Usman vs Buckley

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 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Leon Edwards at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by majority decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated 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.

Before that, 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.

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.

Activity check

Usman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Buckley's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 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.