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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Kamaru Usman won · U-DEC R3
Elo1489
Kamaru Usman editorial illustration
Elo1480
Leon Edwards

Kamaru UsmanvsLeon EdwardsUFC Prediction Result

UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 · Saturday, December 19, 2015Orlando, Florida, USA

Official fight result

Kamaru Usman won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupKamaru Usman: WrestlervsLeon Edwards: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Kamaru Usman wins(60.4%)

Actual result: Kamaru Usman wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Kamaru Usman at -240 American odds

+$42 profit

$142 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Leon Edwards enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Kamaru Usman has 26pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Kamaru Usman (54.1%).

Tale of the Tape

Kamaru Usman
Red Corner
VS
Leon Edwards
Blue Corner
-240
(71%)
Vegas Odds
+200
(33%)
1489
Elo
1480
39
Age
34
Switch
Stance
Southpaw
6'0"
Height
6'2"
193.04 cm
Reach
187.96 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Kamaru Usman
oldest →
L
KOvs Leon Edwards · Aug 22
L
vs Leon Edwards · Mar 23
L
vs Khamzat Chimaev · Oct 23
W
vs Joaquin Buckley · Jun 25
L
DECvs Dricus Du Plessis · Jul 26
latest
Leon EdwardsL3 streak
oldest →
W
vs Kamaru Usman · Mar 23
W
vs Colby Covington · Dec 23
L
vs Belal Muhammad · Jul 24
L
SUBvs Sean Brady · Mar 25
L
KOvs Carlos Prates · Nov 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Kamaru UsmanMetricLeon Edwards
4.16
Strikes / min
2.60
2.67
Strikes absorbed / min
2.44
55%
Strike defense
52%
2.79
TDs / 15 min
1.25
89%
Takedown defense
63%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.49Δ 1.33 — meaningful gap+0.16

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1519 vs 1520Strikes15.0 vs 24.0Takedowns6.0 vs 0.0Sub Atts1.00 vs 0.00Form1.0 vs 0.6
Kamaru UsmanLeon Edwards

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14601475149015051520← oldermost recent →
Kamaru Usman(10 fights)Leon Edwards(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +9.7|Blue -9.7
Recent Form
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Striker Score
Red -1.3|Blue +1.3
Grappler Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red +6.0|Blue -6.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Kamaru UsmanTargetLeon Edwards

By target zone

28
51% acc · 58%
Head
17
36% acc · 65%
12
80% acc · 25%
Body
6
86% acc · 23%
8
80% acc · 17%
Leg
3
100% acc · 12%

By position

11
37% acc · 23%
Distance
17
36% acc · 65%
12
80% acc · 25%
Clinch
7
88% acc · 27%
25
71% acc · 52%
Ground
2
100% acc · 8%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

3
Kamaru Usman rounds
0
even
0
Leon Edwards rounds
Round 1Kamaru Usman edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns1
Control3:40
10Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Kamaru Usman edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns2
Control2:46
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:40Control
Round 3Kamaru Usman edged it
Sig. strikes23
Takedowns3
Control4:20
2Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
48 / 80
Sig Strikes
26 / 57
58.3%
Sig Str %
41.3%
126 / 163
Total Strikes
36 / 67
6 / 13
TDs
0 / 0
44.3%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
10:46
Ctrl Time
0:40

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Leon Edwards10 / 2013 / 230 / 00
1Kamaru Usman12 / 2226 / 391 / 30
2Leon Edwards14 / 3020 / 360 / 00
2Kamaru Usman13 / 2447 / 592 / 50
3Leon Edwards2 / 73 / 80 / 00
3Kamaru Usman23 / 3453 / 653 / 50

Kamaru Usman

StanceSwitch
Height72.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights20

Leon Edwards

StanceSouthpaw
Height74.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights19