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Who Is Kamaru Usman’s Wife? All You Need to Know About Kamaru Usman and Eleslie Dietzsch’s Marriage

Published 03/10/2023, 12:22 AM EST

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Kamaru Usman has been one of the most dominant fighters in the UFC’s welterweight division. His title reign and sheer power and skills inside the octagon paved the way for him to become a well-known name in the MMA industry. While combat fans know quite a lot about his professional achievements inside the cage, the same cannot be said about his personal life.

While the fighter prefers to keep his private life away from the limelight, here’s what die-hard fans need to know about his wife and marriage.

Who is Kamaru Usman’s Wife Eleslie Dietzsch?

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Eleslie Dietzsch is not officially recognized as the wife of the UFC star Kamaru Usman, as there is no documented source verifying that information. However, she is most popularly regarded as his partner. Dietzsch was born on November 22, 1986, to her parents Eunice and Jose. She is of Brazilian and Portuguese descent.

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Unfortunately, information concerning her family or educational background is not known. Despite her privacy, Dietzsch is active on Instagram, where she has over one thousand followers. She regularly posts moments from her personal life, primarily with her daughter, without Kamaru Usman in the frame.

Eleslie Dietzsch Religion, Ethnicity, and Nationality

Eleslie Dietzsch, born in Brazil, holds Brazilian nationality. However, it is reported that she also holds American citizenship, having grown up in the United States. Despite this, she has not publicly disclosed her ethnicity or religion. Although given her last name, it is possible that she has German ancestry.

How did Kamaru Usman meet Eleslie Dietzsch?

Little is known about the history of Kamaru Usman and Eleslie Dietzsch’s relationship as a couple, including how they first met. It is only known that the two have been dating for a long time and have a child together. Everything else about their relationship has been a secret affair as Kamaru Usman has always kept his personal life private and refrained from speaking about it publicly.

All About Kamaru Usman and Eleslie Dietzsch’s Marriage

Although Kamaru Usman and Eleslie Dietzsch regularly post on Instagram about their children, they rarely share pictures of themselves together. Usman is presently not sharing any pictures with Dietzsch, his long-term girlfriend, and the mother of their daughter, and neither does she. Usman and Dietzsch have preferred to keep their relationship private. Additionally, ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ publicly addressed his relationship status back in 2016, when he referred to Dietzsch as his girlfriend, as reported by Playerwiveswiki. He said, “I’m loving Brazil, my girlfriend is Brazilian, my daughter is half-Brazilian”.

Despite being silent about his relationship with Eleslie Dietzsch and their reported marriage, Kamaru Usman opened up publicly to announce that he is single. He appeared on comedian Andrew Schulz’s podcast and announced that he is no longer in a relationship and recently got single.

The former UFC champion said, “Yeah, I was in a relationship until earlier this year…” He continued by confirming his relationship status further, “Yeah I’m single but I’m not really like- don’t get me wrong, we all like girls. But I’m like- I like love.”

Because Usman has always kept his personal life under wraps, the reason for his breakup with Dietzch is unknown. However, it seems that there is no bitterness now between him and his ex.

Right after the podcast, Eleslie Dietzsch posted a series of pictures of herself with her family and daughter, which featured Kamaru Usman.

Eleslie Dietzsch’s Profession and Net Worth

Eleslie Dietzsch maintains a social media account, but her profession remains undisclosed on any platform. As a result, her net worth and earnings are unknown. Therefore, we have to rely on Kamaru Usman’s net worth, which is estimated to be $3 million in 2023, according to GiveMeSport.

Kamaru Usman and Eleslie Dietzsch’s kids

Kamaru Usman and Eleslie Dietzsch have one daughter together, Samirah Usman, who was born in 2014 and is currently around 8 years old. Usman has consistently shown his love for the eight-year-old on social media.

The eight-year-old has remained fairly active on the photo-sharing platform and has repeatedly been seen accompanying her father during some of his training sessions and sharing moments with her parents, respectively.

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It is inevitable that underneath that display of rage and talent in every fight, Kamaru Usman most definitely has a softer and sweeter side that comes out through his adorable daughter.

 

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The same applies to Eleslie Dietzsch, who often posts pictures with her daughter, referring to her as ‘mini-me’.

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Other than everything mentioned above, not much information can be deduced from anywhere other than from Kamaru Usman’s ex-wife’s and his Instagram. The ex-couple is living a happy life separately and, especially with their beautiful child involved in their beautiful respective journey.

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Written by:

Mayur Soni

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Mayur Soni is a UFC Writer at EssentiallySports. His interest in the UFC heightened when he first saw his favorite fighter Conor McGregor knockout Jose Aldo in mere 13 seconds, in 2015. He thus got hooked on the sport.
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Rohini Kottu