Middleweight · Men

Kamaru Usman

“The Nigerian Nightmare”
Nigeria Kill Cliff FC debut 2012
#5 Middleweight #8 Welterweight UFC #9 · Welterweight
Elo 2,125 peak 2,448 · 24 Apr 2021 323 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 4355161
23-5pro record
1L current streak
2,237best win, Elo
1,806average opponent
-- born 11 May 1987
72.0" / 76.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO1,642 Sub1,422 Dec1,589

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Jorge Masvidal Decision R5 · 11 Jul 2020 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,237
  2. Joaquin Buckley Decision R5 · 14 Jun 2025 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,224
  3. Tyron Woodley Decision R5 · 2 Mar 2019 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,216
  4. Jorge Masvidal KO/TKO R2 · 24 Apr 2021 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,205
  5. Gilbert Burns KO/TKO R3 · 13 Feb 2021 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,165

Losses

Newest first
  1. Dricus Du Plessis Decision R5 · 18 Jul 2026 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,181
  2. Khamzat Chimaev Decision R3 · 21 Oct 2023 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,089
  3. Leon Edwards Decision R5 · 18 Mar 2023 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,217
  4. Leon Edwards KO/TKO R5 · 20 Aug 2022 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,065
  5. Jose Caceres Submission R1 · 24 May 2013 · Championship Fighting Alliance 1,231

