Usman vs Masvidal

Who won Usman vs Masvidal?

Kamaru Usman beat Jorge Masvidal by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC 251, on Saturday 11th July 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

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).

This contest was for the UFC Welterweight championship.

Usman vs Masvidal stats

Kamaru Usman stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 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, 13 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 2 years, at 37 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 31 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.

Activity check

Usman's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Masvidal's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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