Stephen Thompsonvs
Joaquin Buckley
Joaquin Buckley def. Stephen Thompson (TKO)
Welterweight3 rounds scheduledSaturday, October 5, 2024
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, United States
Joaquin Buckley defeated Stephen Thompson by TKO in round 3 (2:17) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr., held Saturday, October 5, 2024 at Delta Center, Salt Lake City.
Tale of the Tape
17-9-1
Record
21-8-0
0
Win Streak
0
43
Age
32
6'0"
Height
5'10"
75"
Reach
76"
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Stance
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Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
4.05
SLpM
3.62
46%
Str. Acc.
36%
3.00
SApM
3.10
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Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
0.23
TD Avg.
1.43
35%
TD Acc.
45%
63%
TD Def.
70%
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Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Stephen Thompson · 1-4
- LUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs TeixeiraSat, Jul 12, 2025Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- LUFC 296: Edwards vs CovingtonSat, Dec 16, 2023Submission · R2 · 4:56 · Welterweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs DaukausSat, Dec 18, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Joaquin Buckley · 3-2
- LUFC 328: Chimaev vs StricklandSat, May 9, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Usman vs BuckleySat, Jun 14, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs NascimentoSat, May 11, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Common Opponents
Stephen Thompson
Joaquin Buckley
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 22 fights · 16 fights
58.8
Avg sig. strikes
41.8
0.23
Avg takedowns
1.19
0:53
Avg control time
1:19
171
Career high strikes
86
2
Career high TDs
5
Strike Distribution
Stephen Thompson
Strike target
Joaquin Buckley
66%
Head
61%
24%
Body
29%
10%
Leg
10%
Stephen Thompson
Strike position
Joaquin Buckley
90%
Distance
78%
7%
Clinch
6%
4%
Ground
15%
Fight stats
Stephen Thompson
Joaquin Buckley
0
Knockdowns
1
49 of 106
Significant strikes
34 of 93
46%
Sig. strike accuracy
37%
63 of 121
Total strikes
55 of 117
0 of 0
Takedowns
4 of 7
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Takedown accuracy
57%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:03
Control time
4:13
Significant strikes by target
38 of 93
Head
23 of 78
7 of 9
Body
9 of 12
4 of 4
Leg
2 of 3
36 of 90
Distance
28 of 82
13 of 15
Clinch
5 of 9
0 of 1
Ground
1 of 2
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
15 of 28
Sig. str.
6 of 26
21 of 35
Total str.
16 of 39
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
2:18
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
22 of 45
Sig. str.
12 of 33
28 of 51
Total str.
20 of 41
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:03
Ctrl
1:37
ROUND 3
0
KD
1
12 of 33
Sig. str.
16 of 34
14 of 35
Total str.
19 of 37
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:18
Referee
Mike Beltran
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)