Joaquin Buckley
"New Mansa"
| Age | 32 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Middleweight |
| Height | 178 cm |
| Reach | 193 cm |
| Stance | Southpaw |
MMA Record
29
fights
21
✅ wins
8
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
6
bonuses
1
Fight of the night
5
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
August 08, 2020
UFC debuts
May 09, 2026
UFC last fight
3h19:51
time in the cage
11:45
avg time by combat
64.7%
win rate
72.7%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1596
as of May 09, 2026
🥇 Peak Elo
1621
on December 14, 2024
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
80
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 97 | 90 |
| 2. | Ko tko | 97 | 8 |
| 3. | Knockdowns | 84 | 0.23 / round |
| 4. | Significant strikes per knockdown | 82 | 80 |
| 5. | Body strikes landed | 80 | 5.05 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Submission | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | Total strikes accuracy | 8 | 40% |
| 3. | Significant strikes accuracy | 13 | 36% |
| 4. | Clinch strikes landed | 24 | 1.05 / round |
| 5. | Control time | 29 | 33s / round |
75
Boxing Score
54
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+2.60
/ round
💫 Strike differential
13.6 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
11.0 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
32.0%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
62.8%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
54
Wrestling Score
8
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
1.1 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.5 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
45.2%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
70.2%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
33s / round
⏱ Control Time
60s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
3.4 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
62.8%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
0
✅ Submission wins
0.0 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
0.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Joaquin Buckley's UFC Fight History
May 09, 2026 - UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
Welterweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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June 14, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley
Welterweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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December 14, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko at round 3 (4:42).
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October 05, 2024 - UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 3 (2:17).
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May 11, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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March 30, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (3:17).
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October 07, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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May 20, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Kick) at round 2 (4:15).
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December 10, 2022 - UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
Middleweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 2 (2:49).
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September 03, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
Middleweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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June 18, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett
Middleweight bout
Win by ko tko at round 2 (5:00).
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February 19, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill
Middleweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 18, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann
Middleweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 3 (2:26).
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January 16, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar
Middleweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Kick) at round 1 (2:12).
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November 21, 2020 - UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
Middleweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (18s).
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October 10, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
Middleweight bout
Win by ko tko (Spinning Back Kick) at round 2 (2:03).
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August 08, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
Middleweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 3 (32s).
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Fighter's fights