Kamaru Usman
“The Nigerian Nightmare”
- 21-4-0
- (Win - Loss - Draw)
- Country
United States- Weight Class
- Middleweight
- Birth Date
- 1987-05-11
- Age
- 40
- Height
- 182.9 cm
- Weight
- 83.9 kg
“The Nigerian Nightmare”
Kamaru Usman (The Nigerian Nightmare) is a Middleweight fighter from United States. ranked #8 in UFC welterweight, a record of 21-4 and 25 fights.
| Opponent | Method | |
|---|---|---|
| W | Joaquin Buckley | Decision |
| L | Khamzat Chimaev | Decision |
| L | Leon Edwards | Decision |
| L | Leon Edwards | Knockout |
| W | Colby Covington | Decision |
| Title Fights | 8 |
| Main Events | 10 |
| Current Win Streak | 1 |
| Max Win Streak | 19 |
| Max Loss Streak | 3 |
| Debut | 2012.11.30 |
| Last Fight | 2025.06.15 |
| Avg. Fight Time | 15:09 |
| Career Duration | 12y 7m |
| Method | Count | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 9 | 42.9% | |
| └ Punch | 9 | 100.0% | |
| Submission | 1 | 4.8% | |
| └ Arm Triangle Choke | 1 | 100.0% | |
| Decision | 11 | 52.4% | |
| └ unanimous decision | 11 | 100.0% |
| Method | Count | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 1 | 25.0% | |
| └ Head kick | 1 | 100.0% | |
| Submission | 1 | 25.0% | |
| └ Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 100.0% | |
| Decision | 2 | 50.0% | |
| └ Majority | 2 | 100.0% |
| Promotion | W | L | D | NC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UFC | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Legacy Fighting Championship (Texas) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Victory Fighting Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Championship Fighting Alliance | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Resurrection Fighting Alliance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Weight Class | W | L | D | NC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| welterweight | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Welterweight | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| middleweight | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| bantamweight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 180lb Catchweight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
#25
20-4-0
2025.06.15
21-6-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
5Round 5:00
#24
20-3-0
2023.10.21
12-0-0
Decision(Majority)
3Round 5:00
#23
20-2-0
2023.03.18
20-3-0
Decision(Majority)
5Round 5:00
#22
20-1-0
2022.08.21
19-3-0
Knockout(Head kick)
5Round 4:04
#21
19-1-0
2021.11.07
16-2-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
5Round 5:00
#20
18-1-0
2021.04.25
35-14-0
Knockout(Punch)
2Round 1:02
#19
17-1-0
2021.02.14
19-3-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
3Round 0:34
#18
16-1-0
2020.07.12
35-13-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
5Round 5:00
#17
15-1-0
2019.12.15
15-1-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
5Round 4:10
#16
14-1-0
2019.03.03
19-3-1
Decision(unanimous decision)
5Round 5:00
#15
13-1-0
2018.12.01
28-10-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
5Round 5:00
#14
12-1-0
2018.05.19
25-8-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
5Round 5:00
#13
11-1-0
2018.01.14
9-2-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
#12
10-1-0
2017.09.16
12-2-1
Knockout(Punch)
1Round 2:48
#11
9-1-0
2017.04.09
18-1-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
#10
8-1-0
10-1-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
#9
7-1-0
2016.07.24
24-7-1
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
#8
6-1-0
2015.12.19
10-2-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
#7
5-1-0
2015.07.12
6-1-0
Submission(Arm Triangle Choke)
2Round 1:19
#6
4-1-0
2014.07.18
10-3-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
2Round 5:00
#5
3-1-0
2014.04.04
8-2-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
3Round 1:04
#4
2-1-0
2014.01.31
