Parkin vs Usman

Who won Parkin vs Usman?

Michael Parkin beat Mohammed Usman by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 23rd March 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Michael Parkin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Parkin vs Usman stats

Michael Parkin stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Mohammed Usman made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Michael Parkin's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Mohammed Usman marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Michael Parkin's UFC record stood at 4-1-0, while Mohammed Usman's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Parkin had a large advantage in power over Usman, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Usman's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Usman had a slight advantage over Parkin, with a 20% submission rate over Parkin's 13%.

Michael Parkin was the younger man by 7 years, at 29 years old.

Parkin had a height advantage of 3 inches over Usman.

Parkin was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 years and 1 month later than Usman, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 21 to Usman's 30.

Parkin vs Usman form

Usman had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Michael Parkin at UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas on 23rd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Jake Collier at UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot on 23rd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Junior Tafa at UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Zac Pauga at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill on 6th August 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Brandon Sayles at PFL 2021 #3 on 6th May 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

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Usman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Parkin vs Usman?

Michael Parkin was a 8/11 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Mohammed Usman made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.