Kamaru Usman joined the UFC in 2015 with a record of 5-1. Today, Usman has a professional record of 17-1. Those 12 straight wins in the UFC welterweight division put him in a tie with former two-division UFC champion Georges St-Pierre for the longest winning streak in the history of the UFC’s 170-pound division.
On Saturday, Usman looks to break that tie with St-Pierre when he faces No. 1 ranked Gilbert Burns in the main event of UFC 258. Usman, who claimed the UFC welterweight title with a 2019 decision win over Tyron Woodley, still has a way to go to catch St-Pierre in the consecutive title defense department. If the champ gets past Burns, the victory will mark his third title defense. St-Pierre defended the title nine times in a row between 2008 and 2013.
Usman has rather quietly put his name in the UFC welterweight record book in several categories since he made his debut with the promotion with a win over Hayder Hassan in the welterweight finale of season 21 of The Ultimate Fighter.
Before Saturday’s UFC 258 pay-per-view card, take a look at where Usman and Burns stand in the UFC record book.
UFC 258 takes place at UFC Apex. The main card streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view before prelims on ESPN+ and ESPN and early prelims in ESPN+.
UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns
| Kamaru Usman | Gilbert Burns |
|---|---|
| Kamaru Usman | Gilbert Burns |
| Overall UFC records | Overall UFC records |
| Usman is tied for seventh in UFC history with a 12-fight winning streak | |
| Usman ranks fifth in UFC history in longest average fight time at 17:21 | |
| Usman ranks seventh in UFC history in control time with 1:53:07 | |
| Usman ranks third in UFC history in bottom position time with 0:02 | |
| Usman ranks third in UFC history in bottom position percentage at 0.02 percent | |
| Overall UFC welterweight records | Overall UFC welterweight records |
| Usman is tied for third in UFC welterweight history with nine wins | |
| Usman ranks second in UFC welterweight history in longest average fight time at 17:21 | |
| Usman ranks third in UFC welterweight history in control time with 1:53:07 | |
| Usman ranks fourth in UFC welterweight history in control time percentage at 54.3 percent | |
| Usman ranks sixth in UFC welterweight history in top position time at 1:13:31 | |
| Usman ranks first in UFC welterweight history in bottom position time with 0:02 | Burns ranks seventh in UFC welterweight history in bottom position time with 1:49 |
| Usman ranks first in UFC welterweight history in bottom position percentage at 0.02 percent | |
| Usman ranks eighth in UFC welterweight history in significnat strikes landed with 937 | |
| Usman ranks sixth in UFC welterweight history in significant striking accuracy at 53.7 percent | |
| Usman ranks second in UFC welterweight history in striking differential at plus 2.27 | |
| Usman ranks fourth in UFC welterweight history in total strikes landed with 1,784 | |
| Usman ranks seventh in UFC welterweight history in takedowns landed with 47 | |
| Usman is tied for third in UFC welterweight history with nine decision wins | |
| UFC welterweight single fight records | UFC welterweight single fight records |
| Usman ranks second in UFC welterweight history in striking differential in a single fight at +107 vs. Tyron Woodley on 3-2-19 | |
| Usman ranks fifth in UFC welterweight history in significant strikes landed in a single fight with 175 vs. Colby Covington on 12-14-19 | |
| Usman ranks seventh in UFC welterweight history in significant strikes attempted in a single fight with 360 vs. Colby Covington on 12-14-19 | |
| Usman ranks sixth in UFC welterweight history in significant striking accuracy in a single fight at 75.8 percent vs. Emil Meek on 1-14-18 | |
| Usman ranks third in UFC welterweight history in distance strikes landed in a single fight with 156 vs. Colby Covington on 12-14-19 | |
| Usman ranks first in UFC welterweight history in clinch strikes landed in a single fight with 78 vs. Tyron Woodley on 3-2-19 | |
| Usman is tied for eighth in UFC welterweight history in significant ground strikes landed in a single fight with 49 vs. Rafael dos Anjos on 11-30-18 | |
| Usman ranks fifth in UFC welterweight history in significant strikes landed in a single fight with 175 vs. Colby Covington on 12-14-19 | |
| Usman ranks first in UFC welterweight history in significant body strikes landed in a single fight with 83 vs. Tyron Woodley on 3-2-19 | |
| Usman ranks third in UFC welterweight history in significant body strikes landed in a single fight with 53 vs. Colby Covington on 12-14-19 | |
| Usman is tied for seventh in UFC welterweight history in significant body strikes landed in a single fight with 49 vs. Jorge Masvidal on 7-11-20 | |
| Usman ranks first in UFC welterweight history in total strikes landed in a single fight with 336 vs. Tyron Woodley on 3-2-19 | |
| Usman ranks fourth in UFC welterweight history in total strikes landed in a single fight with 263 vs. Jorge Masvidal on 7-11-20 | |
| Usman ranks ninth in UFC welterweight history in total strikes attempted in a single fight with 390 vs. Tyron Woodley on 3-2-19 | |
| Usman ranks first in UFC welterweight history in total clinch strikes landed in a single fight with 190 vs. Jorge Masvidal on 7-11-20 | |
| Usman ranks fifth in UFC welterweight history in total clinch strikes landed in a single fight with 153 vs. Tyron Woodley on 3-2-19 | |
| Usman ranks first in UFC welterweight history in total body strikes landed in a single fight with 192 vs. Tyron Woodley on 3-2-19 | |
| Usman ranks seventh in UFC welterweight history in total body strikes landed in a single fight with 88 vs. Jorge Masvidal on 7-11-20 | |
| Usman ranks first in UFC welterweight history in total leg strikes landed in a single fight with 93 vs. Jorge Masvidal on 7-11-20 | |
| Usman ranks eighth in UFC welterweight history in total leg strikes landed in a single fight with 53 vs. Tyron Woodley on 3-2-19 | |
| Usman is tied for second in UFC welterweight history with 12 takedowns landed in a single fight vs. Rafael dos Anjos on 11-30-18 | |
| Usman is tied for sixth in UFC welterweight history in takedowns attempted in a single fight with 19 vs. Emil Meek on 1-14-18 | |
| Usman is tied for eighth in UFC welterweight history in takedowns attempted in a single fight with 18 vs. Rafael dos Anjos on 11-30-18 | |
| UFC welterweight single round records | UFC welterweight single round records |
| Usman is tied for third in takedowns landed in a single round with five during Round 1 vs. Hayder Hassan on 7-12-15 | |
| Usman is tied for eighth in takedowns landed in a single round with four during Round 3 vs. Emil Meek on 1-14-18 | |
| Usman is tied for eighth in takedowns landed in a single round with four during Round 3 vs. Rafael dos Anjos on 11-30-18 | |
| Usman is tied for seventh in takedowns attempted in a single round with nine during Round 1 vs. Emil Meek on 1-14-18 | Burns is tied for seventh in takedowns attempted in a single round with nine during Round 1 vs. Andreas Stahl on 7-26-14 |
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