In July of closing twelve months, Kamaru Usman successfully defended his UFC welterweight title against Jorge Masvidal. The ‘Nigerian Nightmare’ acquired the fight by strategy of unanimous resolution with solely one among the three judges scoring a single round for his opponent. For the various two, the fight became as soon as a 5-round orderly sweep for the defending champion. Quiet, whatever the dominant buy, Usman vital to poke the fight abet.
The explanation, because the champ explained it, for a rematch became as soon as that he didn’t are searching to form Masvidal with an excuse for the loss. ‘Gamebred’ authorized the fresh fight on immediate peek, changing Gilbert Burns—who examined optimistic for COVID-19 nine days prior to the fight card. Masvidal signed on to exchange Burns and face Usman with factual six days’ peek. The functionality of that ‘excuse’ didn’t appear to sit down down effectively with the Onx Sports professional fighter, and so the two 170-pounders will meet for a 2nd time after they headline Saturday’s UFC 261 pay-per-gape card.
Usman is coming off a third-round TKO buy over Burns in February. Masvidal has no longer fought since his loss to Usman.
UFC 261 takes attach Saturday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Area in Jacksonville, Florida. The major card streams on ESPN+ pay-per-gape following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+ and early prelims on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Cross.
Underneath is a note at how Usman and Masvidal match up in key stats before the tournament.
UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal Head-to-Head stats
| Stat | Usman | Masvidal |
|---|---|---|
| Stat | Usman | Masvidal |
| Sig. Strikes Landed Per Min. | 4.66 | 4.2 |
| Inserting Accuracy | 54% | 47% |
| Strikes Absorbed Per Minute | 2.33 | 3.00 |
| Inserting Protection | 58% | 65% |
| Takedown Avg./15 min | 3.22 | 1.57 |
| Takedown Accuracy | 47% | 59% |
| Takedown Protection | 100% | 77% |
| Submission Moderate Per 15 min | 0.1 | 0.4 |
