Kamaru Usman

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(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: WLLLW

Elo: 3478 (#8)

Peak Elo: 3722 (2021-11-06) (#2)

Avg Opponent Elo: 3151 (#15)

Bonuses: 6 (2 FOTN, 4 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 17m 50s

Total Fight Time: 5h 38m 55s (#29)

Avg Time Between Fights: 196 days

Avg Card Slot: 2.8 (#77)

Avg Age: 32.3 years

Avg Opp Age: 32.2 years

Current Rankings:

#7 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)

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LLLWW • 15-3
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3367 (44%)
49

WELTERWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00
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Joaquin Buckley (31)
11-4 • WWWWW
Elo: 3404 (56%) • UFC rank: #7
45

State Farm Arena
Atlanta, Georgia
United States🇺🇸

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

Khamzat Chimaev (29)

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WWWWW • 6-0
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3318 (29%)
28

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
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Kamaru Usman (36)
15-2 • LLWWW
Elo: 3476 (71%) • UFC rank: #1
29

Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates🇦🇪

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

Leon Edwards (31)

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WWNWW • 12-2 (1 NC)
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3536 (49%)
48

WELTERWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00
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Kamaru Usman (35)
15-1 • LWWWW
Elo: 3544 (51%) • UFC rank: #1
47

The O2 Arena
London, England
United Kingdom🇬🇧

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

⭐ Leon Edwards (30)

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WWWNW • 11-2 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3358 (11%)

WELTERWEIGHT Title Fight

KO
R5
4:02

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Kamaru Usman (35)
15-0 • WWWWW
Elo: 3722 (89%) • UFC rank: Champ

Vivint Arena
Salt Lake City, Utah
United States🇺🇸

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

Kamaru Usman (34)

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WWWWW • 14-0
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3691 (84%)

WELTERWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

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Colby Covington (33)
11-2 • WWWLW
Elo: 3396 (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)

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WWWWW • 13-0
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3663 (85%)

WELTERWEIGHT Title Fight

KO
R2
1:02

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Jorge Masvidal (36)
12-7 • LWWWL
Elo: 3350 (15%) • UFC rank: #4

VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Florida
United States🇺🇸

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

⭐ Kamaru Usman (33)

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WWWWW • 12-0
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3610 (73%)

WELTERWEIGHT Title Fight

TKO
R3
0:34

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Gilbert Burns (34)
12-3 • WWWWW
Elo: 3430 (27%) • UFC rank: #1

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

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

Kamaru Usman (33)

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WWWWW • 11-0
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3547 (68%)

WELTERWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

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Jorge Masvidal (35)
12-6 • LLWWW
Elo: 3413 (32%) • UFC rank: #3

du Forum
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates🇦🇪

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

Kamaru Usman (32)

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WWWWW • 10-0
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3466 (59%)

WELTERWEIGHT Title Fight

⭐TKO⭐

R5
4:10

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Colby Covington (31)
10-1 • WWWWW
Elo: 3401 (41%) • UFC rank: #2

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

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

Kamaru Usman (31)

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WWWWW • 9-0
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3321 (27%)

WELTERWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

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Tyron Woodley (36)
9-2-1 • WDWWW
Elo: 3487 (73%) • UFC rank: Champ

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

2018-11-30
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters

⭐ Kamaru Usman (31)

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WWWWW • 8-0
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3219 (48%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

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Rafael Dos Anjos (34)
17-8 • LWWWL
Elo: 3227 (52%) • 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)

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WWWWW • 7-0
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 3126 (53%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

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Demian Maia (40)
19-8 • WWWLL
Elo: 3101 (47%) • UFC rank: #5

Movistar Arena
Santiago
Chile🇨🇱

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

Kamaru Usman (30)

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WWWWW • 6-0
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 3087 (80%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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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)

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WWWWW • 5-0
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 3034 (73%)

WELTERWEIGHT
KO
R1
2:48

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Sergio Moraes (35)
6-1-1 • WWDWW
Elo: 2856 (27%)

PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States🇺🇸

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

Kamaru Usman (29)

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WWWW • 4-0
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 2957 (61%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Sean Strickland (26)
5-1 • WLWWW
Elo: 2874 (39%)

KeyBank Center
Buffalo, New York
United States🇺🇸

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

Kamaru Usman (29)

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WWW • 3-0
Elo: 2886 (64%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Warlley Alves (25)
4-1 • WWWWL
Elo: 2784 (36%)

Ginásio do Ibirapuera
São Paulo
Brazil🇧🇷

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

Kamaru Usman (29)

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WW • 2-0
Elo: 2756 (34%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Alexander Yakovlev (32)
2-2 • LLWW
Elo: 2864 (66%)

United Center
Chicago, Illinois
United States🇺🇸

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

Kamaru Usman (28)

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W • 1-0
Elo: 2628 (36%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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Leon Edwards (24)
2-1 • LWW
Elo: 2727 (64%)

Amway Center
Orlando, Florida
United States🇺🇸

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

⭐ Kamaru Usman (28)

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Debut 🔰
Elo: 2535 (53%)

WELTERWEIGHT
SUB
R2
1:19

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

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