Welterweight

Joaquin Buckley

New Mansa

21-8

Age
32
Height
5'10"
Reach
6'4"
Stance
Southpaw
Camp
Murcielago MMA
Out of
USA
Style
hybrid
Fight IQ
C · 57
Finish rate
0%
Win rate
72%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
0
Dec
21

FightMetric

SLpM

3.62

SApM

3.33

Str Acc

40%

Str Def

61%

TD Avg

1.43

TD Acc

45%

TD Def

79%

Sub Avg

0.08

Tape read

Hybrid who can change levels — southpaw

Fight IQ

57C

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 29 career fights for Joaquin Buckley. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

C

Ground

D

Defense

C+

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

B

Agility

proxy

D

TD react

C+

Chin

A

What they do well

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

Where they leak

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • Counter punching

    Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • Punching agility

    Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

Scouting report

Joaquin Buckley “New Mansa” is a 32-year-old Southpaw welterweight out of USA, camped at Murcielago MMA. The tape read: hybrid who can change levels — southpaw. Career mark 21-8-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission, 21 by decision. Fight IQ grades C (57).

What works. Durability is the standout at 85 (A). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 1.43 TD/15 and 0.08 sub attempts. Striking defense C+ at 61% / 3.33 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility D (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C+ on 79% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (33, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Buckley yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

33 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 1.43 takedowns / 15 at 45% accuracy
  • 0.08 submission attempts / 15 · 0 career sub wins

Striking defense

64 C+

Eats more than a championship pocket should. High SApM or a porous guard will get taxed against power.

  • 61% striking defense · 3.33 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 8 defeats

Counter punching

43 D

Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • 40% accuracy on 3.62 SLpM
  • 0.58 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

68 B

Average-plus reactions. Gets touched, but rarely frozen in place when the shot or the shot-to-takedown comes.

  • Str def 61% · TD def 79% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 3.33 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

46 D

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 3.62 SLpM at 40% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 3.33 SApM

Takedown reaction

67 C+

Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • 79% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 0 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

85 A

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 8 losses
  • 21 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Next

UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott

vs Mike Malott · model 38%

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.