Jimi Manuwa
12 UFC Fights | 50% Win Rate | 5 Finishes (83%)
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.
- Loss vs Aleksandar Rakic · KO/TKO · R1 0:47 · UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith · Jun 2019
- Loss vs Thiago Santos · KO/TKO · R2 0:41 · UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega · Dec 2018
- Loss vs Jan Blachowicz · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov · Mar 2018
- Loss vs Volkan Oezdemir · KO/TKO · R1 0:42 · UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 · Jul 2017
- Win vs Corey Anderson · KO/TKO · R1 3:05 · UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson · Mar 2017
Striking
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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.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Aleksandar Rakic | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:47 | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith | 2019-06-01 |
| L | Thiago Santos | KO/TKO | R2 · 0:41 | UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega | 2018-12-08 |
| L | Jan Blachowicz | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov | 2018-03-17 |
| L | Volkan Oezdemir | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:42 | UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 | 2017-07-29 |
| W | Corey Anderson | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:05 | UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson | 2017-03-18 |
| W | Ovince Saint Preux | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:38 | UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson | 2016-10-08 |
| L | Anthony Johnson | KO/TKO | R2 · 0:28 | UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 | 2015-09-05 |
| W | Jan Blachowicz | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2 | 2015-04-11 |
| L | Alexander Gustafsson | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:18 | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa | 2014-03-08 |
| W | Ryan Jimmo | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:41 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz | 2013-10-26 |
| W | Cyrille Diabate | KO/TKO | R1 · 5:00 | UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald | 2013-02-16 |
| W | Kyle Kingsbury | KO/TKO | R2 · 5:00 | UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic | 2012-09-29 |
How Manuwa Ranks at Light Heavyweight
Percentile among the 140 light heavyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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