Welterweightrating 1667 · peak 1714
Kamaru Usman “Nigerian Nightmare”
Nigeria · Switch · 6'0" tall · 76" reach · Kill Cliff FC
UFC record
Record
16-4
Wins by KO/TKO
4
Wins by submission
1
Wins by decision
11
Career rates, per 15 minutes
Sig. strikes landed
61.95
51% accuracy
Sig. strikes absorbed
42.86
55% defense
Takedowns
2.6
42% accuracy, 90% defense
Control share
19%
364 minutes fought
Rates are per 15 minutes of fighting. See rate per 15 minutes and our rating.
UFC fights
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Sig. str. | Close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | Dricus Du Plessis | loss | Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 | 92–136 | — |
| 2025-06-14 | Joaquin Buckley | win | Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 | 41–44 | +210 |
| 2023-10-21 | Khamzat Chimaev | loss | Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 | 36–38 | — |
| 2023-03-18 | Leon Edwards | loss | Decision - Majority · R5 5:00 | 87–120 | — |
| 2022-08-20 | Leon Edwards | loss | KO/TKO · R5 4:04 | 83–55 | — |
| 2021-11-06 | Colby Covington | win | Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 | 123–107 | — |
| 2021-04-24 | Jorge Masvidal | win | KO/TKO · R2 1:02 | 21–31 | — |
| 2021-02-13 | Gilbert Burns | win | KO/TKO · R3 0:34 | 83–45 | — |
| 2020-07-11 | Jorge Masvidal | win | Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 | 94–66 | — |
| 2019-12-14 | Colby Covington | win | KO/TKO · R5 4:10 | 175–143 | — |
| 2019-03-02 | Tyron Woodley | win | Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 | 141–34 | — |
| 2018-11-30 | Rafael Dos Anjos | win | Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 | 130–62 | — |
| 2018-05-19 | Demian Maia | win | Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 | 66–27 | — |
| 2018-01-14 | Emil Meek | win | Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 | 50–30 | — |
| 2017-09-16 | Sergio Moraes | win | KO/TKO · R1 2:48 | 16–13 | — |
| 2017-04-08 | Sean Strickland | win | Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 | 90–27 | — |
| 2016-11-19 | Warlley Alves | win | Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 | 71–25 | — |
| 2016-07-23 | Alexander Yakovlev | win | Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 | 41–8 | — |
| 2015-12-19 | Leon Edwards | win | Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 | 48–26 | — |
| 2015-07-12 | Hayder Hassan | win | Submission · R2 1:19 | 15–3 | — |
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