Kamaru Usman

“The Nigerian Nightmare”

Kamaru Usman (21-5) is a welterweight fighting out of Boca Raton, Florida, United States. Kamaru Usman's last fight was a loss to Dricus Du Plessis by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night: du Plessis vs. Usman in July 2026.

Record21-5-0

DivisionWelterweight

Height6'0"

Reach76"

Age39

Last FightJun 14, 2025

BornMay 11, 1987

BirthplaceAuchi, Nigeria

Fighting out ofBoca Raton, Florida, United States

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min4.13

Striking accuracy51%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.86

Striking defense55%

Takedowns / 15 min2.60

Takedown accuracy42%

Takedown defense90%

Sub attempts / 15 min0.08

20 UFC fights through Oct 31, 2026. Source: UFCStats

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
L	Dricus Du Plessis	Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5 · 5:00	UFC Fight Night: du Plessis vs. Usman	Jul 18, 2026	View
W	Joaquin Buckley	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	UFC Fight Night	Jun 14, 2025
L	Khamzat Chimaev	Middleweight	Decision (Majority)	R3	UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2	Oct 21, 2023
L	Leon Edwards	Welterweight	Decision (Majority)	R5	UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3	Mar 18, 2023
L	Leon Edwards	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Head Kick)	R5 · 4:04	UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2	Aug 20, 2022
W	Colby Covington	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2	Nov 6, 2021
W	Jorge Masvidal	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Right Cross)	R2 · 1:02	UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2	Apr 24, 2021
W	Gilbert Burns	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Power Jab to Ground & Pound)	R3 · 0:34	UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns	Feb 13, 2021
W	Jorge Masvidal	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal	Jul 11, 2020
W	Colby Covington	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R5 · 4:10	UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington	Dec 14, 2019
W	Tyron Woodley	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith	Mar 2, 2019
W	Rafael dos Anjos	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale	Nov 30, 2018
W	Demian Maia	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	UFC Fight Night 129	May 19, 2018
W	Emil Weber Meek	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night 124	Jan 14, 2018
W	Sérgio Moraes	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Punch)	R1 · 2:48	UFC Fight Night 116	Sep 16, 2017
W	Sean Strickland	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2	Apr 8, 2017
W	Warlley Alves	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night 100	Nov 19, 2016
W	Alexander Yakovlev	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC on FOX 20	Jul 23, 2016
W	Leon Edwards	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC on FOX 17	Dec 19, 2015
W	Hayder Hassan	Welterweight	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	R2 · 1:19	The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale	Jul 12, 2015
WEx.	Steve Carl	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R2	The Ultimate Fighter Season 21	Feb 24, 2015
WEx.	Mike Graves	Welterweight	Decision (Majority)	R2	The Ultimate Fighter Season 21	Jan 27, 2015
W	Marcus Hicks	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R2 · 5:00	Legacy FC 33	Jul 18, 2014
W	Lenny Lovato	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R3 · 1:04	Legacy FC 30	Apr 4, 2014
W	Steven Rodriguez	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 1:31	Legacy FC 27	Jan 31, 2014
W	Rashid Abdullah	Catchweight	KO/TKO	R1 · 3:49	VFC 41	Dec 14, 2013
L	Jose Caceres	Welterweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 3:47	CFA 11: Kyle vs. Wiuff 2	May 24, 2013
W	David Glover	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R2 · 4:50	RFA 5: Downing vs. Rinaldi	Nov 30, 2012

LDricus Du Plessis
Jul 18, 2026
UFC Fight Night: du Plessis vs. Usman·Middleweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5 · 5:00View
WJoaquin Buckley
Jun 14, 2025
UFC Fight Night·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5
LKhamzat Chimaev
Oct 21, 2023
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2·Middleweight
Decision (Majority)·R3
LLeon Edwards
Mar 18, 2023
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3·Welterweight
Decision (Majority)·R5
LLeon Edwards
Aug 20, 2022
UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Head Kick)·R5 · 4:04
WColby Covington
Nov 6, 2021
UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5
WJorge Masvidal
Apr 24, 2021
UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Right Cross)·R2 · 1:02
WGilbert Burns
Feb 13, 2021
UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Power Jab to Ground & Pound)·R3 · 0:34
WJorge Masvidal
Jul 11, 2020
UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5
WColby Covington
Dec 14, 2019
UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R5 · 4:10
WTyron Woodley
Mar 2, 2019
UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5
WRafael dos Anjos
Nov 30, 2018
The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5
WDemian Maia
May 19, 2018
UFC Fight Night 129·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5
WEmil Weber Meek
Jan 14, 2018
UFC Fight Night 124·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WSérgio Moraes
Sep 16, 2017
UFC Fight Night 116·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Punch)·R1 · 2:48
WSean Strickland
Apr 8, 2017
UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WWarlley Alves
Nov 19, 2016
UFC Fight Night 100·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WAlexander Yakovlev
Jul 23, 2016
UFC on FOX 20·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WLeon Edwards
Dec 19, 2015
UFC on FOX 17·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WHayder Hassan
Jul 12, 2015
The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale·Welterweight
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)·R2 · 1:19
WEx.Steve Carl
Feb 24, 2015
The Ultimate Fighter Season 21·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R2
WEx.Mike Graves
Jan 27, 2015
The Ultimate Fighter Season 21·Welterweight
Decision (Majority)·R2
WMarcus Hicks
Jul 18, 2014
Legacy FC 33·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R2 · 5:00
WLenny Lovato
Apr 4, 2014
Legacy FC 30·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R3 · 1:04
WSteven Rodriguez
Jan 31, 2014
Legacy FC 27·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 1:31
WRashid Abdullah
Dec 14, 2013
VFC 41·Catchweight
KO/TKO·R1 · 3:49
LJose Caceres
May 24, 2013
CFA 11: Kyle vs. Wiuff 2·Welterweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 3:47
WDavid Glover
Nov 30, 2012
RFA 5: Downing vs. Rinaldi·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R2 · 4:50