Joaquin Buckley
Nickname“New Mansa”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Murcielago MMA
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
- Reach
- 76" · 193 cm
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Last fight
- May 9, 2026
- Cut risk
- 12%
UFC fight history
ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent
L
Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland · May 9, 2026
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
L
Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley · Jun 14, 2025
Decision
R5 · 5:00
Unanimous
W
Welterweight · KO/TKO · Cut above eye · R3 · 4:42
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley · Dec 14, 2024
KO/TKO
R3 · 4:42
Cut above eye
W
Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R3 · 2:17
UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. · Oct 5, 2024
KO/TKO
R3 · 2:17
Punch to Head At Distance
W
Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento · May 11, 2024
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
W
Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Guard · R2 · 3:17
UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot · Mar 30, 2024
KO/TKO
R2 · 3:17
Punches to Head From Guard
W
Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green · Oct 7, 2023
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
W
Welterweight · KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance · R2 · 4:15
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill · May 20, 2023
KO/TKO
R2 · 4:15
Kick to Head At Distance
L
#14Chris Curtis
Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch · R2 · 2:49UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev · Dec 10, 2022
KO/TKO
R2 · 2:49
Punch to Head In Clinch
L
Middleweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa · Sep 3, 2022
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
W
Middleweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill · Feb 19, 2022
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Split
W
Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R3 · 2:26
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann · Sep 18, 2021
KO/TKO
R3 · 2:26
Punches to Head At Distance
L
Middleweight · KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance · R1 · 2:12
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar · Jan 16, 2021
KO/TKO
R1 · 2:12
Kick to Head At Distance
W
Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R2 · 0:18
UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez · Nov 21, 2020
KO/TKO
R2 · 0:18
Punches to Head At Distance
W
Middleweight · KO/TKO · Spinning Back Kick Head · R2 · 2:03
UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen · Oct 10, 2020
KO/TKO
R2 · 2:03
Spinning Back Kick Head
L
Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R3 · 0:32
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik · Aug 8, 2020
KO/TKO
R3 · 0:32
Punch to Head At Distance
Outside the UFC
across 12 bouts · 3 promotions · wins by 7 KO · 3 decBellator · Shamrock FC · LFA
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Jackie Gosh8-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:47 | LFA | Jul 31, 2020 |
| W | Chris Harris12-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:08 | LFA | Sep 13, 2019 |
| L | Logan Storley19-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Apr 13, 2018 |
| W | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Oct 20, 2017 | |
| W | Justin Patterson11-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Mar 31, 2017 |
| L | Jackie Gosh8-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:44 | Bellator | Nov 10, 2016 |
| W | KO/TKO | Knee | R2 | 4:14 | Bellator | Jun 24, 2016 | |
| W | Kyle Kurtz11-11 | KO/TKO | Knee and Punches | R1 | 4:34 | Shamrock FC | Sep 11, 2015 |
| W | Stacy Bacon0-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shamrock FC | Jul 25, 2015 |
| W | Kalel Robinson12-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:01 | Shamrock FC | Mar 21, 2015 |
| W | Bryant West1-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:28 | Shamrock FC | Feb 21, 2015 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:46 | Shamrock FC | Sep 13, 2014 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-0across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionTBC
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | TBC | Sep 13, 2013 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.
In the news
All news →- Tyron Woodley beats Joaquin Buckley, then offers to help him win UFC goldsherdog · Aug 23, 2026
- RAF 12 results: Tyron Woodley storms back from 8 points down to beat Joaquin Buckleymmafighting · Aug 22, 2026
- Welterweight Fight ft. Joaquin Buckley And Canadian Star On A Four-Fight Winning Streak To Headline UFC Edmontonlowkickmma · Jul 29, 2026
- Two ranked matchups top UFC Edmonton card featuring Joaquin Buckley and Erin Blanchfieldbloodyelbow · Jul 29, 2026
- Oh, Canada! Joaquin Buckley vs. Mike Malott headlines UFC Edmonton on Oct. 17mmamania · Jul 28, 2026