Kamaru Usman

🇳🇬 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎

(1987-05-11)

Statistics

UFC Record: 16-3

By Method:

KO/TKO: 4-1
Submission: 1-0
Decision: 11-2

By Elo:

As Favorite: 11-3
As Underdog: 5-0

By Weight Class:

Welterweight: 16-2
Middleweight: 0-1

By Round:

Round 1: 1-0
Round 2: 2-0
Round 3: 6-1
Round 5: 7-2

By Type:

Main Event: 8-2
Title Fight: 6-2
Ranked Opponent: 9-3

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: W L L L W

Elo: 3476

Peak Elo: 3720 (2021-11-06)

Avg Opponent Elo: 3151 (#12)

Bonuses: 6 (2 FOTN, 4 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 17m 50s

Total Fight Time: 5h 38m 55s

Avg Time Between Fights: 196 days

Avg Card Placement: 2.8

Current Rankings:

#8 Welterweight

Peak Rankings:

#7 Pound-for-Pound

#1 Men's Pound-for-Pound

🏅 Welterweight Champion

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2025-06-14
UFC on ESPN: Usman vs. Buckley

Kamaru Usman (38) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
L L L W W • 15-3
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3366 (45%)
49

WELTERWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00
🤖

🇺🇸 ︎ Joaquin Buckley (31)
11-4 • W W W W W
Elo: 3402 (55%) • UFC rank: #7
45

State Farm Arena
Atlanta, Georgia
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2023-10-21
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2

Khamzat Chimaev (29) 🇦🇪 ︎ 🇷🇺 ︎ 🇸🇪 ︎
W W W W W • 6-0
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3320 (29%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇳🇬 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎ Kamaru Usman (36)
15-2 • L L W W W
Elo: 3473 (71%) • UFC rank: #1

Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 ︎

2023-03-18
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3

Leon Edwards (31) 🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎ 🇯🇲 ︎
W W N W W • 12-2 (1 NC)
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3532 (49%)

WELTERWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇳🇬 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎ Kamaru Usman (35)
15-1 • L W W W W
Elo: 3542 (51%) • UFC rank: #1

The O2 Arena
London, England
United Kingdom 🇬🇧 ︎

2022-08-20
UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2

⭐ Leon Edwards (30) 🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎ 🇯🇲 ︎
W W W N W • 11-2 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3354 (11%)

WELTERWEIGHT Title Fight

KO
R5
4:02

🇳🇬 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎ Kamaru Usman (35)
15-0 • W W W W W
Elo: 3720 (89%) • UFC rank: Champ

Vivint Arena
Salt Lake City, Utah
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2021-11-06
UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2

Kamaru Usman (34) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W W W W W • 14-0
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3689 (84%)

WELTERWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Colby Covington (33)
11-2 • W W W L W
Elo: 3395 (16%) • UFC rank: #1

Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2021-04-24
UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2

⭐ Kamaru Usman (33) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W W W W W • 13-0
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3661 (86%)

WELTERWEIGHT Title Fight

KO
R2
1:02

🇺🇸 ︎ Jorge Masvidal (36)
12-7 • L W W W L
Elo: 3347 (14%) • UFC rank: #4

VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Florida
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2021-02-13
UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns

⭐ Kamaru Usman (33) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W W W W W • 12-0
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3609 (74%)

WELTERWEIGHT Title Fight

TKO
R3
0:34

🇧🇷 ︎ Gilbert Burns (34)
12-3 • W W W W W
Elo: 3428 (26%) • UFC rank: #1

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2020-07-11
UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal

Kamaru Usman (33) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W W W W W • 11-0
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3546 (69%)

WELTERWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Jorge Masvidal (35)
12-6 • L L W W W
Elo: 3410 (31%) • UFC rank: #3

du Forum
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 ︎

2019-12-14
UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington

Kamaru Usman (32) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W W W W W • 10-0
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3465 (59%)

WELTERWEIGHT Title Fight

⭐TKO⭐

R5
4:10

🇺🇸 ︎ Colby Covington (31)
10-1 • W W W W W
Elo: 3400 (41%) • UFC rank: #2

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2019-03-02
UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith

Kamaru Usman (31) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W W W W W • 9-0
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3320 (28%)

WELTERWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Tyron Woodley (36)
9-2-1 • W D W W W
Elo: 3487 (72%) • UFC rank: Champ

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2018-11-30
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters

⭐ Kamaru Usman (31) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W W W W W • 8-0
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3219 (49%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

🇧🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎ Rafael Dos Anjos (34)
17-8 • L W W W L
Elo: 3225 (51%) • UFC rank: #3

Pearl Theatre at Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2018-05-19
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman

Kamaru Usman (31) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W W W W W • 7-0
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 3126 (54%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

🇧🇷 ︎ Demian Maia (40)
19-8 • W W W L L
Elo: 3100 (46%) • UFC rank: #5

Movistar Arena
Santiago
Chile 🇨🇱 ︎

2018-01-14
UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi

Kamaru Usman (30) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W W W W W • 6-0
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 3087 (80%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇳🇴 ︎ Emil Weber Meek (29)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2841 (20%)

Scottrade Center
St. Louis, Missouri
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2017-09-16
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch

Kamaru Usman (30) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W W W W W • 5-0
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 3034 (73%)

WELTERWEIGHT
KO
R1
2:48

🇧🇷 ︎ Sergio Moraes (35)
6-1-1 • W W D W W
Elo: 2857 (27%)

PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2017-04-08
UFC 210: Cormier vs Johnson 2

Kamaru Usman (29) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W W W W • 4-0
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 2958 (62%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Sean Strickland (26)
5-1 • W L W W W
Elo: 2874 (38%)

KeyBank Center
Buffalo, New York
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2016-11-20
UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2

Kamaru Usman (29) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W W W • 3-0
Elo: 2886 (64%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷 ︎ Warlley Alves (25)
4-1 • W W W W L
Elo: 2785 (36%)

Ginásio do Ibirapuera
São Paulo
Brazil 🇧🇷 ︎

2016-07-23
UFC on Fox: Holm vs. Shevchenko

Kamaru Usman (29) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W W • 2-0
Elo: 2756 (35%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇷🇺 ︎ Alexander Yakovlev (32)
2-2 • L L W W
Elo: 2864 (65%)

United Center
Chicago, Illinois
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2015-12-19
UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2

Kamaru Usman (28) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W • 1-0
Elo: 2628 (36%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎ 🇯🇲 ︎ Leon Edwards (24)
2-1 • L W W
Elo: 2728 (64%)

Amway Center
Orlando, Florida
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2015-07-12
The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians

⭐ Kamaru Usman (28) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2535 (53%)

WELTERWEIGHT
SUB
R2
1:19

🇺🇸 ︎ Hayder Hassan (32)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2511 (47%)

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