Kamaru Usman
"Nigerian Nightmare"
Welterweight
16-3
UFC Record
10-1
Pre-UFC
UFC debut 2015-07-12
Current lines
STYLE BREAKDOWN
Style DNA
Badges earned
Scouting attributes
All ratings 0–99, percentile-ranked vs the entire UFC roster.
RECENT NEWS
1 item · scraped from MMA media + RedditFIGHT HISTORY
vs Joaquin Buckley
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley
06/14/2025
vs Khamzat Chimaev
Majority Decision
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
10/21/2023
vs Leon Edwards
Majority Decision
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
03/18/2023
vs Leon Edwards
Tko · Kick to Head At Distance
UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards
08/20/2022
vs Colby Covington
Decision
UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
11/06/2021
vs Jorge Masvidal
Tko · Punch to Head At Distance
UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2
04/24/2021
vs Gilbert Burns
Tko · Punches to Head On Ground
UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns
02/13/2021
vs Jorge Masvidal
Decision
UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
07/11/2020
vs Colby Covington
Tko · Punch to Head At Distance
UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
12/14/2019
vs Tyron Woodley
Decision
UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith
03/02/2019
vs Rafael Dos Anjos
Decision
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale
11/30/2018
vs Demian Maia
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman
05/19/2018
vs Emil Meek
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi
01/14/2018
vs Sergio Moraes
Tko · Punch to Head At Distance
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch
09/16/2017
vs Sean Strickland
Decision
UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2
04/08/2017
vs Warlley Alves
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira
11/19/2016
vs Alexander Yakovlev
Decision
UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko
07/23/2016
vs Leon Edwards
Decision
UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
12/19/2015
vs Hayder Hassan
Submission · Arm Triangle From Mount
The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale
07/12/2015