UFC 251: Usman vs Masvidal
July 11, 2020
UFC Fight Island
Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
UFC 251: Usman vs Masvidal Results
Fight Card Ranking (strength of card on paper based on our exclusive Pound for Pound fighter rankings)
14,186 – stacked
UFC PPV cards range between 15,450-4,700 points, with an average card ranking 10,500
(click on fighter’s name for detailed scouting report)
(fighter ranking based on our exclusive Performance Based Ranking system – click fighter’s rank to check out the list)
Main Card (PPV – 10:00 pm Eastern)
UFC Welterweight Championship:
Kamaru Usman (16-1, #1 ranked welterweight) *** WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (50-45 x 2, 48-46) AND STILL CHAMPION
vs Jorge Masvidal (35-13, #6 ranked welterweight)
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UFC Featherweight Championship:
Alexander Volkanovski (21-1, #2 ranked featherweight) *** WINNER VIA SPLIT DECISION (48-47 x 2, 47-48) AND STILL CHAMPION
vs Max Holloway (21-5, #1 ranked featherweight)
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UFC Bantamweight Championship:
Petr Yan (14-1, #5 ranked bantamweight) *** WINNER VIA TKO (STRIKES) – ROUND 5 (3:24) AND NEW BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION
vs Jose Aldo (28-6, #9 ranked bantamweight)
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Women’s Strawweights:
Jessica Andrade (20-7, #3 ranked women’s strawweight) vs
Rose Namajunas (9-4, #1 ranked women’s strawweight) *** WINNER VIA SPLIT DECISION (29-28 x 2, 28-29)
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT
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Women’s Flyweights:
Amanda Ribas (9-1, #11 ranked women’s flyweight) *** WINNER VIA SUBMISSION (ARMBAR) – ROUND 1 (2:21)
vs Paige VanZant (8-4, #10 ranked women’s flyweight)
Prelims (ESPN – 8:00 pm Eastern)
Light Heavyweights:
Volkan Oezdemir (17-4, #6 ranked light heavyweight) vs
Jiri Prochazka (26-3-1) *** WINNER VIA KO PUNCHES) – ROUND 2 (0:49)
PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT
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Welterweights:
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (22-6, #22 ranked welterweight) vs
Muslim Salikhov (16-2, #32 ranked welterweight) *** WINNER VIA SPLIT DECISION (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
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Featherweights:
Makwan Amirkhani (15-4, #29 ranked featherweight) *** WINNER VIA SUBMISSION (ANACONDA CHOKE) – ROUND 1 (3:15)
vs Danny Henry (12-3, #42 ranked featherweight)
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Lightweights:
Leonardo Santos (17-4-1, #17 ranked lightweight) *** WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (29-26 x 3)
vs Roman Bogatov (10-0)
Early Prelims (ESPN – 6:00 pm Eastern)
Heavyweights:
Marcin Tybura (18-6, #16 ranked heavyweight) *** WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (30-27 x 2, 30-26)
vs Alexandr Romanov (11-0)
Flyweights:
Raulian Paiva (19-3, #13 ranked flyweight) *** WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (29-28 x 3)
vs Zhalgas Zhumagulov (13-3)
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Women’s Bantamweights:
Karol Rosa (12-3, #24 ranked women’s feather/bantamweight) *** WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (30-26 x 2, 30-27) vs
Vanessa Melo (10-7, #28 ranked women’s feather/bantamweight)
Bantamweights:
Martin Day (8-3, #54 ranked bantamweight) vs
Davey Grant (11-4, #49 ranked bantamweight) *** WINNER VIA KO (LEFT HOOK PUNCH) – ROUND 3 (2:38)
PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT
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