diff --git a/changelog.d/mod/2918.bugfix.rst b/changelog.d/mod/2918.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cafa96097
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/mod/2918.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed Mod cog not recording username changes for ``[p]names`` and ``[p]userinfo`` commands
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diff --git a/redbot/cogs/mod/events.py b/redbot/cogs/mod/events.py
index b83dddebb..d63a6c74f 100644
--- a/redbot/cogs/mod/events.py
+++ b/redbot/cogs/mod/events.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class Events(MixinMeta):
             await self.check_mention_spam(message)
 
     @commands.Cog.listener()
-    async def on_member_update(self, before: discord.Member, after: discord.Member):
+    async def on_user_update(self, before: discord.User, after: discord.User):
         if before.name != after.name:
             async with self.settings.user(before).past_names() as name_list:
                 while None in name_list:  # clean out null entries from a bug
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ class Events(MixinMeta):
                 while len(name_list) > 20:
                     name_list.pop(0)
 
+    @commands.Cog.listener()
+    async def on_member_update(self, before: discord.Member, after: discord.Member):
         if before.nick != after.nick and after.nick is not None:
             async with self.settings.member(before).past_nicks() as nick_list:
                 while None in nick_list:  # clean out null entries from a bug