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UFC on ESPN 65 Results: Murphy Beat Emmett by Decision

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.

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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 classWinnerLoserMethodRound, time
FeatherweightLerone MurphyJosh EmmettDecision, unanimous5, 5:00
FeatherweightPat SabatiniJoanderson BritoDecision, unanimous3, 5:00
BantamweightChangHo LeeCortavious RomiousKO/TKO, elbows2, 3:48
MiddleweightBrad TavaresGerald MeerschaertDecision, unanimous3, 5:00
FlyweightOde’ OsbourneLuis GuruleKO/TKO, punch2, 1:54
MiddleweightTorrez FinneyRobert ValentinDecision, split3, 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 classWinnerLoserMethodRound, time
Women’s flyweightDione BarbosaDiana BelbitaSubmission, arm triangle1, 4:13
WelterweightRhys McKeeDaniel FrunzaTKO, doctor’s stoppage1, 5:00
Women’s strawweightLoma LookboonmeeIstela NunesDecision, unanimous3, 5:00
BantamweightVictor HenryPedro FalcãoDecision, unanimous3, 5:00
HeavyweightMartin BudayUran SatybaldievDecision, unanimous3, 5:00
Women’s strawweightTalita AlencarVanessa DemopoulosDecision, unanimous3, 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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