Welterweight · USA

Joaquin Buckley

“New Mansa”

UFC record: 11-7-0; 18 UFC bouts
Pro record, all promotions: 21-8-0; Listed by ESPN, 14 Oct 2026Latest result not yet included

Last UFC bout: 17 Oct 2026
Born: 27 Apr 1994
Height: 5' 10"
Reach: 76"
Stance: Southpaw
Fighting style: Striker
Team: Murcielago MMA

Significant strikes landed per minute: 3.55; 737 landed of 2041 thrown (36%)
Takedowns completed of those attempted: 45%; 19 of 42 attempts
Knockdowns scored and suffered: 9; scored

UFC career: 18 measured of 18 UFC bouts, 207.4 minutes. Details below.

UFC career figures

Measured UFC figures
Figure	UFC career18 measured of 18 UFC bouts, 207.4 minutes	Last 5 measured5 measured of 5 UFC bouts, 74.5 minutes
Significant strikes landedper minute	3.55737 landed of 2041 thrown (36%)	2.31172 landed of 476 thrown (36%)
Significant strikes absorbedper minute	Not on file	Not on file
Takedowns completedof those attempted	45%19 of 42 attempts	50%4 of 8 attempts
Takedowns defendedof those faced	Not on file	Not on file
Knockdownsscored and suffered	9scored	1scored

About these figures

Counted by Statwell from ESPN’s per-bout figures over the UFC bouts that have them (“measured”). UFC bouts only: no Contender Series, Road to UFC or other promotion. Read each figure with the number of bouts behind it. Nothing here is adjusted for the level of past opponents.

Fight history

Loss
Mike Malott
17 Oct 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott
KO/TKO · R2 2:32
Fight page
Loss
Sean Brady
9 May 2026 · UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Loss
Kamaru Usman
14 Jun 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley
Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00
Win
Colby Covington
15 Dec 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R3 4:42
Win
Stephen Thompson
5 Oct 2024 · UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
KO/TKO · R3 2:17
Win
Nursulton Ruziboev
11 May 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Win
Vicente Luque
30 Mar 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
KO/TKO · R2 3:17
Win
Alex Morono
7 Oct 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Win
Andre Fialho
20 May 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
KO/TKO · R2 4:15
Loss
Chris Curtis
10 Dec 2022 · UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
KO/TKO · R2 2:49
Loss
Nassourdine Imavov
3 Sept 2022 · UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Win
Albert Duraev
18 Jun 2022 · UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett
TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R2 5:00
Win
Abdul Razak Alhassan
19 Feb 2022 · UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill
Decision - Split · R3 5:00
Win
Antonio Arroyo
18 Sept 2021 · UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann
KO/TKO · R3 2:26
Loss
Alessio Di Chirico
16 Jan 2021 · UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar
KO/TKO · R1 2:12
Win
Jordan Wright
21 Nov 2020 · UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
KO/TKO · R2 0:18
Win
Impa Kasanganay
10 Oct 2020 · UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
KO/TKO · R2 2:03
Loss
Kevin Holland
8 Aug 2020 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
KO/TKO · R3 0:32
Win
Jackie Gosh
1 Aug 2020 · LFA 87: Logan vs. Rosales(outside the UFC)
KO/TKO · R2 1:47
Win
Chris Harris
14 Sept 2019 · LFA 76: Odgen vs. Browne(outside the UFC)
KO/TKO · R1 1:08
Loss
Logan Storley
13 Apr 2018 · Bellator 197: Chandler vs. Girtz(outside the UFC)
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Win
Vinicius de Jesus
20 Oct 2017 · Bellator 185: Mousasi vs. Shlemenko(outside the UFC)
Decision - Split · R3 5:00
Win
Justin Patterson
31 Mar 2017 · Bellator 175: Jackson vs. Lawal 2(outside the UFC)
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Loss
Jackie Gosh
10 Nov 2016 · Bellator 164: Koreshkov vs. Lima 2(outside the UFC)
KO/TKO · R1 2:44
Win
Chris Heatherly
24 Jun 2016 · Bellator 157: Dynamite 2(outside the UFC)
KO/TKO · R2 4:14
Win
Kyle Kurtz
11 Sept 2015 · Shamrock FC: Fuel(outside the UFC)
TKO (Knees and Punches) · R1 4:34
Win
Stacy Bacon
25 Jul 2015 · Shamrock FC: Throwdown(outside the UFC)
Unanimous Decision · R3 5:00
Win
Kalel Robinson
21 Mar 2015 · Shamrock FC: Showdown(outside the UFC)
TKO · R3 4:01
Win
Bryant West
21 Feb 2015 · Shamrock FC: Xtreme Fight Night 2(outside the UFC)
TKO · R1 2:28
Win
Wesley Sullivan
13 Sept 2014 · Shamrock FC: Nemesis(outside the UFC)
TKO · R1 3:46

Records and statistics from ESPN’s data as stored by Statwell (fight history last read 30 Oct 2026); results of the bouts Statwell covered are confirmed by its own results check. Statwell does not report contract status: a fighter without a booked bout is listed by their last bout only. Independent research, not a betting service.