Overview
- Du Plessis defeated Kamaru Usman by unanimous decision at UFC Oklahoma City, with judges scoring the bout 50-45, 49-46, and 49-46.
- Official stats show Du Plessis landed a clear striking advantage, roughly 136 significant strikes to Usman’s 92, and neither fighter recorded a takedown.
- Usman revealed on the Pound 4 Pound podcast that he fought the July 18 Saturday bout with a torn pectoral, a disclosure that his co-host Henry Cejudo confirmed.
- The torn pec and Usman’s statement that he will ‘sit with the coaches’ to decide whether to continue fighting have left him publicly weighing retirement while UFC president Dana White said the choice is up to Usman.
- The result pushes Du Plessis back into title conversation and sparks debate among contenders about opponent quality, with some fighters arguing Du Plessis has recently faced older or undersized veterans rather than top contemporaries; Usman’s legacy as a dominant welterweight and his age also shape the division’s near-term matchups.