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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