Kamaru Usman ranks fourth all-time in career control time in the UFC and holds the promotional record with eight fights in which he recorded 10 or more minutes of control time. Usman is set to compete at UFC OKC, where he will look to add to that legacy.
Kamaru Usman is set to cement further grappling history at UFC OKC, arriving as one of the most dominant control wrestlers the promotion has ever seen.
Usman, 39, competes out of Kill Cliff FC and currently sits ranked eighth in the welterweight division with a professional record of 21 wins and 4 losses. Known as "The Nigerian Nightmare," the American-based fighter stands six feet tall with a 76-inch reach and operates out of a switch stance. His statistical profile underlines a complete fighter: he lands 4.36 significant strikes per minute at 52 percent accuracy while also averaging 2.82 takedowns per 15 minutes, a combination that has historically left opponents pinned to the canvas and unable to escape.
That grappling pressure is precisely what has pushed Usman into elite historical company. He ranks fourth all-time in career control time across all UFC fighters and holds the promotional record for the most fights — eight — in which he accumulated 10 or more minutes of control time in a single contest. Both marks speak to a sustained, fight-long ability to impose his will rather than flashing brief bursts of positional dominance.
Why it matters
- Usman's control-time record of eight double-digit performances is unmatched in UFC history, giving him a statistical legacy independent of his title reign.
- A strong showing at UFC OKC would push his all-time control-time ranking, potentially threatening the fighters above him on that list.
- At 39 and ranked eighth at welterweight, each appearance carries added weight as he works to re-establish himself among the division's elite.
UFC OKC represents another opportunity for Usman to add to numbers that already place him in rare company among the greatest grapplers the welterweight division has produced.
