UFC Canada lands at Rogers Place with a five-round welterweight main event that splits cleanly between the rate sheet and the résumé. Mike "Proper" Malott (14-2-1), the Ontario finisher on a four-fight win streak, lands 52% of his significant strikes to Buckley's 36%, absorbs 2.83 a minute to Buckley's 3.10, scores 0.98 knockdowns per 15 minutes to Buckley's 0.68 and has never been knocked down in the Octagon. He brings a second layer too: 1.57 takedowns per 15 minutes at 57% accuracy, and 73% takedown defense. Joaquin "New Mansa" Buckley (21-8, 76-inch reach) answers with 15 career KO/TKO wins — Stephen Thompson, Vicente Luque and Colby Covington among his stoppages — and twenty-five minutes with Kamaru Usman. Malott has never fought a fourth round. The co-main is three rounds of grappling chess: Erin Blanchfield (14-2) vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius (15-4) at women's flyweight.
13 active bouts. Main card: Joaquin Buckley vs. Mike Malott (welterweight, 5 rounds); Erin Blanchfield vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius (women's flyweight, 3 rounds); Kyle Nelson vs. Cristian Perez (lightweight, 3 rounds); Marc-André Barriault vs. Kyle Daukaus (middleweight, 3 rounds); Louis Jourdain vs. Timmy Cuamba (bantamweight, 3 rounds); Mandel Nallo vs. Nate Landwehr (lightweight, 3 rounds). Prelims: Tanner Boser vs. Jhonata Diniz (heavyweight); Julien Leblanc vs. Nick Galanti (middleweight); Javad Mahjoub vs. Joel Faglier (heavyweight); Katlyn Cerminara vs. Mackenzie Stiller (women's flyweight); Chad Anheliger vs. Steven Koslow (bantamweight); Melissa Croden vs. Chelsea Chandler (women's bantamweight); Su Young You vs. Cody Chovancek (bantamweight). Cancelled: Jamey-Lyn Horth vs. Katlyn Cerminara — Horth injury; Julien Leblanc vs. Gilbert Urbina — Urbina withdrew; Louie Sutherland vs. Javad Mahjoub — Sutherland withdrew.
