Kamaru Usman
Nigerian-American mixed martial artist
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| 2024 | Usman endorsed Donald Trump for President of the United States. |
| October 21 2023 | Made his middleweight MMA debut, stepping in on 10 days' notice to replace an injured Paulo Costa, fighting Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294 and losing via majority decision. |
| March 18 2023 | Fought Leon Edwards for the UFC Welterweight Championship at UFC 286, losing via majority decision in their third fight. |
| 2022 | Inducted into the National Wrestling Coaches Association Jim Koch Division II Hall of Fame. |
| 2022 | Usman appeared as a guest star in the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, playing a naval officer. |
| August 20 2022 | Kamaru Usman lost his UFC Welterweight Championship to Leon Edwards via knockout in the fifth round at UFC 278, marking his first loss inside the UFC and ending his title reign after five successful defenses. |
| 2021 | Won The Charles 'Mask' Lewis Fighter of the Year at the World MMA Awards. |
| 2021 | Named Fighter of the Year by multiple organizations including ESPN, Bleacher Report, Yahoo! Sports, Cageside Press, Lowkick MMA, CBS Sports, and BT Sport. |
| November 6 2021 | Usman rematched Colby Covington at UFC 268, retaining his UFC Welterweight Championship via unanimous decision. |
| April 24 2021 | Usman rematched Jorge Masvidal at UFC 261 in Florida, successfully defending his UFC Welterweight Championship by knocking out Masvidal in the second round. He became the first fighter to knockout Masvidal in the UFC and earned his fourth Performance of the Night bonus award. |
| March 16 2021 | Usman's father was released from FCI Seagoville prison. |
| February 13 2021 | Usman defended his UFC Welterweight title against Gilbert Burns at UFC 258, winning via technical knockout in the third round. This victory surpassed Georges St-Pierre's record for the largest win-streak in the welterweight division with thirteen consecutive wins and earned him the Performance of the Night award. |
| July 12 2020 | Kamaru Usman was originally scheduled to defend his UFC Welterweight title against Gilbert Burns at UFC 251. Due to Burns testing positive for COVID-19, Jorge Masvidal replaced him on short notice. Usman won the fight via unanimous decision, with the event generating 1.3 million pay-per-view buys in the United States. |
| July 5 2020 | Jorge Masvidal was announced as a replacement fighter for Gilbert Burns in Usman's UFC title defense at UFC 251. |
| July 3 2020 | Gilbert Burns tested positive for COVID-19 and was removed from the scheduled UFC 251 title fight against Usman. |
| December 14 2019 | Usman successfully defended his UFC Welterweight Championship by defeating long-time rival Colby Covington via technical knockout in the fifth round at UFC 245. The fight was a high-paced striking battle where Usman knocked down Covington twice before finishing him, setting the record for the latest finish in UFC welterweight history and earning the Fight of the Night award. |
| March 2 2019 | Kamaru Usman defeated Tyron Woodley via unanimous decision at UFC 235, winning the UFC Welterweight Championship in a one-sided fight where he dominated Woodley for all five rounds. |
| 2018 | Ranked #10 UFC Fighter of the Year by UFC.com, tied with Corey Anderson & Thiago Santos. |
| November 30 2018 | Usman fought former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale, winning by unanimous decision and earning his second Performance of the Night award. |
| August 18 2018 | Usman was announced as a back-up fighter for the UFC 228 main event between Tyron Woodley and Darren Till. |
| May 19 2018 | Usman was originally scheduled to fight Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC Fight Night 129, but the opponent was later replaced by Demian Maia due to injury. Usman won the fight by unanimous decision, successfully denying all 15 of Maia's takedown attempts and outperforming him on the feet. |
| 2015 | Ranked #6 UFC Newcomer of the Year by UFC.com. |
| 2014 | Kamaru Usman's daughter was born. |
| 2010 | Won the NCAA Division II National Championship in wrestling at 174 lbs. |
| May 2010 | Usman's father Muhammed Nasiru Usman was convicted of health care fraud and money laundering, sentenced to 15 years imprisonment and ordered to pay $1,300,000 in restitution. |
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