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Joaquin Buckley vs Kamaru Usman

Result, odds and stats · Welterweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Jun 14, 2025Odds at the close
Kamaru Usman def. Joaquin Buckley · decision, 5 rounds
Favourite
Joaquin
Buckley
Welterweight
Record
21-6
UFC
11-4
Age
31
Height
5'10"
Reach
76"
Stance
Southpaw
Record and age going into this fight.
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Closing lineno-vig, 6 US books
65%35%
Opened −225 / +175, closed −204 / +172. The line had barely moved from the open.
Underdog
Kamaru
Usman
Welterweight
Record
20-4
UFC
15-3
Age
38
Height
6'0"
Reach
76"
Stance
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Record and age going into this fight.
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Fight stats

Joaquin BuckleyKamaru Usman
Significant strikes44 of 14841 of 99
Knockdowns00
Takedowns0 of 04 of 13
Control time0:0012:57
Submission attempts00

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

17
16
Round 1
17
24
Round 2
■ Joaquin Buckley ■ Kamaru Usman Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Colby Covington
Joaquin Buckley
Won · KO/TKO, round 3
Dec 2024 · landed 2.6 more significant strikes a minute
Kamaru Usman
Won · decision, 5 rounds
Nov 2021 · landed 0.6 more significant strikes a minute

Other fights that night

Alonzo Menifield def. Oumar Sydecision, 3 roundsUnderdog won CLOSE16% Edmen Shahbazyan def. Andre Petroskidecision, 3 rounds CLOSE60% Phil Rowe def. Ange LoosaKO/TKO, round 3 (4:03)Underdog won CLOSE39% Ricky Simon def. Cameron Smothermandecision, 3 rounds CLOSE79% Jose Ochoa def. Cody DurdenKO/TKO, round 2 (0:11) CLOSE65% Raoni Barcelos def. Cody Garbrandtdecision, 3 rounds CLOSE69% Michael Chiesa def. Court McGeedecision, 3 rounds CLOSE74% Jamey-Lyn Horth def. Vanessa Demopoulosdecision, 3 rounds CLOSE83% Malcolm Wellmaker def. Kris MoutinhoKO/TKO, round 1 (2:37) CLOSE91% Rose Namajunas def. Miranda Maverickdecision, 3 rounds CLOSE68%

Questions and answers

Who won Joaquin Buckley vs Kamaru Usman?

Kamaru Usman beat Joaquin Buckley by decision, 5 rounds on Saturday, June 14, 2025.

Was Kamaru Usman the favourite?

The underdog won. The closing line gave Kamaru Usman a 35% chance, about 1 in 3.

What were Joaquin Buckley and Kamaru Usman's records going into the fight?

Joaquin Buckley is 21-6 (11-4 in the UFC). Kamaru Usman is 20-4 (15-3 in the UFC).