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Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Jimi Manuwa won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1353
Kyle Kingsbury
Elo1373

Kyle KingsburyvsJimi ManuwaUFC Prediction Result

UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic · Saturday, September 29, 2012Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Official fight result

Jimi Manuwa won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 5:00

Style matchupKyle Kingsbury: WrestlervsJimi Manuwa: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Kyle Kingsbury wins(72.8%)

Actual result: Jimi Manuwa wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

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Scouting Report

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

  • Kyle Kingsbury enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Jimi Manuwa enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Jimi Manuwa has 18pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Kyle Kingsbury
Red Corner
VS
Jimi Manuwa
Blue Corner
+225
(31%)
Vegas Odds
-245
(71%)
1353
Elo
1373
44
Age
46
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'4"
Height
6'1"
200.66 cm
Reach
200.66 cm

Recent Form

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

Kyle KingsburyL3 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Ricardo Romero · Feb 11
W
vs Fabio Maldonado · Jun 11
L
vs Stephan Bonnar · Nov 11
L
SUBvs Glover Teixeira · May 12
L
vs Patrick Cummins · Jul 14
latest
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

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Kyle KingsburyMetricJimi Manuwa
2.97
Strikes / min
3.43
3.81
Strikes absorbed / min
3.97
51%
Strike defense
49%
2.64
TDs / 15 min
0.53
52%
Takedown defense
70%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.84evenly matched on net striking-0.54

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1514 vs 1500Strikes36.3 vs Takedowns2.3 vs Sub Atts0.00 vs Form-0.3 vs 0.0
Kyle KingsburyJimi Manuwa

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Kyle Kingsbury(7 fights)Jimi Manuwa(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 -19.9|Blue +19.9
Recent Form
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Striker Score
Red -47.8|Blue +47.8
Grappler Score
Red -49.7|Blue +49.7
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Kyle KingsburyTargetJimi Manuwa

By target zone

4
20% acc · 14%
Head
32
57% acc · 60%
9
100% acc · 32%
Body
14
100% acc · 26%
15
100% acc · 54%
Leg
7
100% acc · 13%

By position

11
42% acc · 39%
Distance
35
61% acc · 66%
17
94% acc · 61%
Clinch
16
89% acc · 30%
0
Ground
2
100% acc · 4%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Kyle Kingsbury rounds
0
even
1
Jimi Manuwa rounds
Round 1Jimi Manuwa edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns0
Control2:06
Knockdowns0
36Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:17Control
1Knockdowns
Round 2Kyle Kingsbury edged it
Sig. strikes19
Takedowns2
Control3:03
17Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:33Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
28 / 44
Sig Strikes
53 / 77
61.5%
Sig Str %
68.5%
58 / 74
Total Strikes
55 / 79
2 / 8
TDs
0 / 0
33%
TD %
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
5:09
Ctrl Time
0:50

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Jimi Manuwa36 / 5237 / 530 / 00
1Kyle Kingsbury9 / 1814 / 230 / 50
2Jimi Manuwa17 / 2518 / 260 / 01
2Kyle Kingsbury19 / 2644 / 512 / 30

Kyle Kingsbury

StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights7

Jimi Manuwa

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights12