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United States
Delray Beach, Florida
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
9
43%
SUBMISSIONS
1
5%
DECISIONS
11
52%
Losses
4
KO
/
TKO
1
25%
SUBMISSIONS
1
25%
DECISIONS
2
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
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