Fighter profile

Kamaru Usman

“The Nigerian Nightmare”

Middleweight · UFC record 16-4 · 20 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 18 Jul 2026

Control GrapplerWrestling Heavy

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)84

Power78

Striking defense76

Takedown defense91

WrestlingProvisional measure81

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (20 detailed fights; as of Sat 18 Jul 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED90.0

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED89.7

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Reach: 193 cm (6'4")
Stance: Switch
Age: 39

Last 3: L L W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

20 detailed UFC fights · 76 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 18 Jul 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed19.8significant, per round

Strikes absorbed13.7per round

Striking differential+6.1per round

Takedown attempts1.97per round

Takedown defense90.2%of attempts stopped

Finish rate31.2%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 19.8
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 13.7
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +6.1
Striking accuracy: 50.9%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 54.6%
Knockdowns per round: 0.13
Target: head / body / leg: 62.9% / 29.3% / 7.8%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 59.7% / 16.1% / 24.2%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.97
Takedowns landed per round: 0.83
Takedown accuracy: 42.0%
Takedown defense: 90.2%
Control time per round: 1:56
Submission attempts per round: 0.03
Reversals per round: 0.00

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 16-4-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 31.2%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 4 · 1 · 11
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 0 · 3
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 10 / 1
Average fight time: 18:49 (over 19 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Kamaru Usman — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 18 Jul 2026	Dricus Du Plessis	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman
Sat 14 Jun 2025	Joaquin Buckley	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley
Sat 21 Oct 2023	Khamzat Chimaev	L	M-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
Sat 18 Mar 2023	Leon Edwards	L	M-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
Sat 20 Aug 2022	Leon Edwards	L	KO/TKO Kick	R5 4:04	UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards

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Kamaru Usman — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 6 Nov 2021	Colby Covington	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
Sat 24 Apr 2021	Jorge Masvidal	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 1:02	UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2
Sat 13 Feb 2021	Gilbert Burns	W	KO/TKO Punches	R3 0:34	UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns
Sat 11 Jul 2020	Jorge Masvidal	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
Sat 14 Dec 2019	Colby Covington	W	KO/TKO Punch	R5 4:10	UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
Sat 2 Mar 2019	Tyron Woodley	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith
Fri 30 Nov 2018	Rafael Dos Anjos	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale
Sat 19 May 2018	Demian Maia	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman
Sun 14 Jan 2018	Emil Meek	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi
Sat 16 Sep 2017	Sergio Moraes	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 2:48	UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch
Sat 8 Apr 2017	Sean Strickland	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2
Sat 19 Nov 2016	Warlley Alves	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira
Sat 23 Jul 2016	Alexander Yakovlev	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko
Sat 19 Dec 2015	Leon Edwards	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
Sun 12 Jul 2015	Hayder Hassan	W	SUB Arm Triangle	R2 1:19	The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale

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