WelterweightContender

Joaquin Buckley

New Mansa” · USA

#59
P4P rank
81
Overall
21-8
Record
31
Age
5'10"
Height
170 lbs
Weight
76"
Reach
Skill axes
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.

Recent fights
Lvs Sean BradyDecision - Unanimous · Rd 3May 9, 2026Sig 1–34 · TD 0–1
Lvs Kamaru UsmanDecision - Unanimous · Rd 5Jun 14, 2025Sig 0–7 · TD 0–1
Wvs Colby CovingtonTKO - Doctor's Stoppage · Rd 3Dec 14, 2024Sig 23–10 · 0:09 ctrl
Wvs Stephen ThompsonKO/TKO · Rd 3Oct 5, 2024Sig 6–15 · TD 2–0 · 2:18 ctrl
Wvs Nursulton RuziboevDecision - Unanimous · Rd 3May 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 / min3.6
Striking accuracy36%
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.1
Striking defense58%
Takedowns / 15 min1.4
Takedown accuracy45%
Takedown defense70%
Submissions / 15 min0.1
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.