Usman vs Edwards II

Who won Usman vs Edwards II?

Leon Edwards beat Kamaru Usman by knockout in the 5th round during the main event of UFC 278, on Saturday 20th August 2022 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

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).

This contest was for the UFC Welterweight championship.

Usman vs Edwards II stats

Kamaru Usman stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Leon Edwards made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Kamaru Usman's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Leon Edwards marked his 19th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Kamaru Usman's UFC record stood at 16-3-0, while Leon Edwards' came in at 14-4-0.

The stats suggested Usman had an advantage in power over Edwards, with a 45% knock out percentage over Edwards' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Edwards had an advantage over Usman, with a 17% submission rate over Usman's 5%.

Kamaru Usman was the older man by 5 years, at 38 years old.

Edwards had a height advantage of 2 inches over Usman. Despite this, he had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Usman was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 5 months later than Edwards, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 81 to Edwards' 86.

Usman vs Edwards II form

Kamaru Usman had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Joaquin Buckley at UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley on 14th June 2025 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Leon Edwards at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by majority decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been defeated by Leon Edwards at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

He had beaten Colby Covington at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Leon Edwards had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Nate Diaz at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale, United States.

Previous to that, his fight against Belal Muhammad at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 ended in a no contest.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC on ESPN 4 on 20th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Before that, he had won against Gunnar Nelson at UFC on ESPN+ 5 on 16th March 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Donald Cerrone at UFC Fight Night 132 on 23rd June 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kamaru Usman had been fighting more than Leon Edwards.

Going to this contest, Kamaru Usman had last fought 28 days ago, while Leon Edwards' last outing had been 4 years and 1 month ago.

Usman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

Edwards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

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