1248
ELO RATING

Kamaru Usman

"The Nigerian Nightmare"

MMA Record: 21-4-0
UFC Record: 16-3-0
Welterweight
Weight Class

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 0'
Weight
Welterweight
Reach
76'
Stance
Switch
Date of Birth
May 11 1987
Age
38
Peak ELO
1256
ELO Rank
6 of 2600
Strength of Schedule
403-149-4
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1097.7
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1086.2

Performance Statistics

SLpM
4.16
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
51%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
2.67
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
55%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
2.79
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
44%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.1
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Fight History

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result
2025-06-14 UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley Joaquin Buckley U-DEC 5 5:00 Win
2023-10-21 UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 Khamzat Chimaev M-DEC 3 5:00 Loss
2023-03-18 UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 Leon Edwards M-DEC 5 5:00 Loss
2022-08-20 UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards Leon Edwards KO/TKO Kick 5 4:04 Loss
2021-11-06 UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 Colby Covington U-DEC 5 5:00 Win
2021-04-24 UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 Jorge Masvidal KO/TKO Punch 2 1:02 Win
2021-02-13 UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns Gilbert Burns KO/TKO Punches 3 0:34 Win
2020-07-11 UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal Jorge Masvidal U-DEC 5 5:00 Win
2019-12-14 UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington Colby Covington KO/TKO Punch 5 4:10 Win
2019-03-02 UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith Tyron Woodley U-DEC 5 5:00 Win
2018-11-30 The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale Rafael Dos Anjos U-DEC 5 5:00 Win
2018-05-19 UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman Demian Maia U-DEC 5 5:00 Win
2018-01-14 UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi Emil Meek U-DEC 3 5:00 Win
2017-09-16 UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch Sergio Moraes KO/TKO Punch 1 2:48 Win
2017-04-08 UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 Sean Strickland U-DEC 3 5:00 Win
2016-11-19 UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira Warlley Alves U-DEC 3 5:00 Win
2016-07-23 UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko Alexander Yakovlev U-DEC 3 5:00 Win
2015-12-19 UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 Leon Edwards U-DEC 3 5:00 Win
2015-07-12 The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale Hayder Hassan SUB Arm Triangle 2 1:19 Win

Kamaru Usman ELO Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
19 2025-06-14 Joaquin Buckley 1142 Win +12 1248
18 2023-10-21 Khamzat Chimaev 1127 Loss 0 1236
17 2023-03-18 Leon Edwards 1184 Loss 0 1236
16 2022-08-20 Leon Edwards 1159 Loss -20 1236
15 2021-11-06 Colby Covington 1167 Win +13 1256
14 2021-04-24 Jorge Masvidal 1170 Win +18 1243
13 2021-02-13 Gilbert Burns 1164 Win +19 1225
12 2020-07-11 Jorge Masvidal 1186 Win +16 1206
11 2019-12-14 Colby Covington 1164 Win +21 1190
10 2019-03-02 Tyron Woodley 1142 Win +15 1169
9 2018-11-30 Rafael Dos Anjos 1171 Win +18 1154
8 2018-05-19 Demian Maia 1177 Win +19 1136
7 2018-01-14 Emil Meek 1017 Win +12 1117
6 2017-09-16 Sergio Moraes 1076 Win +21 1105
5 2017-04-08 Sean Strickland 1042 Win +15 1084
4 2016-11-19 Warlley Alves 1061 Win +16 1069
3 2016-07-23 Alexander Yakovlev 1017 Win +15 1053
2 2015-12-19 Leon Edwards 1036 Win +17 1038
1 2015-07-12 Hayder Hassan 1000 Win +21 1021

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