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UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott
Oct 17, 2026 · our picks 3/7
  • Mahjoub vs Faglier was the fight of the card: busier than 99% of UFC fights.
  • A finishing card: 12 of 13 fights ended early: 7 by KO/TKO and 5 by submission.
Fight of the card
Javad Mahjoub vs Joel Faglier
Joel Faglier won by KO/TKO (R2 2:11)

Both fighters went all in on the feet, trying to out-strike each other: Mahjoub landed 8.4 significant strikes a minute and Faglier 7.1.

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  1. 1
    Islam Makhachev
    Welterweight #1
    2610
  2. 2
    Alexander Volkanovski
    Featherweight #1
    2456
  3. 3
    Petr Yan
    Bantamweight #1
    2381
  4. 4
    Dricus Du Plessis
    Middleweight #2
    2384
  5. 5
    Ciryl Gane
    Heavyweight #1
    2376
  6. 6
    Alex Pereira
    Heavyweight #2
    2282
  7. 7
    Justin Gaethje
    Lightweight #1
    2422
  8. 8
    Ilia Topuria
    Lightweight #2
    2374
  9. 9
    Joshua Van
    Flyweight #1
    2137
  10. 10
    Merab Dvalishvili
    Bantamweight #2
    2271

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What is Cage Metrics?

Cage Metrics turns real UFC fight data into the numbers the official stats leave out: how dominant a fighter really is, how tough their schedule has been, how exciting their fights are, and who should win next. Everything is calculated from fight statistics and updated after every event.

Data-informed, not data-determined: MMA is chaotic, and one punch can beat any model. Use the numbers to challenge your assumptions, not to replace your judgement. How it's calculated