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

Jimi ManuwavsJan BlachowiczUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov · Saturday, March 17, 2018London, England, United Kingdom

Official fight result

Jan Blachowicz 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: Jan Blachowicz wins(52.3%)

Actual result: Jan Blachowicz wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Jan Blachowicz at +130 American odds

+$130 profit

$230 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Jimi Manuwa enters on a 3-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

Jimi Manuwa
Red Corner
VS
Jan Blachowicz
Blue Corner
-150
(60%)
Vegas Odds
+130
(43%)
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 ManuwaL3 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Ovince Saint Preux · Oct 16
W
KOvs Corey Anderson · Mar 17
L
KOvs Volkan Oezdemir · Jul 17
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

Elo1548 vs 1508Strikes24.8 vs 42.4Takedowns0.3 vs 1.4Sub Atts0.22 vs 0.25Form0.1 vs 0.5
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 -0.4|Blue +0.4
Striker Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Grappler Score
Red -0.0|Blue +0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red +140.0|Blue -140.0
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

16
20% acc · 43%
Head
81
47% acc · 84%
17
74% acc · 46%
Body
11
73% acc · 11%
4
50% acc · 11%
Leg
5
100% acc · 5%

By position

32
31% acc · 86%
Distance
88
49% acc · 91%
5
83% acc · 14%
Clinch
8
67% acc · 8%
0
Ground
1
100% acc · 1%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Jimi Manuwa rounds
0
even
3
Jan Blachowicz rounds
Round 1Jan Blachowicz edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns0
Control0:02
Knockdowns0
27Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:04Control
1Knockdowns
Round 2Jan Blachowicz edged it
Sig. strikes16
Takedowns0
Control0:00
28Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:21Control
Round 3Jan Blachowicz edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns0
Control0:00
42Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:27Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
37 / 110
Sig Strikes
97 / 191
33%
Sig Str %
50%
37 / 110
Total Strikes
124 / 219
0 / 2
TDs
1 / 6
0%
TD %
33.3%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:02
Ctrl Time
2:52

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Jan Blachowicz27 / 6538 / 760 / 10
1Jimi Manuwa8 / 338 / 330 / 10
2Jan Blachowicz28 / 5533 / 600 / 40
2Jimi Manuwa16 / 4116 / 410 / 10
3Jan Blachowicz42 / 7153 / 831 / 10
3Jimi Manuwa13 / 3613 / 360 / 00

Jimi Manuwa

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights12

Jan Blachowicz

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights21