Ultimate Fighting Calendar
MiddleweightPerformance of the Night3 rounds scheduled
Joaquin Buckley
New Mansa
21-8-0
RESULT

Alessio Di Chirico def. Joaquin Buckley (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 2:12
WIN
Alessio 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

Betting Odds

Joaquin Buckley
-293
75% implied win probability
Open: -285Best: -262
Alessio Di Chirico
+227
31% implied win probability
Open: +217Best: +240

Average moneyline across 11 sportsbooks.

SportsbookJoaquin BuckleyAlessio Di Chirico
BetOnline-262+222
Bookmaker-300+233
Bovada-300+230
Cloudbet-288+235
DraftKings-278+215
FanDuel-295+240
MyBookie-290+230
Pinnacle-288+235
sportsbetio-345+217
sports-interaction-310+225
unibet-278+215

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

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 64%36% Alessio Di Chirico

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Joaquin Buckley
Knockout Artist
8 edges
Alessio Di Chirico
Complete Fighter
3 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

97Power84
93Speed83
92Precision86
93Durability86
94Engine87
89Wrestling94
91Ground58

Biggest edge Joaquin Buckley, Ground striking +35

Attribute by attribute

Joaquin Buckley is on the left of every row, Alessio Di Chirico on the right.
98Punch power95
96Kick power73
94Punch speed95
92Kick speed71
92Accuracy86
89Takedowns94
94Ground striking59
88Submissions57
94Chin79
92Body strength93
94Cardio87

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

21-8-0
Record
13-7-0
1760
Power Index rating
1661
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 · 2-3
  • L
    UFC 328: Chimaev vs Strickland · May 9, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    RAF 3: Mendes vs. Chandler · Nov 29, 2025
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Usman vs Buckley · Jun 14, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Buckley · Dec 15, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 4:42 · Welterweight
  • W
    UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr. · Oct 5, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 2:17 · Welterweight
Alessio Di Chirico · 1-4
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Gane vs Tuivasa · Sep 3, 2022
    TKO · R3 · 1:09 · Middleweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Chikadze · Aug 28, 2021
    TKO · R1 · 0:17 · Middleweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Kattar · Jan 16, 2021
    TKO · R1 · 2:12 · Middleweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Smith vs Rakic · Aug 30, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Cannonier · 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%