Welterweight Championship (170)
[#1/#6DD/#6P4P] Leon Edwards (20-3-0, +191) vs. [#2/#10DD/#8P4P] Kamaru Usman (20-2-0, -243)
Leon Edwards is the All-Time #15 ranked Welterweight fighter.
Kamaru Usman is the All-Time #3 ranked Welterweight and #14 ranked Absolute fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Leon Edwards (2-0-0, 1 NC)
2022-08-20: W vs. [#2WW/#10DD/#8P4P] Kamaru Usman (20-2-0) via KO (Head Kick) in 4:04 of round 5
2021-06-12: W vs. [#14WW] Nate Diaz (21-13-0) via UD (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
2021-03-13: NC vs. [#4WW] Belal Muhammad (22-3-0)
Last 3 Fights: Kamaru Usman (2-1-0)
2022-08-20: L vs. [#1WW/#6DD/#6P4P] Leon Edwards (20-3-0) via KO (Head Kick) in 4:04 of round 5
2021-11-06: W vs. [#3WW] Colby Covington (17-3-0) via UD (49-46, 48-47, 48-47)
2021-04-24: W vs. [#15WW] Jorge Masvidal (35-16-0) via KO (Punch) in 1:02 of round 2
| System | Favorite | Rating | Rating Diff | Win % |
| Betting Odds | Kamaru Usman | -243 | 67.34% | |
| Elo K170 | Kamaru Usman | 2394.09 | +16.45 | 51.88% |
| Elo Modified | Kamaru Usman | 2338.38 | +18.48 | 52.02% |
| Glicko-1 | Kamaru Usman | 2404.14 | +2.11 | 50.30% |
| WHR | Leon Edwards | 2199.99 | +42.35 | 54.82% |
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Leon Edwards 210, Kamaru Usman 210
Previous Match-up Record: Even: 1-1-0
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
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Lightweight (155)
[#4] Justin Gaethje (23-4-0, +187) vs. [#7] Rafael Fiziev (12-1-0, -239)
Justin Gaethje is the All-Time #13 ranked Lightweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Justin Gaethje (1-2-0)
2022-05-07: L vs. [#2LW/#5DD] Charles Oliveira (33-9-0) via NC in 3:22 of round 1
2021-11-06: W vs. [#6LW] Michael Chandler (23-8-0) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
2020-10-24: L vs. [*] Khabib Nurmagomedov (29-0-0) via Technical Submission (Triangle Choke) in 1:34 of round 2
Last 3 Fights: Rafael Fiziev (3-0-0)
2022-07-09: W vs. [#16WW] Rafael dos Anjos (32-14-0) via KO (Punches) in 0:18 of round 5
2021-12-04: W vs. [#69LW] Brad Riddell (10-4-0) via KO (Spinning Wheel Kick) in 2:20 of round 3
2021-08-07: W vs. [#27LW] Bobby Green (29-14-1) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
| System | Favorite | Rating | Rating Diff | Win % |
| Betting Odds | Rafael Fiziev | -239 | 66.92% | |
| Elo K170 | Justin Gaethje | 2234.46 | +220.11 | 73.22% |
| Elo Modified | Justin Gaethje | 2172.27 | +188.97 | 69.57% |
| Glicko-1 | Justin Gaethje | 2257.91 | +225.73 | 78.57% |
| WHR | Justin Gaethje | 1975.27 | +11.11 | 51.27% |
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Justin Gaethje 315, Rafael Fiziev 252
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Welterweight (170)
[#44] Bryan Barberena (18-9-0, +288) vs. [#46] Gunnar Nelson (18-5-1, -392)
Last 3 Fights: Bryan Barberena (2-1-0)
2022-12-03: L vs. [#16WW] Rafael dos Anjos (32-14-0) via Submission (Neck Crank) in 3:20 of round 2
2022-07-02: W vs. [#76WW] Robbie Lawler (29-16-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:47 of round 2
2022-03-26: W vs. [#63WW] Matt Brown (23-19-0) via SD (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Last 3 Fights: Gunnar Nelson (1-2-0)
2022-03-19: W vs. [#130WW] Takashi Sato (16-6-0) via UD (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
2019-09-28: L vs. [#5WW] Gilbert Burns (21-5-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2019-03-16: L vs. [#1WW/#6DD/#6P4P] Leon Edwards (20-3-0) via SD (29-28, 29-27, 28-29)
| System | Favorite | Rating | Rating Diff | Win % |
| Betting Odds | Gunnar Nelson | -392 | 75.55% | |
| Elo K170 | Gunnar Nelson | 1863.00 | +103.65 | 61.62% |
| Elo Modified | Gunnar Nelson | 1903.82 | +177.23 | 68.48% |
| Glicko-1 | Gunnar Nelson | 1969.01 | +202.00 | 76.18% |
| WHR | Gunnar Nelson | 1893.95 | +288.90 | 78.91% |
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Bryan Barberena 105, Gunnar Nelson 364
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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