Welterweight · Men

Themba Gorimbo

“The Answer”
Zimbabwe MMA Masters debut 2011
Elo 1,669 peak 1,738 · 12 Oct 2024 69 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 2325651
14-7pro record
3L current streak
1,635best win, Elo
1,354average opponent
-- born 23 Jan 1991
73.0" / 77.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO1,372 Sub1,144 Dec1,257

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Niko Price Decision R3 · 12 Oct 2024 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,635
  2. Takashi Sato Decision R3 · 20 May 2023 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,515
  3. Ramiz Brahimaj Decision R3 · 18 May 2024 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,489
  4. Pete Rodriguez KO/TKO R1 · 3 Feb 2024 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,451
  5. José da Rocha Junior Decision R3 · 4 May 2019 · EFC Worldwide 1,406

Losses

The latest 5 of 7
  1. Jonathan Micallef Decision R3 · 2 May 2026 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,720
  2. Jeremiah Wells Decision R3 · 1 Nov 2025 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,746
  3. Vicente Luque Submission R1 · 7 Dec 2024 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,891
  4. AJ Fletcher Submission R2 · 18 Feb 2023 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,517
  5. Handesson Ferreira Decision R3 · 29 Oct 2021 · UAE Warriors 1,709

Fight history

26 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
26 2 May 202635.3 yrs L14-7 Jonathan Micallef 9-1 · 27.2 yrs Welterweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.39* 1,679→1,669 -10 1,720 +250→+185 UFC Fight Night 275: Della Maddalena vs. Prates Ultimate Fighting Championship
25 1 Nov 202534.8 yrs L14-6 Jeremiah Wells 12-4-1 · 39.0 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.37* 1,686→1,679 -7 1,746 -139→-140 UFC Fight Night 263: Garcia vs. Onama Ultimate Fighting Championship
24 7 Dec 202433.9 yrs L14-5 Vicente Luque 23-11-1 · 33.0 yrs Welterweight SubAnaconda Choke R10:52 0.00 1,738→1,686 -51 1,891 -205→-159 UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura Ultimate Fighting Championship
23 12 Oct 202433.7 yrs W14-4 Niko Price 16-7 (2) · 35.0 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,655→1,738 +83 1,635 -278→-348 UFC Fight Night 244: Royval vs. Taira Ultimate Fighting Championship
22 18 May 202433.3 yrs W13-4 Ramiz Brahimaj 10-4 · 31.5 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.98* 1,597→1,655 +58 1,489 -240→-144 UFC Fight Night 241: Barboza vs. Murphy Ultimate Fighting Championship
21 3 Feb 202433.0 yrs W12-4 Pete Rodriguez 6-1 · 27.2 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOOverhand Right & Ground Punches R10:32 1.00 1,528→1,597 +68 1,451 -290→-235 UFC Fight Night 235: Dolidze vs. Imavov Ultimate Fighting Championship
20 20 May 202332.3 yrs W11-4 Takashi Sato 16-6 · 32.9 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.98* 1,420→1,528 +108 1,515 -113→-125 UFC Fight Night 223: Dern vs. Hill Ultimate Fighting Championship
19 18 Feb 202332.1 yrs L10-4 AJ Fletcher 9-2 · 26.0 yrs Welterweight SubGuillotine Choke R26:37 0.00 1,505→1,420 -85 1,517 +185→+241 UFC Fight Night 219: Andrade vs. Blanchfield Ultimate Fighting Championship
18 26 Jun 202231.4 yrs W10-3 Julio Rodrigues 13-6 (1) · 38.0 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,466→1,505 +39 1,381 -200→-200 Fury FC 65: Weems vs. Miller Fury Fighting Championship
17 29 Oct 202130.8 yrs L9-3 Handesson Ferreira 16-3-1 · 33.6 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,474→1,466 -8 1,709 +300→+300 UAE Warriors 24 UAE Warriors
16 14 Mar 202029.1 yrs W9-2 Lyle Karam 6-0 · 23.6 yrs Welterweighttitle SubTriangle Choke R27:06 1.00 1,420→1,490 +70 1,350 – EFC Worldwide 84 EFC Worldwide
15 28 Sep 201928.7 yrs W8-2 Luke Michael 4-3 · 24.8 yrs Welterweighttitle KO/TKOElbows R12:48 1.00 1,371→1,420 +49 1,206 – EFC Worldwide 82 EFC Worldwide
14 4 May 201928.3 yrs W7-2 José da Rocha Junior 10-5 · 31.6 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,281→1,371 +90 1,406 – EFC Worldwide 79 EFC Worldwide
13 9 Sep 201726.6 yrs L6-2 Dave Mazany 15-7 (1) · 34.0 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R25:39 0.00 1,352→1,290 -62 1,457 – EFC Worldwide 63 EFC Worldwide
12 13 May 201625.3 yrs W6-1 Joe Cummins 3-0 Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,277→1,358 +81 1,363 – EFC Worldwide 49 EFC Worldwide
11 3 Oct 201524.7 yrs L5-1 Leon Mynhardt 14-6 · 33.3 yrs Lightweighttitle SubGuillotine Choke R26:03 0.00 1,323→1,277 -45 1,506 – EFC Worldwide 44 EFC Worldwide
10 21 Feb 201524.1 yrs W5-0 Alex Cheboub 7-5 · 33.0 yrs Lightweight SubGuillotine Choke R11:50 1.00 1,275→1,323 +48 1,104 – EFC Africa 37 EFC Worldwide
9 27 Feb 201423.1 yrs W4-0 Chaz Wasserman 1-0 · 27.1 yrs Welterweight SubD'arce Choke R29:31 1.00 1,197→1,275 +78 1,160 – Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 27 EFC Worldwide
8 12 Dec 201322.9 yrs W3-0 Chimmy van Winkel 0-2 Welterweight SubArmbar R11:59 1.00 1,167→1,197 +30 891 – Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 26 EFC Worldwide
7 15 Aug 201322.6 yrs W2-0 Juan Lubbe 4-3 · 31.1 yrs Welterweight SubArmbar R13:48 1.00 1,040→1,167 +127 1,208 – Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 22 EFC Worldwide
6 15 Jun 201322.4 yrs W1-0 Sydney Mokgolo 3-1 Welterweight SubTriangle Choke R2 1.00 895→1,040 +146 1,173 – Imagine FC 3.0 - Imagine Fighting Championship 3 South Africa Regional
5 6 Apr 201322.2 yrs W1-4 Jarred Holiday debut Open Weight DecisionSplit R39:00 0.56 859→895 +35 1,013 – Cape Fight League 3 Cape Fight League am
4 19 May 201221.3 yrs L0-4 Barend Nienaber 3-0 Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 857→859 +3 1,173 – UMF Muay Thai / Dragon Legends MMA - Underground Fight Night Ultimate Mexican Fighters am
3 4 Feb 201221.0 yrs L0-3 Ivor Petersen debut – KO/TKOPunches R37:00 0.00 904→857 -47 1,004 – Cape Fight League 1 Cape Fight League am
2 29 Oct 201120.8 yrs L0-2 Marcel Teniers 3-0 Welterweight SubRear-Naked Choke R1 0.00 934→904 -30 1,142 – UMF Muay Thai / Dragon Legends MMA - Underground Fight Night Ultimate Mexican Fighters am
1 5 Mar 201120.1 yrs L0-1 Marcel Teniers debut – SubEzekiel Choke R1 0.00 1,000→934 -66 1,000 – UMF Muay Thai / Dragon Legends MMA - Underground Fight Night Ultimate Mexican Fighters am