Welterweight · “New Mansa”
Joaquin Buckley
21-8-0 UFC 11-6-0
5'10"Height
76"Reach
SouthpawStance
32Age
8KO wins
0Sub wins
72.7%Finish rate
11:45Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.62
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.1
Striking accuracy36.4%
Striking defense58.9%
Takedowns / 15 min1.43
Takedown accuracy45.2%
Takedown defense70.2%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.08
Control time10.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents9-5
Striking trend
Fight history
L Sean Brady 8-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland · May 9, 2026
5/31Sig. strikes
77/180Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Kamaru Usman 15-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley · June 14, 2025
44/148Sig. strikes
41/99Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Colby Covington 12-4 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R3 4:42 — UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley · December 14, 2024
75/151Sig. strikes
37/124Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:18Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Stephen Thompson 12-7-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:17 — UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. · October 5, 2024
34/93Sig. strikes
49/106Absorbed
4/7Takedowns
4:13Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Nursulton Ruziboev 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento · May 11, 2024
86/156Sig. strikes
31/72Absorbed
4/4Takedowns
5:30Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Vicente Luque 15-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:17 — UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot · March 30, 2024
55/131Sig. strikes
21/63Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Alex Morono 12-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green · October 7, 2023
68/176Sig. strikes
40/141Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
2:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Andre Fialho 2-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:15 — UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill · May 20, 2023
26/89Sig. strikes
22/51Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
0:23Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Chris Curtis 3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:49 — UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev · December 10, 2022
50/163Sig. strikes
36/87Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Nassourdine Imavov 3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa · September 3, 2022
46/174Sig. strikes
51/109Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:29Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Albert Duraev 1-0 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R2 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett · June 18, 2022
27/105Sig. strikes
10/50Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:22Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Abdul Razak Alhassan 5-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill · February 19, 2022
51/153Sig. strikes
46/94Absorbed
5/8Takedowns
2:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Antonio Arroyo 0-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:26 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann · September 18, 2021
41/102Sig. strikes
21/46Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
1:18Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alessio Di Chirico 3-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:12 — UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar · January 16, 2021
3/22Sig. strikes
12/23Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jordan Wright 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:18 — UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez · November 21, 2020
43/80Sig. strikes
18/47Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
1:49Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Impa Kasanganay 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:03 — UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen · October 10, 2020
29/94Sig. strikes
28/79Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Kevin Holland 4-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:32 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik · August 8, 2020
40/120Sig. strikes
79/134Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
15
Submission
0
Decision
6
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
0
Decision
4
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
17
Bellator
5
Shamrock FC
5
LFA
2
Full career — 29 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Sean Brady | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 328
May 9, 2026 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Kamaru Usman | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Usman vs. Buckley
June 14, 2025 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Colby Covington | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley
December 14, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 4:42 |
| W | Stephen Thompson | KO (punch) | UFC 307
October 5, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 2:17 |
| W | Nursulton Ruziboev | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento
May 11, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Vicente Luque | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
March 30, 2024 |
UFC | 2 | 3:17 |
| W | Alex Morono | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green
October 7, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | André Fialho | TKO (head kick) | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
May 20, 2023 |
UFC | 2 | 4:15 |
| L | Chris Curtis | KO (punches) | UFC 282
December 10, 2022 |
UFC | 2 | 2:49 |
| L | Nassourdine Imavov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
September 3, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Albert Duraev | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Emmett
June 18, 2022 |
UFC | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Abdul Razak Alhassan | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill
February 19, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Antônio Arroyo | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann
September 18, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 2:26 |
| L | Alessio Di Chirico | KO (head kick) | UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar
January 16, 2021 |
UFC | 1 | 2:12 |
| W | Jordan Wright | KO (punches) | UFC 255
November 21, 2020 |
UFC | 2 | 0:18 |
| W | Impa Kasanganay | KO (spinning back kick) | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
October 11, 2020 |
UFC | 2 | 2:03 |
| L | Kevin Holland | TKO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
August 8, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 0:32 |
| W | Jackie Gosh | TKO (punches) | LFA 87
July 31, 2020 |
LFA | 2 | 1:47 |
| W | Chris Harris | TKO (punches) | LFA 76
September 13, 2019 |
LFA | 1 | 1:08 |
| L | Logan Storley | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 197
April 13, 2018 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Vinicius de Jesus | Decision (split) | Bellator 185
October 20, 2017 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Justin Patterson | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 175
March 31, 2017 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jackie Gosh | TKO (punches) | Bellator 164
November 10, 2016 |
Bellator | 1 | 2:44 |
| W | Chris Heatherly | KO (knee) | Bellator 157: Dynamite 2
June 24, 2016 |
Bellator | 2 | 4:14 |
| W | Kyle Kurtz | TKO (knee and punches) | Shamrock FC: Fuel
September 11, 2015 |
Shamrock FC | 1 | 4:34 |
| W | Stacy Bacon | Decision (unanimous) | Shamrock FC: Throwdown
July 25, 2015 |
Shamrock FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kalel Robinson | TKO (punches) | Shamrock FC: Showdown
March 21, 2015 |
Shamrock FC | 3 | 4:01 |
| W | Bryant West | TKO (punches) | Shamrock FC: Xtreme Fight Night 2
February 21, 2015 |
Shamrock FC | 1 | 2:28 |
| W | Wesley Sullivan | TKO (punches) | Shamrock FC: Nemesis
September 13, 2014 |
Shamrock FC | 1 | 3:46 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Joaquin Buckley) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.