Top 5 wins of Kamaru Usman in UFC
Kamaru Usman is one of the greatest weltwerweights in the history of the UFC. Take a look at his best wins in the UFC.
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“The Nigerian Nightmare” Kamaru Usman is one of the most dominating UFC champions ever. Usman holds a record of 20 wins and three losses in his MMA career. Throughout his career, Kamaru Usman has defeated some of the biggest names in the division. Let’s have a look at the top 5 wins of Kamaru Usman in UFC.
Usman started his UFC journey with The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs Blackzilians. He defeated Hayder Hassan via second-round submission and won the Ultimate Fighter 21. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ defeated Tyron Woodley at UFC 235 to capture the UFC welterweight championship, and he broke many records during his championship run.
Rafael Dos Anjos, Demian Maia, Tyron Woodley, and Jorge Masvidal are some of the biggest names that fell prey to Usman. Now, let us go through the top 5 wins of Kamaru Usman’s career.
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Here is the list of the top 5 wins of Kamaru Usman in UFC
5. Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal 1
‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ Kamaru Usman faced the BMF titleholder, Jorge Masvidal, on a short notice fight at UFC 251. The UFC booked Usman to face Gilbert Burns in this fight, but Burns tested positive for COVID. It paved the way for Masvidal to accept the fight on one week’s notice.
These two giants of the welterweight division sold over a million PPVs due to their rivalry. Usman dominated for the better part of five rounds to defeat Masvidal via unanimous decision. This win of Usman is ranked number 5th in our list of top 5 wins of Kamaru Usman.
4. Kamaru Usman vs Gilbert Burns
Usman faced his former teammate and training partner, Gilbert Burns, in the main event of UFC 258. Burns was on a six-fight winning streak entering this fight, and he was determined to leave the octagon with the UFC welterweight title around his waist.
The challenger rocked Usman with a right hand in the first round, but he recovered well and defeated Gilbert Burns with a third-round TKO. Kamaru Usman also won the performance of the night bonus for this fight. This win is ranked number four in our list of the top 5 wins of Kamaru Usman.
3. Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington 1
The Nigerian Nightmare faced the former interim UFC Welterweight champion Colby Covington in the main event of UFC 245. This fight was also his first title defense as the welterweight champion. Usman and Colby embarked on an action-packed promotion where both fighters talked loads of trash.
Colby took the champ into deep waters, and he was even ahead on one judge’s scorecard after the end of four rounds. However, Usman ended the fight in the fifth round and won the fight of the night bonus as well for his performance against Colby Covington. This win of Kamaru Usman is ranked number three in our list of top 5 wins of Kamaru Usman.
2. Kamaru Usman vs Tyron Woodley
Usman defeated some of the biggest names of the welterweight division, such as Rafael Dos Anjos, Demian Maia, Sergio Moraes, and others, to earn the title shot against the former titleholder, Tyron Woodley.
Usman and Woodley faced each other in the co-main event of UFC 235, and after five rounds of hard-fought battle, Kamaru Usman defeated Tyron Woodley by unanimous decision. With this win, The Nigerian Nightmare won the UFC welterweight title and started his reign in the division. This win is ranked number two in our list of the top 5 wins of Kamaru Usman.
1. Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal 2
Usman faced Jorge Masvidal in a rematch in the main event of UFC 261. Masvidal had been demanding a rematch since losing the first fight on short notice. Gamebred claimed he would defeat Usman by entering into this fight with a full camp.
Unfortunately, this one ended up being a nightmare for him. He lasted five rounds with Kamaru Usman in the first fight but this time around ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ knocked him out in the very second round of the fight and defended his title the fourth time. This win is ranked number one in our list of the top 5 wins of Kamaru Usman.
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