris Curtis defeated Joaquin Buckley by TKO in round 2 (2:49) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 282: Błachowicz vs Ankalaev, held Saturday, December 10, 2022 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.