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round 1:31
#3
1-1-0
2013.12.14
3-7-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round 3:49
#2
1-0-0
2013.05.24
3-3-0
Submission(Rear Naked Choke)
1Round 3:47
#1
0-0-0
2012.11.30
0-0-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
2Round 4:50
| Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round / Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
WIN 20-4-0 | Joaquin Buckley 21-6-0 | UFC on ESPN 69 - Usman vs Buckley 2025.06.15 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 5Round5:00 |
LOSS 20-3-0 | Khamzat Chimaev 12-0-0 | UFC 294 - Makhachev vs Volkanovski 2 2023.10.21 | Decision(Majority) | 3Round5:00 |
LOSS 20-2-0 | Leon Edwards 20-3-0 | UFC 286 - Edwards vs Usman 3 2023.03.18 | Decision(Majority) | 5Round5:00 |
LOSS 20-1-0 | Leon Edwards 19-3-0 | UFC 278 - Usman vs Edwards 2 2022.08.21 | Knockout(Head kick) | 5Round4:04 |
WIN 19-1-0 | Colby Covington 16-2-0 | UFC 268 - Usman vs Covington 2 2021.11.07 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 5Round5:00 |
WIN 18-1-0 | Jorge Masvidal 35-14-0 | UFC 261 - Usman vs Masvidal 2 2021.04.25 | Knockout(Punch) | 2Round1:02 |
WIN 17-1-0 | Gilbert Burns 19-3-0 | UFC 258 - Usman vs Burns 2021.02.14 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 3Round0:34 |
WIN 16-1-0 | Jorge Masvidal 35-13-0 | UFC 251 - Usman vs Masvidal 2020.07.12 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 5Round5:00 |
WIN 15-1-0 | Colby Covington 15-1-0 | UFC 245 - Usman vs Covington 2019.12.15 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 5Round4:10 |
WIN 14-1-0 | Tyron Woodley 19-3-1 | UFC 235 - Jones vs Smith 2019.03.03 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 5Round5:00 |
WIN 13-1-0 | Rafael dos Anjos 28-10-0 | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale 2018.12.01 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 5Round5:00 |
WIN 12-1-0 | Demian Maia 25-8-0 | UFC Fight Night 129 - Maia vs Usman 2018.05.19 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 5Round5:00 |
WIN 11-1-0 | Emil Meek 9-2-0 | UFC Fight Night 124 - Stephens vs Choi 2018.01.14 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
WIN 10-1-0 | Sergio Moraes 12-2-1 | UFC Fight Night 116 - Rockhold vs Branch 2017.09.16 | Knockout(Punch) | 1Round2:48 |
WIN 9-1-0 | Sean Strickland 18-1-0 | UFC 210 - Cormier vs Johnson 2 2017.04.09 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
WIN 8-1-0 | Warlley Alves 10-1-0 | UFC Fight Night 100 - Bader vs Nogueira 2 2016.11.20 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
WIN 7-1-0 | Alexander Yakovlev 24-7-1 | UFC on Fox 20 - Holm vs Shevchenko 2016.07.24 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
WIN 6-1-0 | Leon Edwards 10-2-0 | UFC on Fox 17 - Dos Anjos vs Cerrone 2 2015.12.19 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
WIN 5-1-0 | Hayder Hassan 6-1-0 | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale 2015.07.12 | Submission(Arm Triangle Choke) | 2Round1:19 |
WIN 4-1-0 | Marcus Hicks 10-3-0 | LFC 33 - Legacy Fighting Championship 33 2014.07.18 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 2Round5:00 |
WIN 3-1-0 | Lenny Lovato 8-2-0 | LFC 30 - Legacy Fighting Championship 30 2014.04.04 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 3Round1:04 |
WIN 2-1-0 | LFC 27 - Legacy Fighting Championship 27 2014.01.31 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1Round1:31 | |
WIN 1-1-0 | Rashid Abdullah 3-7-0 | VFC - Victory Fighting Championship 41 2013.12.14 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1Round3:49 |
LOSS 1-0-0 | Jose Caceres 3-3-0 | CFA 11 - Kyle vs Wiuff 2013.05.24 | Submission(Rear Naked Choke) | 1Round3:47 |
WIN 0-0-0 | David Glover 0-0-0 | RFA 5 - Downing vs Rinaldi 2012.11.30 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 2Round4:50 |
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