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Age 30
Gender Male
Height 5' 9"
Weight Class Welterweight

Joaquin Buckley is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 20 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 20-6-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 10 years, 3 months
Rounds Fought 52.5
Avg. Fights/Year 2.5
Longest Layoff 1 year, 4 months, 30 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 week

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 14 0 6
Losses 3 1 2
Finish Rate 70.0%
Finished Rate 66.7%
Win by Decision Rate 30.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 33.3%
Win by KO Rate 70.0%
Loss by KO Rate 50.0%
Win by SUB Rate 0.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 16.7%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

6 Wins

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 01:08
Fastest KO 01:08
Fastest SUB -
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 2.1
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 10:26
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.8
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 08:52
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
Official MMA Fight Results 12/14/2024 W
(19-6-0)
Colby Covington
(17-4-0)
WW
(171.0 vs. 171.0)
TKO/RSC (Doctor Stoppage from a Cut)
UFC FN ON ESPN 176: COVINGTON vs. BUCKLEY
3 04:42
Official MMA Fight Results 10/05/2024 W
(18-6-0)
Stephen Thompson
(17-7-1)
WW
(170.5 vs. 171.0)
KO (Strike)
UFC 307: PEREIRA vs ROUNTREE
3 02:17
Official MMA Fight Results 05/11/2024 W
(17-6-0)
Nursultan Ruziboev
(31-6-1)
WW
(170.0 vs. 170.3)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC FN 159 ON ESPN: LEWIS vs NASCIMENTO
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 03/30/2024 W
(16-6-0)
Vicente Luque
(22-9-1)
WW
(170.0 vs. 170.0)
TKO/RSC
UFC FN 156 ON ESPN: BLANCHFIELD vs FIOROT
2 03:17
Official MMA Fight Results 10/07/2023 W
(15-6-0)
Alex Morono
(24-8-0)
WW
(170.0 vs. 170.5)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC FN 143 ON ESPN: DAWSON vs GREEN
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 05/20/2023 W
(14-6-0)
Andre Fialho
(16-6-0)
WW
(170.5 vs. 169.5)
TKO/RSC
UFC FN 130 ON ESPN: DERN vs HILL
2 04:15
Official MMA Fight Results 12/10/2022 L
(14-5-0)
Chris Curtis
(28-10-0)
MW
(185.5 vs. 186.0)
KO
UFC 282: BLACHOWICZ vs ANKALAEV
2 02:49
Official MMA Fight Results 09/03/2022 L
(14-4-0)
Nassourdine Imavov
(11-3-0)
MW
(186.0 vs. 186.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC FN 111 ON ESPN: GANE vs TUIVASA
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 06/18/2022 W
(13-4-0)
Albert Duraev
(15-3-0)
MW
(184.0 vs. 185.5)
TKO/RSC
UFC FN 104 on ESPN: KATTAR vs EMMETT
3 00:10
Official MMA Fight Results 02/19/2022 W
(12-4-0)
Abdul Razak Alhassan
(11-4-0)
MW
(183.0 vs. 186.0)
Decision (Split Decision)
UFC FN 93 ON ESPN: WALKER vs HILL
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 09/18/2021 W
(11-4-0)
Antonio Arroyo
(8-4-0)
MW
(184.5 vs. 186.0)
TKO/RSC
UFC FN 82 ON ESPN: SMITH vs SPANN
3 02:26
Official MMA Fight Results 01/16/2021 L
(11-3-0)
Alessio Di Chirico
(12-5-0)
MW
(185.0 vs. 186.0)
KO (Kick)
UFC FN 61 ON ESPN: HOLLOWAY vs KATTAR
1 02:12
Official MMA Fight Results 11/21/2020 W
(10-3-0)
Jordan Wright
(11-0-0)
MW
(182.5 vs. 185.0)
KO
UFC 255: FIGUEIREDO vs PEREZ
2 00:18
Official MMA Fight Results 10/10/2020 W
(9-3-0)
Impa Kasanganay
(8-0-0)
MW
(185.5 vs. 185.5)
KO
UFC FN 53 ON ESPN: MORAES vs SANDHAGEN
2 02:03
Official MMA Fight Results 08/08/2020 L
(9-2-0)
Kevin Holland
(17-5-0)
MW
(185.0 vs. 183.5)
TKO/RSC
UFC FN 46 ON ESPN: LEWIS vs OLEINIK
3 00:32
Official MMA Fight Results 07/31/2020 W
(8-2-0)
Jackie Ghos
(6-2-0)
MW
(184.4 vs. 184.8)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Legacy Fighting Alliance 87 (LFA 87)
2 01:47
Official MMA Fight Results 09/13/2019 W
(7-2-0)
Chris Harris
(11-4-0)
MW
(184.6 vs. 184.6)
KO
Legacy Fighting Alliance 76 (LFA 76)
1 01:08
Official MMA Fight Results 04/13/2018 L
(7-1-0)
Logan Storley
(7-0-0)
WW
(168.3 vs. 170.6)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bellator MMA 197
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 10/20/2017 W
(6-1-0)
Vinicius Pena De Jesus
(3-1-0)
WW
(171.0 vs. 170.0)
Decision (Split Decision)
Bellator MMA 185
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 03/31/2017 W
(5-1-0)
Justin Patterson
(9-2-0)
WW
(171.0 vs. 171.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bellator MMA 175
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 11/10/2016 L
(5-0-0)
Jackie Ghos
(4-0-0)
WW
(170.5 vs. 170.7)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Bellator MMA 164
1 02:44
Official MMA Fight Results 06/24/2016 W
(4-0-0)
Chris Heatherly
(9-3-0)
MW
(172.3 vs. 179.6)
KO (Strike)
Bellator MMA 157
2 04:14
Official MMA Fight Results 09/11/2015 W
(3-0-0)
Kyle Kurtz
(4-0-0)
WW
(170.6 vs. 170.7)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Shamrock FC: Fuel - Pro Fights
1 04:34
Official MMA Fight Results 07/25/2015 W
(2-0-0)
Stacy Bacon, Jr
(0-1-0)
WW
(175.1* vs. 176.0*)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Shamrock FC : Throwdown - Pro Fights
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 03/21/2015 W
(1-0-0)
Kalel Robinson
(11-7-0)
WW
(170.2 vs. 175.2*)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Shamrock FC: Showdown - Pro Fights
3 04:01
Official MMA Fight Results 09/13/2014 W
(0-0-0)
Wesley Sullivan
(1-4-0)
MW
(177.3 vs. 187.0*)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Shamrock FC: Nemesis - Pro Fights
1 03:46
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class

