Usman vs Meek

Who won Usman vs Meek?

Kamaru Usman beat Emil Weber Meek by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night 124, on Sunday 14th January 2018 at Scottrade Center in St. Louis.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Usman vs Meek stats

Kamaru Usman stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Emil Weber Meek made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 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 Emil Weber Meek's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Meek had a large advantage in power over Usman, boasting a 78% knock out percentage over Usman's 55%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Meek had a slight advantage over Usman, with a 11% submission rate over Usman's 9%.

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

Usman had a height advantage of 1 inch over Meek. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Usman was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 8 months later than Meek, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 52 more professional rounds, 81 to Meek's 29.

Usman vs Meek form

Usman had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, 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.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had won against 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.

He had beaten Jorge Masvidal at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

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Usman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

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