Kamaru Usman defeated Emil Meek by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs Choi, held Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Scottrade Center, St. Louis. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, Kamaru Usman won the decision.
Kamaru Usman vs Emil Meek
Fight stats: totals
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Where it landed
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Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Range × target
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Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 17 media scorecards
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com30-25Usman
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com30-26Usman
- Nick Baldwin · BloodyElbow.com30-26Usman
- Matthew Wells · FanSided.com30-26Usman
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno30-27Usman
- Phil Murphy · ESPN30-27Usman
- MMAMania.com30-27Usman
- Felipe Freitas · mmabrasil.com.br30-27Usman
- Danny Segura · MMAFighting.com30-27Usman
- MMAJunkie.com30-27Usman
- Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com30-27Usman
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com30-27Usman
- Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com30-27Usman
- Stephie Haynes · BloodyElbow.com30-27Usman
- Kendrick Johnson · The Ring30-27Usman
- Jordan Breen · Sherdog.com30-27Usman
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com30-27Usman
Fan Scorecards
44 fan scorecards submitted
Betting Odds
Average moneyline across 6 sportsbooks.
Line Movement
| Sportsbook | Kamaru Usman | Emil Meek |
|---|---|---|
| BetOnline | -600 | +450 |
| Bookmaker | -619 | +469 |
| Bovada | -650 | +425 |
| Pinnacle | -570 | +461 |
| sports-interaction | -605 | +405 |
| unibet | -670 | +450 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Kamaru Usman stops 90% of takedowns, better than 95% of UFC fighters.
- Kamaru Usman lands 2.60 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 82% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
- —Black belt · BJJJorge Santiago
- 2015Champion · The Ultimate Fighterwelterweight
- 2010Champion · NCAA D2174 lb
- 2009Runner-up · NCAA D2174 lb
No background on record
Camp · Frontline Academy · NorwaySig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
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Where the strikes land
Range × target
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
4 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
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- WUFC Fight Night: Usman vs Buckley · Jun 14, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC 294: Makhachev vs Volkanovski 2 · Oct 21, 2023Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- L
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- WUFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2 · Nov 6, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- W
- WUFC 251: Usman vs Masvidal · Jul 12, 2020Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- W
- WThe Ultimate Fighter Season 28 Finale: Dos Anjos vs Usman · Nov 30, 2018Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Maia vs Usman · May 19, 2018Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Stephens vs Choi · Jan 14, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC 210: Cormier vs Johnson 2 · Apr 8, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs Hall 2 · Nov 19, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Shevchenko · Jul 23, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Cowboy 2 · Dec 19, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians · Jul 12, 2015Submission · R2 · 1:19 · Ultimate Fighter 21 Welterweight
- W
- WLenny LovatoLegacy FC 30 · Apr 4, 2014TKO · R3 · 1:04 · Welterweight
- WSteven RodriguezLegacy FC 27 · Jan 31, 2014TKO · R1 · 1:31 · Welterweight
- WRashid AbdullahVFC 41 · Dec 14, 2013TKO · R1 · 3:49 · Catchweight
- LJose CaceresCFA 11: Kyle vs. Wiuff 2 · May 24, 2013Submission · R1 · 3:47 · Welterweight
- WDavid GloverRFA 5: Downing vs. Rinaldi · Nov 30, 2012TKO · R2 · 4:50 · Welterweight
- W
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Felder vs Hooker · Feb 23, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Smith · Jul 22, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Stephens vs Choi · Jan 14, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
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- W
- WChristophe Van DijkBattle of Botnia 2015 · Nov 28, 2015TKO · Welterweight
- WKai PuolakkaCage 32 · Oct 23, 2015Submission · R3 · 2:20 · Welterweight
- LAlbert OdzimkowskiFight Exclusive Night 8 · Jul 31, 2015TKO · R1 · 3:30 · Welterweight
- NCPiotr DanelskiArena Berserkerów 7 · Mar 14, 2015NC · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WPer FranklinSuperior Challenge 9 · Nov 23, 2013TKO · R2 · 1:40 · Welterweight
- W
- WRaymond JarmanEuropean MMA · Apr 19, 2013TKO
- WFróði Vitalis HansenEuropean MMA 4 · Mar 2, 2013TKO · R1 · 1:00 · Welterweight
- LMohammed AbdallahFighter Gala · May 12, 2012TKO
- WTBAUnited Kingdom Regional · Mar 12, 2011TKO
Frequently asked questions
Who won Kamaru Usman vs Emil Meek?
Kamaru Usman defeated Emil Meek by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs Choi, held Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Scottrade Center, St. Louis. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, Kamaru Usman won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Kamaru Usman vs Emil Meek?
The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, Kamaru Usman won the decision.
Was Kamaru Usman vs Emil Meek a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 98% of 44 fan cards scored it for Kamaru Usman; 100% of 17 media scores picked Kamaru Usman.