Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards face off on Saturday in the main event for the welterweight title at UFC 278 at Vivant Arena in Salt Lake City. Usman is the Champion while Edwards is ranked second.
These two fighters last faced off in 2015 and it was Usman that secured the victory. Usman outstruck Edwards 48-25 and won by unanimous decision.
Kamaru Usman comes into this fight with a 20-1 record overall and he is quickly becoming one of the best UFC fighters ever. Since coming into the UFC Usman has gone 15-0. Each of the last six wins have been for a championship belt. Usman is averaging 4.66 significant strikes per minute while absorbing 2.59 significant strikes per minute. He is averaging 3.0 successful takedowns every 15 minutes and he is successful on 40 percent of the takedown attempts. He also stops 100 percent of his opponent's takedown attempts. Usman is an elite wrestler, but he has now also become a knockout artist which has made it even more difficult for his opponents to prepare for him.
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