Mohammed Usman is “The Ultimate Fighter, Season 30” heavyweight winner, a title he clinched with a bludgeoning of Zac Pauga at UFC on ESPN 40.
Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Usman (8-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) knocked out Pauga (5-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) with a violent left hand. The single conscious-snatching blow sent Pauga to the canvas, star-fished and knocked out. Usman followed it up with a nail in the coffin, a massive diving follow-up punch that further sealed the deal at 0:36 of Round 2.
With the victory, Usman won the heavyweight bracket of “TUF 30.” He defeated Mitchell Sipe and Eduardo Perez via decisions in exhibition fights during the taping of the reality series. He is now 5-1 in his most recent six amateur bouts. He earned himself a six-figure UFC contract with the win.
Usman, 33, is the younger brother of UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman, who was in his corner Saturday and joined him in the cage after his victory.
MOHAMMED USMAN IS YOUR HW #TUF30 WINNER!!! #UFCVegas59 pic.twitter.com/TJpO8TwHWw
— UFC (@ufc) August 7, 2022
The Usman brothers became the first siblings to win TUF.
Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 40 results include:
- Zac Pauga vs. Mohammed Usman – Season 30 “Ultimate Fighter” heavyweight final
- Juliana Miller def. Brogan Walker via TKO (ground-and-pound) – Round 3, 3:57
- Serghei Spivac def. Augusto Sakai via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:42
- Terrance McKinney def. Erick Gonzalez via submission (standing rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:17
- Michal Oleksiejczuk def. Sam Alvey via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:56
- Bryan Battle def. Takashi Sato via knockout (head kick) – Round 1, 0:44
- Cory McKenna def. Miranda Granger via submission (Von Flue choke) – Round 2, 1:03
- Mayra Bueno Silva def. Stephanie Egger via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 1:17
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 40.
