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UFCUFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs Blaydes
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Mohammed Usman
Mohammed Usman
“The Motor”
12-4-0
RESULT

Mohammed Usman def. Junior Tafa (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Junior Tafa
Junior Tafa
“The Juggernaut”
7-5-0
Saturday, April 22, 2023
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Mohammed Usman defeated Junior Tafa by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs Blaydes, held Saturday, April 22, 2023 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Mohammed Usman
Junior Tafa
0
Knockdowns
0
7 of 29
Significant strikes
22 of 61
24%
Sig. strike accuracy
36%
79 of 133
Total strikes
37 of 78
2 of 12
Takedowns
0 of 0
17%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
12:03
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
6 of 28
Head
17 of 55
1 of 1
Body
5 of 6
0 of 0
Leg
0 of 0
2 of 22
Distance
12 of 45
2 of 2
Clinch
10 of 16
3 of 5
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
1 of 12
Sig. str.
8 of 24
16 of 36
Total str.
11 of 28
0 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:26
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
4 of 12
Sig. str.
6 of 18
38 of 59
Total str.
13 of 25
1 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
4:09
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
2 of 5
Sig. str.
8 of 19
25 of 38
Total str.
13 of 25
1 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
4:28
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Junichiro Kamijo
#UsmanTafa
1910
2109
3109
Total2928
Jacob Montalvo
#UsmanTafa
1910
2109
3109
Total2928
Rick Winter
#UsmanTafa
1910
2109
3109
Total2928

Media Scores

16
Usman
–
1
Tafa
●29–28 Usman×15●30–27 Usman●30–27 Tafa
All 17 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

32%
Usman
2%
Draw
66%
Tafa
114 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Tafa52.6%●29–28 Usman30.7%●30–27 Tafa9.6%●29–27 Tafa2.6%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
93%
Tafa
R2
51%
Usman
R3
71%
Usman

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Mark Smith
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

12-4-0
Record
7-5-0
1
Win Streak
0
37
Age
29
6'2"
188 cm
Height
6'3"
191 cm
79"
201 cm
Reach
75"
191 cm
—
Stance
—
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.85
SLpM
3.62
39%
Str. Acc.
53%
4.27
SApM
2.66
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.56
TD Avg.
0.00
14%
TD Acc.
0%
66%
TD Def.
72%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

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  • L
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Career Averages

Based on 6 fights · 9 fights
51.7
Avg sig. strikes
22.2
0.50
Avg takedowns
0.00
2:32
Avg control time
0:05
86
Career high strikes
71
2
Career high TDs
0

Strike Distribution

Mohammed Usman
Strike target
Junior Tafa
61%
Head
80%
38%
Body
18%
1%
Leg
3%
Mohammed Usman
Strike position
Junior Tafa
96%
Distance
77%
2%
Clinch
13%
2%
Ground
10%