Valentin vs Finney

Who won Valentin vs Finney?

Torrez Finney beat Robert Valentin by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 5th April 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Torrez Finney.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Valentin vs Finney stats

Robert Valentin stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Torrez Finney made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 10 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Robert Valentin's 2nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Torrez Finney marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Robert Valentin's UFC record stood at 0-2-0, while Torrez Finney's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Finney had a massive power advantage over Valentin, boasting a 70% knock out percentage over Valentin's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Valentin had a massive advantage over Finney, boasting a 60% submission rate over Finney's 10%.

Robert Valentin was the older man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Valentin had a height advantage of 6 inches over Finney. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Valentin was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 2 months earlier than Finney, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 31 to Finney's 21.

Activity check

Finney's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Valentin vs Finney start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:10 AM UTC , which was 9:10 PM EST or 6:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Valentin vs Finney?

Robert Valentin was a 11/4 (+280) underdog going into the contest, while Torrez Finney made his way into the ring at 7/25 (-360) with oddsmakers.