Kamaru Usman (21-4, 10) was born in Auchi, Edo, Nigeria on May 11, 1987. At the age of 25 years on November 30, 2012, he made his professional MMA debut against David Glover, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On December 19, 2015, 28-year old Kamaru Usman made his UFC debut on his 8th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 against a 24-year old Leon Edwards, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
He became the UFC welterweight champion on March 2, 2019 at age 31 on his 16th professional MMA fight at UFC 235 after defeating a 36-year old Tyron Woodley via 5-round unanimous decision.
Usman's last fight was a 5-round unanimous decision win against Joaquin Buckley at UFC on ESPN: Usman vs. Buckley at age 38 on June 14, 2025. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought 17 times in the UFC, and has a record of 14 wins and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Kamaru Usman's best fights have been against Jorge Masvidal, Gilbert Burns, Colby Covington, Tyron Woodley, Sérgio Moraes, Hayder Hassan and Leon Edwards.
Usman has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25  | Jun 14, 2025 38 years, 1 months 21-4 (10) | 31 years, 1 months 21-6 (15) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | WIN |
24  | Oct 21, 2023 36 years, 5 months 20-4 (10) | 29 years, 5 months 12-0 (9) | UFC | MD | 3 | MD | LOSS |
23  | Mar 18, 2023 35 years, 10 months 20-3 (10) | 31 years, 6 months 20-3 (10) | UFC | WL | 5 | MD | LOSS For UFC welterweight title |
22 | Aug 20, 2022 35 years, 3 months 20-2 (10) | 30 years, 11 months 19-3 (9) | UFC | WL | 5 | KO | LOSS Head kick Lost UFC welterweight title |
21  | Nov 6, 2021 34 years, 5 months 20-1 (10) | 33 years, 8 months 16-2 (8) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC welterweight title |
20  | Apr 24, 2021 33 years, 11 months 19-1 (10) | 36 years, 5 months 35-14 (18) | UFC | WL | 2 | KO | WIN Punch Defended UFC welterweight title |
19  | Feb 13, 2021 33 years, 9 months 18-1 (9) | 34 years, 6 months 19-3 (13) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended UFC welterweight title |
18 | Jul 12, 2020 33 years, 2 months 17-1 (8) | 35 years, 8 months 35-13 (18) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC welterweight title |
17 | Dec 14, 2019 32 years, 7 months 16-1 (8) | 31 years, 9 months 15-1 (7) | UFC | WL | 5 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended UFC welterweight title |
16  | Mar 2, 2019 31 years, 9 months 15-1 (7) | 36 years, 10 months 19-3-1 (12) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | WIN Won UFC welterweight title |
15  | Nov 30, 2018 31 years, 6 months 14-1 (7) | 34 years, 1 months 28-10 (14) | TUF | WL | 5 | UD | WIN |
14  | May 19, 2018 31 years 13-1 (7) | 40 years, 6 months 25-8 (14) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | WIN |
13  | Jan 14, 2018 30 years, 8 months 12-1 (7) | 29 years, 4 months 9-2 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
12  | Sep 16, 2017 30 years, 4 months 11-1 (7) | 35 years, 1 months 12-2-1 (8) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
11  | Apr 8, 2017 29 years, 10 months 10-1 (6) | 26 years, 1 months 18-1 (12) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
10  | Nov 19, 2016 29 years, 6 months 9-1 (6) | 25 years, 10 months 10-1 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
9  | Jul 23, 2016 29 years, 2 months 8-1 (6) | 32 years 24-7-1 (17) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
8 | Dec 19, 2015 28 years, 7 months 7-1 (6) | 24 years, 3 months 10-2 (7) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
7  | Jul 12, 2015 28 years, 2 months 6-1 (6) | 32 years, 8 months 6-1 (5) | TUF | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
6  | Jul 18, 2014 27 years, 2 months 5-1 (5) | 38 years, 7 months 10-3 (10) | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
5 | Apr 4, 2014 26 years, 10 months 4-1 (4) | Lenny Lovoto | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | Jan 31, 2014 26 years, 8 months 3-1 (3) | Steven Rodriguez | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Dec 14, 2013 26 years, 7 months 2-1 (2) | Rashid Abdullah | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | May 24, 2013 26 years 1-1 (1) | Jose Caceres | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
1 | Nov 30, 2012 25 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | David Glover | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
