Joaquin Buckley

🇺🇸

(1994-04-27)

Statistics

UFC Record: 11-5

By Method:

KO/TKO: 8-3
Submission: 0-0
Decision: 3-2

By Elo:

As Favorite: 5-2
As Underdog: 6-3

By Weight Class:

Welterweight: 6-1
Middleweight: 5-4

By Round:

Round 1: 0-1
Round 2: 5-1
Round 3: 6-2
Round 5: 0-1

By Type:

Main Event: 1-1
Ranked Opponent: 3-3

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: W W W W L

Elo: 3292

Peak Elo: 3402 (2024-12-14)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2925 (#146)

Bonuses: 6 (1 FOTN, 5 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 11m 33s

Total Fight Time: 3h 4m 51s

Avg Time Between Fights: 119 days

Avg Card Placement: 4.5

Current Rankings:

#10 Welterweight

Peak Rankings:

#6 Welterweight

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2025-06-14
UFC on ESPN: Usman vs. Buckley

Kamaru Usman (38) 🇳🇬 🇺🇸
W W L L L • 15-3
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3366
49

WELTERWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00
🤖

🇺🇸 Joaquin Buckley (31)
11-4 • W W W W W
Elo: 3402 • UFC rank: #7
45

State Farm Arena
Atlanta, Georgia
United States 🇺🇸

2024-12-14
UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley

Joaquin Buckley (30) 🇺🇸
W W W W W • 10-4
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 3268

WELTERWEIGHT
TKO
R3
4:42

🇺🇸 Colby Covington (36)
12-4 • L W L W L
Elo: 3392 • UFC rank: #6

Amalie Arena
Tampa, Florida
United States 🇺🇸

2024-10-05
UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.

⭐ Joaquin Buckley (30) 🇺🇸
W W W W L • 9-4
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 3191

WELTERWEIGHT
KO
R3
2:17

🇺🇸 Stephen Thompson (41)
12-7-1 • W L L W L
Elo: 3107 • UFC rank: #9

Delta Center
Salt Lake City, Utah
United States 🇺🇸

2024-05-11
UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento

Joaquin Buckley (30) 🇺🇸
W W W L L • 8-4
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 3152

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇿 Nursulton Ruziboev (30)
2-0 • W W
Elo: 2910

Enterprise Center
St. Louis, Missouri
United States 🇺🇸

2024-03-30
UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot

Joaquin Buckley (29) 🇺🇸
W W L L W • 7-4
Elo: 3006

WELTERWEIGHT
TKO
R2
3:17

🇧🇷 🇺🇸 Vicente Luque (32)
15-5 • W W L L W
Elo: 3177 • UFC rank: #11

Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, New Jersey
United States 🇺🇸

2023-10-07
UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green

Joaquin Buckley (29) 🇺🇸
W L L W W • 6-4
Elo: 2861

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Alex Morono (33)
12-5 (1 NC) • W W W L W
Elo: 3029

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2023-05-20
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill

Joaquin Buckley (29) 🇺🇸
L L W W W • 5-4
Elo: 2776

WELTERWEIGHT
TKO
R2
4:15

🇵🇹 Andre Fialho (29)
2-3 • L W W L L
Elo: 2724

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2022-12-10
UFC 282: Błachowicz vs. Ankalaev

⭐ Chris Curtis (35) 🇺🇸
W W W L • 3-1
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 3019

MIDDLEWEIGHT
KO
R2
2:49

🇺🇸 Joaquin Buckley (28)
5-3 • L W W W L
Elo: 2826

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2022-09-03
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa

Nassourdine Imavov (26) 🇫🇷 🇷🇺
W L W W • 3-1
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 2942

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Joaquin Buckley (28)
5-2 • W W W L W
Elo: 2919

Accor Arena
Paris
France 🇫🇷

2022-06-18
UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Emmett

⭐ Joaquin Buckley (28) 🇺🇸
W W L W W • 4-2
Elo: 2743

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R2
5:00

🇷🇺 Albert Duraev (33)
1-0 • W
Elo: 3087

Moody Center
Austin, Texas
United States 🇺🇸

2022-02-19
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill

Joaquin Buckley (27) 🇺🇸
W L W W L • 3-2
Elo: 2730

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇬🇭 🇺🇸 Abdul Razak Alhassan (36)
5-4 • W L L L W
Elo: 2657

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2021-09-18
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann

⭐ Joaquin Buckley (27) 🇺🇸
L W W L • 2-2
Elo: 2677

MIDDLEWEIGHT
KO
R3
2:26

🇧🇷 Antonio Arroyo (32)
0-2 • L L
Elo: 2501

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2021-01-16
UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar

⭐ Alessio Di Chirico (31) 🇮🇹
W W L L L • 3-5
Elo: 2532

MIDDLEWEIGHT
KO
R1
2:12

🇺🇸 Joaquin Buckley (26)
2-1 • W W L
Elo: 2849

Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪

2020-11-21
UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez

⭐ Joaquin Buckley (26) 🇺🇸
W L • 1-1
Elo: 2745

MIDDLEWEIGHT
KO
R2
0:18

🇺🇸 Jordan Wright (29)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2757

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2020-10-10
UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen

⭐ Joaquin Buckley (26) 🇺🇸
L • 0-1
Elo: 2608

MIDDLEWEIGHT
KO
R2
2:03

🇨🇩 🇺🇸 Impa Kasanganay (26)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2745

du Forum
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪

2020-08-08
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik

⭐ Kevin Holland (27) 🇺🇸
W W W L W • 4-2
Elo: 2850

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R3
0:32

🇺🇸 Joaquin Buckley (26)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2658

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