The UFC’s return to Atlanta for the first time since April 2019 delivered some memorable moments as UFC on ESPN 69 unfolded Saturday at State Farm Arena.
Although it wasn’t the biggest highlight of the night, the definitive win went to headliner and former champion Kamaru Usman (21-4 MMA, 16-3 UFC), who got his first victory in nearly four years with a unanimous decision over Joaquin Buckley (22-7 MMA, 11-5 UFC).
For more on the numbers to come out of the main event, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC on ESPN 69.
Event stats
The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $260,500.
Usman, Buckley, Malcolm Wellmaker and Jose Ochoa earned $50,000 UFC on ESPN 69 fight-night bonuses.
UFC on ESPN 69 drew an announced attendance of 17,204 for a live gate of $3,239,744.
Betting favorites went 9-3 on the card. One fight ended in a no contest.
Betting favorites fell to 13-7 in UFC headliners this year.
Total fight time for the 13-bout card was 2:47:26.
Kamaru Usman def. Joaquin Buckley
Usman snapped his three-fight losing skid for his first victory since November 2021.
Usman’s 16 victories in UFC welterweight competition are tied for fifth-most in divisional history behind Neil Magny (22), Georges St-Pierre (19), Matt Hughes (17) and Matt Brown (17).
Usman has earned 11 of his 16 UFC victories by decision.
Buckley fell to 6-1 since he dropped to the welterweight division in May 2023.
Rose Namajunas def. Miranda Maverick
Rose Namajunas (14-7 MMA, 12-6 UFC) improved to 3-2 since she moved up to the women’s flyweight division in September 2023.
Miranda Maverick (15-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) has suffered all four of her UFC losses by decision.
Edmen Shahbazyan def. Andre Petroski
Edmen Shahbazyan (15-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) earned just the second decision victory of his career.
Andre Petroski (13-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) suffered the first decision loss of his career.
Raoni Barcelos def. Cody Garbrandt
Cody Garbrandt (14-7 MMA, 9-7 UFC) fell to 3-7 in his past 10 fights dating back to November 2017.
Garbrandt fell to 2-2 since he returned to the bantamweight division in March 2023.
Mansur Abdul-Malik def. Cody Brundage
Mansur Abdul-Malik (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) earned the first decision victory of his career.
Alonzo Menifield def. Oumar Sy
Oumar Sy (11-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) had his 11-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
Rodolfo Bellato vs. Paul Craig
Paul Craig’s (17-9-1 MMA, 9-9-1 UFC) four-fight winless skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since July 2023.
Craig fell to 1-5 with one no contest in his past seven fights dating back to July 2022.
Michael Chiesa def. Court McGee
Michael Chiesa (21-7 MMA, 14-7 UFC) improved to 7-3 since he moved up to the welterweight division in December 2018.
Chiesa improved to 4-0 against fellow winners of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series.
Court McGee (22-14 MMA, 11-13 UFC) fell to 9-11 since he dropped to the welterweight division in February 2013.
McGee has suffered 11 of his 14 career losses by decision.
Malcolm Wellmaker def. Kris Moutinho
Wellmaker (10-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned eight of his 10 career victories by stoppage. He’s finished both of his UFC wins by knockout.
Kris Moutinho (14-7 MMA, 0-3 UFC) has suffered all seven of his career losses by stoppage.
Jose Ochoa def. Cody Durden
Ochoa (8-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has earned all eight of his career victories by stoppage.
Cody Durden (17-8-1 MMA, 6-6-1 UFC) has suffered five of his six UFC losses by stoppage.
Ricky Simon def. Cameron Smotherman
Ricky Simon (22-6 MMA, 10-5 UFC) has landed 47 takedowns in UFC bantamweight competition, the second most in divisional history behind Merab Dvalishvili (84).
Cameron Smotherman (12-6 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered both of her UFC losses by decision.
Phil Rowe def. Angela Loosa
Phil Rowe(11-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has earned all 11 of his career victories by stoppage.
Ange Loosa (10-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with a knockout defeat.
Jamey-Lyn Horth def. Vanessa Demopoulos
Jamey-Lyn Horth (7-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has earned all three of her UFC victories by decision.
Vanessa Demopoulos’ (11-8 MMA, 5-5 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of her career. She hasn’t earned a victory since May 2024.
Demopoulos has suffered seven of her eight career losses by decision.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.
