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Joaquin BuckleyNew Mansa

21-8-0 · MatchWiz rating 1633

Age32Height5'10"Reach76"StanceSouthpawDivisionWelterweightCampMurcielago MMACountryUSA

Rating trend

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Our Elo-style rating after each UFC fight — 1500 is average; champions live around 1700+ (full leaderboard). This is the backbone of our win probabilities.

Career rates

Where he stands

Joaquin Buckley is 11-6 across 17 fights on our tape. He's on a 2-fight losing run. Our rating has him at 1633 — it moves with every result and weights who he beat, so a win over a ranked opponent counts for far more than one over a debutant. A record on its own says very little in this sport — two fighters at 12-3 can have faced completely different opposition, which is exactly the gap the rating is built to close.

He ends fights

73% of Joaquin's wins have come inside the distance. That's a real trait and a volatile one: a finisher's floor is lower than his highlight reel suggests, because the same aggression that ends fights early loses them early. He absorbs 3.1 significant strikes a minute, which is the number to watch — a high finish rate paired with heavy absorption is a career that tends to be short and loud.

How the model reads him

The number attached to Joaquin is a matchup output, not a ranking. Rating versus rating, then style versus style, then the things that bite in this sport specifically — age and time off. It gets graded on the fight board like every other call.

What we'd flag

Two limits worth carrying. We only hold UFC and Contender Series fights from 2015, so anything before that is invisible to these numbers. And a single punch can settle a fight the better fighter was winning — this sport punishes confident predictions more than most.

Joaquin Buckley — FAQ

What is Joaquin Buckley's record?

11-6 across 17 fights on our tape, which covers UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 to the present. Our rating has him at 1633 — it weights who he beat, not just how often he won.

What kind of fighter is Joaquin Buckley?

He lands 3.6 significant strikes a minute and absorbs 3.1, with 1.4 takedowns per 15 minutes and 70% takedown defense. Those rates decide where his fights happen, which decides most of the rest.

Are Joaquin Buckley's ratings betting advice?

No. Every number here is a research signal from a statistical model, published with its graded record. The UFC model is calibrated but has not proven it can out-price the books, so we post no picks. Not betting advice, no guaranteed outcome. 21+, please play responsibly (1-800-GAMBLER).

Fight history

DateOpponentResultEventΔ rating
Oct 18, 2026Mike MalottupcomingUFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott
May 10, 2026Sean BradyL · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland-15
Jun 15, 2025Kamaru UsmanL · Decision - Unanimous R5UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley-13
Dec 15, 2024Colby CovingtonW · TKO - Doctor's Stoppage R3UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley+20
Oct 6, 2024Stephen ThompsonW · KO/TKO R3UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.+16
May 11, 2024Nursulton RuziboevW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento+15
Mar 31, 2024Vicente LuqueW · KO/TKO R2UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot+25
Oct 7, 2023Alex MoronoW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green+17
May 20, 2023Andre FialhoW · KO/TKO R2UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill+16
Dec 11, 2022Chris CurtisL · KO/TKO R2UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev-17
Sep 3, 2022Nassourdine ImavovL · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa-16
Jun 18, 2022Albert DuraevW · TKO - Doctor's Stoppage R2UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett+19
Feb 20, 2022Abdul Razak AlhassanW · Decision - Split R3UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill+15
Sep 18, 2021Antonio ArroyoW · KO/TKO R3UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann+36
Jan 16, 2021Alessio Di ChiricoL · KO/TKO R1UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar-46
Nov 22, 2020Jordan WrightW · KO/TKO R2UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez+40
Oct 10, 2020Impa KasanganayW · KO/TKO R2UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen+50
Aug 8, 2020Kevin HollandL · KO/TKO R3UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik-28

Record is career MMA (including pre-UFC fights); the history and rating cover UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 on. Back to the fight board →