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Jimi Manuwa "Poster Boy"

Inactive · age 46 · Orthodox · 6'1" 185 cm · 205 lb 93 kg · reach 79" 201 cm
At a glance
  • 4-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 83% of wins by KO/TKO
  • 33% of wins finished in round 1
Elo rating
1488
Global Elo 1538 ±38
Rank
—
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UFC record
6-6-0
KO 5 · Sub 0 · Dec 1
Streak
-4
Δ90d -1 · Δ1y -1
Last fight
Jun 1, 2019
Loss by KO · R1

Division-adjusted profile

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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Honest Elo history

12 fights · tap & drag
Sep 29, 2012 — W vs Kyle Kingsbury Δ+33Feb 16, 2013 — W vs Cyrille Diabate Δ+29Oct 26, 2013 — W vs Ryan Jimmo Δ+31Mar 8, 2014 — L vs Alexander Gustafsson Δ-29Apr 11, 2015 — W vs Jan Blachowicz Δ+27Sep 5, 2015 — L vs Anthony Johnson Δ-18Oct 8, 2016 — W vs Ovince Saint Preux Δ+20Mar 18, 2017 — W vs Corey Anderson Δ+18Jul 29, 2017 — L vs Volkan Oezdemir Δ-20Mar 17, 2018 — L vs Jan Blachowicz Δ-19Dec 8, 2018 — L vs Thiago Santos Δ-16Jun 1, 2019 — L vs Aleksandar Rakic Δ-16 1450147515001525155015751600 201420162018 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":341.3,"elo":1482,"date":"2012-09-29","opp":"Kyle Kingsbury","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":131.4,"y":279.9,"elo":1511,"date":"2013-02-16","opp":"Cyrille Diabate","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":2,"x":205.9,"y":213.7,"elo":1542,"date":"2013-10-26","opp":"Ryan Jimmo","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":3,"x":245.2,"y":275.2,"elo":1513,"date":"2014-03-08","opp":"Alexander Gustafsson","result":"L","delta":-29},{"i":4,"x":363.1,"y":218.4,"elo":1540,"date":"2015-04-11","opp":"Jan Blachowicz","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":5,"x":406.6,"y":256.2,"elo":1522,"date":"2015-09-05","opp":"Anthony Johnson","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":6,"x":524.5,"y":213.3,"elo":1542,"date":"2016-10-08","opp":"Ovince Saint Preux","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":7,"x":572.1,"y":174.3,"elo":1561,"date":"2017-03-18","opp":"Corey Anderson","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":8,"x":611.4,"y":217.4,"elo":1540,"date":"2017-07-29","opp":"Volkan Oezdemir","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":9,"x":679.7,"y":259,"elo":1521,"date":"2018-03-17","opp":"Jan Blachowicz","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":10,"x":758.3,"y":293.1,"elo":1505,"date":"2018-12-08","opp":"Thiago Santos","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":11,"x":810,"y":328.1,"elo":1488,"date":"2019-06-01","opp":"Aleksandar Rakic","result":"L","delta":-16}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jun 1, 2019 Aleksandar Rakic L -16
Dec 8, 2018 Thiago Santos L -16
Mar 17, 2018 Jan Blachowicz L -19
Jul 29, 2017 Volkan Oezdemir L -20
Mar 18, 2017 Corey Anderson W +18
4 post-fight bonuses
  • Fight of the Night ×2
  • Performance of the Night ×2
$200,000 in bonus money

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Jimi Manuwa has earned 4. The payout was $50,000 from 2014 to 2025 and $100,000 from 2026; select cards have paid more.

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
83%
5 / 6
Finish rate
KO
5
83% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
1
17% of wins
KO: 5 (83%) 5 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 1 (17%) 1
Finishes by round
5 total
R1
2 40%
R2
3 60%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 289 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
41% Head
  • Head 41%
  • Body 28%
  • Leg 31%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
62% Distance
  • Distance 62%
  • Clinch 36%
  • Ground 2%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
83%
of losses by finish
5 of 6 · usually R2
5 KO/TKO 0 Sub 1 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1578
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
1
of 6 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Ovince Saint Preux
Elo 1605 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
5.9
+0.1 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 12 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1548
1594
Notable wins
Ovince Saint Preux 1605
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 24m
Avg fight time
7:02
Fights per year
1.8
Since last fight
7y 3mo
Bonuses
4
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Top light heavyweight

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#1 · Elo 1670
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#2 · Elo 1670
Robert Whittaker
#3 · Elo 1633
Navajo Stirling
#4 · Elo 1622
Azamat Murzakanov
#5 · Elo 1611
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Jimi Manuwa on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.