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“Nigerian Nightmare”
Kamaru Usman
- Wins
- 21
- Losses
- 5
- Draws
- 0
Bio
- Age
- 39
- as of Oct 13, 2026
- Height
- 6'0"183 cm
- 183 cm6'0"
- Weight
- 171 lb78 kg
- 78 kg171 lb
- Reach
- 76"193 cm
- 193 cm76"
- Leg reach
- 41"104 cm
- 104 cm41"
- Fighting style
- Freestyle
- Born
- Auchi, Nigeria
- Trains at
- Blackzilians - Boca Raton, FL
- Octagon debut
- Jul. 12, 2015
- Status
- Active
Wins by method
9
1
11
3 first-round finishes
Career averages
- Sig. strikes landed
- 4.13
- per minute
- Sig. strikes absorbed
- 2.86
- per minute
- Striking accuracy
- 51%
- 1,503 landed
- Striking defense
- 55%
- of strikes avoided
- Takedowns
- 2.60
- per 15 minutes
- Takedown defense
- 90%
- of attempts stopped
- Submission attempts
- 0.08
- per 15 minutes
- Knockdowns
- 0.41
- per 15 minutes
- Average fight time
- 18:12
- minutes : seconds
Significant strikes landed by position
- Standing 897 (60%)
- Clinch 242 (16%)
- Ground 364 (24%)
As published on UFC.com. For some athletes UFC.com's averages also include Dana White's Contender Series bouts.
Patterns an opponent can exploit
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Latest UFC fights
- Lvs Dricus Du PlessisJul. 18, 2026Decision - UnanimousR5 5:00
- Wvs Joaquin BuckleyJun. 14, 2025Decision - UnanimousR5 5:00
- Lvs Khamzat ChimaevOct. 21, 2023DECISION - MAJORITYR3 5:00
The latest 3 fights shown on UFC.com.
Source: Kamaru Usman on UFC.com , checked Oct 13, 2026. Values are copied as UFC.com publishes them, not cross-checked. Nothing here is estimated. Takedown accuracy is left out because UFC.com's figure doesn't match its own takedown counts. Sources & credits
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