Kamaru Usman

Statistic	Kamaru Usman
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	51.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.7
Strike Differential	1.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	44.1%
Takedown Defense	89.8%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.8
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	6:29
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	25.0%
Submission % of Wins	6.2%
Decision % of Wins	68.8%
Avg Fight Time	17:50
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.0

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.2
Takedown Accuracy	33.3%
Takedown Defense	82.8%
Control Time/Fight	5:58

WIN

vs. Joaquin Buckley

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley • Jun 2025

Kamaru Usman41/9941%TD 4/13Ctrl 12:57

Joaquin Buckley44/14830%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kamaru Usman	7/11	64%	1/1	4:25	—
	Joaquin Buckley	0/4	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kamaru Usman	10/21	48%	1/2	3:08	—
	Joaquin Buckley	3/17	18%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Kamaru Usman	8/21	38%	1/1	2:35	—
	Joaquin Buckley	10/35	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Kamaru Usman	6/20	30%	1/3	2:18	—
	Joaquin Buckley	11/34	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Kamaru Usman	10/26	38%	0/6	0:31	—
	Joaquin Buckley	20/58	34%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Khamzat Chimaev

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 • Oct 2023

Kamaru Usman36/6655%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Khamzat Chimaev38/7054%TD 4/12Ctrl 7:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kamaru Usman	3/3	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Khamzat Chimaev	16/17	94%	2/7	4:35	—

R2	Kamaru Usman	11/18	61%	0/0	0:00	—
	Khamzat Chimaev	9/20	45%	1/1	0:41	—

R3	Kamaru Usman	22/45	49%	0/1	0:00	—
	Khamzat Chimaev	13/33	39%	1/4	2:00	—

LOSS

vs. Leon Edwards

Decision (Majority) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 • Mar 2023

Kamaru Usman87/20542%TD 4/15Ctrl 5:03

Leon Edwards120/16175%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kamaru Usman	12/42	29%	0/2	0:19	—
	Leon Edwards	20/26	77%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kamaru Usman	24/50	48%	1/1	0:45	—
	Leon Edwards	23/26	88%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Kamaru Usman	17/32	53%	1/2	1:06	—
	Leon Edwards	24/32	75%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Kamaru Usman	14/37	38%	1/4	0:51	—
	Leon Edwards	25/41	61%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Kamaru Usman	20/44	45%	1/6	2:02	—
	Leon Edwards	28/36	78%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Leon Edwards

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 5, 4:04 • UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards • Aug 2022

Kamaru Usman83/13561%TD 5/12Ctrl 10:36

Leon Edwards55/7573%TD 1/5Ctrl 2:56KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kamaru Usman	6/7	86%	1/4	1:21	—
	Leon Edwards	13/13	100%	1/2	2:01	—

R2	Kamaru Usman	36/65	55%	1/1	1:42	—
	Leon Edwards	20/28	71%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Kamaru Usman	10/17	59%	2/3	3:23	—
	Leon Edwards	7/10	70%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Kamaru Usman	22/30	73%	1/2	2:51	—
	Leon Edwards	6/10	60%	0/1	0:54	—

R5	Kamaru Usman	9/16	56%	0/2	1:19	—
	Leon Edwards	9/14	64%	0/0	0:01	1

WIN

vs. Colby Covington

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 • Nov 2021

Kamaru Usman123/29342%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:16KD 2

Colby Covington107/28138%TD 0/11Ctrl 1:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kamaru Usman	17/43	40%	1/1	0:22	—
	Colby Covington	13/47	28%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Kamaru Usman	36/71	51%	0/0	0:15	2
	Colby Covington	19/47	40%	0/2	0:41	—

R3	Kamaru Usman	23/58	40%	0/0	0:16	—
	Colby Covington	21/56	38%	0/4	0:05	—

R4	Kamaru Usman	23/70	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Colby Covington	33/77	43%	0/2	0:25	—

R5	Kamaru Usman	24/51	47%	0/0	0:23	—
	Colby Covington	21/54	39%	0/2	0:43	—

WIN

vs. Jorge Masvidal

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:02 • UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 • Apr 2021

Kamaru Usman21/4052%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:42KD 1

Jorge Masvidal31/5260%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kamaru Usman	14/30	47%	2/2	1:39	—
	Jorge Masvidal	23/42	55%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kamaru Usman	7/10	70%	0/0	0:03	1
	Jorge Masvidal	8/10	80%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Gilbert Burns

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 0:34 • UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns • Feb 2021

Kamaru Usman83/13661%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:05KD 2

Gilbert Burns45/10842%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kamaru Usman	31/53	58%	0/0	1:43	—
	Gilbert Burns	22/56	39%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Kamaru Usman	39/65	60%	0/0	0:10	1
	Gilbert Burns	21/50	42%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Kamaru Usman	13/18	72%	0/0	0:12	1
	Gilbert Burns	2/2	100%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jorge Masvidal

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal • Jul 2020

Kamaru Usman94/15162%TD 5/16Ctrl 16:38

Jorge Masvidal66/12553%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kamaru Usman	18/40	45%	1/3	2:36	—
	Jorge Masvidal	24/43	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kamaru Usman	27/32	84%	0/3	3:40	—
	Jorge Masvidal	20/32	62%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Kamaru Usman	14/27	52%	2/5	3:14	—
	Jorge Masvidal	12/19	63%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Kamaru Usman	23/31	74%	1/4	3:37	—
	Jorge Masvidal	6/15	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Kamaru Usman	12/21	57%	1/1	3:31	—
	Jorge Masvidal	4/16	25%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Colby Covington

