Light Heavyweight · Men

Jimi Manuwa

“Poster Boy”
United States Keddles Gym debut 2008
Elo 1,652 peak 1,990 · 18 Mar 2017 338 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 4632576
17-6pro record
4L current streak
1,869best win, Elo
1,505average opponent
-- born 18 Feb 1980
73.0" / 79.5" height / reach

Elo history

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

Record

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Rating by method KO1,401 Sub1,206 Dec1,265

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Ovince St. Preux KO/TKO R2 · 8 Oct 2016 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,869
  2. Jan Błachowicz Decision R3 · 11 Apr 2015 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,829
  3. Corey Anderson KO/TKO R1 · 18 Mar 2017 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,824
  4. Ryan Jimmo KO/TKO R2 · 26 Oct 2013 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,803
  5. Cyrille Diabate KO/TKO R1 · 16 Feb 2013 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,640

Losses

The latest 5 of 6
  1. Aleksandar Rakić KO/TKO R1 · 1 Jun 2019 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,771
  2. Thiago Santos KO/TKO R2 · 8 Dec 2018 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,014
  3. Jan Błachowicz Decision R3 · 17 Mar 2018 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,745
  4. Volkan Oezdemir KO/TKO R1 · 29 Jul 2017 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,645
  5. Anthony Johnson KO/TKO R2 · 5 Sep 2015 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,070

Fight history

23 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
23 1 Jun 201939.3 yrs L17-6 Aleksandar Rakić 11-1 · 27.3 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOHead Kick R10:47 0.00 1,729→1,652 -77 1,771 +198→+168 UFC Fight Night 153: Gustafsson vs. Smith Ultimate Fighting Championship
22 8 Dec 201838.8 yrs L17-5 Thiago Santos 21-8 · 34.9 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R25:41 0.00 1,762→1,729 -33 2,014 – UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega Ultimate Fighting Championship
21 17 Mar 201838.1 yrs L17-4 Jan Błachowicz 21-7 · 35.1 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.21* 1,836→1,762 -74 1,745 -205→-190 UFC Fight Night 127: Werdum vs. Volkov Ultimate Fighting Championship
20 29 Jul 201737.4 yrs L17-3 Volkan Oezdemir 14-1 · 27.9 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R10:42 0.00 1,990→1,836 -154 1,645 -175→-180 UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
19 18 Mar 201737.1 yrs W17-2 Corey Anderson 12-2 · 27.5 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunch R13:05 1.00 1,928→1,990 +62 1,824 -144→-140 UFC Fight Night 107: Manuwa vs. Anderson Ultimate Fighting Championship
18 8 Oct 201636.6 yrs W16-2 Ovince St. Preux 19-8 · 33.5 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R27:38 1.00 1,832→1,928 +97 1,869 +140→+130 UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
17 5 Sep 201535.5 yrs L15-2 Anthony Johnson 19-5 · 31.5 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunch R25:28 0.00 1,879→1,835 -44 2,070 +320→+456 UFC 191: Johnson vs. Dodson 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
16 11 Apr 201535.1 yrs W15-1 Jan Błachowicz 18-3 · 32.1 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.89* 1,806→1,879 +73 1,829 -150→-150 UFC Fight Night 64: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
15 8 Mar 201434.1 yrs L14-1 Alexander Gustafsson 15-2 · 27.1 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOKnee & Punches R26:18 0.00 1,847→1,810 -38 2,071 +294→+294 UFC Fight Night 37: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa Ultimate Fighting Championship
14 26 Oct 201333.7 yrs W14-0 Ryan Jimmo 18-3 · 31.9 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOLeg Injury R29:41 1.00 1,746→1,847 +102 1,803 -203→-203 UFC Fight Night 30: Machida vs. Munoz Ultimate Fighting Championship
13 16 Feb 201333.0 yrs W13-0 Cyrille Diabate 19-8-1 · 39.4 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOLeg Injury R15:00 1.00 1,664→1,746 +81 1,640 -227→-227 UFC on Fuel TV 7: Barao vs. McDonald Ultimate Fighting Championship
12 29 Sep 201232.6 yrs W12-0 Kyle Kingsbury 11-6 (1) · 30.5 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKODoctor Stoppage R210:00 1.00 1,616→1,664 +48 1,448 -160→-160 UFC on Fuel TV 5: Struve vs. Miocic Ultimate Fighting Championship
11 10 Dec 201131.8 yrs W11-0 Antony Rea 22-13 · 35.4 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKORetirement R15:00 1.00 1,547→1,616 +69 1,473 – BAMMA 8: Manuwa vs. Rea BAMMA
10 22 Oct 201131.7 yrs W10-0 Nick Chapman 3-0 Light Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOKnees R12:14 1.00 1,518→1,547 +29 1,240 – UCMMA 24: Hands of War Ultimate Challenge MMA
9 7 Aug 201030.5 yrs W9-0 Valentino Petrescu 8-0 · 29.6 yrs Light Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOPunch R13:08 1.00 1,443→1,523 +80 1,415 – UCMMA 14: Invincible Ultimate Challenge MMA
8 8 May 201030.2 yrs W8-0 Reza Mahdavian 3-2 –title KO/TKOPunches R13:19 1.00 1,415→1,443 +27 1,123 – UCMMA 12: Never Back Down Ultimate Challenge MMA
7 5 Dec 200929.8 yrs W7-0 Shaun Lomas 4-6 Light Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R13:58 1.00 1,393→1,415 +22 1,058 – UCMMA 9: Fighting for Heroes Ultimate Challenge MMA
6 22 Aug 200929.5 yrs W6-0 Luke Blythe 2-3 Light Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOPunch R29:22 1.00 1,366→1,393 +27 1,071 – UCMMA 6: Payback Ultimate Challenge MMA
5 9 May 200929.2 yrs W5-0 Ryan Robinson 6-7-1 Light Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R12:03 1.00 1,319→1,366 +47 1,145 – UCMMA 4: Relentless Ultimate Challenge MMA
4 7 Feb 200929.0 yrs W4-0 Jamie Hearn 1-0 – SubGuillotine Choke R11:49 1.00 1,238→1,319 +81 1,212 – UCMMA 2: Unbreakable Ultimate Challenge MMA
3 6 Dec 200828.8 yrs W3-0 Chris Greig 3-2 Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R26:35 1.00 1,168→1,238 +70 1,098 – UCMMA 1: Bad Breed Ultimate Challenge MMA
2 13 Sep 200828.6 yrs W2-0 Dave Rintoul debut Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R13:10 1.00 1,090→1,168 +78 1,053 – FX3 - Fight Night 9 Regional / Unaffiliated
1 26 Jul 200828.4 yrs W1-0 Tom King debut Light Heavyweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R14:25 1.00 1,002→1,090 +88 1,002 – Full Contact Fight Night 8 Full Contact Fight Night