Welterweight

Joaquin Buckley

Last fought: May 2026

RECORD

Pro

21-8-0

UFC

11-6-0

Age

Height

5'10"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

76"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:45
Fight Completion Rate	72.7%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.35
% Fights Inside the Distance	64.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	99-44 (69.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	63-30 (67.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	36-14 (72.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	69.1%
% Time in Control	10.9%
% Time Controlled	20.0%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	35.4%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.94
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.19
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.75
Distance Strike Accuracy	32.0%
Distance Strike Defense	62.8%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.75
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.97
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.52
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.06
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.69
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.80

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field

Joaquin Buckley League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Joaquin Buckley
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	36.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1
Strike Differential	0.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	45.2%
Takedown Defense	70.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.4
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	1:38
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	72.7%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	27.3%
Avg Fight Time	11:45
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.7
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	42.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.9
Takedown Accuracy	66.7%
Takedown Defense	71.0%
Control Time/Fight	2:12

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Sean Brady

UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland • May 2026Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Joaquin Buckley5/3116%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Sean Brady77/18043%TD 4/10Ctrl 12:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joaquin Buckley	1/8	12%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Brady	34/68	50%	1/3	3:12	—

R2	Joaquin Buckley	4/16	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Brady	18/52	35%	2/4	4:33	—

R3	Joaquin Buckley	0/7	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Brady	25/60	42%	1/3	4:24	—

LOSS

vs. Kamaru Usman

UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley • Jun 2025Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Joaquin Buckley44/14830%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Kamaru Usman41/9941%TD 4/13Ctrl 12:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joaquin Buckley	0/4	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	7/11	64%	1/1	4:25	—

R2	Joaquin Buckley	3/17	18%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	10/21	48%	1/2	3:08	—

R3	Joaquin Buckley	10/35	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	8/21	38%	1/1	2:35	—

R4	Joaquin Buckley	11/34	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	6/20	30%	1/3	2:18	—

R5	Joaquin Buckley	20/58	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	10/26	38%	0/6	0:31	—

WIN

vs. Colby Covington

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley • Dec 2024Welterweight

KO/TKO • Rd 3, 4:42

Joaquin Buckley75/15150%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:18

Colby Covington37/12430%TD 1/8Ctrl 3:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joaquin Buckley	23/55	42%	0/0	0:09	—
	Colby Covington	10/51	20%	0/2	0:22	—

R2	Joaquin Buckley	28/55	51%	0/1	0:01	—
	Colby Covington	19/50	38%	1/3	1:28	—

R3	Joaquin Buckley	24/41	59%	0/0	1:08	—
	Colby Covington	8/23	35%	0/3	1:50	—

WIN

vs. Stephen Thompson

UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. • Oct 2024Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 2:17

Joaquin Buckley34/9337%TD 4/7Ctrl 4:13KD 1

Stephen Thompson49/10646%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joaquin Buckley	6/26	23%	2/3	2:18	—
	Stephen Thompson	15/28	54%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Joaquin Buckley	12/33	36%	2/4	1:37	—
	Stephen Thompson	22/45	49%	0/0	0:03	—

R3	Joaquin Buckley	16/34	47%	0/0	0:18	1
	Stephen Thompson	12/33	36%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Nursulton Ruziboev

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento • May 2024Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Joaquin Buckley86/15655%TD 4/4Ctrl 5:30KD 1

Nursulton Ruziboev31/7243%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joaquin Buckley	8/23	35%	2/2	1:16	—
	Nursulton Ruziboev	7/22	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Joaquin Buckley	14/27	52%	2/2	1:42	—
	Nursulton Ruziboev	8/21	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Joaquin Buckley	64/106	60%	0/0	2:32	1
	Nursulton Ruziboev	16/29	55%	0/0	0:34	—

WIN

vs. Vicente Luque

UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot • Mar 2024Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:17

Joaquin Buckley55/13142%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:49

Vicente Luque21/6333%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joaquin Buckley	15/43	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Vicente Luque	15/42	36%	0/2	0:09	—

R2	Joaquin Buckley	40/88	45%	0/0	0:49	—
	Vicente Luque	6/21	29%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Alex Morono

UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green • Oct 2023Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Joaquin Buckley68/17639%TD 2/4Ctrl 2:21

Alex Morono40/14128%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joaquin Buckley	10/41	24%	2/4	0:35	—
	Alex Morono	12/33	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Joaquin Buckley	18/45	40%	0/0	0:27	—
	Alex Morono	15/52	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Joaquin Buckley	40/90	44%	0/0	1:19	—
	Alex Morono	13/56	23%	1/2	0:13	—

