Mohammed S. Usman is a Nigerian-American professional mixed martial artist fighting out of Arlington, Texas, United States. His fight name is The Motor.
Usman’s mother was a teacher. His father Muhammed Nasiru Usman was a major in the Nigerian Army before becoming a pharmacist in the U.S.
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BIOGRAPHY
Currently, Mohammed is signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Born in Auchi, Edo, Nigeria, he has two older brothers namely Kamaru Usman and Kashetu Usman and a sister named Ashlyn Usman.
Mohammed is a father of twin boys. Here are 13 more things about him:
- Before joining the UFC, he competed in Tachi Palace Fights, Victory Fighting Championship, Titan Fighting Championship and Professional Fighting League.
- In 1995, he, his siblings and their parents moved to Arlington.
- He is 6’2″ tall and he competes in the heavyweight division.
- He holds a professional MMA record of 11 wins and 4 losses.
- In 2008, he graduated from Bowie High School in Austin, Texas where he competed in wrestling and entered the University of Houston in Houston, Texas where he played football.
- In 2010, his father was charged with multiple counts of health care fraud and sentenced to 15 years in prison.
- From 2010 to 2012, he was a football player at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, USA.
- In 2016, his son Nash Mohammed Usman was born and he decided to end his football career and pursue a career in MMA while working at LA Fitness.
- On May 18, 2017, he made his professional MMA debut.
- In 2019, his son Nash died in a drowning accident in a pool in Arlington.
- In 2022, he defeated Mitchell Sipe and Eduardo Perez in “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 30.
- On August 6, 2022, he made his UFC debut.
- On April 1, 2025, he turned 36.
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TIMELINE
From 2022 to 2025, Mohammed fought six UFC opponents. Here are the results:
2022
- On August 6, 2022, he knocked out Zac Pauga at “UFC on ESPN 40” in Enterprise, Nevada.
2023
- On April 22, 2023, he defeated Junior Tafa via unanimous decision at “UFC Fight Night 222” in Enterprise.
- On September 23, 2023, he defeated Jake Collier via unanimous decision at “UFC Fight Night 228” in Enterprise.
2024
- On March 23, 2024, he lost to Mick Parkin via unanimous decision at “UFC on ESPN 53” in Enterprise.
- On July 20, 2024, he lost to Thomas Petersen via unanimous decision at “UFC on ESPN 60” in Enterprise.
2025
- On June 21, 2025, he defeated Hamdy Abdelwahab at “UFC on ABC 8” in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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