Usman vs Maia

Who won Usman vs Maia?

Kamaru Usman beat Demian Maia by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night 129, on Saturday 19th May 2018 at Movistar Arena in Santiago.

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 Maia stats

Kamaru Usman stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Demian Maia made his way to the cage with a record of 25 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

This was Kamaru Usman's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015.

Kamaru Usman's UFC record stood at 16-3-0, while Demian Maia's came in at 22-10-0.

The stats suggested Usman had a massive power advantage over Maia, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Maia's 12%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Maia had a massive advantage over Usman, boasting a 48% submission rate over Usman's 8%.

Kamaru Usman was the younger man by 9 years, at 38 years old.

Maia had a height advantage of 1 inch over Usman. Despite this, he had a 6-inch reach advantage.

Usman was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 11 years and 2 months later than Maia, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 81 to Maia's 93.

Usman vs Maia form

Usman had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Tyron Woodley at UFC 235 on 2nd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Rafael dos Anjos at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale on 30th November 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at The Pearl at the Palms, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Demian Maia at UFC Fight Night 129 on 19th May 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile.

Before that, he was victorious against Emil Weber Meek at UFC Fight Night 124 on 14th January 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Scottrade Center, St. Louis, United States.

He had won against S rgio Moraes at UFC Fight Night 116 on 16th September 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh.

Activity check

Usman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Maia's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 1 month and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.7 rounds on average.

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