Kamaru Usman achieved his ultimate UFC goal Saturday when he dethroned Tyron Woodley to win the welterweight title in the UFC 235 co-main event.
Usman’s (15-1 MMA, 10-0 UFC) perfect octagon record continued with a one-sided decision victory over Woodley (19-4-1 MMA, 9-3-1 UFC) to claim the 170-pound title on the pay-per-view card, which took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Usman’s title victory over Usman at UFC 235.
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It's time for the #UFC235 co-headliner with Tyron Woodley (@TWooodley) set to put his welterweight grabs up for the fifth time against challenger Kamaru Usman (@USMAN84KG).
Full play-by-play: https://t.co/VhubKoMI4t pic.twitter.com/86rPm0MiML
— MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) March 3, 2019
#UFC235 Welterweight Title Closing Betting Odds:
Tyron @TWooodley (-190) vs. Kamaru @USMAN84kg (+165) 💵@espn @UFCFightPass @ufc @Jon_Anik @joerogan @DominickCruz @espnmma @MMAOddsBreaker
— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) March 3, 2019
Woodley gets to his feet. They disengage. Usman shoots again for a takedown. Woodley stuffs.
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) March 3, 2019
Im thinking both belts will remain but Mma is so hard to guess #ufc235
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) March 3, 2019
I'm sorry, I can't get over the size difference in leg thickness…
Like did Usman's friends let him skip leg day?? #UFC235
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) March 3, 2019
Usman jabbing inside very well. Few combos, not giving Woodley much opportunity to counter. #UFC235
— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) March 3, 2019
Round one to the challenger. Usman up 10-9.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) March 3, 2019
Great rd for Usman
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) March 3, 2019
Gotta give that first round to Usman. It’ll be interesting to see Woodley’s answer.
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) March 3, 2019
Las Vegas Metro giving Colby Covington plenty of attention cage side. Four officers stationed in front of him.
— John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn) March 3, 2019
This is the exact fight I felt @USMAN84kg would fight. It’s serving him well so far. #ufc235
— Tatiana Suarez (@TSPMMA115) March 3, 2019
Usman fully mounts Woodley against the cage. Woodley is cut around his right eye #UFC235
— Sherdog by Mandatory (@sherdogdotcom) March 3, 2019
Woof. Usman really on spec here so far and taking major advantage of Woodley moving straight backwards into the fence, finding ways to do body work from the clinch and extracting a cost. Really impressive stuff and frankly, I'm surprised how thorough it's been.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) March 3, 2019
Tyron Woodley is on his back, mounted. Marty from Nebraska turns out to be a problem.
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) March 3, 2019
Are we seeing what GSP-Woodley would be like?
— Matheus Aquino (@MatheusDCAquino) March 3, 2019
I did not think Kamaru Usman would be able to do this to Tyron Woodley. Incredibly impressive so far.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) March 3, 2019
Damn Twood is shook after seeing what happened to Askren! #UFC235
— Justin Buchholz (@JustinBuchholz) March 3, 2019
From his close win over Nathan Coy to his loss to Jake Shields, a pressuring, grinding grappler has traditionally been a bad matchup for Woodley – and Usman showing that trope still holds truth. #UFC235
— Dan Tom (@DanTomMMA) March 3, 2019
I think that's a 10-8 round. Woodley had no offense at all.
— Mookie Alexander (@mookiealexander) March 3, 2019
Wow dominant second round! 2-0 KU.
— Jamie Varner (@jamievarner) March 3, 2019
Cardio Kamaru for days. #UFC235
— Brian Campbell (@BCampbellCBS) March 3, 2019
Woodley's lack of meaningful lateral movement is killing him. Rogan can praise his "huge calves" all he wants – Woodley needs Aldo's hips.
— David Castillo (@DavidCastilloAC) March 3, 2019
Woodley has no idea what to do. He can just pray he finds an opportunity to land his right hand.
