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Kamaru Usman


Kamarudeen Usman
Fight Record: 19 Wins - 4 Losses
Last Five Fights:
First Name: Kamarudeen
Last Name: Usman
Nickname: The Nigerian Nightmare
Date of Birth: May 11, 1988 (age 35)
Weight: 170 lbs (77.1 kg)
Height: 6' 0" (183 cm)
Reach: 76 inches (193 cm)
Location: Delray Beach, Florida
Hometown: Benin City, Nigeria
Fighting Styles: NCAA Division II Wrestling
Affiliations: Hard Knocks 365
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Current Organization: UFC

Quick Record

Result Opponent Event Method Rd. Time Watch
Loss Khamzat Chimaev UFC 294 - Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
Oct 21, 2023 		Decision (Majority) 3 5:00 ⇒
Loss Leon Edwards UFC 286 - Edwards vs. Usman 3
Mar 18, 2023 		Decision (Majority) 5 5:00 ⇒
Loss Leon Edwards UFC 278 - Usman vs. Edwards 2
Aug 20, 2022 		KO (Head Kick) 5 4:04 ⇒
Win Colby Covington UFC 268 - Usman vs. Covington 2
Nov 06, 2021 		Decision (Unanimous) 5 5:00 ⇒
Win Jorge Masvidal UFC 261 - Usman vs. Masvidal 2
Apr 24, 2021 		KO (Punch) 2 1:02 ⇒
Win Gilbert Burns UFC 258 - Usman vs. Burns
Feb 13, 2021 		TKO (Punches) 3 0:34 ⇒
Win Jorge Masvidal UFC 251 - Usman vs. Masvidal
Jul 11, 2020 		Decision (Unanimous) 5 5:00 ⇒
Win Colby Covington UFC 245 - Usman vs. Covington
Dec 14, 2019 		TKO (Punches) 5 4:10 ⇒
Win Tyron Woodley UFC 235 - Jones vs. Smith
Mar 02, 2019 		Decision (Unanimous) 5 5:00 ⇒
Win Rafael dos Anjos UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale
Nov 30, 2018 		Decision (Unanimous) 5 5:00 ⇒
Win Demian Maia UFC Fight Night 129 - Maia vs. Usman
May 19, 2018 		Decision (Unanimous) 5 5:00 ⇒
Win Emil Weber Meek UFC Fight Night 124 - Stephens vs. Choi
Jan 14, 2018 		Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 ⇒
Win Sergio Moraes UFC Fight Night 116 - Rockhold vs. Branch
Sep 16, 2017 		KO (Punch) 1 2:48 ⇒
Win Sean Strickland UFC 210 - Cormier vs. Johnson 2
Apr 08, 2017 		Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 ⇒
Win Warlley Alves UFC Fight Night 100 - Bader vs. Nogueira 2
Nov 19, 2016 		Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 ⇒
Win Alexander Yakovlev UFC on Fox 20 - Holm vs. Shevchenko
Jul 23, 2016 		Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 ⇒
Win Leon Edwards UFC on Fox 17 - Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2
Dec 19, 2015 		Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 ⇒
Win Hayder Hassan UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale
Jul 12, 2015 		Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 2 1:19 ⇒
Win Marcus Hicks LFC 33 - Legacy Fighting Championship 33
Jul 18, 2014 		TKO (Punches) 2 5:00 ⇒
Win Lenny Lovato LFC 30 - Legacy Fighting Championship 30
Apr 04, 2014 		TKO (Punches) 3 1:04 ⇒
Win Steven Rodriguez LFC 27 - Legacy Fighting Championship 27
Jan 31, 2014 		TKO (Punches) 1 1:31 ⇒
Win Rashid Abdullah VFC - Victory Fighting Championship 41
Dec 14, 2013 		TKO (Punches) 1 3:49 ⇒
Loss Jose Caceres CFA 11 - Kyle vs. Wiuff
May 24, 2013 		Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 3:47 ⇒
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Kamaru Usman
Loss

Kamaru Usman

(19 - 3)
 
Khamzat Chimaev
Win

Khamzat Chimaev

(14 - 1)
vs Decision (Majority) Round: 3 Time: 5:00
UFC 294 - Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 Oct 21, 2023
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Kamaru Usman
Loss

Kamaru Usman

(19 - 2)
 
Leon Edwards
Win

Leon Edwards

(22 - 3, 2 NC)
vs Decision (Majority) Round: 5 Time: 5:00
UFC 286 - Edwards vs. Usman 3 Mar 18, 2023
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Kamaru Usman
Loss

Kamaru Usman

(19 - 1)
 
Leon Edwards
Win

Leon Edwards

(21 - 3, 2 NC)
vs KO (Head Kick) Round: 5 Time: 4:04
UFC 278 - Usman vs. Edwards 2 Aug 20, 2022
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Kamaru Usman
Win

Kamaru Usman

(18 - 1)
 
Colby Covington
Loss

Colby Covington

(17 - 2)
vs Decision (Unanimous) Round: 5 Time: 5:00
UFC 268 - Usman vs. Covington 2 Nov 06, 2021
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Kamaru Usman
Win

Kamaru Usman

(17 - 1)
 
