Leon Edwards v Kamaru Usman
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3, Sat, Mar 18, 2023, London, England, United Kingdom
Referee Herb Dean
Referee Herb Dean
Leon Edwards won by Majority decision, R5 5:00. Ben Cartlidge 46 - 48. Chris Lee 46 - 48. David Lethaby 47 - 47.
“Rocky”
Height 6'2", Reach 74", Stance Southpaw, Age 31 on the night
Coming in 12-2-0 in the UFC over 15 fights
“The Nigerian Nightmare”
Height 6'0", Reach 76", Stance Switch, Age 35 on the night
Coming in 15-1-0 in the UFC over 16 fights
01/Round by round
5 of 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
| Leon Edwards | Kamaru Usman | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 20 of 26 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 12 of 42 | 0 of 2 | 0:19 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 23 of 26 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 24 of 50 | 1 of 1 | 0:45 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 24 of 32 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 17 of 32 | 1 of 2 | 1:06 | 0 |
| Round 45:00 | 25 of 41 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 14 of 37 | 1 of 4 | 0:51 | 0 |
| Round 55:00 | 28 of 36 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 20 of 44 | 1 of 6 | 2:02 | 0 |
| Fight, 25:00 | 120 of 161 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 87 of 205 | 4 of 15 | 5:03 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 25.0 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.
02/Earlier meetings
2
- Sat, Aug 20, 2022, UFC 278: Usman vs. EdwardsLeon Edwards by KO/TKO
- Sat, Dec 19, 2015, UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2Kamaru Usman by Unanimous decision