Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Branch
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Kamaru Usman
Kamaru Usman
“The Nigerian Nightmare”
21-4-0
RESULT

Kamaru Usman def. Sergio Moraes (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 2:48
Sergio Moraes
Sergio Moraes
“The Panther”
14-6-1
Saturday, September 16, 2017
PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, United States

Kamaru Usman defeated Sergio Moraes by TKO in round 1 (2:48) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Branch, held Saturday, September 16, 2017 at PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh.

Fight stats

Kamaru Usman
Sergio Moraes
1
Knockdowns
0
16 of 48
Significant strikes
13 of 27
33%
Sig. strike accuracy
48%
16 of 48
Total strikes
13 of 27
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
—
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:05
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
8 of 35
Head
10 of 23
4 of 6
Body
3 of 3
4 of 7
Leg
0 of 1
15 of 46
Distance
13 of 27
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 0
1 of 2
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
0
16 of 48
Sig. str.
13 of 27
16 of 48
Total str.
13 of 27
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:05
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Dan Miragliotta
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

21-4-0
Record
14-6-1
1
Win Streak
0
39
Age
43
6'0"
Height
6'0"
76"
Reach
72"
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Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.16
SLpM
2.42
51%
Str. Acc.
42%
2.67
SApM
3.73
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

2.79
TD Avg.
1.20
44%
TD Acc.
38%
89%
TD Def.
75%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Kamaru Usman · 2-3
  • W
    Joaquin Buckley
    UFC Fight Night: Usman vs BuckleySat, Jun 14, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Khamzat Chimaev
    UFC 294: Makhachev vs Volkanovski 2Sat, Oct 21, 2023
    Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Leon Edwards
    UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3Sat, Mar 18, 2023
    Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Leon Edwards
    UFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2Sat, Aug 20, 2022
    TKO · R5 · 4:04 · Welterweight
  • W
    Colby Covington
    UFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2Sat, Nov 6, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Sergio Moraes · 2-3
  • L
    James Krause
    UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. JacareSat, Nov 16, 2019
    TKO · R3 · 4:19 · Welterweight
  • L
    Warlley Alves
    UFC 237: Namajunas vs AndradeSun, May 12, 2019
    TKO · R3 · 4:13 · Welterweight
  • L
    Anthony Rocco Martin
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Dos SantosSun, Mar 10, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Ben Saunders
    UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. AndersSat, Sep 22, 2018
    Submission · R2 · 4:42 · Welterweight
  • W
    Tim Means
    UFC Fight Night: Machida vs AndersSun, Feb 4, 2018
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 19 fights · 14 fights
74.3
Avg sig. strikes
30.2
3.32
Avg takedowns
1.00
7:44
Avg control time
2:08
175
Career high strikes
87
12
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Kamaru Usman
Strike target
Sergio Moraes
64%
Head
77%
29%
Body
17%
8%
Leg
6%
Kamaru Usman
Strike position
Sergio Moraes
57%
Distance
91%
17%
Clinch
3%
26%
Ground
6%