Joaquin Buckley
American mixed martial artist
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2024 | Ranked #9 Fighter of the Year by UFC.com. |
December 14 2024 | Defeated Colby Covington via technical knockout by doctor stoppage due to a cut above Covington's eye in the third round at UFC on ESPN 63. |
October 5 2024 | Defeated former UFC Welterweight Championship title challenger Stephen Thompson by knockout in the third round at UFC 307, earning Performance of the Night award. |
May 11 2024 | Defeated Nursulton Ruziboev by unanimous decision at UFC on ESPN 56. |
March 30 2024 | Defeated Vicente Luque via technical knockout in round two at UFC on ESPN 54 as a replacement for an injured Sean Brady. |
October 7 2023 | Defeated Alex Morono via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 229. |
May 20 2023 | Defeated André Fialho via technical knockout in round two at UFC Fight Night 223. |
December 10 2022 | Lost to Chris Curtis via technical knockout in round two at UFC 282. |
September 3 2022 | Lost to Nassourdine Imavov via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 209. |
June 18 2022 | Defeated Albert Duraev via TKO before the third round at UFC on ESPN 37, earning his fourth Performance of the Night award. |
February 26 2022 | Defeated Abdul Razak Alhassan via split decision at UFC Fight Night 201. |
2021 | Won World MMA Awards Knockout of the Year for his knockout against Impa Kasanganay at UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen. |
September 18 2021 | Defeated Antônio Arroyo via knockout in round three at UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann, earning Performance of the Night award. |
January 16 2021 | Lost to Alessio Di Chirico via head kick knockout in the first round at UFC on ABC 1. |
2020 | Named #2 UFC Newcomer of the Year by UFC.com. |
November 21 2020 | Defeated Jordan Wright at UFC 255 via knockout in round two, earning Performance of the Night award. |
October 11 2020 | Defeated Impa Kasanganay with a spectacular jumping spinning back kick knockout, earning Performance of the Night and generating viral internet attention, including a tweet that became the most-liked, most-retweeted, and most-viewed in UFC history. |
August 8 2020 | Made his UFC debut against Kevin Holland at UFC Fight Night 174, losing via technical knockout in round three. |
April 13 2018 | Buckley fought Logan Storley at Bellator 197, losing by unanimous decision. |
2014 | Began his professional mixed martial arts career as a competitive fighter. |
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