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.

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 leading up to this contest, 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.

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, he was victorious 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.

He had won against Emil Weber Meek at UFC Fight Night 124 on 14th January 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Scottrade Center, St. Louis, United States.

Jorge Masvidal had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Nate Diaz at UFC 244 on 2nd November 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Ben Askren at UFC 239 on 6th July 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Darren Till at UFC on ESPN+ 5 on 16th March 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had lost to Stephen Thompson at UFC 217 on 4th November 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

He had been beaten by Demian Maia at UFC 211 on 13th May 2017 by split decision in their 3 round contest at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kamaru Usman had been fighting more than Jorge Masvidal.

Going to this contest, Kamaru Usman had last fought 4 years, 9 months and 21 days ago, while Jorge Masvidal's last outing had been 4 years, 11 months and 3 days ago.

Usman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

Masvidal's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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