— Matheus Aquino (@MatheusDCAquino) March 3, 2019
Joe is the only one who is blown away
— David Michaud (@bulldawgUFC) March 3, 2019
30-26 Usman. Woodley needs something major to get back into the fight. He remains dangerous but Usman's execution has stymied the champ.
— Josh Gross (@yay_yee) March 3, 2019
Din Thomas will tell you the truth whether you want to hear it or not.
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) March 3, 2019
Man, @USMAN84kg in there looking like the Terminator! Constant forward pressure and strength on the inside
— Jimmy Smith (@jimmysmithmma) March 3, 2019
I think woodleys jaws broken
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) March 3, 2019
Not sure I've ever seen this many shoulder strikes in a fight.
— Chuck Mindenhall (@ChuckMindenhall) March 3, 2019
Marc Goddard: “Listen to me Kamaru, it’s a fight.”
What the fuck? Usman has been trying to advance and do damage the whole time. The officiating on this card is TERRIBLE. #UFC235
— David Bixenspan (@davidbix) March 3, 2019
3 stand ups and counting this fight
— Tim Elliott (@TElliott125) March 3, 2019
We’re headed to the 5th in the Woodley v Usman fight. If Woodley wants to retain his belt he’ll need a finish. It’s been all Usman.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) March 3, 2019
This is one-way traffic.
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) March 3, 2019
Usman making a STATEMENT #UFC235
— Nick Newell (@NotoriousNewell) March 3, 2019
Things are gonna get interesting in this 5th round #ufc235
— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) March 3, 2019
It’s is a fight… and @USMAN84kg is kicking his ass!!!! This freaking ref
— Nik Lentz (@NikLentz) March 3, 2019
Remember when Silva pulled off the miracle against Sonnen? Here’s Woodley’s chance. The GOATs all seem to have one like this.
— Dann Stupp (@DannStupp) March 3, 2019
Dana just went and talked to Colby with two minutes left.
— John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn) March 3, 2019
Damn usman has dominated and broken woodley , crazy to see. Must be surprisingly strong too. #ufc235
— Brian Kelleher (@brianboom135) March 3, 2019
Wow what an amazing fight…..said no one watching this shit
— Sean McCorkle (@BigSexyMcCorkle) March 3, 2019
The 1st Nigerian champion @USMAN84kg 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬 so proud of him. ✊🏾
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) March 3, 2019
Inspiring pace and performance by @USMAN84kg ! Congrats champ!
— Frankie Saenz (@FrankieSaenz) March 3, 2019
“Marty” won every round in my opinion. #ufc235 #andnew
— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) March 3, 2019
Per ESPN's FightCenter, 238 total strikes to 84. And I'm not even sure where the 84 came from.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) March 3, 2019
👏👏👏 I can't even hate on that! Congratulations #UFC235
— Neil Magny (@NeilMagny) March 3, 2019
AND NEWWWW!!!! @USMAN84kg naija no dey carry last! Congratulations my brother !!!
— TyroneSpong (@Tyrone_spong) March 3, 2019
Amazing performance by @USMAN84kg 🔥🔥
— Ryan Hall (@ryanhall5050) March 3, 2019
— Ryan LaFlare (@RLaFlare) March 3, 2019
Congrats to THE coach @henrihooft 🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏 and his first three UFC WORLD CHAMP!! @USMAN84kg
— Justin Buchholz (@JustinBuchholz) March 3, 2019
Kamaru Usman is now the 10th undisputed UFC welterweight champion after Miletich, Newton, Hughes, Penn, St-Pierre, Serra, Hendricks, Lawler, and Tyron Woodley. #UFC235
— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) March 3, 2019
#UFC235 results: Kamaru Usman (@USMAN84KG) def. Tyron Woodley via unanimous decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-45) – to win welterweight title
Full play-by-play: https://t.co/VhubKoMI4t pic.twitter.com/GXeFynsNu6
— MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) March 3, 2019
#UFC235 results: Kamaru Usman (@USMAN84KG) blanks Tyron Woodley, takes belt in one-sided affair https://t.co/xo25DXadHr
— MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) March 3, 2019
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