Kamaru Usman
Record
16-4
Rating
2244 ± 148
Since last event
–
Next fight
nothing booked
Age
39
39
Current streak
1 losses
1 losses
Wins by
4 KO · 1 sub · 11 dec
4 KO · 1 sub · 11 dec
Key facts
- Record
- 16-4
- Division
- Middleweight
- Our rank
- #3
- Rating
- 2244 ± 148
- Style label
- clinch grinder
- Country
- unknown
- Height
- 72"
- Reach
- 76"
- Stance
- Switch
- Date of birth
- 1987-05-11
Rating history
Style profile
Percentile within the division · the dashed ring is average · outward is always better
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The numbers behind it
Rates are per 15 minutes of fight time, adjusted for the quality of
what the opponent usually allows. Defence and accuracy figures are percentages. A wider ±
means fewer rounds of evidence, and on the chart it is the whisker along that axis.
| Metric | Kamaru Usman | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 54.2 ± 6.8 74th percentile | 49.2 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 53.2 ± 2.5 54th percentile | 53.6 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 4.86 ± 1.09 85th percentile | 4.06 |
| Takedown defence % | 67 ± 27 99th percentile | 53 |
| Control time s /15 min | 226 ± 43 88th percentile | 196 |
| Striking defence % | 50 ± 2 52nd percentile | 50 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 0.70 ± 0.12 74th percentile | 0.62 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.42 ± 0.40 4th percentile | 0.73 |
| Metric | Kamaru Usman | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 64.8 ± 3.7 71st percentile | 62.8 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 62.3 ± 7.4 82nd percentile | 67.0 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 4.92 ± 1.30 87th percentile | 4.08 |
| Takedown defence % | 79 ± 18 97th percentile | 71 |
| Control time s /15 min | 198 ± 19 60th percentile | 198 |
| Striking defence % | 51 ± 2 40th percentile | 51 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 1.22 ± 0.08 76th percentile | 1.19 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.08 ± 0.08 8th percentile | 0.13 |
| Metric | Kamaru Usman | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 61.2 ± 7.7 79th percentile | 59.3 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 66.4 ± 11.6 97th percentile | 69.4 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 6.48 ± 3.15 85th percentile | 5.66 |
| Takedown defence % | 73 ± 27 96th percentile | 69 |
| Control time s /15 min | 216 ± 36 15th percentile | 226 |
| Striking defence % | 51 ± 2 62nd percentile | 51 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 0.36 ± 0.07 79th percentile | 0.35 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.18 ± 0.18 9th percentile | 0.22 |
Style-based strength score
Average predicted win probability against the current top 15 of this division: 43.4%. This never changes the ranking — it shows where the styles help or hurt.
Best matchups
- Israel Adesanya — 55%
- Gregory Rodrigues — 50%
- Abus Magomedov — 50%
Worst matchups
- Caio Borralho — 38%
- Dricus Du Plessis — 38%
- Khamzat Chimaev — 31%
UFC fight history
| L | Dricus Du Plessis
UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman · 2026-07-18 |
Decision - Unanimous R5 |
| W | Joaquin Buckley
UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley · 2025-06-14 |
Decision - Unanimous R5 |
| L | Khamzat Chimaev
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 · 2023-10-21 |
Decision - Majority R3 |
| L | Leon Edwards
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 · 2023-03-18 |
Decision - Majority R5 |
| L | Leon Edwards
UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards · 2022-08-20 |
KO/TKO R5 |
| W | Colby Covington
UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 · 2021-11-06 |
Decision - Unanimous R5 |
| W | Jorge Masvidal
UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 · 2021-04-24 |
KO/TKO R2 |
| W | Gilbert Burns
UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns · 2021-02-13 |
KO/TKO R3 |
| W | Jorge Masvidal
UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal · 2020-07-11 |
Decision - Unanimous R5 |
| W | Colby Covington
UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington · 2019-12-14 |
KO/TKO R5 |
| W | Tyron Woodley
UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith · 2019-03-02 |
Decision - Unanimous R5 |
| W | Rafael Dos Anjos
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale · 2018-11-30 |
Decision - Unanimous R5 |
| W | Demian Maia
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman · 2018-05-19 |
Decision - Unanimous R5 |
| W | Emil Meek
UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi · 2018-01-14 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Sergio Moraes
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch · 2017-09-16 |
KO/TKO R1 |
| W | Sean Strickland
UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 · 2017-04-08 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Warlley Alves
UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira · 2016-11-19 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Alexander Yakovlev
UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko · 2016-07-23 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Leon Edwards
UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 · 2015-12-19 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Hayder Hassan | Submission R2 |