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UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2
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Consensus6 picks · conf 18/99
Usman 4
2 Masvidal
HMTD pick Usman
Tale of the tape the matchup, side by side
Usman 20-4 VS 35-17 Masvidal
6'0" height 5'11"
171 lb weight 170 lb
76" reach 74"
39 age 41
Switch stance Orthodox
4.4 strikes landed / min 4.0
52% striking accuracy 47%
2.7 strikes absorbed / min 3.0
54% striking defence 64%
2.8 takedowns / 15 min 1.4
45% takedown accuracy 59%
89% takedown defence 72%
0.1 submissions / 15 min 0.3
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Analyst tape every extracted call on this fight
WP We Want Picks picks Jorge Masvidal VALUE “my picks for tomorrow night to be Jorge Masvidal i think uh by watching his last fight short notice he coming two weeks something like that 20 pounds over went to dubai and did a hell of a fight i believe that him prepare right now i look his way in uh this morning his guy look incredible i believe the Jorge Masvidal prepare i watched him training before and he got incredible incredible wrestling take down the fence he can get up to his feet very quick and his ground is not it's not bad it's very uh effective ground game to stand up and uh and he's striking i believe he's gonna beat uh Kamaru Usman with the striking really room for him and watch him training i know how good he is uh defending takedown Kamaru Usman is one of the greatest one of the greatest in the waterweight one of the best pound four pounds today uh he's a great wrestler you know he keep coming forward he keeps grinding people but i think Jorge Masvidal can put this off because he is incredible striker his lightning speed and uh you know i'm running for him and i uh all the way all right guys put my money on Jorge Masvidal tonight”
HB Half The Battle picks Kamaru Usman VALUE “i have a feeling that this fight with Jorge Masvidal's gonna be better than the first one”
UG UFC GamblingAddicts picks Jorge Masvidal VALUE “i would still favor kamara uzman”
DN DFS BY THE NUMBERS picks Kamaru Usman VALUE “he's going to be in the majority of my lineups”
MJ MMA JOEY picks Kamaru Usman “i just don't see how he gets it done against an improving Kamaru Usman”
DN DFS BY THE NUMBERS picks Kamaru Usman VALUE “give me kamara usman for the win i do think he wins a pretty comfortable decision” $1.24
TG THE MMA GURU picks Kamaru Usman VALUE “Kamaru Usman versus Jorge Masvidal 2 and i can't wait for this women's flyweight bout”
TG THE MMA GURU picks Kamaru Usman “it's a 35 and 16 guy fighting for a belt again who just lost last time dominantly”
Recent form last five, most recent first
Usman20-4
W Buckley Decision · R5 Jun '25
L Chimaev Decision · R3 Oct '23
L Edwards Decision · R5 Mar '23
L Edwards KO/TKO · R5 Aug '22
W Covington Decision · R5 Nov '21
Masvidal35-17
L Burns Decision · R3 Apr '23
L Covington Decision · R5 Mar '22
L Usman KO/TKO · R2 Apr '21
L Usman Decision · R5 Jul '20
W Diaz KO/TKO · R3 Nov '19