Joaquin Buckley vs Kamaru Usman
Joaquin Buckley is 21-9-0; Kamaru Usman is 21-5-0. Kamaru Usman is 7 years older than Joaquin Buckley. Kamaru Usman is 2" · 5 cm taller than Joaquin Buckley. They have met once: Joaquin Buckley 0, Kamaru Usman 1.
Met once
“Nigerian Nightmare” · 21-5-0
Loss · Unanimous DecisionWin · Unanimous DecisionLoss · Majority Decision
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Style & credentials
Joaquin Buckley
Folkstyle Wrestling
- —Marquette High School, Chesterfield, MissouriWrestling Folkstyle · high school
Kamaru Usman
Folkstyle WrestlingBJJ
- —Black belt · BJJJorge Santiago
- 2015Champion · The Ultimate FighterWelterweight
- 2010Champion · NCAA D2174 lb Catchweight
- 2009Runner-up · NCAA D2174 lb Catchweight
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
62%63%
Head
28%29%
Body
10%8%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Joaquin Buckleylast 11 fights
62%14%24%
Kamaru Usmanlast 5 fights
65%13%22%
DistanceClinchGround
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Joaquin Buckley Kamaru Usman
Strikes landed / min
3.554.13
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Joaquin Buckley · Average · better than 56% of UFC fightersKamaru Usman · Good · better than 71% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.162.86
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Joaquin Buckley · Average · better than 59% of UFC fightersKamaru Usman · Good · better than 69% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.372.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Joaquin Buckley · Average · better than 55% of UFC fightersKamaru Usman · Good · better than 82% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
45%42%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Joaquin Buckley · Good · better than 66% of UFC fightersKamaru Usman · Average · better than 59% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
70%90%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Joaquin Buckley · Good · better than 64% of UFC fightersKamaru Usman · Elite · better than 94% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.100.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Joaquin Buckley · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersKamaru Usman · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1502 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.55
Strikes landed / min4.13
3.16
Strikes taken / minfewer is better2.86
1.37 / 3.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min2.60 / 6.2
45%
Takedown accuracy42%
70%
Takedown defence90%
1:13
Control time / fight7:22
0.10
Submission attempts / 15 min0.10
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Joaquin Buckley18 UFC fights · 737 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
43%320/1394
22%160/266
10%74/90
Clinch
2%12/30
4%32/41
0%2/2
Ground
17%123/202
2%14/16
0%0/0
Kamaru Usman18 UFC fights · 1358 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
42%566/1651
16%215/327
5%64/78
Clinch
5%65/101
9%128/135
1%12/14
Ground
15%209/296
5%64/66
3%35/36
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Joaquin Buckley20 of 30 ended early · 67%10 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
2 early stoppages have no logged time
Kamaru Usman12 of 26 ended early · 46%14 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Joaquin Buckley2-3
Full record · 30 fightsShow less
- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Nascimento· May 11, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Dawson vs Green· Oct 7, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Gane vs Tuivasa· Sep 3, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- L
- WJackie GoshLFA 87: Logan vs. Rosales· Jul 31, 2020TKO · R2 · 1:47 · Middleweight
- W
- LBellator 197: Chandler vs Girtz· Apr 13, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WBellator 175: Jackson vs Lawal 2· Mar 31, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LJackie GoshBellator 164: Koreshkov vs Lima 2· Nov 10, 2016TKO · R1 · 2:44 · Welterweight
- W
- WKyle KurtzShamrock FC· Sep 11, 2015TKO · R1 · 4:34 · Welterweight
- WStacy Bacon Jr.Shamrock FC· Jul 25, 2015Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
- WKalel RobinsonShamrock FC· Mar 21, 2015TKO · R2 · 4:01 · Welterweight
- WBryant WestShamrock Fighting Championships· Feb 21, 2015TKO
- WWesley SullivanShamrock Fighting Championships· Sep 13, 2014TKO
Kamaru Usman1-4
- LUFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs Usman· Jul 18, 2026Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Usman vs Buckley· Jun 14, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC 294: Makhachev vs Volkanovski 2· Oct 21, 2023Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- L
Full record · 26 fightsShow less
- WUFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2· Nov 6, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WThe Ultimate Fighter Season 28 Finale: Dos Anjos vs Usman· Nov 30, 2018Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Maia vs Usman· May 19, 2018Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Stephens vs Choi· Jan 14, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC 210: Cormier vs Johnson 2· Apr 8, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Bader vs Nogueira· Nov 19, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Shevchenko· Jul 23, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Cowboy 2· Dec 19, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: American Top Team vs Blackzilians· Jul 12, 2015SUB · R2 · 1:19 · Ultimate Fighter 21 Welterweight
- W
- WLenny LovatoLegacy FC 30· Apr 4, 2014TKO · R3 · 1:04 · Welterweight
- WSteven RodriguezLegacy FC 27· Jan 31, 2014TKO · R1 · 1:31 · Welterweight
- WRashid AbdullahVFC 41· Dec 14, 2013TKO · R1 · 3:49 · Catchweight
- LJose CaceresCFA 11: Kyle vs. Wiuff 2· May 24, 2013SUB · R1 · 3:47 · Welterweight
- WDavid GloverRFA 5: Downing vs. Rinaldi· Nov 30, 2012TKO · R2 · 4:50 · Welterweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Joaquin BuckleyKamaru Usman
Frequently asked questions
Have Joaquin Buckley and Kamaru Usman ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Usman vs Buckley (Sat, Jun 14, 2025), where Kamaru Usman won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Joaquin Buckley and Kamaru Usman?
Joaquin Buckley is 21-9-0 and Kamaru Usman is 21-5-0.
Who has the longer reach, Joaquin Buckley or Kamaru Usman?
Neither. Both have a 76" · 193 cm reach.
Who is taller, Joaquin Buckley or Kamaru Usman?
Kamaru Usman is taller at 6'0" · 183 cm; Joaquin Buckley stands 5'10" · 178 cm.
Who is older, Joaquin Buckley or Kamaru Usman?
Kamaru Usman is 39 and Joaquin Buckley is 32.
Who has more finishes, Joaquin Buckley or Kamaru Usman?
Joaquin Buckley has 15 wins inside the distance (15 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Kamaru Usman has 10 wins (9 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).
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