UFC UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards Final

Leon Edwards vs Kamaru Usman

Leon Edwards
United Kingdom

Leon Edwards

“Rocky”

22-6

Winner

VS
Kamaru Usman
United States

Kamaru Usman

“The Nigerian Nightmare”

21-5

Winner

Leon Edwards

KO/TKO (Kick · Head · At Distance) · Round 5 — 4:04

20 August 2022 · Delta Center, Salt Lake City, USA

Key takeaways

  • Leon Edwards beat Kamaru Usman by KO/TKO in round 5 at 4:04.
  • Leon Edwards landed 64 of 85 total strikes and 1 of 5 takedowns, with 2:55 of control time.
  • Kamaru Usman landed more total strikes — 189 to 64 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 37-39, 37-39, 37-39.
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Tale of the tape

Leon EdwardsKamaru Usman
22-6Record21-5
30Age on fight night35
6′2″ (188 cm)Height6′0″ (183 cm)
74″ (188 cm)Reach76″ (193 cm)
170 lb (77.1 kg)Weight170 lb (77.1 kg)
SouthpawStanceSwitch
Team RenegadeTeamKill Cliff FC
Kingston, JamaicaFromAuchi, Edo, Nigeria

Fight statistics

64of 85 · 75%Total strikes landed189of 247 · 77%
24of 42Head strikes97of 150
24of 26Body strikes43of 47
16of 17Leg strikes49of 50
1of 5Takedowns5of 12
1Knockdowns0
1Submission attempts0
2:55Control time10:36

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

Round by round

Leon EdwardsRoundKamaru Usman
17/17strikes1/2TD0KD2:01controlR136/39strikes1/4TD0KD1:21control
21/29strikes0/2TD0KD0:00controlR247/76strikes1/1TD0KD1:42control
7/10strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR338/49strikes2/3TD0KD3:23control
9/13strikes0/1TD0KD0:54controlR454/62strikes1/2TD0KD2:51control
10/16strikes0/0TD1KD0:00controlR514/21strikes0/2TD0KD1:19control

Judges’ scorecards

Sal D'amato

10R199R2109R3109R410

37total39

Derek Cleary

10R199R2109R3109R410

37total39

Chris Lee

10R199R2109R3109R410

37total39

Form going into the fight

Leon Edwards

  1. WNate Diazunanimous decision2021
  2. ?Belal Muhammadcould not continue R2 0:182021
  3. WRafael Dos Anjosunanimous decision2019
  4. WGunnar Nelsonsplit decision2019
  5. WDonald Cerrone2018

Kamaru Usman

  1. WColby Covingtonunanimous decision2021
  2. WJorge MasvidalKO/TKO R2 1:022021
  3. WGilbert BurnsKO/TKO R3 0:342021
  4. WJorge Masvidalunanimous decision2020
  5. WColby CovingtonKO/TKO R5 4:102019

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