Who won Usman vs Moraes?
Kamaru Usman beat S rgio Moraes by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night 116, on Saturday 16th September 2017 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.
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 Moraes stats
Kamaru Usman stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.
S rgio Moraes made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 7 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 S rgio Moraes' came in at 8-5-1.
The stats suggested Usman had a massive power advantage over Moraes, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Moraes' 8%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moraes had a massive advantage over Usman, boasting a 58% submission rate over Usman's 10%.
Kamaru Usman was the younger man by 4 years, at 38 years old.
Usman had a 6-inch reach advantage.
Usman was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 years and 1 month later than Moraes, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 31 more professional rounds, 81 to Moraes' 50.
Usman vs Moraes form
Kamaru Usman had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before 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.
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Usman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.
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