Usman vs Petersen

Who won Usman vs Petersen?

Thomas Petersen beat Mohammed Usman by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 20th July 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Thomas Petersen.

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).

Usman vs Petersen stats

Mohammed Usman stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Thomas Petersen made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Mohammed Usman's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Thomas Petersen marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Mohammed Usman's UFC record stood at 3-2-0, while Thomas Petersen's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Petersen had a massive power advantage over Usman, boasting a 88% knock out percentage over Usman's 40%.

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

Mohammed Usman was the older man by 35 years, at 35 years old.

Usman was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Petersen, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 30 to Petersen's 20.

Usman vs Petersen form

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

In his last fight before 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.

Thomas Petersen had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been defeated by Jamal Pogues at UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov on 3rd February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Richard Foster at LFA 150 on 13th January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kory Moegenburg at LFA 142 on 16th September 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

Before that, he had lost to Waldo Cortes-Acosta at LFA 129 on 15th April 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round in their LFA Heavyweight championship fight at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

He had beaten Vernon Lewis at LFA 113 on 30th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in their LFA Heavyweight championship fight at Bell County Expo Center, Belton.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Thomas Petersen had been fighting more than Mohammed Usman.

Going to this contest, Mohammed Usman had last fought 11 months and 19 days ago, while Thomas Petersen's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 11 days ago.

Usman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Petersen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Usman vs Petersen start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:00 PM UTC , which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Usman vs Petersen?

Mohammed Usman was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Thomas Petersen made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.