Kamaru Usman

"The Nigerian Nightmare"

AGE	38 / May 11, 1987
HEIGHT	6'0" / 182.88 cm
WEIGHT	170 lbs / 77.11 kg

ASSOCIATION
Kill Cliff FC

CLASS
Welterweight

Wins 21

KO / TKO

43%

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

52%

Losses 4

KO / TKO

25%

SUBMISSIONS

25%

DECISIONS

50%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Joaquin Buckley	UFC on ESPN 69 - Usman vs. Buckley Jun / 14 / 2025	Decision (Unanimous) Mike Beltran VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
loss	Khamzat Chimaev	UFC 294 - Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 Oct / 21 / 2023	Decision (Majority) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Leon Edwards	UFC 286 - Edwards vs. Usman 3 Mar / 18 / 2023	Decision (Majority) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
loss	Leon Edwards	UFC 278 - Usman vs. Edwards 2 Aug / 20 / 2022	KO (Head Kick) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	4:04
win	Colby Covington	UFC 268 - Usman vs. Covington 2 Nov / 06 / 2021	Decision (Unanimous) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Jorge Masvidal	UFC 261 - Usman vs. Masvidal 2 Apr / 24 / 2021	KO (Punch) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:02
win	Gilbert Burns	UFC 258 - Usman vs. Burns Feb / 13 / 2021	TKO (Punches) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	0:34
win	Jorge Masvidal	UFC 251 - Usman vs. Masvidal Jul / 11 / 2020	Decision (Unanimous) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Colby Covington	UFC 245 - Usman vs. Covington Dec / 14 / 2019	TKO (Punches) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	4:10
win	Tyron Woodley	UFC 235 - Jones vs. Smith Mar / 02 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Rafael dos Anjos	UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale Nov / 30 / 2018	Decision (Unanimous) Yves Lavigne VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Demian Maia	UFC Fight Night 129 - Maia vs. Usman May / 19 / 2018	Decision (Unanimous) Leon Roberts VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Emil Meek	UFC Fight Night 124 - Stephens vs. Choi Jan / 14 / 2018	Decision (Unanimous) Keith Peterson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Sergio Moraes	UFC Fight Night 116 - Rockhold vs. Branch Sep / 16 / 2017	KO (Punch) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	2:48
win	Sean Strickland	UFC 210 - Cormier vs. Johnson 2 Apr / 08 / 2017	Decision (Unanimous) Keith Peterson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Warlley Alves	UFC Fight Night 100 - Bader vs. Nogueira 2 Nov / 19 / 2016	Decision (Unanimous) Vitor Ribeiro VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Alexander Yakovlev	UFC on Fox 20 - Holm vs. Shevchenko Jul / 23 / 2016	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Leon Edwards	UFC on Fox 17 - Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2 Dec / 19 / 2015	Decision (Unanimous) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Hayder Hassan	UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale Jul / 12 / 2015	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:19
win	Marcus Hicks	LFC 33 - Legacy Fighting Championship 33 Jul / 18 / 2014	TKO (Punches) Steve Armstrong	2	5:00
win	Lenny Lovato	LFC 30 - Legacy Fighting Championship 30 Apr / 04 / 2014	TKO (Punches) Raul Porrata	3	1:04
win	Steven Rodriguez	LFC 27 - Legacy Fighting Championship 27 Jan / 31 / 2014	TKO (Punches) Joshua Ferraro	1	1:31
win	Rashid Abdullah	VFC - Victory Fighting Championship 41 Dec / 14 / 2013	TKO (Punches) Dave Jobeun	1	3:49
loss	Jose Caceres	CFA 11 - Kyle vs. Wiuff May / 24 / 2013	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) James Warring	1	3:47
win	David Glover	RFA 5 - Downing vs. Rinaldi Nov / 30 / 2012	TKO (Punches) Bo Nesslein	2	4:50