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.

This was Kamaru Usman's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. 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 16-3-0, 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 59 less professional rounds, 81 to Anjos' 140.

Usman vs Anjos form

Rafael dos Anjos had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Geoff Neal at UFC 308 on 26th October 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Vicente Luque at UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos on 12th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Bryan Barberena at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando.

He had lost to Rafael Fiziev at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev on 9th July 2022 by knockout in the 5th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Usman's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Anjos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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