What does Usman needs to do to surpass GSP?

[Danis_champ]

Usman has had 5 title defenses so far. 15-0 UFC record. GSP lost twice (Serra, Hughes) and Usman has never been in a close fight unlike GSP (Hendricks, Penn I).
I mean if Usman beats Leon again and then Khamzat and Shavkat how can you not say he is the greatest? Less title defenses but lot more impressive and dominant career at WW.

 

[Bend NvR Break]

Keep winning and recency bias will take affect

 

[eiyuu]

Just keep winning

 

[Guy LeDouche]

I’d like to see him win some fights against someone not named Colby Covington or Jorge Masvidal, who never deserved to be in there x2.
I think Usman is on his way, but he needs to diversify that record.

 

[FrankDux]

Beat Khamzat (not happening) and Izzy (not happening).

 

[chinarice]

He's not going to. He's running out of places to go other than non-title fight MWs because he's getting smoked by some of the top MWs and LHws will wreck him too

The newer great WWs are coming. His days are numbered as champion..

 

[TheBulge]

If he equals GSP in the stats, you should still struggle to put him ahead unless you count GSP's defeats heavily against him. How many all time greats has Usman beaten? Not that many.

 

[Danis_champ]

Beat Khamzat (not happening) and Izzy (not happening).

Not saying Khamzat can't improve but look what Burns did to Khamzat and what Usman did to Burns. There are levels. You sound like a fan of Khamzat but keep it real. Right now Khamzat has little chance against Usman.

 

[HNIC215]

What does Usman needs to do to surpass GSP?

A lot...

 

[storeybuckle]

If he equals GSP in the stats, you should still struggle to put him ahead unless you count GSP's defeats heavily against him. How many all time greats has Usman beaten?

Zero

 

[Bork Neslar]

He surpassed GSP already.

 

[UkraineFreightTrain]

He'd be closer to passing GSP had he not gotten choked out on a regional promotion

 

[yekmurat]

He can never surpass GSP,Usman wins fights but GSP was absolutely a different monster(even though I think he was juiced)

 

[yookfarb]

I dont really think hes been as dominant or impressive. Even with his two losses, GSP still has a staggering 21 wins with the UFC.

If Usman manages to beat Leon, Khamzat, and Shavkat though, I might give him the edge for beating a wider variety of fighters in a more international and competetive UFC.

 

[Flboycanscrap2]

Never been in a close fight?

So the 2 Colby fights and the Burns fights weren't super competitive?

 

[TheBulge]

Zero

Definitely Tyron Woodley. Also Demian Maia. RDA is also a good win at the time, So is Colby.

Better than I thought, after taking a look. I forget because his fights are just not memorable at all other than Masvidal 2.

 

[C0NCH3TO]

Tbh Usman doesn’t need to defend 13 times to take Gsp’s spot. The problem is that he’s fighting ballooned up lightweights or the same guys twice. His champion legacy is lacking depth. Welterweight was shit and it’s slowly turning into something better now, the Leon fight is ok but nothing amazing specially because it’s yet another rematch. If Chimaev wins his next fight, Usman should go for that fight. It will be a young, hungry guy with massive hype behind him, pristine record and they haven’t fought before.

 

[markg171]

He'd be closer to passing GSP had he not gotten choked out on a regional promotion

I loved how TS tried to shit on GSP for losing to Hughes and Serra, both brutally avenged, and just completely ignored that Usman has a loss to a complete random.

 

[Zorro]

I think speaking with a loveable French-Canadian accent would go a long ways for him...

 

[Midget Boxer]

Fight more dudes