Parkin vs Usman

Who won Parkin vs Usman?

Michael Parkin beat Mohammed Usman by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 23rd March 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Michael Parkin.

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).

Parkin vs Usman stats

Michael Parkin stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Mohammed Usman made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Michael Parkin's UFC record stood at 3-0-0, while Mohammed Usman's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Parkin had a large advantage in power over Usman, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Usman's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Usman had a slight advantage over Parkin, with a 20% submission rate over Parkin's 13%.

Michael Parkin was the younger man by 7 years, at 28 years old.

Parkin had a height advantage of 3 inches over Usman.

Parkin was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 years and 1 month later than Usman, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 17 to Usman's 27.

Activity check

Parkin's last 2 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Usman's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Parkin vs Usman?

Michael Parkin was a 8/11 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Mohammed Usman made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.