Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Kattar
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
Joaquin Buckley
United StatesJoaquin Buckley
“New Mansa”
21-8-0
RESULT

Alessio Di Chirico def. Joaquin Buckley (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 2:12
WIN
Alessio Di Chirico
ItalyAlessio Di Chirico
“Manzo”
13-7-0
Saturday, January 16, 2021
UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Alessio Di Chirico defeated Joaquin Buckley by TKO in round 1 (2:12) in the Middleweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Kattar, held Saturday, January 16, 2021 at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.

Fight stats

Joaquin Buckley
Alessio Di Chirico
0
Knockdowns
1
3 of 22
Significant strikes
12 of 23
14%
Sig. strike accuracy
52%
3 of 22
Total strikes
12 of 23
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
—
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
0:01
Significant strikes by target
2 of 19
Head
6 of 17
1 of 3
Body
4 of 4
0 of 0
Leg
2 of 2
3 of 22
Distance
9 of 20
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 0
0 of 0
Ground
3 of 3

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
1
3 of 22
Sig. str.
12 of 23
3 of 22
Total str.
12 of 23
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:01

Frequently asked questions

Who won Joaquin Buckley vs Alessio Di Chirico?

Alessio Di Chirico defeated Joaquin Buckley by TKO in round 1 (2:12) in the Middleweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Kattar, held Saturday, January 16, 2021 at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.

Referee
Keith Peterson
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Joaquin Buckley 62%38% Alessio Di Chirico

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCal Elo ratings. See all Elo ratings

Tale of the Tape

21-8-0
Record
13-7-0
1557
Elo rating
1475
0
Win Streak
0
32
Age
36
5'10"
178 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
76"
193 cm
Reach
74"
188 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
United States
Nationality
Italy

Striking Profile

3.62
SLpM
3.32
36%
Str. Acc.
39%
3.10
SApM
3.44
58%
Str. Def.
61%

Grappling Profile

1.43
TD Avg.
1.46
45%
TD Acc.
39%
70%
TD Def.
83%
0.10
Sub. Avg.
0.00

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Joaquin Buckley · 3-2
  • L
    Sean Brady
    UFC 328: Chimaev vs StricklandSat, May 9, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Kamaru Usman
    UFC Fight Night: Usman vs BuckleySat, Jun 14, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Colby Covington
    UFC Fight Night: Covington vs BuckleySun, Dec 15, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 4:42 · Welterweight
  • W
    Stephen Thompson
    UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr.Sat, Oct 5, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 2:17 · Welterweight
  • W
    Nursulton Ruziboev
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs NascimentoSat, May 11, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Alessio Di Chirico · 1-4
  • L
    Roman Kopylov
    UFC Fight Night: Gane vs TuivasaSat, Sep 3, 2022
    TKO · R3 · 1:09 · Middleweight
  • L
    Abdul Razak Alhassan
    UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs ChikadzeSat, Aug 28, 2021
    TKO · R1 · 0:17 · Middleweight
  • W
    Joaquin Buckley
    UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs KattarSat, Jan 16, 2021
    TKO · R1 · 2:12 · Middleweight
  • L
    Zak Cummings
    UFC Fight Night: Smith vs RakicSun, Aug 30, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Makhmud Muradov
    UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs CannonierSat, Sep 28, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 17 fights · 11 fights
42.5
Avg sig. strikes
34.1
1.12
Avg takedowns
1.00
1:17
Avg control time
1:04
86
Career high strikes
65
5
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Joaquin Buckley
Strike target
Alessio Di Chirico
62%
Head
68%
28%
Body
18%
10%
Leg
14%
Joaquin Buckley
Strike position
Alessio Di Chirico
75%
Distance
84%
6%
Clinch
12%
19%
Ground
4%