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UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 – Pre Fight Matchups & Statistics

UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2

Date & Venue: 24th April 2021 – VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, FL

This will be the second match-up between Kamaru “Nigerian Nightmare” Usman (18-1-0) – the sportsbook’s favorite vs Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal (35-14-0).

UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 will play out in Las Vegas. New Jersey bookmakers favor Usman to win the main event at UFC 261 – with money-line odds at Caesars (New Jersey) of -350.

A crowd of 15,000 fans is expected.

Welterweight – Main Event – Title Fight

Kamaru Usman
Jorge Masvidal
  • 18-1-0
    RECORD
    35-14-0
  • 6′ 0″
    Height
    5′ 11″
  • 170 lbs
    Weight
    170 lbs
  • 76″
    Reach
    74″
  • Switch
    Stance
    Orthodox
  • 4.66
    Sig Strk LPM
    4.20
  • 66.68
    Sig Strk Acc
    54.76
  • 3.22
    TD AVG
    1.57
  • 47.47
    TD ACC
    59.32
  • 0.14
    Sub Avg
    0.36

Women’s Strawweight – Title Fight

Zhang Weili
Rose Namajunas
  • 21-2-0
    RECORD
    11-4-0
  • 5′ 4″
    Height
    5′ 5″
  • 115 lbs
    Weight
    115 lbs
  • 63″
    Reach
    65″
  • Switch
    Stance
    Orthodox
  • 0
    Knockdowns
    1
  • 12/14
    totalStrikes
    4/8
  • 12/14
    sigStrikes
    4/8
  • 6/8
    headStrikes
    4/8
  • 0/0
    bodyStrikes
    0/0

Women’s Flyweight – Title Fight

Valentina Shevchenko
Jessica Andrade
  • 21-3-0
    RECORD
    21-9-0
  • 5′ 5″
    Height
    5′ 1″
  • 125 lbs
    Weight
    125 lbs
  • 66.5″
    Reach
    62″
  • Southpaw
    Stance
    Orthodox
  • 0
    Knockdowns
    0
  • 90/97
    totalStrikes
    47/55
  • 32/39
    sigStrikes
    10/15
  • 27/34
    headStrikes
    2/6
  • 3/3
    bodyStrikes
    8/8

Middleweight

Uriah Hall
Chris Weidman
  • 18-9-0
    RECORD
    15-6-0
  • 6′ 0″
    Height
    6′ 2″
  • 185 lbs
    Weight
    186 lbs
  • 79.5″
    Reach
    78″
  • Orthodox
    Stance
    Orthodox
  • 0
    Knockdowns
    0
  • 0/0
    totalStrikes
    1/2
  • 0/0
    sigStrikes
    1/2
  • 0/0
    headStrikes
    0/1
  • 0/0
    bodyStrikes
    0/0

Light Heavyweight

Anthony Smith
Jimmy Crute
  • 35-16-0
    RECORD
    12-2-0
  • 6′ 4″
    Height
    6′ 2″
  • 206 lbs
    Weight
    205 lbs
  • 76″
    Reach
    74″
  • Orthodox
    Stance
    Orthodox
  • 0
    Knockdowns
    0
  • 27/40
    totalStrikes
    34/57
  • 26/39
    sigStrikes
    18/35
  • 20/32
    headStrikes
    7/21
  • 4/5
    bodyStrikes
    2/5

Welterweight

Alex Oliveira
Randy Brown
  • 22-10-1
    RECORD
    13-4-0
  • 5′ 11″
    Height
    6′ 3″
  • 171 lbs
    Weight
    171 lbs
  • 76″
    Reach
    78″
  • Orthodox
    Stance
    Orthodox
  • 0
    Knockdowns
    1
  • 9/14
    totalStrikes
    23/39
  • 7/12
    sigStrikes
    16/32
  • 1/6
    headStrikes
    10/24
  • 1/1
    bodyStrikes
    1/2

