Usman vs Anjos

Who won Usman vs Anjos?

Kamaru Usman beat Rafael dos Anjos by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale, on Friday 30th November 2018 at The Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Usman vs Anjos stats

Kamaru Usman stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Rafael dos Anjos made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

Kamaru Usman's UFC record stood at 15-3-0, while Rafael dos Anjos' came in at 21-14-0.

The stats suggested Usman had a large advantage in power over Anjos, boasting a 46% knock out percentage over Anjos' 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Anjos had a large advantage over Usman, boasting a 32% submission rate over Usman's 8%.

Kamaru Usman was the younger man by 3 years, at 36 years old.

Usman had a height advantage of 4 inches over Anjos. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Usman was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 24 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 8 years and 2 months later than Anjos, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 63 less professional rounds, 76 to Anjos' 139.

Usman vs Anjos form

Usman had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, he was victorious against Tyron Woodley at UFC 235 on 2nd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Rafael dos Anjos at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale on 30th November 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at The Pearl at the Palms, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Usman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

Anjos' last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.5 rounds on average.

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