UFC on ESPN: Usman vs. Buckley


UFC on ESPN: Usman vs. Buckley was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 14, 2025, at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

Background

The event marked the promotion's fifth visit to Atlanta and first since UFC 236 in April 2019.
A welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman and Joaquin Buckley headlined the event.
A light heavyweight bout between Alonzo Menifield and Oumar Sy took place for this event. They were previously scheduled to meet at UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady in March but Sy had to withdraw due to an injury.
A light heavyweight bout between Paul Craig and former interim LFA Light Heavyweight Champion Rodolfo Bellato took place at this event. They were originally scheduled to compete at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales one month prior, but the bout was cancelled during the event as a result of Bellato having a herpes infection.
A women's flyweight bout between former LFA Women's Flyweight Champion Jamey-Lyn Horth and Tereza Bledá was scheduled for this event. However, Bledá withdrew from the fight due to a staph infection and was replaced by former LFA Women's Strawweight Champion Vanessa Demopoulos.
Ricky Simón was scheduled to face Charles Jourdain in a bantamweight bout at this event. However, Jourdain withdrew during fight week due to an eye injury and was replaced by Cameron Smotherman.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.
  • Fight of the Night: Kamaru Usman vs. Joaquin Buckley
  • Performance of the Night: Malcolm Wellmaker and '''Jose Ochoa'''

    Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission. It is important to note the amounts do not include sponsor money, discretionary bonuses, viewership points or additional earnings.
  • Kamaru Usman: $300,000 def. Joaquin Buckley: $150,000
  • Rose Namajunas: $500,000 def. Miranda Maverick: $125,000
  • Edmen Shabazyan: $186,000 def. Andre Petroski: $100,000
  • Raoni Barcelos: $102,000 def. Cody Garbrandt: $275,000
  • Mansur Abdul-Malik: $28,000 def. Cody Brundage: $65,000
  • Alonzo Menifield: $250,000 def. Oumar Sy: $26,000
  • Paul Craig: $125,000 vs. Rodolfo Bellato: $12,000
  • Michael Chiesa: $300,000 def. Court McGee: $83,000
  • Malcolm Wellmaker: $24,000 def. Kris Moutinho: $14,000
  • Jose Ochoa: $20,000 def. Cody Durden: $63,000
  • Ricky Simón: $166,000 def. Cameron Smotherman: $14,000
  • Phil Rowe: $110,000 def. Ange Loosa: $30,000
  • Jamey-Lyn Horth: $50,000 def. Vanessa Demopoulos: $65,000

    Aftermath

On July 23, 2025, in response to an appeal filed by Cody Brundage, the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission overturned the initial technical decision loss originally attributed to Brundage following a headbutt that rendered him unable to continue. The bout against Mansur Abdul-Malik was subsequently declared a majority draw, in accordance with GAEC regulations which prohibit scoring incomplete rounds. The judges' scores for the two completed rounds were 19–19, 19–19, and 18–20.