Light Heavyweight

Jimi Manuwa

Last fought: Jun 2019

RECORD

Pro

17-6-0

UFC

6-6-0

Age

Height

6'1"

Weight

205 lbs

Reach

79"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	7:01
Fight Completion Rate	44.4%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.41
% Fights Inside the Distance	83.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	61-27 (69.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	24-11 (68.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	37-16 (69.8%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	54.9%
% Time in Control	17.3%
% Time Controlled	27.8%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	38.4%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.89
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.66
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.78
Distance Strike Accuracy	45.0%
Distance Strike Defense	57.3%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.55
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	2.23
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.73
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.35
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.06
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	—

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Light Heavyweight field

Jimi Manuwa League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Jimi Manuwa
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	54.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.0
Strike Differential	-0.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	18.8%
Takedown Defense	71.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.5
Submission Attempts/15min	0.4
Control Time/15min	2:35
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	83.3%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	16.7%
Avg Fight Time	7:01
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.5
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	6.3
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	83.3%
Control Time/Fight	0:32

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Aleksandar Rakic

UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith • Jun 2019Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 0:47

Jimi Manuwa2/367%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Aleksandar Rakic2/729%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jimi Manuwa	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Aleksandar Rakic	2/7	29%	0/0	0:01	1

LOSS

vs. Thiago Santos

UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega • Dec 2018Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:41

Jimi Manuwa27/4264%TD 0/2Ctrl 2:25

Thiago Santos42/7457%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:19KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jimi Manuwa	26/36	72%	0/1	2:23	—
	Thiago Santos	33/55	60%	1/3	1:16	1

R2	Jimi Manuwa	1/6	17%	0/1	0:02	—
	Thiago Santos	9/19	47%	0/0	0:03	1

LOSS

vs. Jan Blachowicz

UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov • Mar 2018Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jimi Manuwa37/11034%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:02

Jan Blachowicz97/19151%TD 1/6Ctrl 2:52KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jimi Manuwa	8/33	24%	0/1	0:02	—
	Jan Blachowicz	27/65	42%	0/1	1:04	1

R2	Jimi Manuwa	16/41	39%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jan Blachowicz	28/55	51%	0/4	1:21	—

R3	Jimi Manuwa	13/36	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jan Blachowicz	42/71	59%	1/1	0:27	—

LOSS

vs. Volkan Oezdemir

UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 • Jul 2017Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:42

Jimi Manuwa2/450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:15

Volkan Oezdemir12/1963%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jimi Manuwa	2/4	50%	0/0	0:15	—
	Volkan Oezdemir	12/19	63%	0/0	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Corey Anderson

UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson • Mar 2017Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:05

Jimi Manuwa6/1346%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Corey Anderson6/2722%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jimi Manuwa	6/13	46%	0/0	0:01	1
	Corey Anderson	6/27	22%	0/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ovince Saint Preux

UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson • Oct 2016Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 2:38

Jimi Manuwa32/4768%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:31KD 1

Ovince Saint Preux13/3834%TD 2/3Ctrl 3:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jimi Manuwa	15/20	75%	0/3	0:30	—
	Ovince Saint Preux	7/17	41%	2/2	3:14	—

R2	Jimi Manuwa	17/27	63%	0/0	0:01	1
	Ovince Saint Preux	6/21	29%	0/1	0:13	—

LOSS

vs. Anthony Johnson

UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 • Sep 2015Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:28

Jimi Manuwa8/2040%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:51

Anthony Johnson25/4260%TD 2/2Ctrl 3:21KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jimi Manuwa	6/15	40%	0/0	0:51	—
	Anthony Johnson	18/28	64%	2/2	3:18	—

R2	Jimi Manuwa	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Johnson	7/14	50%	0/0	0:03	1

WIN

vs. Jan Blachowicz

UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2 • Apr 2015Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jimi Manuwa43/8650%TD 0/2Ctrl 5:43

Jan Blachowicz44/10642%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jimi Manuwa	11/26	42%	0/1	2:15	—
	Jan Blachowicz	17/36	47%	0/0	0:19	—

R2	Jimi Manuwa	11/26	42%	0/0	1:35	—
	Jan Blachowicz	11/35	31%	0/1	0:07	—

R3	Jimi Manuwa	21/34	62%	0/1	1:53	—
	Jan Blachowicz	16/35	46%	0/2	0:03	—

LOSS

vs. Alexander Gustafsson

UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa • Mar 2014Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 2, 1:18

Jimi Manuwa13/2357%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Alexander Gustafsson21/4349%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:24KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jimi Manuwa	7/10	70%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Gustafsson	11/20	55%	1/2	3:23	—

R2	Jimi Manuwa	6/13	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Gustafsson	10/23	43%	0/0	0:01	1

WIN

vs. Ryan Jimmo

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz • Oct 2013Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 4:41

Jimi Manuwa48/7267%TD 0/4Ctrl 1:35

Ryan Jimmo36/5467%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jimi Manuwa	33/46	72%	0/2	1:02	—
	Ryan Jimmo	20/34	59%	0/0	1:14	—

R2	Jimi Manuwa	15/26	58%	0/2	0:33	—
	Ryan Jimmo	16/20	80%	0/1	1:48	—

WIN

vs. Cyrille Diabate

UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald • Feb 2013Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 5:00

Jimi Manuwa18/3650%TD 3/3Ctrl 2:23

Cyrille Diabate9/1464%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jimi Manuwa	18/36	50%	3/3	2:23	—
	Cyrille Diabate	9/14	64%	0/0	0:19	—

WIN

vs. Kyle Kingsbury

UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic • Sep 2012Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 5:00

Jimi Manuwa53/7769%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:50KD 1

Kyle Kingsbury28/4464%TD 2/8Ctrl 5:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jimi Manuwa	36/52	69%	0/0	0:17	1
	Kyle Kingsbury	9/18	50%	0/5	2:06	—

R2	Jimi Manuwa	17/25	68%	0/0	0:33	—
	Kyle Kingsbury	19/26	73%	2/3	3:03	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com