Heavyweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Mohammed Usman v Junior Tafa
UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes, Sat, Apr 22, 2023, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Referee Mark Smith
Referee Mark Smith
Mohammed Usman won by Unanimous decision, R3 5:00. Junichiro Kamijo 28 - 29. Jacob Montalvo 28 - 29. Rick Winter 28 - 29.
“The Motor”
Height 6'2", Reach 79", Stance Orthodox, Age 34 on the night
Coming in 1-0-0 in the UFC over 1 fights
“The Juggernaut”
Height 6'3", Reach 75", Stance Orthodox, Age 26 on the night
Coming in on UFC debut
01/Round by round
3 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Mohammed Usman | Junior Tafa | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 1 of 12 | 0 of 4 | 3:26 | 0 | 8 of 24 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 4 of 12 | 1 of 5 | 4:09 | 0 | 6 of 18 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 2 of 5 | 1 of 3 | 4:28 | 0 | 8 of 19 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Fight, 15:00 | 7 of 29 | 2 of 12 | 12:03 | 0 | 22 of 61 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 15.0 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.