Middleweight Bout

Kamaru Usman

“The Nigerian Nightmare”

Record: 16-4-0
Stance: Switch
Height: 6' 0"
Reach: 76"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: May 11, 1987

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 20
Minutes: 363.9
Knockdowns: 10
Sig. accuracy: 50.9%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 42.0%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 2
Control / 15: 6:04

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted1503/2953

Accuracy50.9%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head62.9%
Body29.3%
Leg7.8%

Position

Distance59.7%
Clinch16.1%
Ground24.2%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head57.7%
Body25.3%
Leg17.0%

Position absorbed

Distance83.9%
Clinch11.8%
Ground4.2%

Grappling

For

Takedowns63/150

TD accuracy42.0%

TD per 152.6

Sub attempts2

Subs per 150.1

Reversals0

Control147:14

Control per 156:04

Against

Takedowns absorbed5/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced7

Control conceded15:14

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.9/2.5	38.8%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.5/1.4	38.7%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	1.3/2	64.5%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	0.7/1.9	36.8%	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	0.5/2.2	22.7%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Dricus Du Plessis
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. UsmanJul 18, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 92/234 · TD 0/7 · Ctrl 0:24
Win vs Joaquin Buckley
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. BuckleyJun 14, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 41/99 · TD 4/13 · Ctrl 12:57
Loss vs Khamzat Chimaev
Decision - Majority · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2Oct 21, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 36/66 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Leon Edwards
Decision - Majority · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3Mar 18, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 87/205 · TD 4/15 · Ctrl 5:03
Loss vs Leon Edwards
KO/TKO · Round 5 · 4:04
UFC 278: Usman vs. EdwardsAug 20, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 83/135 · TD 5/12 · Ctrl 10:36
Win vs Colby Covington
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2Nov 6, 2021
KD 2 · Sig 123/293 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 1:16
Win vs Jorge Masvidal
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:02
UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2Apr 24, 2021
KD 1 · Sig 21/40 · TD 2/2 · Ctrl 1:42
Win vs Gilbert Burns
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 0:34
UFC 258: Usman vs. BurnsFeb 13, 2021
KD 2 · Sig 83/136 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 2:05
Win vs Jorge Masvidal
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 251: Usman vs. MasvidalJul 11, 2020
KD 0 · Sig 94/151 · TD 5/16 · Ctrl 16:38
Win vs Colby Covington
KO/TKO · Round 5 · 4:10
UFC 245: Usman vs. CovingtonDec 14, 2019
KD 2 · Sig 175/360 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:11

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