Joaquin Buckley vs. Albert Duraev – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC on ESPN 37: Kattar vs. Emmett is scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Austin, Texas, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Joaquin “New Mansa” Buckley will take on Albert Duraev in the Middleweight Bout. You can view the full UFC on ESPN 37 card.

In this post, we will break down Joaquin Buckley vs. Albert Duraev matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 30-year-old, Joaquin Buckley is coming in with a 14-4-0 record. Buckley will be fighting for the first time since a win via split decision against Abdul Razak Alhassan at UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill in February.

Duraev, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision win against Roman Kopylov on February 19, 2022 at UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira and holds a 15-3-0 record.

Joaquin Buckley has an southpaw fighting stance with a 76″ reach. The 35-year-old, Albert Duraev is an orthodox fighter with a 75″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Joaquin Buckley:
→ Buckley’s striking accuracy is 36%.
→ Buckley lands 3.94 significant strikes per minute.
→ Buckley’s takedown accuracy is 35%.
→ Buckley’s takedown average is 2.00 per 15 minutes.
→ Buckley’s takedown defense is 40%.

Buckley comes in with 36% striking accuracy, typically landing about 3.94 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Duraev fires at 51% accuracy, landing about 3.95 significant strikes per minute. Joaquin Buckley also has a 35% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 2.00 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Duraev’s 1.62 takedowns and 50% takedown accuracy.

Albert Duraev:
→ Duraev’s striking accuracy is 51%.
→ Duraev lands 3.95 significant strikes per minute.
→ Duraev’s takedown accuracy is 20%.
→ Duraev’s takedown average is 1.62 per 15 minutes.
→ Duraev’s takedown defense is 50%.

Albert spent on average 9:15 minutes in the Octagon and Joaquin has an average fight time of 8:45 minutes.

This looks like an entertaining matchup, at least on paper. UFC on ESPN 37 is live in , who do you think will win, Joaquin or Albert? Sound off in the comments.

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