Kamaru Usman v Leon Edwards
UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards, Sat, Aug 20, 2022, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Referee Herb Dean
Referee Herb Dean
Leon Edwards won by KO/TKO, R5 4:04. Kick to Head At Distance
“The Nigerian Nightmare”
Height 6'0", Reach 76", Stance Switch, Age 35 on the night
Coming in 15-0-0 in the UFC over 15 fights
“Rocky”
Height 6'2", Reach 74", Stance Southpaw, Age 30 on the night
Coming in 11-2-0 in the UFC over 14 fights
01/Round by round
5 of 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
| Kamaru Usman | Leon Edwards | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 6 of 7 | 1 of 4 | 1:21 | 0 | 13 of 13 | 1 of 2 | 2:01 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 36 of 65 | 1 of 1 | 1:42 | 0 | 20 of 28 | 0 of 2 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 10 of 17 | 2 of 3 | 3:23 | 0 | 7 of 10 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 45:00 | 22 of 30 | 1 of 2 | 2:51 | 0 | 6 of 10 | 0 of 1 | 0:54 | 0 |
| Round 54:04 | 9 of 16 | 0 of 2 | 1:19 | 0 | 9 of 14 | 0 of 0 | 0:01 | 1 |
| Fight, 24:04 | 83 of 135 | 5 of 12 | 10:36 | 0 | 55 of 75 | 1 of 5 | 2:56 | 1 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 24.1 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
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- Sat, Dec 19, 2015, UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2Kamaru Usman by Unanimous decision