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UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
Kamaru Usman
Kamaru Usman
16-1 · NGA
VS
Jorge Masvidal
Jorge Masvidal
35-13 · USA
July 11, 2020 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Welterweight · 5 rounds · Main event
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Kamaru Usman def. Jorge Masvidal by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Usman18/401/302:36
Masvidal24/430/000:00
R2
Usman27/320/303:40
Masvidal20/320/000:00
R3
Usman14/272/503:14
Masvidal12/190/000:00
R4
Usman23/311/403:37
Masvidal6/150/000:00
R5
Usman12/211/103:31
Masvidal4/160/000:00
Total
Usman94/1515/16016:38
Masvidal66/1250/000:00

Scorecards

Usman vs Masvidal

RdBen CartlidgeDavid LethabyMark CollettCommunity
R110-99-1010-99.2-9.8
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-910-9
R410-910-910-910-9
R510-910-910-99.9-9
Total50-4549-4650-4549-45.9

Media (24 cards) · avg 49.145.9 · 24 Usman · 0 Masvidal

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Usman-Masvidal.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
UsmanWin probabilityMasvidal
58.2%41.8%
KO / TKO
56%
Submission
4%
Decision
40%
Expected fight time: 18.6 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Usman, blue toward Masvidal. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Usman58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO31%53%
Submission2%4%
Decision25%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes99 (57129)act 94
Takedowns1.9 (0.04.8)act 5
Masvidal42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%60%
Submission2%4%
Decision15%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes78 (44101)act 66
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~177 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R16%
R29%
R323%
R413%
R59%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Usman
61.2%-160
Masvidal
+16038.2%
Most takedownstie 28.4%
Usman
67.8%-1793
Masvidal
+17933.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Usman
Expected: 99.4
99.5
Over 99.5
42.4%
+136
Under 99.5
57.6%
-136
0125249
Masvidal
Expected: 77.6
77.5
Over 77.5
42.6%
+135
Under 77.5
57.4%
-135
097194
Takedowns — over/under
Usman
Expected: 1.9
2
Over 2
37.5%
+122
Exactly 2
16.5%
push
Under 2
46.0%
-122
036
Masvidal
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.4%
Exactly 0
90.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 18.6 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Usman58.2%67.2%−9.0-240
Masvidal41.8%32.8%+9.0+190

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
78.8Striking73.2
Usman +5.6
67.2Grappling56.9
Usman +10.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
UsmanMasvidal
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1689
Pound-for-pound
1635
1682
Divisional
1596
1509
Striking offense
1531
1517
Striking defense
1523
1526
Grappling offense
1499
1553
Grappling defense
1562
Physical
33 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'11"
76"
Reach
74"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.60
Strikes landed / min
4.34
53%
Strike accuracy
49%
2.17
Strikes absorbed / min
2.92
60%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.44
Takedowns / 15 min
1.15
51%
Takedown accuracy
53%
100%
Takedown defense
76%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
67%
+11
Win/loss streak
+3
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
27%
Finish rate
58%
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
252
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kamaru Usman
  • WColby CovingtonKO/TKO R5
    Close -1907mo before
  • WTyron WoodleyU-DEC R5
    Close +1651y 4mo before
  • WRafael Dos AnjosU-DEC R5
    Close -3301y 7mo before
  • WDemian MaiaU-DEC R5
    Close -5252y 2mo before
  • WEmil MeekU-DEC R3
    Close -7502y 6mo before
Jorge Masvidal
  • WNate DiazKO/TKO R3
    Close -1558mo before
  • WBen AskrenKO/TKO R1
    Close +1801y before
  • WDarren TillKO/TKO R2
    Close +1851y 4mo before
  • LStephen ThompsonU-DEC R3
    Close +1652y 8mo before
  • LDemian MaiaS-DEC R3
    Close -1053y 2mo before
Usman — win / loss by method
Record: 16-1-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
7 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
6% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (18%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (9%)Submission() 0
8 (73%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Masvidal — win / loss by method
Record: 35-13-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
16 wins, 1 loss
W
46% of wins
L
8% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
6% of wins
L
15% of losses
Decision
17 wins, 10 losses
W
49% of wins
L
77% of losses
UFC
12win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (8%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (42%)Decision(100%) 6
Non-UFC
23win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (43%)KO/TKO(14%) 1
1 (4%)Submission(29%) 2
12 (52%)Decision(57%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Usman
Masvidal
11
UFC fights
18
183.3 min · 16.7 avg
Octagon time
222.6 min · 12.4 avg
13y 8m
Career length
23y 2m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Usman
Masvidal
176W–38L · 82.2%
Overall
338W–97L · 77.7%
176W–38L · 82.2%
Wins
236W–75L · 75.9%
0W–0L
Losses
102W–22L · 82.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Usman
Masvidal
26W–15L · 63.4%
Overall
393W–164L · 70.6%
23W–12L · 65.7%
Wins
299W–129L · 69.9%
3W–3L · 50.0%
Losses
94W–35L · 72.9%
Distance striking
Usman
Masvidal
5.65
Landed / min
4.98
40.3%
Accuracy
43.9%
65.0%
Defense
62.4%
0.41
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.61
41.4%
Time at distance
58.7%
Grappling & control
Usman
Masvidal
3.44
Takedowns / 15 min
1.15
50.6%
Takedown accuracy
53.1%
100.0%
Takedown defense
75.9%
0.16
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.47
97.0%
Control share
54.9%
Strike target map
Usman
  • Head62%(524)div 63%
  • Body29%(243)div 20%
  • Legs9%(76)div 16%
Masvidal
  • Head63%(607)div 63%
  • Body24%(231)div 20%
  • Legs13%(129)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Kamaru Usman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Jorge Masvidal
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.