
Fighter profile
Kamaru Usman
Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the MW division (350 fighters).
Fought across 2 divisions:18 WW · 2 MW (now)
Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.
Striking · offense
Striking · defense
Grappling · offense
Grappling · defense
Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 20 UFC fights · 363:57 total fight time
Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Kamaru has faced, inside the UFC and out.
Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).
Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).
Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.
How the betting market priced Kamaru, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.
over 20 close-line bets
67% implied
ROI +17.1%
Avg -306
ROI +35.6%
Avg +193
Based on 20 of 20 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.
- U-DEC · R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman · 2026-07-18Usman+17392/2340/700:24Du Plessis-215136/2730/200:06
- U-DEC · R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley · 2025-06-14Usman+17841/994/13012:57Buckley-22044/1480/00—
- M-DEC · R3 5:00UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 · 2023-10-21Usman+28436/660/10—Chimaev-36338/704/1207:16
- M-DEC · R5 5:00UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 · 2023-03-18Usman-26287/2054/1505:03Edwards+213120/1610/10—
- KO/TKO · R5 4:04UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards · 2022-08-20Usman-35283/1355/12010:36Edwards+27755/751/512:56
- U-DEC · R5 5:00UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 · 2021-11-06Usman-309123/2931/121:16Covington+239107/2810/1101:54
- KO/TKO · R2 1:02UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 · 2021-04-24Usman-34921/402/211:42Masvidal+26231/520/00—
- U-DEC · R5 5:00UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal · 2020-07-11Usman-24094/1515/16016:38Masvidal+19066/1250/00—
- KO/TKO · R5 4:10UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington · 2019-12-14Usman-190175/3600/020:11Covington+165143/3950/00—
- U-DEC · R5 5:00The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale · 2018-11-30Usman-330130/22312/18018:24Dos Anjos+27062/1120/100:21
- U-DEC · R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman · 2018-05-19Usman-52566/2090/014:18Maia+41527/870/1502:01
- U-DEC · R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi · 2018-01-14Usman-75050/668/19012:56Meek+52530/670/00—
- KO/TKO · R1 2:48UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch · 2017-09-16Usman-100016/480/010:05Moraes+65013/270/00—
- U-DEC · R3 5:00UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 · 2017-04-08Usman-29090/1712/818:08Strickland+24527/1030/00—
- U-DEC · R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira · 2016-11-19Usman-21071/1501/205:21Alves+17525/730/00—
- U-DEC · R3 5:00UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko · 2016-07-23Usman-25041/675/9013:02Yakovlev+2108/150/00—
- U-DEC · R3 5:00UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 · 2015-12-19Usman-24048/806/13010:46Edwards+20026/570/000:40
- Usman-24015/266/805:09Hassan+2003/110/00—
Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

