Hill vs Rountree Jr.

Who won Hill vs Rountree Jr.?

Khalil Rountree beat Jamahal Hill by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 21st June 2025 at Baku Crystal Hall in Baku.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 50-45, 50-45 in favor of the winner Khalil Rountree.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Hill vs Rountree Jr. stats

Jamahal Hill stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Khalil Rountree made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Jamahal Hill's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Khalil Rountree marked his 17th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Jamahal Hill's UFC record stood at 6-4-0, while Khalil Rountree's came in at 10-6-0.

The stats suggested Rountree had an advantage in power over Hill, with a 69% knock out percentage over Hill's 58%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Hill and Rountree would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Jamahal Hill was the younger man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Hill had a height advantage of 3 inches over Rountree. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Hill was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 3 months later than Rountree, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 42 to Rountree's 46.

Hill vs Rountree Jr. form

Hill had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jiri Prochazka at UFC 311 on 18th January 2025 by knockout in the 3rd round at Intuit Dome, Los Angeles, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Alex Pereira at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Glover Teixeira at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he had beaten Thiago Santos at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill on 6th August 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Johnny Walker at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Rountree had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Alex Pereira at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by knockout in the 4th round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Anthony Smith at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Chris Daukaus at UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos on 12th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Dustin Jacoby at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Karl Roberson at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Khalil Rountree had been fighting more than Jamahal Hill.

Going to this contest, Jamahal Hill had last fought 5 months and 9 days ago, while Khalil Rountree's last outing had been 8 months and 22 days ago.

Hill's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Rountree's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Hill vs Rountree Jr. start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:40 PM UTC , which was 5:40 PM EST or 2:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Hill vs Rountree Jr.?

Jamahal Hill was a 39/50 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Khalil Rountree made his way into the ring at 21/20 (+100) with oddsmakers.