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UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
Kamaru Usman
Kamaru Usman
6-1 · NGA
VS
Leon Edwards
Leon Edwards
10-2 · GBR
December 19, 2015 · Orlando, Florida, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Kamaru Usman def. Leon Edwards by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Usman12/221/303:40
Edwards10/200/000:00
R2
Usman13/242/502:46
Edwards14/300/000:40
R3
Usman23/343/504:20
Edwards2/70/000:00
Total
Usman48/806/13010:46
Edwards26/570/000:40

Scorecards

Usman vs Edwards

RdBarry LuxenbergDon BalasSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-99-109-109.3-9.8
R210-910-910-99.8-9.2
R310-910-910-99.9-9
Total30-2729-2829-2829-28

Media (14 cards) · avg 29.327.6 · 14 Usman · 0 Edwards

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

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 probabilityEdwards
42.9%57.1%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
7%
Decision
67%
Expected fight time: 12.9 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 Edwards. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Usman43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%28%
Submission3%8%
Decision28%64%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2762)act 48
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.2)act 6
Edwards57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%25%
Submission3%6%
Decision40%69%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2558)act 26
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Combined totals~92 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R18%
R210%
R315%
Distance67%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Usman
52.4%-113
Edwards
+11346.4%
Most takedownstie 33.7%
Usman
54.9%-485
Edwards
+48511.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Usman
Expected: 47.5
47.5
Over 47.5
42.5%
+135
Under 47.5
57.5%
-135
060119
Edwards
Expected: 44.6
44.5
Over 44.5
42.6%
+135
Under 44.5
57.4%
-135
056112
Takedowns — over/under
Usman
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
39.6%
-104
Exactly 1
22.4%
push
Under 1
37.9%
+104
035
Edwards
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
21.5%
Exactly 0
78.5%
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 12.9 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
Usman42.9%67.9%−25.0-240
Edwards57.1%32.1%+25.0+200

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
81.2Striking73.2
Usman +8.0
75.0Grappling21.4
Usman +53.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
UsmanEdwards
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1527
Pound-for-pound
1538
1527
Divisional
1538
1483
Striking offense
1498
1508
Striking defense
1506
1560
Grappling offense
1499
1554
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
28 yrs
Age
24 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'2"
76"
Reach
74"
Switch
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.37
Strikes landed / min
2.39
58%
Strike accuracy
53%
0.47
Strikes absorbed / min
1.92
73%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
14.25
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
75%
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
77%
2.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
67%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
67%
100%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
160
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kamaru Usman
  • WHayder HassanSUB R2
    Close -2405mo before
Leon Edwards
  • WPawel PawlakU-DEC R3
    Close -4005mo before
  • WSeth BaczynskiKO/TKO R1
    Close -1708mo before
  • LClaudio SilvaS-DEC R3
    Close -2151y 1mo before
Usman — win / loss by method
Record: 6-1-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
83% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Edwards — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
50% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Usman
Edwards
1
UFC fights
3
6.3 min · 6.3 avg
Octagon time
30.1 min · 10.0 avg
13y 8m
Career length
15y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Usman
Edwards
6W–1L · 85.7%
Overall
39W–12L · 76.5%
6W–1L · 85.7%
Wins
29W–11L · 72.5%
0W–0L
Losses
10W–1L · 90.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Usman
Edwards
26W–15L · 63.4%
Overall
45W–12L · 78.9%
23W–12L · 65.7%
Wins
43W–12L · 78.2%
3W–3L · 50.0%
Losses
2W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Usman
Edwards
4.82
Landed / min
3.67
44.4%
Accuracy
44.2%
87.5%
Defense
69.7%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.00
13.1%
Time at distance
41.6%
Grappling & control
Usman
Edwards
14.25
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
76.9%
2.37
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
100.0%
Control share
53.8%
Strike target map
Usman
  • Head67%(10)div 63%
  • Body33%(5)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
Edwards
  • Head78%(56)div 63%
  • Body19%(14)div 21%
  • Legs3%(2)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.

Leon Edwards
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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