Joaquin Buckley

“New Mansa”

Joaquin Buckley "New Mansa" is an active Welterweight fighter with a 21-7-0 Sherdog full record. CageVault tracks this fighter profile with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI predictions, betting odds, and DFS research.

Fighter Profile Overview

Joaquin Buckley is an active Welterweight mixed martial artist. The profile data says career record is 21-7-0, UFC record is 11-5-0, nationality is United States, team is Murcielago MMA, stance is Southpaw, height is 5' 10", reach is 76". CageVault uses this page as a fighter research hub with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI prediction links, odds research, and DFS tools.

The most recent logged fight is a loss against Kamaru Usman at UFC on ESPN 69 - Usman vs. Buckley on Jun 14 2025 by Decision (Unanimous). Across the latest 5 logged bouts, the recent form line is 4-1 with 3 finishes.

The striking profile lists 3.88 significant strikes landed per minute, 2.93 significant strikes absorbed per minute, 36% striking accuracy, 59% striking defense. The grappling data lists 1.54 takedowns per 15 minutes, 45% takedown accuracy, 72% takedown defense, 0.1 submission attempts per 15 minutes. Those fields help separate striking pace, defensive reliability, takedown risk, and submission activity before a matchup is compared against betting lines.

The listed win mix includes 15 KO/TKO wins, 6 decision wins. CageVault currently lists a 71.4% finish rate. The finish profile gives readers a quick way to compare knockout, submission, and decision paths when researching upcoming UFC matchups.

Full Record
21-7-0
UFC Record
11-5-0
Weight Class
Welterweight
Nationality
United States
Team
Murcielago MMA

Career Statistics

Recent Fights

Result Opponent Method Event Date
LOSS Kamaru Usman Decision (Unanimous) UFC on ESPN 69 - Usman vs. Buckley Jun 14 2025
WIN Colby Covington TKO (Doctor Stoppage) UFC on ESPN 63 - Covington vs. Buckley Dec 14 2024
WIN Stephen Thompson KO (Punch) UFC 307 - Pereira vs. Rountree Oct 05 2024
WIN Nursulton Ruziboev Decision (Unanimous) UFC on ESPN 56 - Lewis vs. Nascimento May 11 2024
WIN Vicente Luque TKO (Punches) UFC on ESPN 54 - Blanchfield vs. Fiorot Mar 30 2024
WIN Alex Morono Decision (Unanimous) UFC Fight Night 229 - Dawson vs. Green Oct 07 2023
WIN Andre Fialho TKO (Head Kick) UFC Fight Night 223 - Dern vs. Hill May 20 2023
LOSS Chris Curtis KO (Punches) UFC 282 - Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev Dec 10 2022
LOSS Nassourdine Imavov Decision (Unanimous) UFC Fight Night 209 - Gane vs. Tuivasa Sep 03 2022
WIN Albert Duraev TKO (Doctor Stoppage) UFC on ESPN 37 - Kattar vs. Emmett Jun 18 2022

CageVault Research Notes

  • 29 logged professional fights in the profile data; the table below shows the 10 most recent entries.
  • Latest activity signal: Jun 14 2025 vs. Kamaru Usman.
  • 6/6 core UFC-style stat fields are populated for search and matchup research.
  • UFC experience is detected from profile links, organization data, or logged fight events.
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