Joaquin Buckley (21-7, 15) was born in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. on April 27, 1994. At the age of 20 years on September 13, 2014, he made his professional MMA debut against Wesley Sullivan, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On August 8, 2020, 26-year old Joaquin Buckley made his UFC debut on his 13th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik against a 27-year old Kevin Holland but lost the fight via TKO in the 3rd round.
Buckley's last fight was a 5-round unanimous decision loss to Kamaru Usman at UFC on ESPN: Usman vs. Buckley at age 31 on June 14, 2025. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought 16 times in the UFC, and has a record of 11 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Joaquin Buckley's best fights have been against Impa Kasanganay, Jordan Wright, André Fialho, Vicente Luque, Antônio Arroyo, Stephen Thompson and Colby Covington. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Joaquin Buckley".
Buckley has 7 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Joaquin Buckley Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28  | Jun 14, 2025 31 years, 1 months 21-7 (15) | 38 years, 1 months 20-4 (10) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS |
27  | Dec 14, 2024 30 years, 7 months 21-6 (15) | 36 years, 9 months 17-4 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
26  | Oct 5, 2024 30 years, 5 months 20-6 (14) | 41 years, 7 months 17-7-1 (9) | UFC | WL | 3 | KO | WIN Punch |
25  | May 11, 2024 30 years 19-6 (13) | 30 years, 5 months 34-8-2 (32) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
24  | Mar 30, 2024 29 years, 11 months 18-6 (13) | 32 years, 4 months 22-9-1 (18) | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
23  | Oct 7, 2023 29 years, 5 months 17-6 (12) | 33 years, 1 months 23-8 (13) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
22  | May 20, 2023 29 years 16-6 (12) | 29 years, 1 months 16-6 (14) | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Head kick |
21  | Dec 10, 2022 28 years, 7 months 15-6 (11) | 35 years, 4 months 29-9 (17) | UFC | MD | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches |
20  | Sep 3, 2022 28 years, 4 months 15-5 (11) | 27 years, 6 months 11-3 (9) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
19 | Jun 18, 2022 28 years, 1 months 15-4 (11) | Albert Duraev | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
18  | Feb 19, 2022 27 years, 9 months 14-4 (10) | 36 years, 6 months 11-4 (11) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | WIN |
17  | Sep 18, 2021 27 years, 4 months 13-4 (10) | 32 years, 2 months 9-4 (8) | UFC | MD | 3 | KO | WIN Punches |
16  | Jan 16, 2021 26 years, 8 months 12-4 (9) | 31 years, 1 months 12-5 (9) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Head kick |
15  | Nov 21, 2020 26 years, 6 months 12-3 (9) | 29 years, 1 months 11-0 (11) | UFC | MD | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
14  | Oct 11, 2020 26 years, 5 months 11-3 (8) | 26 years, 8 months 8-0 (2) | UFC | MD | 2 | KO | WIN Spinning back kick |
13  | Aug 8, 2020 26 years, 3 months 10-3 (7) | 27 years, 9 months 17-5 (14) | UFC | MD | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punch |
12 | Jul 31, 2020 26 years, 3 months 10-2 (7) | Jackie Gosh | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
11 | Sep 13, 2019 25 years, 4 months 9-2 (6) | Chris Harris | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10  | Apr 13, 2018 23 years, 11 months 8-2 (5) | 25 years, 7 months 7-0 (6) | Bellator | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
9 | Oct 20, 2017 23 years, 5 months 8-1 (5) | Vinicius de Jesus | Bellator | 3 | SD | WIN | |
8 | Mar 31, 2017 22 years, 11 months 7-1 (5) | Justin Patterson | Bellator | 3 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Nov 10, 2016 22 years, 6 months 6-1 (5) | Jackie Gosh | Bellator | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
6 | Jun 24, 2016 22 years, 1 months 6-0 (5) | Chris Heatherly | Bellator | 2 | KO | WIN Knee | |
5 | Sep 11, 2015 21 years, 4 months 5-0 (4) | Kyle Kurtz | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches | ||
4 | Jul 25, 2015 21 years, 2 months 4-0 (3) | Stacy Bacon | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
3 | Mar 21, 2015 20 years, 10 months 3-0 (3) | Kalel Robinson | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Feb 21, 2015 20 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Bryant West | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Sep 13, 2014 20 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | Wesley Sullivan | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
