All fightersJoaquin Buckley
“New Mansa”
Welterweight21-8RECORD
15KO / TKO WINS
0SUBMISSION WINS
6DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | New Mansa |
| Date of birth | 27 Apr 1994 |
| Nationality | American |
| Birthplace | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Lives in | Not added yet |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Team | Finney's MMA (2012–present); Murcielago MMA (2020–present) |
| Height | 178 cm (5′10″) |
| Reach | 193 cm (76″) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Weight | 77.1 kg (170 lb) |
| Status | Not added yet |
| Pro debut | 13 Sep 2014 |
| UFC debut | 8 Aug 2020 |
| Last fight | 9 May 2026 |
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Fight history
29 professional fights on file (17 in the UFC). Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Sean Brady | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland | 9 May 2026 | Newark, New Jersey, USA |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Keith PetersonScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Eric Colon 25-30, Sal D'amato 25-30, Dave Tirelli 27-30 | |||||||
| Loss | Kamaru Usman | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley | 14 Jun 2025 | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Mike BeltranScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Sal D'amato 46-49, Derek Cleary 46-49, Mike Bell 47-48 | |||||||
| Win | Colby Covington | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 3 | 4:42 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley | 14 Dec 2024 | Tampa, Florida, USA |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Dan MiragliottaScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Stephen Thompson | KO/TKO (punch) | 3 | 2:17 | UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. | 5 Oct 2024 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Mike BeltranScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Nursulton Ruziboev | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento | 11 May 2024 | St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Keith PetersonScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Henry Guery 30-27, Chris Lee 30-26, Sal D'amato 29-27 | |||||||
| Win | Vicente Luque | KO/TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:17 | UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot | 30 Mar 2024 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Keith PetersonScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Alex Morono | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green | 7 Oct 2023 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Kerry HatleyScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Sal D'amato 30-27, Jacob Montalvo 30-27, Junichiro Kamijo 30-26 | |||||||
| Win | Andre Fialho | KO/TKO (kick) | 2 | 4:15 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill | 20 May 2023 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Kerry HatleyScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Chris Curtis | KO/TKO (punch in clinch) | 2 | 2:49 | UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev | 10 Dec 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Middleweight BoutReferee Jason HerzogScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Nassourdine Imavov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa | 3 Sep 2022 | Paris, Ile-de-France, France |
| Bout Middleweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Ben Cartlidge 28-29, Mark Collett 28-29, Derek Cleary 27-30 | |||||||
| Win | Albert Duraev | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett | 18 Jun 2022 | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Bout Middleweight BoutReferee Jacob MontalvoScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Abdul Razak Alhassan | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill | 19 Feb 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Middleweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Sal D'amato 29-28, Anthony Maness 28-29, Junichiro Kamijo 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Antonio Arroyo | KO/TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:26 | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann | 18 Sep 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Middleweight BoutReferee Mark SmithScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Alessio Di Chirico | KO/TKO (kick) | 1 | 2:12 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar | 16 Jan 2021 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Bout Middleweight BoutReferee Keith PetersonScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Jordan Wright | KO/TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:18 | UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez | 21 Nov 2020 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Middleweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Impa Kasanganay | KO/TKO (spinning back kick) | 2 | 2:03 | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen | 10 Oct 2020 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Bout Middleweight BoutReferee Kevin SatakiScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Kevin Holland | KO/TKO (punch) | 3 | 0:32 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik | 8 Aug 2020 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Middleweight BoutReferee Mark SmithScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Jackie Gosh | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:47 | LFA 87 | 31 Jul 2020 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States |
| Win | Chris Harris | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:08 | LFA 76 | 13 Sep 2019 | Park City, Kansas, United States |
| Loss | Logan Storley | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator 197 | 13 Apr 2018 | St. Charles, Missouri, United States |
| Win | Vinicius de Jesus | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator 185 | 20 Oct 2017 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States |
| Win | Justin Patterson | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator 175 | 31 Mar 2017 | Rosemont, Illinois, United States |
| Loss | Jackie Gosh | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:44 | Bellator 164 | 10 Nov 2016 | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Win | Chris Heatherly | KO (knee) | 2 | 4:14 | Bellator 157: Dynamite 2 | 24 Jun 2016 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Win | Kyle Kurtz | TKO (knee and punches) | 1 | 4:34 | Shamrock FC: Fuel | 11 Sep 2015 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Win | Stacy Bacon | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Shamrock FC: Throwdown | 25 Jul 2015 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Win | Kalel Robinson | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:01 | Shamrock FC: Showdown | 21 Mar 2015 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Win | Bryant West | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:28 | Shamrock FC: Xtreme Fight Night 2 | 21 Feb 2015 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Win | Wesley Sullivan | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:46 | Shamrock FC: Nemesis | 13 Sep 2014 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |