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MiddleweightActive

Kamaru Usman

“Nigerian Nightmare”
Country
Nigeria
Record
21-4
Weight class
Middleweight
Height
6'0"
Reach
76"
Age
39
Stance
Switch
Career stats
Finish rate29%
5 of 17 wins inside the distance · 5th percentile
Durability95%
Stopped in 5% of bouts — 1 of 21 · 86th percentile
Activity2
Bouts in the last 24 months · 68th percentile
17:42
Avg bout length
1L
Streak
9
Title fights
10
Main events
Percentiles vs 392 middleweights
Counted from the 21 bouts on record, not the full 25-fight career
Strikes & grappling
Sig. strikes landed / min4.23
1411 landed from 2719 attempts — 52% accuracy · 54th percentile
Takedowns / 15 min2.83
63 landed from 143 attempts — 44% accuracy · 83rd percentile
Knockdowns / 15 min0.45
10 in 19 statted bouts · 63rd percentile
Control time22%
1h 8m of 5h 34m fought · 58th percentile
Strikes by target
Head 63%
Body 29%
Leg 8%
Of 1411 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 24 middleweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 19 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 5h 34m of fight time, of the 21 bouts on record
DateOpponentResultMethodRoundEvent
Jul 18, 2026Dricus Du PlessisLOSSDECDecisionR5 · -UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman
Jun 14, 2025Joaquin BuckleyWINDECDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley
Oct 21, 2023Khamzat ChimaevLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
Mar 18, 2023Leon EdwardsTitleLOSSDECDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
Aug 20, 2022Leon EdwardsTitleLOSSKOKickR5 · 4:04UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2
Nov 6, 2021Colby CovingtonTitleWINDECDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
Apr 24, 2021Jorge MasvidalTitleWINKOPunchR2 · 1:02UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2
Feb 14, 2021Gilbert BurnsTitleWINKOPunchesR3 · 0:34UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns
Jul 11, 2020Jorge MasvidalTitleWINDECDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
Dec 14, 2019Colby CovingtonTitleWINKOPunchR5 · 4:10UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
Mar 2, 2019Tyron WoodleyTitleWINDECDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith
Dec 1, 2018Rafael Dos AnjosWINDECDecision - UnanimousR5L-1 Russia: The New Time
Nov 30, 2018Rafael Dos AnjosWINDECDecision - UnanimousR5Club Alexander: The Don Battle
May 19, 2018Demian MaiaWINDECDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman
Jan 14, 2018Emil MeekWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi
Sep 17, 2017Sergio MoraesWINKOPunchR1 · 2:48UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch
Apr 9, 2017Sean StricklandWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2
Nov 20, 2016Warlley AlvesWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2
Jul 24, 2016Alexander YakovlevWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Shevchenko
Dec 19, 2015Leon EdwardsWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on Fox: Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2
Jul 12, 2015Hayder HassanTitleWINSUBArm TriangleR2 · 1:19The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale
—Rafael Dos AnjosWINDECDecision - UnanimousR5—
Dricus Du Plessis
Jul 18, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman
LOSS
DECDecisionR5 · -
Joaquin Buckley
Jun 14, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley
WIN
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00
Khamzat Chimaev
Oct 21, 2023 · UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Leon Edwards
Mar 18, 2023 · UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
LOSS
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00Title
Leon Edwards
Aug 20, 2022 · UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2
LOSS
KOKickR5 · 4:04Title
Colby Covington
Nov 6, 2021 · UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
WIN
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00Title
Jorge Masvidal
Apr 24, 2021 · UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2
WIN
KOPunchR2 · 1:02Title
Gilbert Burns
Feb 14, 2021 · UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns
WIN
KOPunchesR3 · 0:34Title
Jorge Masvidal
Jul 11, 2020 · UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
WIN
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00Title
Colby Covington
Dec 14, 2019 · UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
WIN
KOPunchR5 · 4:10Title
Tyron Woodley
Mar 2, 2019 · UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith
WIN
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00Title
Rafael Dos Anjos
Dec 1, 2018 · L-1 Russia: The New Time
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR5
Rafael Dos Anjos
Nov 30, 2018 · Club Alexander: The Don Battle
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR5
Demian Maia
May 19, 2018 · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman
WIN
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00
Emil Meek
Jan 14, 2018 · UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Sergio Moraes
Sep 17, 2017 · UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch
WIN
KOPunchR1 · 2:48
Sean Strickland
Apr 9, 2017 · UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Warlley Alves
Nov 20, 2016 · UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Alexander Yakovlev
Jul 24, 2016 · UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Shevchenko
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Leon Edwards
Dec 19, 2015 · UFC on Fox: Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Hayder Hassan
Jul 12, 2015 · The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale
WIN
SUBArm TriangleR2 · 1:19Title
Rafael Dos Anjos
—
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR5