Usman vs Anjos

Who won Usman vs Anjos?

Kamaru Usman beat Rafael dos Anjos by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale, on Friday 30th November 2018 at The Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Kamaru Usman.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Usman vs Anjos stats

Kamaru Usman stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Rafael dos Anjos made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

Rafael dos Anjos marked his 36th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2008.

Kamaru Usman's UFC record stood at 15-3-0, while Rafael dos Anjos' came in at 21-15-0.

The stats suggested Usman had a large advantage in power over Anjos, boasting a 46% knock out percentage over Anjos' 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Anjos had a large advantage over Usman, boasting a 32% submission rate over Usman's 8%.

Kamaru Usman was the younger man by 2 years, at 38 years old.

Usman had a height advantage of 4 inches over Anjos. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Usman was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 24 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 8 years and 2 months later than Anjos, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 64 less professional rounds, 76 to Anjos' 140.

Activity check

Usman's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 6 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Anjos' last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.5 rounds on average.

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