Usman vs Meek

Who won Usman vs Meek?

Kamaru Usman beat Emil Weber Meek by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night 124, on Sunday 14th January 2018 at Scottrade Center in St. Louis.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Kamaru Usman.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Usman vs Meek stats

Kamaru Usman stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Emil Weber Meek made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Kamaru Usman's UFC record stood at 15-3-0, while Emil Weber Meek's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Meek had a large advantage in power over Usman, boasting a 78% knock out percentage over Usman's 55%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Meek had a slight advantage over Usman, with a 11% submission rate over Usman's 9%.

Kamaru Usman was the older man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Usman had a height advantage of 1 inch over Meek. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Usman was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 8 months later than Meek, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 47 more professional rounds, 76 to Meek's 29.

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Usman had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 opponents and going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Colby Covington at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jorge Masvidal at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Gilbert Burns at UFC 258 on 13th February 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Jorge Masvidal at UFC 251 on 11th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had won against Colby Covington at UFC 245 on 14th December 2019 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

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Usman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

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