Kamaru Usman
"The Nigerian Nightmare"
| Age | 38 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Welterweight |
| Height | 183 cm |
| Reach | 193 cm |
| Stance | Switch |
MMA Record
25
fights
21
✅ wins
4
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
6
bonuses
2
Fights of the night
4
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
July 12, 2015
UFC debuts
June 14, 2025
UFC last fight
5h38:57
time in the cage
17:50
avg time by combat
84.2%
win rate
31.2%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1711
as of June 14, 2025
🥇 Peak Elo
1775
on November 06, 2021
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
90
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Takedowns defense | 97 | 90% |
| 2. | Control time | 92 | 130s / round |
| 3. | Ground strikes landed | 90 | 5.37 / round |
| 4. | Significant strikes differential | 89 | +7.48 / round |
| 5. | Body strikes landed | 88 | 5.96 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Submissions attempted | 30 | 0.03 / round |
| 2. | Leg strikes landed | 32 | 1.64 / round |
| 3. | Distance strikes landed | 54 | 11.93 / round |
| 4. | Submission | 56 | 1 |
| 5. | Significant strikes per knockdown | 64 | 141 |
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Boxing Score
43
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+7.48
/ round
💫 Strike differential
11.9 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
10.9 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
41.6%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
59.4%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
88
Wrestling Score
50
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
2.1 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.9 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
44.1%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
89.8%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
2:10 / round
⏱ Control Time
13s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
5.4 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
75.8%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
1
✅ Submission wins
0.0 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
50.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Kamaru Usman's UFC Fight History
June 14, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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October 21, 2023 - UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
Middleweight bout
Loss by majority decision at round 3 (5:00).
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March 18, 2023 - UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
Welterweight title fight
Loss by majority decision at round 5 (5:00).
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August 20, 2022 - UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards
Welterweight title fight
Loss by ko tko (Kick) at round 5 (4:04).
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November 06, 2021 - UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
Welterweight title fight
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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April 24, 2021 - UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2
Welterweight title fight
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 2 (1:02).
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February 13, 2021 - UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns
Welterweight title fight
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 3 (34s).
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July 11, 2020 - UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
Welterweight title fight
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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December 14, 2019 - UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
Welterweight title fight
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 5 (4:10).
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March 02, 2019 - UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith
Welterweight title fight
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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November 30, 2018 - The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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May 19, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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January 14, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 16, 2017 - UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (2:48).
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April 08, 2017 - UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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November 19, 2016 - UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 23, 2016 - UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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December 19, 2015 - UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 12, 2015 - The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale
Welterweight title fight
Win by submission (Arm Triangle) at round 2 (1:19).
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Fighter's fights