Usman vs Masvidal

Who won Usman vs Masvidal?

Kamaru Usman beat Jorge Masvidal by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC 261, on Saturday 24th April 2021 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

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).

This contest was for the UFC Welterweight championship.

Usman vs Masvidal stats

Kamaru Usman stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jorge Masvidal made his way to the cage with a record of 35 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Kamaru Usman's UFC record stood at 15-3-0, while Jorge Masvidal's came in at 12-10-0.

The stats suggested Masvidal had a slight advantage in power over Usman, with a 46% knock out percentage over Usman's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Usman and Masvidal would have been pretty equal, both with a 6% submission rate.

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

Usman had a height advantage of 1 inch over Masvidal. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Usman was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 30 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 9 years and 6 months later than Masvidal, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 57 less professional rounds, 76 to Masvidal's 133.

Usman vs Masvidal form

Usman had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

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

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Tyron Woodley at UFC 235 on 2nd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious 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.

He had won against Demian Maia at UFC Fight Night 129 on 19th May 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile.

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Usman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

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