Jorge Masvidal
Loss

Jorge Masvidal

(34 - 13)
vs KO (Punch) Round: 2 Time: 1:02
UFC 261 - Usman vs. Masvidal 2 Apr 24, 2021
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Kamaru Usman
Win

Kamaru Usman

(16 - 1)
 
Gilbert Burns
Loss

Gilbert Burns

(20 - 2)
vs TKO (Punches) Round: 3 Time: 0:34
UFC 258 - Usman vs. Burns Feb 13, 2021
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Kamaru Usman
Win

Kamaru Usman

(15 - 1)
 
Jorge Masvidal
Loss

Jorge Masvidal

(34 - 12)
vs Decision (Unanimous) Round: 5 Time: 5:00
UFC 251 - Usman vs. Masvidal Jul 11, 2020
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Kamaru Usman
Win

Kamaru Usman

(14 - 1)
 
Colby Covington
Loss

Colby Covington

(16 - 1)
vs TKO (Punches) Round: 5 Time: 4:10
UFC 245 - Usman vs. Covington Dec 14, 2019
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Kamaru Usman
Win

Kamaru Usman

(13 - 1)
 
Tyron Woodley
Loss

Tyron Woodley

(19 - 3 - 1)
vs Decision (Unanimous) Round: 5 Time: 5:00
UFC 235 - Jones vs. Smith Mar 02, 2019
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Kamaru Usman
Win

Kamaru Usman

(12 - 1)
 
Rafael dos Anjos
Loss

Rafael dos Anjos

(28 - 10)
vs Decision (Unanimous) Round: 5 Time: 5:00
UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale Nov 30, 2018
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Kamaru Usman
Win

Kamaru Usman

(11 - 1)
 
Demian Maia
Loss

Demian Maia

(25 - 8)
vs Decision (Unanimous) Round: 5 Time: 5:00
UFC Fight Night 129 - Maia vs. Usman May 19, 2018
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Kamaru Usman
Win

Kamaru Usman

(10 - 1)
 
Emil Weber Meek
Loss

Emil Weber Meek

(12 - 2, 1 NC)
vs Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00
UFC Fight Night 124 - Stephens vs. Choi Jan 14, 2018
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Kamaru Usman
Win

Kamaru Usman

(9 - 1)
 
Sergio Moraes
Loss

Sergio Moraes

(12 - 2 - 1)
vs KO (Punch) Round: 1 Time: 2:48
UFC Fight Night 116 - Rockhold vs. Branch Sep 16, 2017
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Kamaru Usman
Win

Kamaru Usman

(8 - 1)
 
Sean Strickland
Loss

Sean Strickland

(18 - 1)
vs Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00
UFC 210 - Cormier vs. Johnson 2 Apr 08, 2017
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Kamaru Usman
Win

Kamaru Usman

(7 - 1)
 
Warlley Alves
Loss

Warlley Alves

(11 - 1)
vs Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00
UFC Fight Night 100 - Bader vs. Nogueira 2 Nov 19, 2016
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Kamaru Usman
Win

Kamaru Usman

(6 - 1)
 
Alexander Yakovlev
Loss

Alexander Yakovlev

(22 - 7 - 1)
vs Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00
UFC on Fox 20 - Holm vs. Shevchenko Jul 23, 2016
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Kamaru Usman
Win

Kamaru Usman

(5 - 1)
 
Leon Edwards
Loss

Leon Edwards

(12 - 2, 1 NC)
vs Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00
UFC on Fox 17 - Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2 Dec 19, 2015
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Kamaru Usman
Win

Kamaru Usman

(4 - 1)
 
Hayder Hassan
Loss

Hayder Hassan

(5 - 1)
vs Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Round: 2 Time: 1:19
UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale Jul 12, 2015
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Kamaru Usman
Win

Kamaru Usman

(3 - 1)
 
Marcus Hicks
Loss

Marcus Hicks

(10 - 3, 1 NC)
vs TKO (Punches) Round: 2 Time: 5:00
LFC 33 - Legacy Fighting Championship 33 Jul 18, 2014
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Kamaru Usman
Win

Kamaru Usman

(2 - 1)
 
Lenny Lovato
Loss

Lenny Lovato

(8 - 2)
vs TKO (Punches) Round: 3 Time: 1:04
LFC 30 - Legacy Fighting Championship 30 Apr 04, 2014
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Kamaru Usman
Win

Kamaru Usman

(1 - 1)
 
Steven Rodriguez
Loss

Steven Rodriguez

(2 - 1)
vs TKO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 1:31
LFC 27 - Legacy Fighting Championship 27 Jan 31, 2014
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Kamaru Usman
Win

Kamaru Usman

(0 - 1)
 
Rashid Abdullah
Loss

Rashid Abdullah

(3 - 6)
vs TKO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 3:49
VFC - Victory Fighting Championship 41 Dec 14, 2013
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Kamaru Usman
Loss

Kamaru Usman

(DEBUT)
 
Jose Caceres
Win

Jose Caceres

(3 - 3)
vs Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Round: 1 Time: 3:47
CFA 11 - Kyle vs. Wiuff May 24, 2013
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