Middleweight · “The Nigerian Nightmare”
Kamaru Usman
21-5-0 UFC 16-4-0
6'0"Height
76"Reach
SwitchStance
39Age
4KO wins
1Sub wins
31.3%Finish rate
18:11Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min4.13
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.86
Striking accuracy50.9%
Striking defense54.6%
Takedowns / 15 min2.6
Takedown accuracy42.0%
Takedown defense90.2%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.08
Control time40.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents14-4
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
20 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Dricus Du Plessis 9-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman · 2026-07-18
92/234Sig. strikes
136/273Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
0:24Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Joaquin Buckley 11-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley · 2025-06-14
41/99Sig. strikes
44/148Absorbed
4/13Takedowns
12:57Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Khamzat Chimaev 6-0 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 · 2023-10-21
36/66Sig. strikes
38/70Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Leon Edwards 12-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Majority · R5 5:00 — UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 · 2023-03-18
87/205Sig. strikes
120/161Absorbed
4/15Takedowns
5:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Leon Edwards 11-2 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R5 4:04 — UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards · 2022-08-20
83/135Sig. strikes
55/75Absorbed
5/12Takedowns
10:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Colby Covington 11-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 · 2021-11-06
123/293Sig. strikes
107/281Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:16Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jorge Masvidal 12-7 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R2 1:02 — UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 · 2021-04-24
21/40Sig. strikes
31/52Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
1:42Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gilbert Burns 12-3 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R3 0:34 — UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns · 2021-02-13
83/136Sig. strikes
45/108Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:05Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jorge Masvidal 12-6 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal · 2020-07-11
94/151Sig. strikes
66/125Absorbed
5/16Takedowns
16:38Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Colby Covington 10-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R5 4:10 — UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington · 2019-12-14
175/360Sig. strikes
143/395Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:11Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tyron Woodley 9-2-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith · 2019-03-02
141/194Sig. strikes
34/51Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
18:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rafael Dos Anjos 17-8 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale · 2018-11-30
130/223Sig. strikes
62/112Absorbed
12/18Takedowns
18:24Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Demian Maia 19-8 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman · 2018-05-19
66/209Sig. strikes
27/87Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
4:18Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Emil Meek 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi · 2018-01-14
50/66Sig. strikes
30/67Absorbed
8/19Takedowns
12:56Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Sergio Moraes 6-1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:48 — UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch · 2017-09-16
16/48Sig. strikes
13/27Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Sean Strickland 5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 · 2017-04-08
90/171Sig. strikes
27/103Absorbed
2/8Takedowns
8:08Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Warlley Alves 4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira · 2016-11-19
71/150Sig. strikes
25/73Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
5:21Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Alexander Yakovlev 2-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko · 2016-07-23
41/67Sig. strikes
8/15Absorbed
5/9Takedowns
13:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Leon Edwards 2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 · 2015-12-19
48/80Sig. strikes
26/57Absorbed
6/13Takedowns
10:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Hayder Hassan 0-0 walk-in TITLE Submission · R2 1:19 — The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale · 2015-07-12
15/26Sig. strikes
3/11Absorbed
6/8Takedowns
5:09Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Kamaru Usman) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
9
Submission
1
Decision
11
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
1
Decision
3
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
20
Legacy FC
3
Victory FC
1
CFA
1
RFA
1
Full career — 26 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Dricus du Plessis | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: du Plessis vs. Usman
2026-07-18 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Joaquin Buckley | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Usman vs. Buckley
2025-06-14 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Khamzat Chimaev | Decision (majority) | UFC 294
2023-10-21 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Leon Edwards | Decision (majority) | UFC 286
2023-03-18 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Leon Edwards | KO (head kick) | UFC 278
2022-08-20 |
UFC | 5 | 4:04 |
| W | Colby Covington | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 268
2021-11-06 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Jorge Masvidal | KO (punch) | UFC 261
2021-04-24 |
UFC | 2 | 1:02 |
| W | Gilbert Burns | TKO (punches) | UFC 258
2021-02-13 |
UFC | 3 | 0:34 |
| W | Jorge Masvidal | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 251
2020-07-12 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Colby Covington | TKO (punches) | UFC 245
2019-12-14 |
UFC | 5 | 4:10 |
| W | Tyron Woodley | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 235
2019-03-02 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Rafael dos Anjos | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale
2018-11-30 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Demian Maia | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman
2018-05-19 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Emil Weber Meek | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi
2018-01-14 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Sérgio Moraes | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch
2017-09-16 |
UFC | 1 | 2:48 |
| W | Sean Strickland | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 210
2017-04-08 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Warlley Alves | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2
2016-11-19 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Alexander Yakovlev | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Holm vs. Shevchenko
2016-07-23 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Leon Edwards | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
2015-12-19 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Hayder Hassan | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale
2015-07-12 |
UFC | 2 | 1:19 |
| W | Marcus Hicks | TKO (punches) | Legacy FC 33
2014-07-18 |
Legacy FC | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Lenny Lovoto | TKO (punches) | Legacy FC 30
2014-04-04 |
Legacy FC | 3 | 1:04 |
| W | Steven Rodriguez | TKO (punches) | Legacy FC 27
2014-01-31 |
Legacy FC | 1 | 1:31 |
| W | Rashid Abdullah | TKO (punches) | Victory FC 41
2013-12-14 |
Victory FC | 1 | 3:49 |
| L | Jose Caceres | Submission (rear-naked choke) | CFA 11
2013-05-24 |
CFA | 1 | 3:47 |
| W | David Glover | TKO (punches) | RFA 5
2012-11-30 |
RFA | 2 | 4:50 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Kamaru Usman) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Middleweight average, over 165 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.