Manny Tapia (12-4-1, 6) was born in Riverside, California, United States on March 14, 1981. At the age of 22 years on December 6, 2003, he made his professional MMA debut against Manuel Sawyze, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
Tapia's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Pete Sabala at age 31 on October 20, 2012. He retired with a 2-fight winning streak.
Some of Manny Tapia's best fights have been against Antonio Banuelos and Brandon Foxworth.
Tapia has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | Oct 20, 2012 31 years, 7 months 12-4-1 (6) | Pete Sabala | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Mar 12, 2011 29 years, 11 months 11-4-1 (6) | Bobby Sanchez | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
15  | Feb 4, 2010 28 years, 10 months 10-4-1 (6) | 19 years 8-1 (8) | BT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
14  | Oct 10, 2009 28 years, 6 months 10-3-1 (6) | 25 years, 3 months 14-6-1 (12) | WEC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
13  | Apr 5, 2009 28 years 10-2-1 (6) | 28 years, 10 months 13-7-2 (5) | WEC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
12 | Dec 8, 2008 27 years, 8 months 10-1-1 (6) | Miguel Torres | WEC | BT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches and elbows For WEC bantamweight title |
11  | Feb 13, 2008 26 years, 10 months 10-0-1 (6) | 28 years, 4 months 14-4 (7) | WEC | FT | 3 | SD | WIN |
10 | May 12, 2007 26 years, 1 months 9-0-1 (6) | Brandon Foxworth | WEC | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
9 | Dec 1, 2006 25 years, 8 months 8-0-1 (5) | Richard Montano | KOTC | FL | 3 | TKO | WIN Knee & punches |
8 | Aug 4, 2006 25 years, 4 months 7-0-1 (4) | Shad Smith | KOTC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
7 | Dec 2, 2005 24 years, 8 months 6-0-1 (4) | Ed Newalu | KOTC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
6 | Aug 5, 2005 24 years, 4 months 5-0-1 (4) | Gregory Vivian | KOTC | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke Won KOTC flyweight title |
5 | May 7, 2005 24 years, 1 months 4-0-1 (3) | Richard Goodman | KOTC | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | Sep 29, 2004 23 years, 6 months 3-0-1 (2) | Ed Newalu | KOTC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Jun 12, 2004 23 years, 2 months 2-0-1 (2) | Michael Welty | KOTC | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
2 | Feb 20, 2004 22 years, 11 months 1-0-1 (1) | Chad Washburn | KOTC | 3 | UD | DRAW Split | |
1 | Dec 6, 2003 22 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Manuel Sawyze | KOTC | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
