Overview
- Dricus du Plessis beat Kamaru Usman by unanimous decision on Saturday at UFC Oklahoma City with judges scoring the five-round main event 50-45, 49-46, 49-46.
- Fight statistics reported Du Plessis landed a wide margin of strikes — about 139 total to Usman's 99 with roughly 136 significant strikes to 92 — and he repeatedly hurt Usman while defending takedown attempts.
- After the victory Du Plessis publicly demanded another title opportunity to try to regain the middleweight belt he lost last August to Khamzat Chimaev.
- Kamaru Usman said he does not plan to retire and left open the possibility of fighting again at welterweight (170) or at middleweight (185) after absorbing heavy damage but finishing the five rounds.
- The event drew roughly 17,173 fans to the Paycom Center, produced notable undercard outcomes including Christian Leroy Duncan over Jared Cannonier and Chase Hooper's first-round submission of Mitch Ramirez, and recorded two weight misses with Hooper and Ezra Elliott at 1.5 pounds over (Hooper forfeited 20 percent of his purse).