Skip to content
All Fighters

Jimi Manuwa

6W · 6L
Orthodox
Light Heavyweight
83% finish rate67% as favorite33% as underdog
50%wins
1373
ELO Rating

Fighter overview

ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →

1372.6Developing

Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified

Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →

No recent fights — out of active rankings

Age

46
Feb 18, 1980

Height

6'1" (185.42 cm)

Reach

200.66 cm

Win Rate

50.0%

Output & Defense

Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)

Strikes landed / min
3.43
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
3.97
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
-0.54
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
49%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.53
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
70%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.40
Sub_Avg

Head-to-Head Comparison

Search for a fighter to compare side-by-side

Career statistics

Career Averages (per fight)

32.9
Sig. Strikes
0.6
Takedowns
0.3
Sub Attempts

How They Win

KO/TKO5 (83%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)

Loss Vulnerability

KO/TKO5 (83%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)

Betting Profile

Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog

As Favorite

67%

4W – 2L in 6 fights

As Underdog

33%

2W – 4L in 6 fights

ELO analysis

ELO Trajectory

Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details

Mid136013981435147315101373Sep 12Oct 13Apr 15Oct 16Jul 17Dec 18Jun 19
WinLossDrawCurrent ELO12 fights

Elo Changes

Rating gained or lost in each fight

lost to Aleksandar Rakic
Jun 1, 2019
-0.21500
lost to Thiago Santos
Dec 8, 2018
-0.21500
lost to Jan Blachowicz
Mar 17, 2018
-0.11500
lost to Volkan Oezdemir
Jul 29, 2017
0.01500
def. Corey Anderson
Mar 18, 2017
0.01500
def. Ovince Saint Preux
Oct 8, 2016
0.01500
lost to Anthony Johnson
Sep 5, 2015
0.01500
def. Jan Blachowicz
Apr 11, 2015
0.01500
lost to Alexander Gustafsson
Mar 8, 2014
0.01500
def. Ryan Jimmo
Oct 26, 2013
0.01500
def. Cyrille Diabate
Feb 16, 2013
0.01500
def. Kyle Kingsbury
Sep 29, 2012
0.01500

Division ELO Rankings

Light Heavyweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill

#2Carlos Ulberg
1570
#5Billy Elekana
1542

Showing top 10 of 47 active fighters · Full rankings →

Professional fight history

Fight History (12 fights)

UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith · Jun 1, 2019
Light Heavyweight
Loss
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →
UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega · Dec 8, 2018
Light Heavyweight
Loss
KO/TKO · Rnd 2View Analysis →
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov · Mar 17, 2018
Light Heavyweight
Loss
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 · Jul 29, 2017
Light Heavyweight
Loss
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →
UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson · Mar 18, 2017
Light Heavyweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →
UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson · Oct 8, 2016
Light Heavyweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 2View Analysis →
UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 · Sep 5, 2015
Light Heavyweight
Loss
KO/TKO · Rnd 2View Analysis →
UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2 · Apr 11, 2015
Light Heavyweight
Win
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa · Mar 8, 2014
Light Heavyweight
Loss
KO/TKO · Rnd 2View Analysis →
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz · Oct 26, 2013
Light Heavyweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 2View Analysis →
UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald · Feb 16, 2013
Light Heavyweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →
UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic · Sep 29, 2012
Light Heavyweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 2View Analysis →