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 5, 4:10 • UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington • Dec 2019

Kamaru Usman175/36049%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11KD 2

Colby Covington143/39536%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kamaru Usman	34/91	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Colby Covington	39/111	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kamaru Usman	40/79	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Colby Covington	41/97	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Kamaru Usman	29/50	58%	0/0	0:00	—
	Colby Covington	8/51	16%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Kamaru Usman	35/68	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Colby Covington	36/76	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Kamaru Usman	37/72	51%	0/0	0:11	2
	Colby Covington	19/60	32%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Tyron Woodley

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith • Mar 2019

Kamaru Usman141/19473%TD 2/6Ctrl 18:13

Tyron Woodley34/5167%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kamaru Usman	22/32	69%	0/3	2:53	—
	Tyron Woodley	8/11	73%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Kamaru Usman	21/29	72%	1/1	4:23	—
	Tyron Woodley	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Kamaru Usman	45/59	76%	0/0	2:51	—
	Tyron Woodley	14/19	74%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Kamaru Usman	38/58	66%	0/0	3:26	—
	Tyron Woodley	10/16	62%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Kamaru Usman	15/16	94%	1/2	4:40	—
	Tyron Woodley	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Rafael Dos Anjos

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale • Nov 2018

Kamaru Usman130/22358%TD 12/18Ctrl 18:24

Rafael Dos Anjos62/11255%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kamaru Usman	13/27	48%	2/4	3:32	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	13/21	62%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kamaru Usman	17/32	53%	1/2	3:55	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	16/22	73%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Kamaru Usman	25/45	56%	4/5	2:56	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	20/42	48%	0/1	0:21	—

R4	Kamaru Usman	41/68	60%	3/3	3:31	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	6/19	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Kamaru Usman	34/51	67%	2/4	4:30	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	7/8	88%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Demian Maia

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman • May 2018

Kamaru Usman66/20932%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:18KD 1

Demian Maia27/8731%TD 0/15Ctrl 2:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kamaru Usman	12/29	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Demian Maia	5/12	42%	0/1	2:01	—

R2	Kamaru Usman	12/47	26%	0/0	0:37	—
	Demian Maia	7/18	39%	0/4	0:00	—

R3	Kamaru Usman	13/53	25%	0/0	0:26	—
	Demian Maia	4/25	16%	0/4	0:00	—

R4	Kamaru Usman	16/42	38%	0/0	1:31	1
	Demian Maia	4/9	44%	0/3	0:00	—

R5	Kamaru Usman	13/38	34%	0/0	1:44	—
	Demian Maia	7/23	30%	0/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Emil Meek

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi • Jan 2018

Kamaru Usman50/6676%TD 8/19Ctrl 12:56

Emil Meek30/6745%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kamaru Usman	13/14	93%	3/9	4:52	—
	Emil Meek	3/10	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kamaru Usman	18/27	67%	1/4	3:57	—
	Emil Meek	13/31	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Kamaru Usman	19/25	76%	4/6	4:07	—
	Emil Meek	14/26	54%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Sergio Moraes

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:48 • UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch • Sep 2017

Kamaru Usman16/4833%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1

Sergio Moraes13/2748%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kamaru Usman	16/48	33%	0/0	0:05	1
	Sergio Moraes	13/27	48%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Sean Strickland

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 • Apr 2017

Kamaru Usman90/17153%TD 2/8Ctrl 8:08KD 1

Sean Strickland27/10326%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kamaru Usman	24/37	65%	1/5	4:18	—
	Sean Strickland	5/15	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kamaru Usman	29/65	45%	0/2	2:25	1
	Sean Strickland	5/34	15%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Kamaru Usman	37/69	54%	1/1	1:25	—
	Sean Strickland	17/54	31%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Warlley Alves

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira • Nov 2016

Kamaru Usman71/15047%TD 1/2Ctrl 5:21

Warlley Alves25/7334%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kamaru Usman	20/51	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Warlley Alves	14/38	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kamaru Usman	21/43	49%	0/1	1:40	—
	Warlley Alves	10/25	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Kamaru Usman	30/56	54%	1/1	3:41	—
	Warlley Alves	1/10	10%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Alexander Yakovlev

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko • Jul 2016

Kamaru Usman41/6761%TD 5/9Ctrl 13:02

Alexander Yakovlev8/1553%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kamaru Usman	10/13	77%	1/5	4:45	—
	Alexander Yakovlev	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kamaru Usman	17/33	52%	1/1	3:41	—
	Alexander Yakovlev	7/10	70%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Kamaru Usman	14/21	67%	3/3	4:36	—
	Alexander Yakovlev	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Leon Edwards

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 • Dec 2015

Kamaru Usman48/8060%TD 6/13Ctrl 10:46

Leon Edwards26/5746%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kamaru Usman	12/22	55%	1/3	3:40	—
	Leon Edwards	10/20	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kamaru Usman	13/24	54%	2/5	2:46	—
	Leon Edwards	14/30	47%	0/0	0:40	—

R3	Kamaru Usman	23/34	68%	3/5	4:20	—
	Leon Edwards	2/7	29%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Hayder Hassan

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 1:19 • The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale • Jul 2015

Kamaru Usman15/2658%TD 6/8Ctrl 5:09

Hayder Hassan3/1127%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Fighter Profile

Career Statistics

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Fight History

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kamaru Usman	12/19	63%	5/6	4:03	—
	Hayder Hassan	1/6	17%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kamaru Usman	3/7	43%	1/2	1:06	—
	Hayder Hassan	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—