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Joaquin Buckley

UFC Record
11-6
Age
32
Height
5'10"
Reach
76"
Stance
Southpaw

Fighter Elo

The rating the forecasts are built on. It projects fighters.

Fighter Elo
1586Today
1694Best, Jun 2025
1586Classic Elo
#83 Men: Pound for Pound#16 Welterweight
130014001500160017002021202220232024202520261411 going into Kevin Holland, Aug 20201351 going into Impa Kasanganay, Oct 20201504 going into Jordan Wright, Nov 20201548 going into Alessio Di Chirico, Jan 20211479 going into Antonio Arroyo, Sep 20211539 going into Abdul Razak Alhassan, Feb 20221522 going into Albert Duraev, Jun 20221576 going into Nassourdine Imavov, Sep 20221546 going into Chris Curtis, Dec 20221524 going into Andre Fialho, May 20231540 going into Alex Morono, Oct 20231569 going into Vicente Luque, Mar 20241581 going into Nursulton Ruziboev, May 20241636 going into Stephen Thompson, Oct 20241644 going into Colby Covington, Dec 20241694 going into Kamaru Usman, Jun 20251669 going into Sean Brady, May 20261586 today1586
Fighter Elo going into each UFC fight, and today.
Classic Elo
1586Today
1616Best, Jun 2025
1586Fighter Elo
#79 Men: Pound for Pound#20 Welterweight

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses, so it reads more like normal rankings.

145015001550160016502021202220232024202520261500 going into Kevin Holland, Aug 20201486 going into Impa Kasanganay, Oct 20201503 going into Jordan Wright, Nov 20201519 going into Alessio Di Chirico, Jan 20211501 going into Antonio Arroyo, Sep 20211516 going into Abdul Razak Alhassan, Feb 20221531 going into Albert Duraev, Jun 20221547 going into Nassourdine Imavov, Sep 20221530 going into Chris Curtis, Dec 20221514 going into Andre Fialho, May 20231529 going into Alex Morono, Oct 20231548 going into Vicente Luque, Mar 20241568 going into Nursulton Ruziboev, May 20241582 going into Stephen Thompson, Oct 20241598 going into Colby Covington, Dec 20241616 going into Kamaru Usman, Jun 20251602 going into Sean Brady, May 20261586 today1586
Classic Elo going into each UFC fight, and after the last one.

How Fighter Elo Works

Fighter Elo is the model's rating for a fighter, on the same scale chess uses. An average UFC fighter sits around 1500. The gap between two fighters sets the forecast: 100 points ahead is about a 64% chance to win, 200 points about 76%, and 400 points about 91%.

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses. Fighter Elo also counts how the fights went (striking and grappling numbers), age and build, and how active a fighter has been. It is worked out fresh before every fight, so it can move between fights too, for example with age or a long layoff.

Classic Elo, shown next to it, is the results-only version. It reads more like normal rankings, and the Rankings page can be switched to it.

Career Numbers

Across every UFC fight with recorded stats.

3.62Sig. Strikes Landed per Minute
36%Striking Accuracy
3.10Sig. Strikes Absorbed per Minute
59%Striking Defense
0.68Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
1.43Takedowns per 15 Minutes
45%Takedown Accuracy
70%Takedown Defense
0.07Submission Attempts per 15 Minutes
11%Share of Fight Time in Control
11.8 minAverage Fight Length
Ended ByKO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Wins803
Losses303

Fight History

Every UFC fight, newest first. Tap a fight to see what both fighters put up.

