Jimi Manuwa

Light HeavyweightClinch Fighter
6 - 6

12 UFC Fights | 50% Win Rate | 5 Finishes (83%)

Height
6' 1"
Reach
79"
Weight
205 lbs.
Age
46
Orthodox

Jimi Manuwa UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Jimi Manuwa is 6-6 in the UFC across 12 fights, with 5 wins by knockout and 1 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 17-6, 11-0 of it outside the UFC. Manuwa competes at light heavyweight as an orthodox clinch fighter, standing 6'1" with a 79" reach at 46 years old. The last bout was a loss to Aleksandar Rakic by knockout in Jun 2019.

Best attribute: striking accuracy (share of significant strikes that land) — 74th percentile among 140 light heavyweight fighters (54%).

Jimi Manuwa's UFC win rate is 50% (6 of 12 fights), and 83% of those wins came by finish. Manuwa averages 0.3 takedowns per fight at 19% accuracy and stops 71% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
17-6
UFC Record
6-6
Height
6'1"
Reach
79"
Age
46
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Aleksandar Rakic · KO/TKO · Jun 2019

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Jimi Manuwa's Last 5 Fights

Manuwa is 1-4 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Aleksandar Rakic · KO/TKO · R1 0:47 · UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith · Jun 2019
  2. Loss vs Thiago Santos · KO/TKO · R2 0:41 · UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega · Dec 2018
  3. Loss vs Jan Blachowicz · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov · Mar 2018
  4. Loss vs Volkan Oezdemir · KO/TKO · R1 0:42 · UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 · Jul 2017
  5. Win vs Corey Anderson · KO/TKO · R1 3:05 · UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson · Mar 2017

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
3.4
Accuracy
54%
above avg
Knockdowns / Fight
0.25

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
4.0
Strike Differential
+-0.6
Opp. Accuracy Against
51%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.3
Takedown Accuracy
19%
Takedown Defense
71%
Control Time / Fight
1:13
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.2

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
17% KO
0% Sub
R2
25% KO
0% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Jimi Manuwa vs Average

Jimi Manuwa lands 14.2 strikes in R1 but 17.0 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Jimi Manuwa's UFC Fight History

12 UFC fights on record (6-6), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LAleksandar RakicKO/TKOR1 · 0:47UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith2019-06-01
LThiago SantosKO/TKOR2 · 0:41UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega2018-12-08
LJan BlachowiczDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov2018-03-17
LVolkan OezdemirKO/TKOR1 · 0:42UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 22017-07-29
WCorey AndersonKO/TKOR1 · 3:05UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson2017-03-18
WOvince Saint PreuxKO/TKOR2 · 2:38UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson2016-10-08
LAnthony JohnsonKO/TKOR2 · 0:28UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 22015-09-05
WJan BlachowiczDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 22015-04-11
LAlexander GustafssonKO/TKOR2 · 1:18UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa2014-03-08
WRyan JimmoKO/TKOR2 · 4:41UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz2013-10-26
WCyrille DiabateKO/TKOR1 · 5:00UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald2013-02-16
WKyle KingsburyKO/TKOR2 · 5:00UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic2012-09-29

How Manuwa Ranks at Light Heavyweight

Percentile among the 140 light heavyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume3.4 sig. strikes/min
53rd percentile
Striking accuracy54%
74th percentile
Strikes absorbed4.0/min
39th percentile
Takedowns0.3/fight
27th percentile
Takedown defense71%
56th percentile
Knockdown power0.25/fight
54th percentile

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