Lerone Murphy beat Josh Emmett by unanimous decision over five rounds in the main event of UFC on ESPN 65, UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy, at Meta APEX in Las Vegas on April 5, 2025. Pat Sabatini beat Joanderson Brito by decision in the other featherweight fight on the main card.
Twelve bouts went ahead, and eight went the distance. The next UFC card at the same arena is UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos on Saturday, September 26, 2026.
UFC on ESPN 65 main card results
The main card aired on ESPN and ESPN+. Two of its six fights ended early, both in the second round.
| Weight class | Winner | Loser | Method | Round, time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight | Lerone Murphy | Josh Emmett | Decision, unanimous | 5, 5:00 |
| Featherweight | Pat Sabatini | Joanderson Brito | Decision, unanimous | 3, 5:00 |
| Bantamweight | ChangHo Lee | Cortavious Romious | KO/TKO, elbows | 2, 3:48 |
| Middleweight | Brad Tavares | Gerald Meerschaert | Decision, unanimous | 3, 5:00 |
| Flyweight | Ode’ Osbourne | Luis Gurule | KO/TKO, punch | 2, 1:54 |
| Middleweight | Torrez Finney | Robert Valentin | Decision, split | 3, 5:00 |
ChangHo Lee’s elbows finished Cortavious Romious at 3:48 of the second round, and Ode’ Osbourne needed 1:54 of the second to stop Luis Gurule. Murphy and Emmett went the full 25 minutes.
UFC on ESPN 65 preliminary card results
The prelims also aired on ESPN and ESPN+. Four of the six went the distance, and Dione Barbosa had the only submission of the night.
| Weight class | Winner | Loser | Method | Round, time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women’s flyweight | Dione Barbosa | Diana Belbita | Submission, arm triangle | 1, 4:13 |
| Welterweight | Rhys McKee | Daniel Frunza | TKO, doctor’s stoppage | 1, 5:00 |
| Women’s strawweight | Loma Lookboonmee | Istela Nunes | Decision, unanimous | 3, 5:00 |
| Bantamweight | Victor Henry | Pedro Falcão | Decision, unanimous | 3, 5:00 |
| Heavyweight | Martin Buday | Uran Satybaldiev | Decision, unanimous | 3, 5:00 |
| Women’s strawweight | Talita Alencar | Vanessa Demopoulos | Decision, unanimous | 3, 5:00 |
Where to bet the next UFC card
Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos is at Meta APEX on Saturday, September 26, 2026, and UFC 332: Silva vs. Wang follows on October 3. This page names no price for either. When you read a fight line, turn it into a chance first: -308 implies 75.5% and +258 implies 27.9%.
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