Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 251: Usman vs Masvidal
WelterweightTITLE FIGHT5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Kamaru Usman
United StatesKamaru Usman
“The Nigerian Nightmare”
21-5-0
RESULT

Kamaru Usman def. Jorge Masvidal (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
Jorge Masvidal
United StatesJorge Masvidal
“Gamebred”
35-17-0
Saturday, July 11, 2020
UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Kamaru Usman defeated Jorge Masvidal by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Welterweight title main event of UFC 251: Usman vs Masvidal, held Saturday, July 11, 2020 at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi. The judges scored it 50-45, 50-45, 49-46, Kamaru Usman won the decision.

Fight stats

Kamaru Usman
Jorge Masvidal
0
Knockdowns
0
94 of 151
Significant strikes
66 of 125
62%
Sig. strike accuracy
53%
263 of 341
Total strikes
88 of 157
5 of 16
Takedowns
0 of 0
31%
Takedown accuracy
-
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
16:38
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
43 of 96
Head
23 of 69
49 of 53
Body
29 of 39
2 of 2
Leg
14 of 17
42 of 86
Distance
38 of 90
39 of 49
Clinch
27 of 34
13 of 16
Ground
1 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
18 of 40
Sig. str.
24 of 43
25 of 50
Total str.
34 of 58
1 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:36
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
27 of 32
Sig. str.
20 of 32
94 of 107
Total str.
21 of 33
0 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:40
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
14 of 27
Sig. str.
12 of 19
46 of 61
Total str.
17 of 24
2 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:14
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
23 of 31
Sig. str.
6 of 15
75 of 90
Total str.
9 of 18
1 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:37
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
12 of 21
Sig. str.
4 of 16
23 of 33
Total str.
7 of 24
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:31
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Ben Cartlidge
#UsmanMasvidal
1109
2109
3109
4109
5109
Total5045
Mark Collett
#UsmanMasvidal
1109
2109
3109
4109
5109
Total5045
David Lethaby
#UsmanMasvidal
1910
2109
3109
4109
5109
Total4946

Media Scores

24
Usman
-
0
Masvidal
●49-46 Usman×22●50-45 Usman×2
All 24 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

93%
Usman
1%
Draw
6%
Masvidal
675 fan scorecards submitted
●49-46 Usman63.1%●50-45 Usman17.2%●48-47 Usman4.7%●50-45 Masvidal2.4%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
76%
Masvidal
R2
88%
Usman
R3
90%
Usman
R4
91%
Usman
R5
90%
Usman

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Kamaru Usman
+1146
8% implied win probability
Open: -285Best: +10000
Jorge Masvidal
+1298
7% implied win probability
Open: +222Best: +10000