Lossvs. Sean BradyUnanimous DecisionMay 9, 2026UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Joaquin BuckleySean Brady
1669Fighter Elo Going In1685
1602Classic Elo Going In1605
5 of 31Significant Strikes77 of 180
21 of 53Total Strikes245 of 416
0 of 0Takedowns4 of 10
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time12:09
Lossvs. Kamaru UsmanUnanimous DecisionJun 14, 2025UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Joaquin BuckleyKamaru Usman
1694Fighter Elo Going In1675
1616Classic Elo Going In1666
44 of 148Significant Strikes41 of 99
51 of 156Total Strikes137 of 243
0 of 0Takedowns4 of 13
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time12:57
Winvs. Colby CovingtonTKO (Doctor's Stoppage) · R3 4:42Dec 14, 2024UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Joaquin BuckleyColby Covington
1644Fighter Elo Going In1654
1598Classic Elo Going In1631
75 of 151Significant Strikes37 of 124
81 of 160Total Strikes71 of 161
0 of 1Takedowns1 of 8
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
1:18Control Time3:40
Winvs. Stephen ThompsonKO/TKO · R3 2:17Oct 5, 2024UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Joaquin BuckleyStephen Thompson
1636Fighter Elo Going In1453
1582Classic Elo Going In1575
34 of 93Significant Strikes49 of 106
55 of 117Total Strikes63 of 121
4 of 7Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
4:13Control Time0:03
Winvs. Nursulton RuziboevUnanimous DecisionMay 11, 2024UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Joaquin BuckleyNursulton Ruziboev
1581Fighter Elo Going In1628
1568Classic Elo Going In1533
86 of 156Significant Strikes31 of 72
113 of 187Total Strikes43 of 87
4 of 4Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
5:30Control Time0:34
Winvs. Vicente LuqueKO/TKO · R2 3:17Mar 30, 2024UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Joaquin BuckleyVicente Luque
1569Fighter Elo Going In1578
1548Classic Elo Going In1633
55 of 131Significant Strikes21 of 63
63 of 142Total Strikes22 of 65
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 3
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:49Control Time0:09
Winvs. Alex MoronoUnanimous DecisionOct 7, 2023UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Joaquin BuckleyAlex Morono
1540Fighter Elo Going In1483
1529Classic Elo Going In1592
68 of 176Significant Strikes40 of 141
77 of 186Total Strikes54 of 161
2 of 4Takedowns1 of 2
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
2:21Control Time0:13
Winvs. Andre FialhoKO/TKO · R2 4:15May 20, 2023UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Joaquin BuckleyAndre Fialho
1524Fighter Elo Going In1422
1514Classic Elo Going In1492
26 of 89Significant Strikes22 of 51
27 of 90Total Strikes22 of 51
2 of 3Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:23Control Time0:07
Lossvs. Chris CurtisKO/TKO · R2 2:49Dec 10, 2022UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Joaquin BuckleyChris Curtis
1546Fighter Elo Going In1484
1530Classic Elo Going In1537
50 of 163Significant Strikes36 of 87
50 of 163Total Strikes36 of 87
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:06
Lossvs. Nassourdine ImavovUnanimous DecisionSep 3, 2022UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Joaquin BuckleyNassourdine Imavov
1576Fighter Elo Going In1668
1547Classic Elo Going In1533
46 of 174Significant Strikes51 of 109
55 of 183Total Strikes68 of 142
0 of 3Takedowns2 of 7
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts2
0:29Control Time3:56
Winvs. Albert DuraevTKO (Doctor's Stoppage) · R2 5:00Jun 18, 2022UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Joaquin BuckleyAlbert Duraev
1522Fighter Elo Going In1472
1531Classic Elo Going In1515
27 of 105Significant Strikes10 of 50
30 of 108Total Strikes17 of 60
0 of 0Takedowns2 of 9
2Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:22Control Time1:48
Winvs. Abdul Razak AlhassanSplit DecisionFeb 19, 2022UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Joaquin BuckleyAbdul Razak Alhassan
1539Fighter Elo Going In1375
1516Classic Elo Going In1510
51 of 153Significant Strikes46 of 94
57 of 159Total Strikes55 of 103
5 of 8Takedowns3 of 4
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
2:05Control Time3:34
Winvs. Antonio ArroyoKO/TKO · R3 2:26Sep 18, 2021UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Joaquin BuckleyAntonio Arroyo
1479Fighter Elo Going In1548
1501Classic Elo Going In1468
41 of 102Significant Strikes21 of 46
45 of 107Total Strikes30 of 57
1 of 6Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:18Control Time0:24
Lossvs. Alessio Di ChiricoKO/TKO · R1 2:12Jan 16, 2021UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Joaquin BuckleyAlessio Di Chirico
1548Fighter Elo Going In1508
1519Classic Elo Going In1472
3 of 22Significant Strikes12 of 23
3 of 22Total Strikes12 of 23
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:01
Winvs. Jordan WrightKO/TKO · R2 0:18Nov 21, 2020UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Joaquin BuckleyJordan Wright
1504Fighter Elo Going In1437
1503Classic Elo Going In1515
43 of 80Significant Strikes18 of 47
59 of 96Total Strikes36 of 66
0 of 2Takedowns0 of 1
2Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:49Control Time0:02
Winvs. Impa KasanganayKO/TKO · R2 2:03Oct 10, 2020UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Joaquin BuckleyImpa Kasanganay
1351Fighter Elo Going In1517
1486Classic Elo Going In1515
29 of 94Significant Strikes28 of 79
29 of 95Total Strikes31 of 85
1 of 2Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:03Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Kevin HollandKO/TKO · R3 0:32Aug 8, 2020UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Joaquin BuckleyKevin Holland
1411Fighter Elo Going In1599
1500Classic Elo Going In1533
40 of 120Significant Strikes79 of 134
41 of 121Total Strikes86 of 141
0 of 2Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns2
0Submission Attempts0
0:13Control Time0:12