Amateur Career Statistics

Amateur Record 8-0-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 1 year
Rounds Fought 14.6
Avg. Fights/Year 8.0
Longest Layoff 3 months, 15 days
Quickest Turnaround 3 weeks, 1 day

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 4 1 3
Losses 0 0 0
Finish Rate 62.5%
Finished Rate 0.0%
Win by Decision Rate 37.5%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 50.0%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 12.5%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method

Current Streak

8 Wins

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 02:15
Fastest KO 02:15
Fastest SUB 02:23
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.8
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 05:29
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 0.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 00:00
Finish Rounds

Official Amateur Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 04/19/2014 W
(7-0-0)
Kyle Kurtz
(7-8-0)
WW
(171.0 vs. 170.2)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Shamrock FC 04/19/14
3 03:00
NSF 02/22/2014 W
(6-0-0)
Brandon Karcher
(6-1-0)
MW
(171.4 vs. 177.8)
KO
Fight Hard MMA 02/22/14
1 02:15
NSF 12/28/2013 W
(5-0-0)
Wayne Collier
(1-1-0)
WW
(170.2 vs. 171.0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Fight Hard 12/28/13
1 02:23
NSF 09/13/2013 W
(4-0-0)
George Chandler
(5-2-0)
WW
(171.0 vs. 170.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Battle For The Belts
3 03:00
NSF 06/15/2013 W
(3-0-0)
Tyler Claussen
(1-0-0)
WW
(170.0 vs. 170.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Shamrock Fighting Championships 06/15/13 - Amateur Fights
3 03:00
NSF 05/18/2013 W
(2-0-0)
Ryan Barton
(3-2-0)
WW
(170.0 vs. 170.0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Shamrock Fighting Championships 05/18/13
2 01:25
NSF 04/26/2013 W
(1-0-0)
James Deavers
(0-0-0)
WW
(171.0 vs. 170.0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Shamrock Fighting Championships: Invasion
2 00:47
NSF 03/23/2013 W
(0-0-0)
Terry Scott
(1-0-0)
WW
(170.0 vs. 170.0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Shamrock Fighting Championships 03/23/13
2 01:02
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class