Joaquin Buckley "New Mansa"

Welterweight

Record and bio

Pro record	—
UFC record	11-7 · current 3-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record	106-45-1 (70.2%) across 18 opponents
Last 5 opponents	54-17-1 (76.1%) across 5 opponents
Age	32
Height	5' 10"
Reach	76"
Stance	Southpaw

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute	3.55
Significant strikes absorbed per minute	3.16
Striking accuracy	36%
Striking defense	58%
Takedowns per 15 minutes	1.37
Takedowns landed / attempted	45%
Takedown defense	70%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes	0.07
Average fight time	11.5 min

UFC wins: 8 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 3 decision. UFC losses: 4 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 3 decision.

UFC fight history

Date	Opponent	Their UFC record then	Style	Result	Method	Event
2026-10-17	Mike Malott	7-1	Striker	L	KO/TKO R2 2:32	UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott
2026-05-09	Sean Brady	8-2	Wrestler	L	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
2025-06-14	Kamaru Usman	15-3	Wrestler	L	Decision - Unanimous R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley
2024-12-14	Colby Covington	12-4	Wrestler	W	TKO - Doctor's Stoppage R3 4:42	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
2024-10-05	Stephen Thompson	12-7-1	Striker	W	KO/TKO R3 2:17	UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
2024-05-11	Nursulton Ruziboev	2-0	—	W	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento
2024-03-30	Vicente Luque	15-5	Striker	W	KO/TKO R2 3:17	UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
2023-10-07	Alex Morono	12-5 (1 NC)	Striker	W	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green
2023-05-20	Andre Fialho	2-3	Balanced	W	KO/TKO R2 4:15	UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
2022-12-10	Chris Curtis	3-1	Striker	L	KO/TKO R2 2:49	UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
2022-09-03	Nassourdine Imavov	3-1	Submission grappler	L	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
2022-06-18	Albert Duraev	1-0	Submission grappler	W	TKO - Doctor's Stoppage R2 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett
2022-02-19	Abdul Razak Alhassan	5-4	Balanced	W	Decision - Split R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill
2021-09-18	Antonio Arroyo	0-2	Balanced	W	KO/TKO R3 2:26	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann
2021-01-16	Alessio Di Chirico	3-5	Balanced	L	KO/TKO R1 2:12	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar
2020-11-21	Jordan Wright	1-0	—	W	KO/TKO R2 0:18	UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
2020-10-10	Impa Kasanganay	1-0	Striker	W	KO/TKO R2 2:03	UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
2020-08-08	Kevin Holland	4-2	Submission grappler	L	KO/TKO R3 0:32	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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