WelterweightContender
Joaquin Buckley
“New Mansa” · USA
#59
P4P rank
81
Overall
21-8
Record
31
Age
5'10"
Height
170 lbs
Weight
76"
Reach
Striking78
Wrestling82
Grappling67
Cardio + IQ89
#8 of 16 in Welterweight by overall.
Striking breakdown236 sig. strikes · 16 fights
Head52%
Body31%
Leg17%≈ kicks
Share of landed significant strikes by target. UFCStats doesn't label kicks vs punches, but leg strikes are essentially all kicks — a leg-heavy split reads like a kickboxer, a head-dominant one like a boxer.
Wvs Colby CovingtonTKO - Doctor's Stoppage · Rd 3Sig 23–10 · 0:09 ctrlDec 14, 2024Sig 23–10 · 0:09 ctrl
Wvs Stephen ThompsonKO/TKO · Rd 3Sig 6–15 · TD 2–0 · 2:18 ctrlOct 5, 2024Sig 6–15 · TD 2–0 · 2:18 ctrl
Wvs Nursulton RuziboevDecision - Unanimous · Rd 3Sig 8–7 · TD 2–0 · 1:16 ctrlMay 11, 2024Sig 8–7 · TD 2–0 · 1:16 ctrl
Last 5 UFC bouts, newest first — per-fight stats from UFCStats.
Opponent-adjusted17 UFC fights · Hard competition
Skill credited against the fighters actually faced — five takedowns on a contender count for more than five on a debutant. Scored 0–99 vs. the rated roster.
Adj. striking32
Adj. wrestling53
Adj. takedown defense91
Strength of schedule71
UFCStats career averages
| Sig. strikes landed / min | 3.6 |
| Striking accuracy | 36% |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | 3.1 |
| Striking defense | 58% |
| Takedowns / 15 min | 1.4 |
| Takedown accuracy | 45% |
| Takedown defense | 70% |
| Submissions / 15 min | 0.1 |
How the wins come
KO / TKO8
Submission0
Decision3
Finish rate 38% of wins.
Ratings are a scout-style read derived from public UFCStats career numbers — not an official rating. How it works.