Fight history

28 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
28 18 Jul 202639.2 yrs L23-5 Dricus Du Plessis 23-3 · 32.5 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.09* 2,201→2,125 -76 2,181 +250→+180 UFC Fight Night 281: Du Plessis vs. Usman Ultimate Fighting Championship
27 14 Jun 202538.1 yrs W23-4 Joaquin Buckley 21-6 · 31.1 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.82* 2,127→2,207 +80 2,224 +201→+230 UFC on ESPN 69: Usman vs. Buckley Ultimate Fighting Championship
26 21 Oct 202336.4 yrs L22-4 Khamzat Chimaev 12-0 · 29.5 yrs Middleweight DecisionMajority R315:00 0.39* 2,215→2,165 -50 2,089 +229→+269 UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
25 18 Mar 202335.9 yrs L22-3 Leon Edwards 20-3 (1) · 31.6 yrs Welterweighttitle DecisionMajority R525:00 0.39* 2,241→2,215 -26 2,217 -250→-250 UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship
24 20 Aug 202235.3 yrs L22-2 Leon Edwards 19-3 (1) · 31.0 yrs Welterweighttitle KO/TKOHead Kick R524:04 0.00 2,392→2,241 -152 2,065 -340→-350 UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
23 6 Nov 202134.5 yrs W22-1 Colby Covington 16-2 · 33.7 yrs Welterweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.53* 2,448→2,392 -56 2,149 -280→-300 UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
22 24 Apr 202134.0 yrs W21-1 Jorge Masvidal 35-14 · 36.4 yrs Welterweighttitle KO/TKORight Cross R26:02 1.00 2,406→2,448 +42 2,205 -359→-418 UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
21 13 Feb 202133.8 yrs W20-1 Gilbert Burns 19-3 · 34.6 yrs Welterweighttitle KO/TKOPower Jab to Ground & Pound R310:34 1.00 2,364→2,406 +42 2,165 -239→-270 UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns Ultimate Fighting Championship
20 11 Jul 202033.2 yrs W19-1 Jorge Masvidal 35-13 · 35.7 yrs Welterweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.82* 2,332→2,364 +32 2,237 -300→-243 UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal Ultimate Fighting Championship
19 14 Dec 201932.6 yrs W18-1 Colby Covington 15-1 · 31.8 yrs Welterweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R524:10 1.00 2,276→2,332 +56 2,145 -167→-184 UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington Ultimate Fighting Championship
18 2 Mar 201931.8 yrs W17-1 Tyron Woodley 19-3-1 · 36.9 yrs Welterweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 1.00* 2,180→2,276 +97 2,216 +135→+138 UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith Ultimate Fighting Championship
17 30 Nov 201831.6 yrs W16-1 Rafael dos Anjos 28-10 · 34.1 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R525:00 1.00* 2,079→2,180 +100 2,131 -273→-267 UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale Ultimate Fighting Championship
16 19 May 201831.0 yrs W15-1 Demian Maia 25-8 · 40.5 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.83* 2,019→2,079 +60 2,027 -400→-664 UFC Fight Night 129: Maia vs. Usman Ultimate Fighting Championship
15 14 Jan 201830.7 yrs W14-1 Emil Weber Meek 9-2 (1) · 29.4 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,985→2,019 +34 1,739 -583→-650 UFC Fight Night 124: Stephens vs. Choi Ultimate Fighting Championship
14 16 Sep 201730.4 yrs W13-1 Sérgio Moraes 14-3-1 · 35.2 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunch R12:48 1.00 1,953→1,985 +32 1,690 -500→-700 UFC Fight Night 116: Rockhold vs. Branch Ultimate Fighting Championship
13 8 Apr 201729.9 yrs W12-1 Sean Strickland 18-1 · 26.1 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,887→1,953 +67 1,802 -330→-325 UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
12 19 Nov 201629.5 yrs W11-1 Warlley Alves 13-1 · 25.9 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.95* 1,827→1,887 +60 1,751 -225→-200 UFC Fight Night 100: Bader vs. Nogueira 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
11 23 Jul 201629.2 yrs W10-1 Alexander Yakovlev 24-7-1 · 32.0 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,732→1,827 +95 1,763 -227→-250 UFC on Fox 20: Holm vs. Shevchenko Ultimate Fighting Championship
10 19 Dec 201528.6 yrs W9-1 Leon Edwards 10-2 · 24.3 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.69* 1,689→1,732 +43 1,728 -210→-250 UFC on Fox 17: Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
9 12 Jul 201528.2 yrs W8-1 Hayder Hassan 9-1 · 32.7 yrs Welterweight SubArm Triangle Choke R26:19 1.00 1,629→1,689 +59 1,514 -185→-185 UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale Ultimate Fighting Championship
8 24 Feb 201527.8 yrs W7-1 Steve Carl 21-5 · 30.2 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,509→1,629 +120 1,689 – The Ultimate Fighter Season 21: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians The Ultimate Fighter
7 27 Jan 201527.7 yrs W6-1 Mike Graves 4-0 · 24.1 yrs Welterweight DecisionMajority R210:00 0.63 1,489→1,509 +19 1,473 – The Ultimate Fighter Season 21: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians The Ultimate Fighter
6 18 Jul 201427.2 yrs W5-1 Marcus Hicks 10-3 (1) · 38.6 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R210:00 1.00 1,374→1,489 +116 1,490 – Legacy Fighting Championship 33 Legacy FC
5 4 Apr 201426.9 yrs W4-1 Lenny Lovato 8-2 Open Weight KO/TKOPunches R311:04 1.00 1,295→1,374 +78 1,258 – Legacy Fighting Championship 30 Legacy FC
4 31 Jan 201426.7 yrs W3-1 Steven Rodriguez 2-1 · 33.4 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R11:31 1.00 1,242→1,295 +53 1,098 – Legacy Fighting Championship 27 Legacy FC
3 14 Dec 201326.6 yrs W2-1 Rashid Abdullah 3-6 · 28.2 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R13:49 1.00 1,184→1,242 +58 1,063 – Victory Fighting Championship 41 Victory Fighting Championship
2 24 May 201326.0 yrs L1-1 Jose Caceres 3-3 · 26.0 yrs Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:47 0.00 1,285→1,184 -101 1,231 – CFA 11: Kyle vs. Wiuff Championship Fighting Alliance
1 30 Nov 201225.6 yrs W1-0 David Glover debut · 21.3 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R29:50 1.00 1,193→1,285 +92 1,212 – RFA 5: Downing vs. Rinaldi Resurrection Fighting Alliance