By FCF Staff

Kamaru Usman turned to his wrestling and top game to record a pivotal win over Joaquin Buckley at UFC Atlanta, Saturday.

The former welterweight champ recorded four takedowns and outscored Buckley by a wide margin with strikes to earn a unanimous decision. The 38-year-old Usman (21-4), who did not fight in 2024, had lost three straight prior to Saturday’s main event.

Buckley (21-7), who is 31, was riding a six-fight winning streak heading into this weekend’s action. In his last outing, the powerful welterweight recorded a TKO win (due to doctor stoppage) over Colby Covington.

Here are the complete results for UFC Atlanta.

UFC Atlanta

Main Event: Kamaru Usman defeats Joaquin Buckley by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)
Co-Main Event: Rose Namajunas defeats Miranda Maverick by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Edmen Shahbazyan defeats Andre Petroski by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Raoni Barcelos defeats Cody Garbrandt by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Mansur Abdul-Malik defeats Cody Brundage by technical decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Alonzo Menifield defeats Oumar Sy by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Rodolfo Bellato and Paul Craig fight to a No Contest (illegal upkick) at 4:58 of R1
Michael Chiesa defeats Court McGee by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Malcolm Wellmaker defeats Kris Moutinho by KO (right hook) at 2:37 of R1
Jose Ochoa defeats Cody Durden by KO (uppercut) at 0:11 of R2
Ricky Simon defeats Cameron Smotherman by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Phil Rowe defeats Ange Loosa by TKO (strikes) at 4:03 of R3
Jamey-Lyn Horth defeats Vanessa Demopoulos by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Results via UFC.com.