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Early age and education
Kamaru Usman is 36 years old. She was born in May 11, 1987, in Auchi, Nigeria. He was born into the Nigerian Army. At the age of 8, Usman and his family immigrated to the United States.
Also, there is no detailed information about his personal life. Furthermore, he belongs to Nigerian-American nationality and his ethnicity is still unknown.
Talking about Kamaru’s educational history, he attended Bowie High School in Arlington, Texas.
Likewise, he went to William Penn University and then transferred to the University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK).
Kamaru Usman – Net worth 2024
Kamaru has earned a considerable sum of money throughout his professional career. His estimated net worth is around $3 million.
However, he has earned around $350,000 for his victory at UFC 235. In November 2018, he earned $205,000: $75,000 for performing, $75,000 for winning, and $50,000 for ‘Performance of the Night’.
Body measurements
African-American MMA fighter Kamaru Usman has an amazing personality. He has a height of 6 feet and weighs around 77 kg.
Likewise, he measures 76 inches when he uses his maximum spin during his matches.
Achievements
Reflecting on Kamaru’s achievements, he gained National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Division II Wrestling Championship (2010), NCAA Division II All-American Wrestling (2008, 2009, 2010), Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC Welterweight Championship, Winner of The Ultimate Fighter 21 tournament, etc.
Caption: Kamaru Usman captured after beating first African UFC champion (Source: BellaNaija)
Professional life and career
Kamaru began his wrestling career in his high school days. Likewise, he made his professional career mixed martial arts debut in 2012 and went on to compete in promotions such as The last fighter in 2015.
He later signed with American MMA promotion, Ultimate Fighting Championship, and faced Hayder Hassan in the final of the Ultimate Finals 21 Finale and won the match via submission control.
Subtitle: Kamaru Usman captured in a wrestling game (Source: Spitballingpod)
Registered Santiago Ponzinibbo at UFC Fight Night 129 on May 19, 2018but then took the replacement mixed martial arts competitor, Demian Maia. However, he won the fight by unanimous decision.
Furthermore, in November 2018Kamaru Usman faced Rafael dos Anjos in The Ultimate Fighter: heavyweight finale.
He defeated him by unanimous decision and then earned a title shot against champion Tyron Woodley at UFC 235. Similarly, in March 2, 2019defeated Woodley by decision and became the Welterweight champion.
On December 14, 2019, he made his first title defense and faced Colby Covington at UFC 245.
He achieved success thanks to a technical knockout in the fifth round. This fight even earned him the Fight of the Night award.
Likewise, Usman is expected to defend his title for the second time against Gilbert Burns on July 11, 2020 at UFC 251.
He is also scheduled to defend his title against Gilbert Burns, on December 12, 2020, at UFC 256.
Personal life
Reflecting on Kamaru is a married man. There is no detailed information about his wife. However, they are very happy with each other.
The couple is lucky to have a daughter. Additionally, he continues to post photos with his daughter on social media.
Caption: Kamaru Usman’s photo of his wife and daughter (Source: Paragon Page)
Furthermore, there are no rumors or scandals about his personal and professional life.
Kamaru Usman – Social networks
Kamaru is socially active on media sites like Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc. He has many followers.
Likewise, he has more than 1.1 million followers on Facebook, around 4 million followers on Instagram, and around 1 million followers on Twitter.
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