Average moneyline across 9 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Kamaru UsmanJorge Masvidal
10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%Jul 5Jul 7Jul 10Jul 12Jul 5, 7:00 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -230 (70%)Jul 5, 7:20 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -257 (72%)Jul 5, 7:43 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -286 (74%)Jul 5, 8:13 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -305 (75%)Jul 5, 8:43 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -303 (75%)Jul 5, 9:03 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -293 (75%)Jul 5, 9:22 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -281 (74%)Jul 5, 9:40 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -277 (73%)Jul 5, 9:52 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -293 (75%)Jul 5, 11:02 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -292 (74%)Jul 5, 11:51 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -290 (74%)Jul 6, 1:23 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -291 (74%)Jul 6, 2:20 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -285 (74%)Jul 6, 3:05 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -290 (74%)Jul 6, 4:03 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -294 (75%)Jul 6, 4:35 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -291 (74%)Jul 6, 6:21 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -295 (75%)Jul 6, 10:00 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -295 (75%)Jul 6, 3:45 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -293 (75%)Jul 6, 4:21 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -297 (75%)Jul 6, 4:45 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -303 (75%)Jul 6, 5:10 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -301 (75%)Jul 6, 6:20 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -303 (75%)Jul 6, 7:00 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -294 (75%)Jul 6, 9:35 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -291 (74%)Jul 7, 12:02 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -287 (74%)Jul 7, 12:21 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -287 (74%)Jul 7, 2:21 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -289 (74%)Jul 7, 3:19 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -291 (74%)Jul 7, 6:31 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -288 (74%)Jul 7, 9:32 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -281 (74%)Jul 7, 4:54 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -276 (73%)Jul 7, 6:25 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -273 (73%)Jul 7, 7:52 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -269 (73%)Jul 7, 9:15 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -271 (73%)Jul 7, 9:33 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -267 (73%)Jul 8, 1:35 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -260 (72%)Jul 8, 3:07 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -256 (72%)Jul 8, 6:45 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -258 (72%)Jul 8, 10:23 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -260 (72%)Jul 8, 1:32 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -267 (73%)Jul 8, 5:53 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -264 (73%)Jul 8, 7:10 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -264 (73%)Jul 8, 11:10 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -262 (72%)Jul 9, 1:35 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -259 (72%)Jul 9, 11:53 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -253 (72%)Jul 9, 6:50 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -253 (72%)Jul 9, 8:42 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -248 (71%)Jul 9, 10:00 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -244 (71%)Jul 9, 10:24 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -245 (71%)Jul 10, 2:23 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -244 (71%)Jul 10, 7:22 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -242 (71%)Jul 10, 12:22 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -242 (71%)Jul 10, 6:20 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -241 (71%)Jul 10, 10:30 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -241 (71%)Jul 10, 11:51 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -240 (71%)Jul 11, 3:35 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -244 (71%)Jul 11, 8:00 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -245 (71%)Jul 11, 1:35 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -247 (71%)Jul 11, 4:20 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -248 (71%)Jul 11, 5:45 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -251 (72%)Jul 11, 6:40 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -250 (71%)Jul 11, 7:35 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -253 (72%)Jul 11, 8:35 PM UTC · Kamaru Usman -255 (72%)Jul 12, 12:50 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -256 (72%)Jul 12, 1:42 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -256 (72%)Jul 12, 2:30 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -256 (72%)Jul 12, 2:50 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -258 (72%)Jul 12, 3:03 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -260 (72%)Jul 12, 3:40 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -259 (72%)Jul 12, 5:12 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -257 (72%)Jul 12, 5:35 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman -279 (74%)Jul 12, 5:45 AM UTC · Kamaru Usman +1146 (8%)Jul 5, 7:00 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +197 (34%)Jul 5, 7:20 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +219 (31%)Jul 5, 7:43 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +240 (29%)Jul 5, 8:13 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +254 (28%)Jul 5, 8:43 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +233 (30%)Jul 5, 9:03 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +229 (30%)Jul 5, 9:22 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +217 (32%)Jul 5, 9:40 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +219 (31%)Jul 5, 9:52 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +228 (30%)Jul 5, 11:02 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +233 (30%)Jul 5, 11:51 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +231 (30%)Jul 6, 1:23 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +233 (30%)Jul 6, 2:20 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +229 (30%)Jul 6, 3:05 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +232 (30%)Jul 6, 4:03 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +236 (30%)Jul 6, 4:35 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +232 (30%)Jul 6, 6:21 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +233 (30%)Jul 6, 10:00 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +232 (30%)Jul 6, 3:45 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +235 (30%)Jul 6, 4:21 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +234 (30%)Jul 6, 4:45 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +240 (29%)Jul 6, 5:10 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +238 (30%)Jul 6, 6:20 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +241 (29%)Jul 6, 7:00 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +233 (30%)Jul 6, 9:35 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +231 (30%)Jul 7, 12:02 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +230 (30%)Jul 7, 12:21 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +230 (30%)Jul 7, 2:21 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +230 (30%)Jul 7, 3:19 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +232 (30%)Jul 7, 6:31 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +229 (30%)Jul 7, 9:32 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +224 (31%)Jul 7, 4:54 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +221 (31%)Jul 7, 6:25 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +218 (31%)Jul 7, 7:52 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +214 (32%)Jul 7, 9:15 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +214 (32%)Jul 7, 9:33 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +212 (32%)Jul 8, 1:35 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +210 (32%)Jul 8, 3:07 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +204 (33%)Jul 8, 6:45 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +201 (33%)Jul 8, 10:23 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +203 (33%)Jul 8, 1:32 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +206 (33%)Jul 8, 5:53 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +205 (33%)Jul 8, 7:10 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +205 (33%)Jul 8, 11:10 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +203 (33%)Jul 9, 1:35 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +201 (33%)Jul 9, 11:53 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +198 (34%)Jul 9, 6:50 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +196 (34%)Jul 9, 8:42 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +192 (34%)Jul 9, 10:00 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +191 (34%)Jul 9, 10:24 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +192 (34%)Jul 10, 2:23 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +192 (34%)Jul 10, 7:22 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +190 (34%)Jul 10, 12:22 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +190 (34%)Jul 10, 6:20 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +189 (35%)Jul 10, 10:30 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +188 (35%)Jul 10, 11:51 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +189 (35%)Jul 11, 3:35 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +191 (34%)Jul 11, 8:00 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +192 (34%)Jul 11, 1:35 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +192 (34%)Jul 11, 4:20 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +193 (34%)Jul 11, 5:45 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +195 (34%)Jul 11, 6:40 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +196 (34%)Jul 11, 7:35 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +198 (34%)Jul 11, 8:35 PM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +202 (33%)Jul 12, 12:50 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +205 (33%)Jul 12, 1:42 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +203 (33%)Jul 12, 2:30 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +205 (33%)Jul 12, 2:50 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +205 (33%)Jul 12, 3:03 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +207 (33%)Jul 12, 3:40 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +207 (33%)Jul 12, 5:12 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +209 (32%)Jul 12, 5:35 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +215 (32%)Jul 12, 5:45 AM UTC · Jorge Masvidal +1298 (7%)+1146+1298
SportsbookKamaru UsmanJorge Masvidal
BetOnline-278+238
Bookmaker-282+231
Bovada-260+200
Cloudbet-351+225
MyBookie-225+165
Pinnacle-240+200
sportsbetio+10000+10000
sports-interaction-270+195
unibet-286+230