WIN

vs. Andre Fialho

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill • May 2023Welterweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 4:15

Joaquin Buckley26/8929%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:23KD 1

Andre Fialho22/5143%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joaquin Buckley	10/36	28%	2/3	0:20	—
	Andre Fialho	8/19	42%	0/0	0:07	—

R2	Joaquin Buckley	16/53	30%	0/0	0:03	1
	Andre Fialho	14/32	44%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Chris Curtis

UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev • Dec 2022Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 2:49

Joaquin Buckley50/16331%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Chris Curtis36/8741%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joaquin Buckley	29/91	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Curtis	19/49	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Joaquin Buckley	21/72	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Curtis	17/38	45%	0/0	0:06	1

LOSS

vs. Nassourdine Imavov

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa • Sep 2022Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Joaquin Buckley46/17426%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:29

Nassourdine Imavov51/10947%TD 2/7Ctrl 3:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joaquin Buckley	10/48	21%	0/2	0:22	—
	Nassourdine Imavov	15/35	43%	0/1	0:43	—

R2	Joaquin Buckley	10/45	22%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nassourdine Imavov	14/30	47%	1/1	2:10	—

R3	Joaquin Buckley	26/81	32%	0/1	0:07	—
	Nassourdine Imavov	22/44	50%	1/5	1:03	—

WIN

vs. Albert Duraev

UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett • Jun 2022Middleweight

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 5:00

Joaquin Buckley27/10526%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:22KD 2

Albert Duraev10/5020%TD 2/9Ctrl 1:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joaquin Buckley	13/70	19%	0/0	0:00	—
	Albert Duraev	7/34	21%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Joaquin Buckley	14/35	40%	0/0	0:22	2
	Albert Duraev	3/16	19%	2/7	1:48	—

WIN

vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan

UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill • Feb 2022Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Joaquin Buckley51/15333%TD 5/8Ctrl 2:05

Abdul Razak Alhassan46/9449%TD 3/4Ctrl 3:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joaquin Buckley	16/54	30%	3/4	0:48	—
	Abdul Razak Alhassan	14/27	52%	0/0	0:13	—

R2	Joaquin Buckley	26/68	38%	2/4	0:55	—
	Abdul Razak Alhassan	9/26	35%	0/1	0:12	—

R3	Joaquin Buckley	9/31	29%	0/0	0:22	—
	Abdul Razak Alhassan	23/41	56%	3/3	3:09	—

WIN

vs. Antonio Arroyo

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann • Sep 2021Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:26

Joaquin Buckley41/10240%TD 1/6Ctrl 1:18KD 1

Antonio Arroyo21/4646%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joaquin Buckley	15/44	34%	1/3	0:08	—
	Antonio Arroyo	6/18	33%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Joaquin Buckley	12/31	39%	0/2	0:55	—
	Antonio Arroyo	10/18	56%	0/0	0:08	—

R3	Joaquin Buckley	14/27	52%	0/1	0:15	1
	Antonio Arroyo	5/10	50%	0/0	0:14	—

LOSS

vs. Alessio Di Chirico

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar • Jan 2021Middleweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 2:12

Joaquin Buckley3/2214%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Alessio Di Chirico12/2352%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joaquin Buckley	3/22	14%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alessio Di Chirico	12/23	52%	0/0	0:01	1

WIN

vs. Jordan Wright

UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez • Nov 2020Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 0:18

Joaquin Buckley43/8054%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:49KD 2

Jordan Wright18/4738%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joaquin Buckley	36/69	52%	0/2	1:49	1
	Jordan Wright	17/42	40%	0/1	0:02	—

R2	Joaquin Buckley	7/11	64%	0/0	0:00	1
	Jordan Wright	1/5	20%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Impa Kasanganay

UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen • Oct 2020Middleweight

KO/TKO (Spinning Back Kick) • Rd 2, 2:03

Joaquin Buckley29/9431%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:03KD 1

Impa Kasanganay28/7935%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joaquin Buckley	21/61	34%	1/2	1:03	—
	Impa Kasanganay	22/55	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Joaquin Buckley	8/33	24%	0/0	0:00	1
	Impa Kasanganay	6/24	25%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Kevin Holland

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik • Aug 2020Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 0:32

Joaquin Buckley40/12033%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:13

Kevin Holland79/13459%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:12KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joaquin Buckley	20/57	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kevin Holland	32/54	59%	0/0	0:12	1

R2	Joaquin Buckley	17/55	31%	0/2	0:13	—
	Kevin Holland	41/73	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Joaquin Buckley	3/8	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kevin Holland	6/7	86%	0/0	0:00	1

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com