Jimi Manuwa (17-6, 16) was born in Sacramento, California, U.S. on February 18, 1980. At the age of 28 years on July 26, 2008, he made his professional MMA debut against Tom King, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On September 29, 2012, 32-year old Jimi Manuwa made his UFC debut on his 12th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic against a 30-year old Kyle Kingsbury, winning the fight in the 2nd round via TKO.
Manuwa's last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to Aleksandar Rakić at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith at age 39 on June 1, 2019. He retired on a 4-fight losing streak.
He has fought 12 times in the UFC, and has a record of 6 wins and 6 losses in the promotion.
Some of Jimi Manuwa's best fights have been against Corey Anderson, Cyrille Diabaté, Ovince Saint Preux, Kyle Kingsbury, Ryan Jimmo and Jan Błachowicz.
Manuwa has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23  | Jun 1, 2019 39 years, 3 months 17-6 (16) | 27 years, 3 months 11-1 (9) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Head kick |
22  | Dec 8, 2018 38 years, 9 months 17-5 (16) | 34 years, 11 months 19-6 (14) | UFC | LHW | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches |
21  | Mar 17, 2018 38 years 17-4 (16) | 35 years 21-7 (13) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20  | Jul 29, 2017 37 years, 5 months 17-3 (16) | 27 years, 10 months 14-1 (11) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
19  | Mar 18, 2017 37 years, 1 months 17-2 (16) | 27 years, 5 months 9-2 (4) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
18  | Oct 8, 2016 36 years, 7 months 16-2 (15) | 33 years, 6 months 19-8 (13) | UFC | LHW | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
17  | Sep 5, 2015 35 years, 6 months 15-2 (14) | 31 years, 5 months 19-5 (13) | UFC | LHW | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches |
16 | Apr 11, 2015 35 years, 1 months 15-1 (14) | 32 years, 1 months 18-3 (12) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Mar 8, 2014 34 years 14-1 (14) | 27 years, 1 months 15-2 (12) | UFC | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Knee and punches |
14  | Oct 26, 2013 33 years, 8 months 14-0 (14) | 31 years, 10 months 18-2 (9) | UFC | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Leg injury |
13  | Feb 16, 2013 32 years, 11 months 13-0 (13) | 39 years, 4 months 19-8-1 (14) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Retirement |
12  | Sep 29, 2012 32 years, 7 months 12-0 (12) | 30 years, 6 months 11-4 (6) | UFC | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
11 | Dec 10, 2011 31 years, 9 months 11-0 (11) | Antony Rea | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Retirement | |
10 | Oct 22, 2011 31 years, 8 months 10-0 (10) | Nick Chapman | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Knees Defended UCMMA light-heavyweight title | |
9 | Aug 7, 2010 30 years, 5 months 9-0 (9) | Valentino Petrescu | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch Defended UCMMA light-heavyweight title | |
8 | May 8, 2010 30 years, 2 months 8-0 (8) | Reza Meldavian | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended UCMMA light-heavyweight title | |
7 | Dec 5, 2009 29 years, 9 months 7-0 (7) | Shaun Lomas | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended UCMMA light-heavyweight title | |
6 | Aug 22, 2009 29 years, 6 months 6-0 (6) | Luke Blythe | LHW | 2 | KO | WIN Punch Defended UCMMA light-heavyweight title | |
5 | May 9, 2009 29 years, 2 months 5-0 (5) | Ryan Robinson | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won UCMMA light-heavyweight title | |
4 | Feb 7, 2009 28 years, 11 months 4-0 (4) | Jamie Hearn | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
3 | Dec 6, 2008 28 years, 9 months 3-0 (3) | Chris Greig | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Sep 13, 2008 28 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Dave Rintoul | 1 | TKO | WIN Punch | ||
1 | Jul 26, 2008 28 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Tom King | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
