Professional Record
21-8-0
Current Elo Rating
1802
True Contender System
Welterweight Ranking
#10
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
#62
Tale of the tape
- Height
- 178 cm
- Reach
- 193 cm
- Weight
- 77.6 kg
- Age
- 32 years
- Place of birth
- United States
- UFC debut
- August 8, 2020
- Team / gym
- STL Boxing
Activity
Next fight
Joaquin Buckleyvs.Mike Malott
- Date
- October 17, 2026
- Division
- Welterweight
- Joaquin Buckley's Elo
- 1802
- Opponent's Elo
- 1726
Last fight
Joaquin Buckleyvs.Sean Brady
L · DEC
- Event
- UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
- Date
- May 9, 2026
- Elo change
- -31
Career Statistics
Professional Record
21-8-0
UFC Record
11-6-0
17 UFC fights
Current Elo
1,802
Peak Elo
1,875
Wins by method
8KO/TKO0Submissions3Decisions
Finish rate72.7%
From peak-73
Streak2 Losses
Biggest Elo gain
Impa Kasanganay
Achievements and career
- Current streak: 2 straight losses
- Best recorded streak: 6 straight wins
Elo History
17 recorded UFC fights
UFC Start
1500
Current
1802
Peak Elo
1875
Total
+302
UFC Fight History
May 09, 2026
Decision
Elo
1802
Change
-31
Jun 14, 2025
Decision
Elo
1833
Change
-42
Dec 14, 2024
Colby Covington
TKO
Elo
1875
Change
+53
Oct 05, 2024
TKO
Elo
1821
Change
+42
May 11, 2024
Decision
Elo
1779
Change
+24
Mar 30, 2024
TKO
Elo
1755
Change
+66
Oct 07, 2023
Alex Morono
Decision
Elo
1689
Change
+33
May 20, 2023
Andre Fialho
TKO
Elo
1656
Change
+55
Dec 10, 2022
TKO
Elo
1601
Change
-45
Sep 03, 2022
Decision
Elo
1646
Change
-28
Jun 18, 2022
Albert Duraev
TKO
Elo
1674
Change
+47
Feb 19, 2022
Abdul Razak Alhassan
Decision
Elo
1627
Change
+26
Sep 18, 2021
Antônio Arroyo
TKO
Elo
1601
Change
+55
Jan 16, 2021
Alessio Di Chirico
TKO
Elo
1547
Change
-45
Nov 21, 2020
Jordan Wright
TKO
Elo
1592
Change
+61
Oct 10, 2020
Impa Kasanganay
TKO
Elo
1531
Change
+67
Aug 08, 2020
TKO
Elo
1463
Change
-37
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Elo | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 09, 2026 | L | Sean Brady | Decision | 1802 | -31 |
| Jun 14, 2025 | L | Kamaru Usman | Decision | 1833 | -42 |
| Dec 14, 2024 | W | Colby Covington | TKO | 1875 | +53 |
| Oct 05, 2024 | W | Stephen Thompson | TKO | 1821 | +42 |
| May 11, 2024 | W | Nursulton Ruziboev | Decision | 1779 | +24 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | W | Vicente Luque | TKO | 1755 | +66 |
| Oct 07, 2023 | W | Alex Morono | Decision | 1689 | +33 |
| May 20, 2023 | W | Andre Fialho | TKO | 1656 | +55 |
| Dec 10, 2022 | L | Chris Curtis | TKO | 1601 | -45 |
| Sep 03, 2022 | L | Nassourdine Imavov | Decision | 1646 | -28 |
| Jun 18, 2022 | W | Albert Duraev | TKO | 1674 | +47 |
| Feb 19, 2022 | W | Abdul Razak Alhassan | Decision | 1627 | +26 |
| Sep 18, 2021 | W | Antônio Arroyo | TKO | 1601 | +55 |
| Jan 16, 2021 | L | Alessio Di Chirico | TKO | 1547 | -45 |
| Nov 21, 2020 | W | Jordan Wright | TKO | 1592 | +61 |
| Oct 10, 2020 | W | Impa Kasanganay | TKO | 1531 | +67 |
| Aug 08, 2020 | L | Kevin Holland | TKO | 1463 | -37 |
Fight history outside the UFC
12 bouts recorded in other promotions and on the road to the UFC.
Jul 31, 2020
Jackie Gosh
TKO · Punches · R2 · 1:47
LFA · LFA 87: Logan vs. Rosales
Sep 13, 2019
Chris Harris
TKO · Punch · R1 · 1:08
LFA · LFA 76: Ogden vs. Browne
Apr 13, 2018
Logan Storley
Decision · Unanimous
BFC · Bellator 197
Oct 20, 2017
Vinicius de Jesus
Decision · Split
BFC · Bellator 185
Competitive Profile
Joaquin Buckley’s position is calculated by the True Contender MMA Elo system from real results and strength of opposition. The profile updates with the rankings after new fights are processed.