#8 RankedWelterweight

Kamaru Usman

“Nigerian Nightmare”

Nigeria Nigeria

21-4-0

9 KO · 1 SUB · 11 DEC

Age

6'0"

Height

76"

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Stance

Next fight: vs Dricus Du Plessis · Jul 18 · UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. UsmanPrediction →

Career History

Official results from ESPN.

Official ESPN per-fight stats

Strikes, takedowns, knockdowns, control & defense, aggregated from official ESPN per-fight statistics (recent fights).

Striking

Sig. strikes landed /min3.5

Striking accuracy50%

Strikes absorbed /min3.2

Striking defense51%

Knockdowns /150.5

Grappling

Takedowns /151.9

Takedown accuracy35%

Takedown defense81%

Submission /150.1

Control min /154.3

Striking Profile

Body puncher

Invests downstairs — 29% of strikes target the body.

Strike target

Head 64%Body 29%Leg 8%

Where it lands

Distance 57%Clinch 17%Ground 26%

From 19 fights · UFCStats significant-strike data

Win-probability projections live in the Vex AI simulator — the only modelled figures on the site.