Welterweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Kamaru Usman v Alexander Yakovlev
UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko, Sat, Jul 23, 2016, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Referee John McCarthy
Referee John McCarthy
Kamaru Usman won by Unanimous decision, R3 5:00. Gabriel Sabaitis 25 - 30. Brandon Mason 25 - 30. Rick Winter 25 - 30.
“The Nigerian Nightmare”
Height 6'0", Reach 76", Stance Switch, Age 29 on the night
Coming in 2-0-0 in the UFC over 2 fights
“Russian Thunder”
Height 6'3", Reach 74", Stance Southpaw, Age 32 on the night
Coming in 2-2-0 in the UFC over 4 fights
01/Round by round
3 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Kamaru Usman | Alexander Yakovlev | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 10 of 13 | 1 of 5 | 4:45 | 0 | 1 of 3 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 17 of 33 | 1 of 1 | 3:41 | 0 | 7 of 10 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 14 of 21 | 3 of 3 | 4:36 | 0 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Fight, 15:00 | 41 of 67 | 5 of 9 | 13:02 | 0 | 8 of 15 | 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.