Fighter Profile›Welterweight

“New Mansa”

Joaquin Buckley

21-716 UFC

Balanced

Form

2× Title

2× 5R

High Variance

Output Builds Late

High Wear

5'10"ht·76"reach·Southpawstance·32age

Last fightLKamaru Usman·U-DEC·R5·11mo ago

Fighter Context

11–5UFC·

8KO

0Sub

3Dec

11.6min/fight

185UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

9–4(13 fights)

67%finish rate

+1.2str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

4–1(5 fights)

75%finish rate

+1.5str diff/min

vs. Elite Opps

1–1(2 fights)

100%finish rate

+2.1str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.95

Positive

70%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.231

Strong

71%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

33%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

62%

Strong

72%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Buckley

Distance Striker

Body Attacker

Welterweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.88

Str. Accuracy36%

718UFC landed/1,957attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.8 vs avg2.93

Str. Defense59%

KD Rate / fight0.56

9UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.25

CQ KO Power

Elite84%ile1.25

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

62%

Body

28%

Leg

10%

By Position

Distance75%

Clinch6%

Ground19%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 116 rounds	Round 215 rounds	Round 39 rounds	Round 41 round	Round 51 round
Avg. Landed	15	16	23	11	20
Avg. Absorbed	14	13	13	6	10
Avg. Net	+1	+3	+10	+5	+10

Grappling

Buckley

G&P Threat

·82s ctrlAverage Control

Welterweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.54

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.41

TD Accuracy45%

19UFC landed/42attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

0UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense72%

34UFC defended/47opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Proof

Finishing

Finish Rate

73%

Strong Finisher

div avg 53%

How They Lose

5UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO8 / 11

Submission0 / 11

Decision3 / 11

KD → Finish

6/7Lethal

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 5

Submission0 / 5

Decision2 / 5

Loss Pattern

Mixed

2 early · 1 late · 2 dec across 5 losses

KO artist. 8 stoppages, finishing threat doesn't fade with the rounds

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

25%

2 of 8 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

2.2pts

W3 dec

2.0pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

4UD

1SD

0MD

20%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Div. change

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 20 more in second half of career

16 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=16

R2n=15

R3n=9

Outputsig strikes / min

3.0

3.9

5.9

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.8

3.1

3.2

Diff

+0.2

+0.8

+2.7

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼TD Acc-35%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Buckley — 16 UFC Fights

Result

Method

16 fights

Kamaru UsmanElite

TITLE

U-DEC R5Jun '25

·44 SS (30%)·41 abs·4 td taken

Colby CovingtonVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R3 · 4:42Dec '24

+38

·75 SS (50%)·37 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·78s ctrl·1 sub att

Stephen ThompsonVeteran

KO/TKO R3 · 2:17Oct '24

-15

·34 SS (37%)·49 abs·4/7 td·253s ctrl·1 kd landed

Nursulton Ruziboev

U-DEC R3May '24

+55

·86 SS (55%)·31 abs·4/4 td·330s ctrl·1 kd landed

Vicente LuqueElite

KO/TKO R2 · 3:17Mar '24

+34

·55 SS (42%)·21 abs·49s ctrl

Alex MoronoVeteran

U-DEC R3Oct '23

+28

·68 SS (39%)·40 abs·2/4 td·1 td taken·141s ctrl

Andre Fialho

KO/TKO R2 · 4:15May '23

·26 SS (29%)·22 abs·2/3 td·23s ctrl·1 kd landed

Chris Curtis

KO/TKO R2 · 2:49Dec '22

+14

·50 SS (31%)·36 abs·1 kd taken

Nassourdine Imavov

U-DEC R3Sep '22

-5

·46 SS (26%)·51 abs·0/3 td·2 td taken·29s ctrl

Albert Duraev

KO/TKO R2 · 5:00Jun '22

+17

·27 SS (26%)·10 abs·2 td taken·22s ctrl·2 kd landed

All Fighters

Welterweight

“New Mansa”

Joaquin Buckley

21-716 UFC

Form

5'10"ht·76"reach·Southpawstance·32age

Last fightLKamaru Usman·U-DEC·11mo ago

Fighter Context

11–5UFC·

8KO

0Sub

3Dec

11.6min/fight

185UFC min

vs. Winning Record9–4

vs. Veterans (8+ W)4–1

vs. Elite (15+ W)1–1

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.95

70%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.231

71%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

33%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

62%

72%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Buckley

Welterweight avg

Distance StrikerBody Attacker

Sig. Strikes / Min3.88

Str. Accuracy36%

718UFC landed/1,957attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.8 vs avg2.93

Str. Defense59%

KD Rate / Fight0.56

9UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.25

CQ KO Power

Elite84%ile1.25

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

62%

Body

28%

Leg

10%

By Position

Dist75%

Clinch6%

Ground19%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=16	R2 n=15	R3 n=9	R4 n=1	R5 n=1
Landed	15	16	23	11	20
Absorbed	14	13	13	6	10
Net	+1	+3	+10	+5	+10

Grappling

Buckley

Welterweight avg

G&P Threat

82s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.54

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.41

TD Accuracy45%

19UFC landed/42attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

0UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense72%

34UFC defended/47opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 2 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

73%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

8KO/TKO

0Sub

3Dec

Loss Methods

3KO/TKO

0Sub

2Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

25%2 of 8 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

2.2pts

W3 dec

2.0pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

4UD

1SD

0MD

20%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=16

R2n=15

R3n=9

Outputsig strikes / min

3.0

3.9

5.9

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.8

3.1

3.2

Diff

+0.2

+0.8

+2.7

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Buckley — UFC Fight Log

Kamaru UsmanEliteTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Jun '25

44 SS (30%)·41 abs·4 td taken

Colby CovingtonVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R3·Dec '24

75 SS (50%)·37 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·78s ctrl·1 sub

Stephen ThompsonVeteran

KO/TKO·R3·Oct '24

34 SS (37%)·49 abs·4/7 td·253s ctrl·1 kd

Nursulton Ruziboev

U-DEC·R3·May '24

86 SS (55%)·31 abs·4/4 td·330s ctrl·1 kd

Vicente LuqueElite

KO/TKO·R2·Mar '24

55 SS (42%)·21 abs·49s ctrl

Alex MoronoVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Oct '23

68 SS (39%)·40 abs·2/4 td·1 td taken·141s ctrl

Andre Fialho

KO/TKO·R2·May '23

26 SS (29%)·22 abs·2/3 td·23s ctrl·1 kd

Chris Curtis

KO/TKO·R2·Dec '22

50 SS (31%)·36 abs·1 kd taken

Round 116 rounds

Round 215 rounds

Round 39 rounds

Round 41 round

Round 51 round

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

+10

n=16

n=15

n=9

n=1

Landed

Absorbed

Net

+10