Collier vs Usman

Who won Collier vs Usman?

Mohammed Usman beat Jake Collier by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot, on Saturday 23rd September 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Collier vs Usman stats

Jake Collier stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Mohammed Usman made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Jake Collier's UFC record stood at 5-9-0, while Mohammed Usman's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Usman had a slight advantage in power over Collier, with a 44% knock out percentage over Collier's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Collier had a slight advantage over Usman, with a 31% submission rate over Usman's 22%.

Jake Collier was the same age as Mohammed Usman, at 35 years old.

Collier had a height advantage of 2 inches over Usman.

Collier was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 6 years and 5 months earlier than Usman, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 19 more professional rounds, 46 to Usman's 27.

Collier vs Usman form

Jake Collier had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Martin Buday at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Chris Barnett at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Andrei Arlovski at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Chase Sherman at UFC Fight Night on 15th January 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Carlos Felipe at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Activity check

Collier's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Usman's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Collier vs Usman?

Jake Collier was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Mohammed Usman made his way into the ring at 18/25 (-140) with oddsmakers.