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Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Jimi Manuwa won · U-DEC R3
Elo1373
Elo1493
Jan Blachowicz editorial illustration

Jimi ManuwavsJan BlachowiczUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2 · Saturday, April 11, 2015Krakow, Poland

Official fight result

Jimi Manuwa won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupJimi Manuwa: Well-roundedvsJan Blachowicz: Well-rounded

Well-rounded vs well-rounded. Usually decided by who imposes their gameplan first.

Model Prediction: Jimi Manuwa wins(55.8%)

Actual result: Jimi Manuwa wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Jimi Manuwa at +100 American odds

+$100 profit

$200 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Jimi Manuwa enters on a 4-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

Jimi Manuwa
Red Corner
VS
Jan Blachowicz
Blue Corner
+100
(50%)
Vegas Odds
-120
(55%)
1373
Elo
1493
46
Age
43
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
6'2"
200.66 cm
Reach
198.12 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Jimi ManuwaL4 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Corey Anderson · Mar 17
L
KOvs Volkan Oezdemir · Jul 17
L
vs Jan Blachowicz · Mar 18
L
KOvs Thiago Santos · Dec 18
L
KOvs Aleksandar Rakic · Jun 19
latest
Jan Blachowicz
oldest →
L
SUBvs Glover Teixeira · Oct 21
W
KOvs Aleksandar Rakic · May 22
L
vs Alex Pereira · Jul 23
L
vs Carlos Ulberg · Mar 25
D
vs Bogdan Guskov · Dec 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Jimi ManuwaMetricJan Blachowicz
3.43
Strikes / min
3.55
3.97
Strikes absorbed / min
3.14
49%
Strike defense
52%
0.53
TDs / 15 min
0.98
70%
Takedown defense
69%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.54evenly matched on net striking+0.41

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1533 vs 1517Strikes33.0 vs 13.0Takedowns0.8 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.25 vs 0.00Form0.1 vs 1.0
Jimi ManuwaJan Blachowicz

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Jimi Manuwa(10 fights)Jan Blachowicz(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -120.2|Blue +120.2
Recent Form
Red -0.8|Blue +0.8
Striker Score
Red +2.2|Blue -2.2
Grappler Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Layoff
Red +210.0|Blue -210.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Jimi ManuwaTargetJan Blachowicz

By target zone

15
33% acc · 35%
Head
25
32% acc · 57%
16
64% acc · 37%
Body
17
65% acc · 39%
12
80% acc · 28%
Leg
2
67% acc · 5%

By position

30
43% acc · 70%
Distance
33
37% acc · 75%
13
76% acc · 30%
Clinch
11
69% acc · 25%
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

2
Jimi Manuwa rounds
0
even
1
Jan Blachowicz rounds
Round 1Jan Blachowicz edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control2:15
17Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:19Control
Round 2Jimi Manuwa edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control1:35
11Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:07Control
Round 3Jimi Manuwa edged it
Sig. strikes21
Takedowns0
Control1:53
16Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:03Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
43 / 86
Sig Strikes
44 / 106
48.3%
Sig Str %
41%
81 / 130
Total Strikes
58 / 120
0 / 2
TDs
0 / 3
0%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
5:43
Ctrl Time
0:29

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Jan Blachowicz17 / 3621 / 400 / 00
1Jimi Manuwa11 / 2621 / 390 / 10
2Jan Blachowicz11 / 3517 / 410 / 10
2Jimi Manuwa11 / 2626 / 440 / 00
3Jan Blachowicz16 / 3520 / 390 / 20
3Jimi Manuwa21 / 3434 / 470 / 10

Jimi Manuwa

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights12

Jan Blachowicz

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights21