Who won Usman vs Buckley?
Kamaru Usman beat Joaquin Buckley by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 14th June 2025 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 49-46, 48-47 in favor of the winner Kamaru Usman.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).
Usman vs Buckley stats
Kamaru Usman stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.
Joaquin Buckley made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out.
This was Kamaru Usman's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Joaquin Buckley marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.
Kamaru Usman's UFC record stood at 16-3-0, while Joaquin Buckley's came in at 11-5-0.
The stats suggested Buckley had a large advantage in power over Usman, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Usman's 45%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Usman had a slight advantage over Buckley, with a 5% submission rate over Buckley's 0%.
Kamaru Usman was the older man by 7 years, at 38 years old.
Usman had a height advantage of 2 inches over Buckley. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Usman was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 9 months earlier than Buckley, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 81 to Buckley's 66.
Usman vs Buckley form
Usman had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Leon Edwards at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by majority decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Leon Edwards at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.
Going into that contest, he had won against Colby Covington at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.
Before that, he had beaten Jorge Masvidal at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.
He had defeated Gilbert Burns at UFC 258 on 13th February 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Buckley had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3opponents and going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Colby Covington at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley on 14th December 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Amalie Arena, Tampa, United States.
Previous to that, he had won against Stephen Thompson at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Enterprise Center, St. Louis.
Before that, he had defeated Vicente Luque at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.
He was victorious against Alex Morono at UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joaquin Buckley had been fighting more than Kamaru Usman.
Going to this contest, Kamaru Usman had last fought 2 years, 3 months and 9 days ago, while Joaquin Buckley's last outing had been 6 months and 13 days ago.
Usman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.
Buckley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.
What time did Usman vs Buckley start?
The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:40 AM UTC , which was 12:40 AM EST or 9:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:40 AM BST in the UK.
What were the odds on Usman vs Buckley?
Kamaru Usman was a 9/5 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Joaquin Buckley made his way into the ring at 9/20 (-220) with oddsmakers.
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