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UFCUFC Fight Night: Stephens vs Choi
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Kamaru Usman
Kamaru Usman
“The Nigerian Nightmare”
21-4-0
RESULT

Kamaru Usman def. Emil Meek (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Emil Meek
Emil Meek
“Valhalla”
9-5-1 (1 NC)
Sunday, January 14, 2018
Scottrade Center, St. Louis, United States

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.

Fight stats

Kamaru Usman
Emil Meek
0
Knockdowns
0
50 of 66
Significant strikes
30 of 67
76%
Sig. strike accuracy
45%
112 of 132
Total strikes
86 of 131
8 of 19
Takedowns
0 of 0
42%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
2
0
Reversals
0
12:56
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
29 of 44
Head
20 of 54
9 of 10
Body
7 of 10
12 of 12
Leg
3 of 3
8 of 15
Distance
17 of 48
8 of 8
Clinch
4 of 4
34 of 43
Ground
9 of 15

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
13 of 14
Sig. str.
3 of 10
27 of 29
Total str.
25 of 34
3 of 9
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
1
4:52
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
18 of 27
Sig. str.
13 of 31
49 of 58
Total str.
23 of 44
1 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
1
3:57
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
19 of 25
Sig. str.
14 of 26
36 of 45
Total str.
38 of 53
4 of 6
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
4:07
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Travis Buesking
#UsmanMeek
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Sal D'Amato
#UsmanMeek
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Marcos Rosales
#UsmanMeek
1109
2109
3109
Total3027

Media Scores

17
Usman
–
0
Meek
●30–27 Usman×13●30–26 Usman×3●30–25 Usman
All 17 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

98%
Usman
2%
Meek
44 fan scorecards submitted
●30–27 Usman70.5%●30–26 Usman18.2%●29–28 Usman4.5%●30–27 Meek2.3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
93%
Usman
R2
91%
Usman
R3
80%
Usman

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Keith Peterson
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

21-4-0
Record
9-5-1 (1 NC)
1
Win Streak
1
39
Age
37
6'0"
183 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
76"
193 cm
Reach
74"
188 cm
—
Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.16
SLpM
2.52
51%
Str. Acc.
39%
2.67
SApM
2.53
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

2.79
TD Avg.
0.25
44%
TD Acc.
33%
89%
TD Def.
47%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Kamaru Usman · 2-3
  • W
    Joaquin Buckley
    UFC Fight Night: Usman vs BuckleySat, Jun 14, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Khamzat Chimaev
    UFC 294: Makhachev vs Volkanovski 2Sat, Oct 21, 2023
    Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Leon Edwards
    UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3Sat, Mar 18, 2023
    Majority Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Leon Edwards
    UFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2Sat, Aug 20, 2022
    TKO · R5 · 4:04 · Welterweight
  • W
    Colby Covington
    UFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2Sat, Nov 6, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Emil Meek · 2-3
  • W
    Kacper Koziorzebski
    KSW 74 - De Fries vs. PraselSat, Sep 10, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 2:02 · Welterweight
  • L
    Jake Matthews
    UFC Fight Night: Felder vs HookerSun, Feb 23, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Bartosz Fabinski
    UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs SmithSun, Jul 22, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Kamaru Usman
    UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs ChoiSun, Jan 14, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Jordan Mein
    UFC 206: Holloway vs PettisSun, Dec 11, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 19 fights · 4 fights
74.3
Avg sig. strikes
37.8
3.32
Avg takedowns
0.25
7:44
Avg control time
2:10
175
Career high strikes
50
12
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Kamaru Usman
Strike target
Emil Meek
64%
Head
66%
29%
Body
23%
8%
Leg
11%
Kamaru Usman
Strike position
Emil Meek
57%
Distance
51%
17%
Clinch
19%
26%
Ground
30%