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Joaquin Buckley

Joaquin Buckley

1114 ELO #128

"New Mansa"

MMA 21-8-0 · UFC 11-6-0 · Welterweight (#9) · United States · STL Boxing · Last fought 31 days ago

Joaquin Buckley "New Mansa" - UFC Fighter Profile

Joaquin Buckley is a professional mixed martial arts fighter competing in the UFC Welterweight division and is ranked #9. Born in United States, Joaquin Buckley has compiled an MMA record of 21-8-0 with a UFC record of 11-6-0. Known for their Freestyle fighting style, Joaquin Buckley trains at STL Boxing in United States. With an ELO rating of 1114, Joaquin Buckley ranks #128 out of 2693 UFC fighters.

Career Highlights: Joaquin Buckley has 11 wins in the UFC. Joaquin Buckley lands an average of 3.62 significant strikes per minute and averages 1.43 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Welterweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1114), and have not fought Joaquin Buckley before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Carlos Prates 7-1-0 32 1143 0.0 29
Khaos Williams 7-4-0 32 1069 0.0 45
Yaroslav Amosov 2-0-0 32 1053 0.0 61
Seokhyeon Ko 2-0-0 32 1036 0.0 78
Victor Valenzuela 1-0-0 32 1017 0.0 97
Carlos Leal 2-2-0 32 1017 0.0 97

Fight Results Breakdown

17
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Vicente Luque in 2024
Opponent ELO: 1175

Biggest Upset Loss

Alessio Di Chirico in 2021
Your ELO: 1029 · Opponent ELO: 950 · Favored by 79

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 10'
Weight
Welterweight
Reach
76'
Stance
Southpaw
Date of Birth
Apr 27 1994
Age
32
Peak ELO
1142
ELO Rank
128 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
323-125-4
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1060.0
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1037.5

Performance Statistics

SLpM
3.62
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
36%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
3.1
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
58%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
1.43
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
45%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.1
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Joaquin Buckley Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2026-05-09 UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland Sean Brady U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss +160
2025-06-14 UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley Kamaru Usman U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2024-12-14 UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley Colby Covington KO/TKO 3 4:42 Win -
2024-10-05 UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. Stephen Thompson KO/TKO Punch 3 2:17 Win -
2024-05-11 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento Nursulton Ruziboev U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2024-03-30 UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot Vicente Luque KO/TKO Punches 2 3:17 Win -
2023-10-07 UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green Alex Morono U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2023-05-20 UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill Andre Fialho KO/TKO Kick 2 4:15 Win -
2022-12-10 UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev Chris Curtis KO/TKO Punch 2 2:49 Loss -
2022-09-03 UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa Nassourdine Imavov U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2022-06-18 UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett Albert Duraev KO/TKO 2 5:00 Win -
2022-02-19 UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill Abdul Razak Alhassan S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2021-09-18 UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann Antonio Arroyo KO/TKO Punches 3 2:26 Win -
2021-01-16 UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar Alessio Di Chirico KO/TKO Kick 1 2:12 Loss -
2020-11-21 UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez Jordan Wright KO/TKO Punches 2 0:18 Win -
2020-10-10 UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen Impa Kasanganay KO/TKO Spinning Back Kick 2 2:03 Win -
2020-08-08 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik Kevin Holland KO/TKO Punch 3 0:32 Loss -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Joaquin Buckley ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
17 2026-05-09 Sean Brady 1128 Loss -16 1114
16 2025-06-14 Kamaru Usman 1236 Loss -12 1130
15 2024-12-14 Colby Covington 1155 Win +23 1142
14 2024-10-05 Stephen Thompson 1117 Win +22 1119
13 2024-05-11 Nursulton Ruziboev 1043 Win +14 1097
12 2024-03-30 Vicente Luque 1175 Win +26 1083
11 2023-10-07 Alex Morono 1119 Win +20 1057
10 2023-05-20 Andre Fialho 1004 Win +20 1037
9 2022-12-10 Chris Curtis 1049 Loss -15 1017
8 2022-09-03 Nassourdine Imavov 1058 Loss -16 1032
7 2022-06-18 Albert Duraev 1015 Win +20 1048
6 2022-02-19 Abdul Razak Alhassan 1042 Win 0 1028
5 2021-09-18 Antonio Arroyo 969 Win +19 1028
4 2021-01-16 Alessio Di Chirico 950 Loss -20 1009
3 2020-11-21 Jordan Wright 1020 Win +22 1029
2 2020-10-10 Impa Kasanganay 1015 Win +22 1007
1 2020-08-08 Kevin Holland 1028 Loss -15 985

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