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Kamaru Usman
“The Nigerian Nightmare”
United StatesWelterweightActiveage 39
21-5
81% win rate
L1 streak
Peak Vertex
2021-04-24 → 2021-04-2499held 4 bouts-93 vs current
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · KO · 2021-04-24
Eased since the peak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
- Win
- Loss
- Draw / No contest
- Title
16 wins4 losseslast 5: L W L L Ldrag to scroll · 1993–2026
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(20) | R2(19) | R3(17) | R4(10) | R5(10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 16.3 | 22.6 | 27.1 | 23.9 | 20.6 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 14.1 | 16.4 | 12.3 | 16.1 | 14.4 |
| Takedowns landed | 0.95 | 0.67 | 1.29 | 0.70 | 0.50 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Control time | 2:02 | 1:59 | 2:10 | 1:49 | 1:56 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC Fight Night2026-07-18L·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley2025-06-14W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 22023-10-21L·M-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 32023-03-18L·M-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards2022-08-20L·KO·R5 · 4:04
- UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 22021-11-06W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 22021-04-24W·KO·R2 · 1:02
- UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns2021-02-13W·KO·R3 · 0:34
- UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal2020-07-11W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington2019-12-14W·KO·R5 · 4:10
- UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith2019-03-02W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman2018-05-19W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi2018-01-14W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch2017-09-16W·KO·R1 · 2:48
- UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 22017-04-08W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira2016-11-19W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko2016-07-23W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 22015-12-19W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- W·Sub·R2 · 1:19
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- Sherdog
Kamaru Usman believes his striking and fighting style present a dangerous matchup for Islam Makhachev, even as the former welterweight champ's position in the title picture has slipped. Makhachev…
- MMA Fighting
Malki Kawa, manager of lightweight champion Ilia Topuria, has fired back at rival manager Ali Abdelaziz following recent comments on the Pound 4 Pound podcast.
- Sherdog
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