Who Is Kamaru Usman’s Wife Eleslie Dietzsch? Are They Still Together?

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. However, ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ is currently on a 3-fight losing skid, and is hoping to turn things around when he returns this weekend at UFC on ESPN 69 in Atlanta to take on the up-and-coming Joaquin Buckley.

While combat fans know quite a lot about Kamaru Usman’s professional achievements inside the Octagon, the same cannot be said about his personal life. The former welterweight champion, much like many other fighters, prefers to keep his private life away from the limelight. Nevertheless, we’ve got you covered there, so here’s what die-hard fans need to know about his wife and marriage.

Meet Eleslie Dietzsch, Kamaru Usman’s partner

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, who has been with the UFC star for a long time, for more than a decade. Dietzsch was born on November 22, 1986, to her parents, Eunice and Jose. She is of Brazilian and Portuguese descent.

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, 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.

Do Eleslie Dietzsch and Kamaru Usman have kids together?

Kamaru Usman and Eleslie Dietzsch have one daughter together, Samirah Usman, who was born in 2014 and is currently around 10 years old. Usman has consistently shown his love for the ten-year-old on social media. Their daughter 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.

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

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. But let’s take a look at their marriage status.

Is Usman still married to Dietzsch?

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, whom he claims to be his long-term girlfriend, but certain reports claim that they were married. Usman and Dietzsch have preferred to keep their relationship private, and as far as it seems now, the couple is not together anymore.

Despite being silent about his relationship with Eleslie Dietzsch and their reported marriage, Kamaru Usman opened up publicly to announce that he was single. In 2022, 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 Eleslie Dietzsch is unknown. However, it seems that there is no bitterness now between him and his ex-wife. 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, especially with their beautiful child involved in their beautiful respective journey.