UFC UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi Final

Kamaru Usman vs Emil Meek

Emil Meek

“Valhalla”

9-5-1

Winner

Kamaru Usman

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

14 January 2018 · Enterprise Center, St. Louis, USA

Key takeaways

Kamaru Usman beat Emil Meek by unanimous decision after three rounds.
Kamaru Usman landed 112 of 132 total strikes and 8 of 19 takedowns, with 12:51 of control time.
The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27.

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Tale of the tape

Kamaru UsmanEmil Meek

21-5Record9-5-1

30Age on fight night29

6′0″ (183 cm)Height5′11″ (180 cm)

76″ (193 cm)Reach74.5″ (189 cm)

170 lb (77.1 kg)Weight170 lb (77.1 kg)

SwitchStanceSwitch

Kill Cliff FCTeamXtreme Couture

Auchi, Edo, NigeriaFromTrondheim, Norway

Fight statistics

112of 132 · 85%Total strikes landed86of 131 · 66%

48of 67Head strikes54of 96

46of 47Body strikes29of 32

18of 18Leg strikes3of 3

8of 19Takedowns0

0Submission attempts2

12:51Control time0:02

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Kamaru Usman	Round	Emil Meek
27/29strikes3/9TD0KD4:52control	R1	25/34strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
49/58strikes1/4TD0KD3:54control	R2	23/44strikes0/0TD0KD0:02control
36/45strikes4/6TD0KD4:05control	R3	38/53strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Sal D'amato

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Marcos Rosales

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Travis Buesking

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Form going into the fight

Kamaru Usman

WSergio MoraesKO/TKO R1 2:482017
WSean Stricklandunanimous decision2017
WWarlley Alvesunanimous decision2016
WAlexander Yakovlevunanimous decision2016
WHayder Hassansubmission R2 1:192015

Emil Meek

WJordan Meinunanimous decision2016

Also on this card

Jeremy Stephens vs Dooho ChoiKO/TKO R2 2:36Paige VanZant vs Jessica-Rose Clarkunanimous decisionDarren Elkins vs Michael Johnsonsubmission R2 2:22James Krause vs Alex Whiteunanimous decisionMarco Polo Reyes vs Matt FrevolaKO/TKO R1 1:00

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