Welterweight

Dwight Grant
Stefan Sekulic
  • 11-3-0
    RECORD
    12-4-0
  • 6′ 1″
    Height
    6′ 0″
  • 170 lbs
    Weight
    170 lbs
  • 76″
    Reach
    75″
  • Switch
    Stance
    Southpaw
  • 0
    Knockdowns
    0
  • 52/160
    totalStrikes
    39/59
  • 49/156
    sigStrikes
    33/52
  • 28/126
    headStrikes
    14/31
  • 10/17
    bodyStrikes
    5/7

Middleweight

Karl Roberson
Brendan Allen
  • 9-4-0
    RECORD
    16-4-0
  • 6′ 1″
    Height
    6′ 2″
  • 185 lbs
    Weight
    186 lbs
  • 74″
    Reach
    75″
  • Southpaw
    Stance
    Orthodox
  • 0
    Knockdowns
    0
  • 15/24
    totalStrikes
    15/22
  • 6/14
    sigStrikes
    9/16
  • 5/11
    headStrikes
    4/11
  • 0/2
    bodyStrikes
    1/1

Featherweight

Pat Sabatini
Tristan Connelly
  • 14-3-0
    RECORD
    14-7-0
  • 5′ 8″
    Height
    5′ 10″
  • 146 lbs
    Weight
    146 lbs
  • 70″
    Reach
    68″
  • Orthodox
    Stance
    Orthodox
  • 1
    Knockdowns
    0
  • 73/98
    totalStrikes
    87/125
  • 26/45
    sigStrikes
    19/50
  • 18/36
    headStrikes
    10/41
  • 7/7
    bodyStrikes
    6/6

Bantamweight

Danaa Batgerel
Kevin Natividad
  • 9-2-0
    RECORD
    9-3-0
  • 5′ 7″
    Height
    5′ 6″
  • 136 lbs
    Weight
    135 lbs
  • 70″
    Reach
    70″
  • Orthodox
    Stance
    Orthodox
  • 1
    Knockdowns
    0
  • 8/16
    totalStrikes
    3/8
  • 7/15
    sigStrikes
    3/8
  • 7/15
    headStrikes
    1/5
  • 0/0
    bodyStrikes
    2/3

Lightweight

Kazula Vargas
Rong Zhu
  • 12-4-0
    RECORD
    17-4-0
  • 5′ 8″
    Height
    5′ 9″
  • 155 lbs
    Weight
    156 lbs
  • 71″
    Reach
    71″
  • Southpaw
    Stance
    Orthodox
  • 0
    Knockdowns
    0
  • 111/192
    totalStrikes
    49/114
  • 96/176
    sigStrikes
    42/105
  • 50/121
    headStrikes
    40/101
  • 29/34
    bodyStrikes
    2/4

Flyweight

Aori Qileng
Jeff Molina
  • 18-7-0
    RECORD
    9-2-0
  • 5′ 7″
    Height
    5′ 6″
  • 126 lbs
    Weight
    126 lbs
  • 69″
    Reach
    69″
  • Orthodox
    Stance
    Orthodox
  • 0
    Knockdowns
    2
  • 125/269
    totalStrikes
    210/378
  • 116/258
    sigStrikes
    189/356
  • 77/214
    headStrikes
    167/328
  • 33/38
    bodyStrikes
    18/22

Women’s Strawweight

Liang Na
Ariane Carnelossi
  • 15-5-0
    RECORD
    13-2-0
  • 5′ 5″
    Height
    5′ 2″
  • 116 lbs
    Weight
    115 lbs
  • 67″
    Reach
    61.5″
  • Orthodox
    Stance
    Orthodox
  • 0
    Knockdowns
    0
  • 36/47
    totalStrikes
    91/113
  • 19/27
    sigStrikes
    24/32
  • 13/21
    headStrikes
    23/31
  • 6/6
    bodyStrikes
    0/0
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