#13Joaquin Buckley

Welterweight · 21-8 · southpaw

Last 5
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Height
5'10"
177.8 cm
Reach
6'4"
193.04 cm
Age
32
Elo Rating
1638.5

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 196 Welterweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

Nothing stands out as elite for the division — no stat ranks in the top quarter.

Weaknesses

  • Lands just 36% of the significant strikes they throw — worse than 91% of Welterweight fighters
  • Attempts just 0.10 submissions per 15 minutes — worse than 81% of Welterweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    3.62
    Top 40%
  • Striking accuracy
    36%
    Bottom 9%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    3.10
    Bottom 47%
  • Striking defense
    58%
    Top 33%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.43
    Top 43%
  • Takedown accuracy
    45%
    Top 34%
  • Takedown defense
    70%
    Top 33%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.10
    Bottom 19%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1674, higher than 95% of Welterweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1639).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202514:42Covington25:00Usman15:00Brady7:32Malott
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LMike Malott
UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs Malott
2026-10-18 · KO/TKO, R2 2:32
LMike Malott
UFC — 2026-10-17
2026-10-17
LSean Brady
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
2026-05-09 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LKamaru Usman
UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley
2025-06-14 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WColby Covington
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
2024-12-14 · TKO - Doctor's Stoppage, R3 4:42
WStephen Thompson
UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
2024-10-05 · KO/TKO, R3 2:17
WNursulton Ruziboev
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento
2024-05-11 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WVicente Luque
UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
2024-03-30 · KO/TKO, R2 3:17
WAlex Morono
UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green
2023-10-07 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WAndre Fialho
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
2023-05-20 · KO/TKO, R2 4:15
LChris Curtis
UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
2022-12-10 · KO/TKO, R2 2:49
LNassourdine Imavov
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
2022-09-03 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WAlbert Duraev
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett
2022-06-18 · TKO - Doctor's Stoppage, R2 5:00
WAbdul Razak Alhassan
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill
2022-02-19 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WAntonio Arroyo
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann
2021-09-18 · KO/TKO, R3 2:26
LAlessio Di Chirico
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar
2021-01-16 · KO/TKO, R1 2:12
WJordan Wright
UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
2020-11-21 · KO/TKO, R2 0:18
WImpa Kasanganay
UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
2020-10-10 · KO/TKO, R2 2:03
LKevin Holland
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
2020-08-08 · KO/TKO, R3 0:32