Stephen Thompson vs Joaquin Buckley

Rating histories overlaid on one timeline, then every key career number side by side — the greener value has the edge.

Stephen Thompson17-9-1

vs

Joaquin Buckley21-8-0

— Thompson · — Buckley · hover or touch to compare over time

Tale of the tape

1540MatchWiz rating1633

43Age (lower is better)32

75"Reach76"

4.1Sig. strikes / min3.7

3.0Absorbed / min (lower is better)3.2

0.1Takedowns / 151.5

59%TD defense70%

0.0Sub attempts / 150.1

43%Wins by finish73%

Recent fights

Stephen Thompson

Lvs Gabriel BonfimDecision - Split · R3 · Jul 13, 2025card ↗
Lvs Joaquin BuckleyKO/TKO · R3 · Oct 6, 2024card ↗
Lvs Shavkat RakhmonovSubmission · R2 · Dec 17, 2023card ↗
Wvs Kevin HollandKO/TKO · R4 · Dec 4, 2022card ↗
Lvs Belal MuhammadDecision - Unanimous · R3 · Dec 19, 2021card ↗
Lvs Gilbert BurnsDecision - Unanimous · R3 · Jul 11, 2021card ↗

Joaquin Buckley

Lvs Sean BradyDecision - Unanimous · R3 · May 10, 2026card ↗
Lvs Kamaru UsmanDecision - Unanimous · R5 · Jun 15, 2025card ↗
Wvs Colby CovingtonTKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R3 · Dec 15, 2024card ↗
Wvs Stephen ThompsonKO/TKO · R3 · Oct 6, 2024card ↗
Wvs Nursulton RuziboevDecision - Unanimous · R3 · May 11, 2024card ↗
Wvs Vicente LuqueKO/TKO · R2 · Mar 31, 2024card ↗

Rates from our per-fight stat lines (UFC + Contender Series, 2015→). Ratings are our Elo-style model — see the full leaderboard.