Usman vs Woodley

Who won Usman vs Woodley?

Kamaru Usman beat Tyron Woodley by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 235, on Saturday 2nd March 2019 at T-Mobile Arena 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).

This contest was for the UFC welterweight championship.

Usman vs Woodley stats

Kamaru Usman stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Tyron Woodley made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Kamaru Usman's UFC record stood at 15-3-0, while Tyron Woodley's came in at 9-5-1.

The stats suggested Usman had a slight advantage in power over Woodley, with a 43% knock out percentage over Woodley's 37%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Woodley had an advantage over Usman, with a 26% submission rate over Usman's 7%.

Kamaru Usman was the younger man by 6 years, at 36 years old.

Usman had a height advantage of 3 inches over Woodley. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Usman was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 9 months later than Woodley, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 76 to Woodley's 70.

Usman vs Woodley 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.

Woodley's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.3 rounds on average.

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