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal?

Kamaru Usman defeated Jorge Masvidal by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Welterweight title main event of UFC 251: Usman vs Masvidal, held Saturday, July 11, 2020 at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi. The judges scored it 50-45, 50-45, 49-46, Kamaru Usman won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal?

The judges scored it 50-45, 50-45, 49-46, Kamaru Usman won the decision.

Was Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 93% of 675 fan cards scored it for Kamaru Usman; 100% of 24 media scores picked Kamaru Usman.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Kamaru Usman 67%33% Jorge Masvidal

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Welterweight roster (21 fighters)

Kamaru Usman
Pressure Wrestler
3 edges
Jorge Masvidal
Complete Fighter
6 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

91Power94
92Speed95
91Precision92
94Durability94
98Engine90
97Wrestling86
90Ground90

Biggest edge Kamaru Usman, Takedowns +11

Attribute by attribute

Kamaru Usman is on the left of every row, Jorge Masvidal on the right.
93Punch power95
88Kick power93
93Punch speed96
90Kick speed94
91Accuracy92
97Takedowns86
95Ground striking92
84Submissions87
95Chin95
92Body strength92
98Cardio90

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

21-5-0
Record
35-17-0
1968
Power Index rating
1847
0
Win Streak
0
39
Age
41
6'0"
183 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
76"
193 cm
Reach
74"
188 cm
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

4.13
SLpM
4.05
50%
Str. Acc.
47%
2.86
SApM
3.05
54%
Str. Def.
64%

Grappling Profile

2.60
TD Avg.
1.38
42%
TD Acc.
59%
90%
TD Def.
72%
0.10
Sub. Avg.
0.30

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Kamaru Usman · 1-4
  • L
    Dricus Du Plessis
    UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs Usman · Jul 18, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Joaquin Buckley
    UFC Fight Night: Usman vs Buckley · Jun 14, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Khamzat Chimaev
    UFC 294: Makhachev vs Volkanovski 2 · Oct 21, 2023
    Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Leon Edwards
    UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3 · Mar 18, 2023
    Majority Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Leon Edwards
    UFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2 · Aug 20, 2022
    TKO · R5 · 4:04 · Welterweight
Jorge Masvidal · 0-5
  • L
    Nate Diaz
    Diaz vs. Masvidal 2 · Jul 6, 2024
    Majority Decision
  • L
    Gilbert Burns
    UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2 · Apr 8, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Colby Covington
    UFC 272: Covington vs Masvidal · Mar 5, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Kamaru Usman
    UFC 261: Usman vs Masvidal 2 · Apr 24, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 1:02 · Welterweight
  • L
    Kamaru Usman
    UFC 251: Usman vs Masvidal · Jul 11, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 20 fights · 22 fights
75.2
Avg sig. strikes
53.2
3.15
Avg takedowns
0.77
7:22
Avg control time
1:58
175
Career high strikes
113
12
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

Kamaru Usman
Strike target
Jorge Masvidal
63%
Head
59%
29%
Body
24%
8%
Leg
17%
Kamaru Usman
Strike position
Jorge Masvidal
60%
Distance
69%
16%
Clinch
17%
24%
Ground
14%