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Welterweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card
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UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards
Saturday, August 20, 2022 · Salt Lake City · Utah
Result
Leon Edwards def. Kamaru Usman
KO/TKO (Kick to Head At Distance) · Round 5 · 4:04 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Referee · Herb DeanSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R5 · 4:04
Leon EdwardsRound 5Kamaru Usman
9 / 14Sig. strikes9 / 16
64%Accuracy56%
10 / 16Total strikes14 / 21
1Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns0 / 2
0Sub. attempts0
0:01Control1:19
2.2Pace / min2.2
1%Control share99%
Leon Edwards
Targethead 22% · body 44% · leg 33%
Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Kamaru Usman
Targethead 44% · body 56% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Control edgeKamaru Usman held 79s of control to 1s.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R4
- Pace upLeon Edwards's significant-strike pace moved +84% from R4 to R5, 2.2 against 1.2 per minute.
- Pace downKamaru Usman's significant-strike pace moved -50% from R4 to R5, 2.2 against 4.4 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftKamaru Usman's significant-strike accuracy moved -17 pts, 56% against 73%.
- Target shiftKamaru Usman's head share of landed strikes moved -37 pts, to 44% head with 56% body and 0% leg.
- Phase shiftKamaru Usman's ground share of landed strikes moved -41 pts, to 0% on the ground against 100% at distance.
- Control swingKamaru Usman's control time moved -92s, 79s against 171s.
- Defensive driftKamaru Usman absorbed significant strikes +84% faster than in R4, 2.2 against 1.2 per minute.
Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA
Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.
Leon Edwards
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Kamaru Usman
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Fight summary
55Leon Edwards sig. strikes
83Kamaru Usman sig. strikes
5rounds observed
+500%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Kamaru Usman)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 5 rounds · UFC Stats
55 / 75Sig. strikes83 / 135
73%Accuracy61%
64 / 85Total strikes189 / 247
1Knockdowns0
1 / 5Takedowns5 / 12
1Sub attempts0
2:56Control10:36
20Head61
22Body17
13Leg5
Leon EdwardsKamaru Usman
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
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Tale of the tape
22-6-0 (1 NC)Record21-5-0
30Age35
6'2"Height6'0"
74"Reach76"
SouthpawStanceSwitch
2.60Sig. str./min4.13
1.25TD / 15 min2.60
Leon Edwards11-4 in archive
1KO/TKO wins
1Sub wins
18%Finish rate
