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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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BuckleyUsman
Closing line
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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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

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