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Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal 2 – UFC 261 (25/04/2021) Tip

April 19, 2021

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Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal 2 – UFC 261 – Tip

Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal 2 (25/04/2021) – One of the most anticipated fights between the two giants, Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal will take place at the VyStar Veteran’s Memorial Arena, in Jacksonville Florida. The start time of this epic fight is 4:20.

This main event of UFC 261 will be so exciting to watch since it will welcome 15,000 fans for the first time since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic. What can we expect in this upcoming ‘battle’ between them? See the most important information, statistics and predictions for Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal 2 match!

Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal – Interesting facts

Coming into this rematch against Masvidal, Kamaru Usman has managed to achieve 13 straight wins. This amazing achievement was the second-best streak in UFC, which has tied him with other legends, such as Nurmangomedv and Jones. The first-best streak has been achieved by Silva, who had 16 straight wins.

Jorge Masvidal hasn’t been knocked out since June of 2008. Since then, his 11 defeats have come via scorecards of the judges. So far, he has won 17 straight to take his professional record to 19-1.

When it comes to Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal upcoming fight, it’s interesting to know that Kamaru Usman took down Masvidal at least 1 time in 4 of the 5 rounds in their first fight.

Kamaru Usman Form for Fight

In this rematch of their UFC 251 fight, famous welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman, who dominated rival Masvidal last July, is about to make his second title defense against Masvidal. The ‘Nigerian Nightmare’ is one-of-a-kind striker and is ranked No.2 in its MMA pound-for-pound rankings by ESPN.

At the moment, Kamaru averages 3.44 takedowns per 15 minutes, and has managed to land 51% of the takedown attempts. So far, he has gone to a decision 9 times in his 18 career wins.

Record: 18-1-0.
Arm Reach: 76
Leg reach: 41
Average fight time: 16:50
Knockdown Average: 0.48
Significant Strikes: 54%
Defense: 58%

Jorge Masvidal Form for Fight

Over the past few years, Jorge has become a welterweight star from ‘journeyman’. Although he has failed in attempting to win a real UFC title, since he was defeated for five rounds, Jorge Masvidal will give his best in order to win against the champion Usman.

Since he had to lose approximately 20 pounds for the UFC 251 fight last year, which was a big and successful challenge for Masvidal. He’s done that in order to make the welterweight limit of 170 pounds. Now, Jorge is 9 pounds away from the weight class, so according to his own words he is quite ready to ‘rock’n’roll’ in this upcoming UFC match.

Record: 35-14-0
Arm Reach: 74
Leg reach: 39.5
Average fight time: 13:22
Knockdown Average: 0.49
Significant Strikes: 47%
Defense: 65%

Stats for the match Usman vs Masvidal

Kamaru Usman – date birth, height, weight, association, class, wins, losses, etc.

Born: 1987-05-11 (Age 33)
Height: 6’0 (182.88 cm)
Weight: 170 LBS (77.11kg)
Association: Sanford MMA
Class: Welterweight
Country: Delray Beach, Florida, United States
Wins: 18 (8 ko/tko 44%; 1 submissions – 6%; 9 decisions – 50%)
Losses: 1 (0 k/tko; 1 submission – 100%; 0 decisions)

Jorge Masvidal – date birth, height, weight, association, class, wins, losses, etc.

Born: 1984-11-12
Height: 5’11 (180.43cm)
Weight: 170 LBS (77.11kg)
Association: American Top Team
Class: Welterweight
Country: Miami, Florida, United States
Wins: 35 (18 ko/tko 46%, 2 submissions 6%, 17 decisions 49%)
Losses: 14 (1 ko/tko 7%; 2 submissions 14%; 11 decisions 79%)

Significant Strikes of Kamaru Usman

Landed by target

Head: 45%
Body: 52%
Leg: 2%

Landed by position:

Distance: 44%
Clinch: 41%
Ground: 13%

Per Round:

RD1: 18 of 40 – 45%
RD2: 27 of 32 – 84%
RD3: 14 of 27 – 51%
RD4: 23 of 31 – 74%
RD5: 12 of 21 – 57%

Significant Strikes of Jorge Masvidal

Landed by target

Head: 34%
Body: 43%
Leg: 21%

Landed by position

Distance: 57%
Clinch: 40%
Ground: 1%

Per Round

RD1:24 of 43 – 55%
RD2: 20 of 32 – 62%
RD3: 12 of 19 – 63%
RD4: 6 of 15 – 40%
RD5: 4 of 16 – 25%

Totals – Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal

Kamaru Usman

KD: 0
Sig. Str.: 94 of 151
Sig. Str. %: 62%
Total Strikes: 263 of 341
Td: 5 of 16
Td %: 31%
Sub. Att: 0
Rev.: 0
CTRL: 16:38

Jorge Masvidal

KD: 0
Sig. Str.: 66 of 125
Sig. Str. %: 52%
Total Strikes: 88 of 157
Td: 0 of 0
Td %: –
Sub. Att: 0
Rev.: 0
CTRL: 0.00

Prediction of Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal 2 match

We can say that Usman is a heavy favorite at -380. His dominance of the welterweight division is pretty likely to continue. Kamaru’s best tactic is to negate Masvidal’s strikes and maul him, like he did in the last UFC 251.

Best Bet: Kamaru Usman Winner

Value Bet: Usman by Decision Method Of Victory

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