Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2026-10-17, the mma bout Joaquin Buckley vs Mike Malott gets three stars only thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2026).Malott vs Buckley is scheduled to take place Saturday, October 17th, at the Rogers Place in Edmonton (Canada), in a 5-round welterweight (170 lbs, 77 kg) bout; it is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 291 (also known as UFC Edmonton). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Joaquin Buckley record
Joaquin Buckley entered this fight with a professional mma record of 21-8-0 (71% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.11 welterweight in the world.
In his last three fights he has beat Colby Covington (Colby Covington vs Joaquin Buckley) but then he has lost to Kamaru Usman (Kamaru Usman vs Joaquin Buckley) and to Sean Brady.
Mike Malott record
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Mike Malott, has an official record of 14-2-1 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the welterweight division.
He lost to Neil Magny in 2024 (Neil Magny vs Mike Malott) but then he has beat Trevin Giles, Charles Radtke, Kevin Holland (Kevin Holland vs Mike Malott) and Gilbert Burns (Gilbert Burns vs Mike Malott).
Fight card
Here is the UFC Fight Night 291 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on Paramount+)
Joaquin Buckley vs Mike Malott
Erin Blanchfield vs Jasmine Jasudavicius
Kyle Nelson vs Cristian Perez
Marc-Andre Barriault vs Kyle Daukaus
Timothy Cuamba vs Louis Jourdain
Mandel Nallo vs Nate Landwehr
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on Paramount+)
Jhonata Diniz vs Tanner Boser
Nick Galanti vs Julien Leblanc
Joel Faglier vs Javad Mahjoub
Mackenzie Stiller vs Katlyn Cerminara
Chad Anheliger vs Steven Koslow
Melissa Croden vs Chelsea Chandler
Su Young You vs Cody Chovancek
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the UFC Fight Night 291 pre-fight press conference, featuring Mike Malott and Joaquin Buckley!
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC Fight Night 291: Buckley vs Malott weigh-in and faceoffs from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Joaquin Buckley vs Mike Malott as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official highlights – Spanish
Result
Who won Buckley vs Malott fight?
Joaquin Buckley defeated Mike Malott XXvia TKO at 2:58, round x. XXX via XXXunanimousXXmajorityXX decision. Scores were XXXX.
Mike Malott defeated Joaquin Buckley XXvia TKO at 2:58, round x. XXX via XXXunanimousXXmajorityXX decision. Scores were XXXX.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Fight Night 291 post-fight octagon interview of Joaquin Buckley and Mike Malott.
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC Fight Night 291 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Mike Malott and Joaquin Buckley (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
Bonus awards
UFC Fight Night 291 Fight of the Night: no bonus awarded
UFC Fight Night 291 Performance of the Night: Mike Malott, Marc-André Barriault, Mandel Nallo, Joel Faglier
