Middleweight

Kamaru Usman

Last fought: Jul 2026

RECORD

Pro

21-5-0

UFC

16-4-0

Age

Height

6'0"

Weight

185 lbs

Reach

76"

Stance

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Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	18:11
Fight Completion Rate	88.3%
Avg Rounds per Fight	3.77
% Fights Inside the Distance	30.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	171-52 (76.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	133-47 (73.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	38-5 (88.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	55.4%
% Time in Control	40.5%
% Time Controlled	4.2%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	90.6%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.45
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.33
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.12
Distance Strike Accuracy	41.2%
Distance Strike Defense	58.2%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.97
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.12
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	3.72
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.27
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.20
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.39

All metrics are UFC fights only. Data coverage: rounds-based metrics use 19 of 20 fights with known round format. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Middleweight field

Kamaru Usman League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Kamaru Usman
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.9
Strike Differential	1.3/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	42.0%
Takedown Defense	90.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.6
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	6:04
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	25.0%
Submission % of Wins	6.2%
Decision % of Wins	68.8%
Avg Fight Time	18:11
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	45.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.4
Takedown Accuracy	27.1%
Takedown Defense	75.0%
Control Time/Fight	5:48

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Dricus Du Plessis

UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman • Jul 2026Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Kamaru Usman92/23439%TD 0/7Ctrl 0:24

Dricus Du Plessis136/27350%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kamaru Usman	17/41	41%	0/1	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	29/62	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kamaru Usman	14/39	36%	0/1	0:15	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	36/70	51%	0/0	0:06	—

R3	Kamaru Usman	17/38	45%	0/1	0:02	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	25/43	58%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Kamaru Usman	21/49	43%	0/3	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	24/51	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Kamaru Usman	23/67	34%	0/1	0:07	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	22/47	47%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Joaquin Buckley

UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley • Jun 2025Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 • Oct 2023Middleweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 • Mar 2023WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Majority) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards • Aug 2022WelterweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 5, 4:04

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

UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 • Nov 2021WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 • Apr 2021WelterweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:02

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

UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns • Feb 2021WelterweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 0:34

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

UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal • Jul 2020WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington • Dec 2019WelterweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 5, 4:10

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

UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith • Mar 2019WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale • Nov 2018Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman • May 2018Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi • Jan 2018Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch • Sep 2017Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:48

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

UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 • Apr 2017Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira • Nov 2016Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko • Jul 2016Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 • Dec 2015Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale • Jul 2015WelterweightTITLE

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 1:19

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

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

▼ Rounds

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	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com