UFC UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 Final

Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal

Kamaru Usman
United States

Kamaru Usman

“The Nigerian Nightmare”

21-5

Winner

VS
Jorge Masvidal
United States

Jorge Masvidal

“Gamebred”

35-17

Winner

Kamaru Usman

KO/TKO (Punch · Head · At Distance) · Round 2 — 1:02

24 April 2021 · Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, USA

Key takeaways

  • Kamaru Usman beat Jorge Masvidal by KO/TKO in round 2 at 1:02.
  • Kamaru Usman landed 32 of 54 total strikes and 2 of 2 takedowns, with 1:42 of control time.
  • Jorge Masvidal landed more total strikes — 56 to 32 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 10-9, 9-10, 10-9.
  • They have met once before: Kamaru Usman won by unanimous decision at UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal.
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Tale of the tape

Kamaru UsmanJorge Masvidal
21-5Record35-17
33Age on fight night36
6′0″ (183 cm)Height5′11″ (180 cm)
76″ (193 cm)Reach74″ (188 cm)
170 lb (77.1 kg)Weight170 lb (77.1 kg)
SwitchStanceOrthodox
Kill Cliff FCTeamAmerican Top Team
Auchi, Edo, NigeriaFromMiami, Florida, United States

Fight statistics

32of 54 · 59%Total strikes landed56of 79 · 71%
23of 43Head strikes37of 59
6of 8Body strikes4of 5
3of 3Leg strikes15of 15
2of 2Takedowns0
1Knockdowns0
1:42Control time0:00

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

Round by round

Kamaru UsmanRoundJorge Masvidal
25/44strikes2/2TD0KD1:39controlR148/69strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
7/10strikes0/0TD1KD0:03controlR28/10strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Chris Lee

10R19

10total9

Tony Weeks

9R110

9total10

Sal D'amato

10R19

10total9

They have met before

11 July 2020Kamaru Usman won by unanimous decisionUFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal

Form going into the fight

Kamaru Usman

  1. WGilbert BurnsKO/TKO R3 0:342021
  2. WJorge Masvidalunanimous decision2020
  3. WColby CovingtonKO/TKO R5 4:102019
  4. WTyron Woodleyunanimous decision2019
  5. WRafael Dos Anjosunanimous decision2018

Jorge Masvidal

  1. LKamaru Usmanunanimous decision2020
  2. WNate DiazTKO - doctor's stoppage R3 5:002019
  3. WBen AskrenKO/TKO R1 0:052019
  4. WDarren TillKO/TKO R2 3:052019
  5. LStephen Thompsonunanimous decision2017

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