Themba Gorimbo (14-5, 8) was born in Bikita, Masvingo, Zimbabwe on January 23, 1991. At the age of 22 years on June 15, 2013, he made his professional MMA debut against Sydney Mokgolo, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On February 18, 2023, 32-year old Themba Gorimbo made his UFC debut on his 14th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield against A.J. Fletcher but lost the fight via submission in the 2nd round.
Gorimbo's last fight was a 1st-round choke-out loss to Vicente Luque at UFC 310 at age 33 on December 7, 2024. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought six times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Themba Gorimbo's best fights have been against Ramiz Brahimaj, Takashi Sato, Pete Rodriguez and Niko Price. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Themba Gorimbo".
Gorimbo has 5 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Themba Gorimbo Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19  | Dec 7, 2024 33 years, 10 months 14-5 (8) | 33 years 22-10-1 (18) | UFC | WL | 1 | CKO | Loss Anaconda choke |
18  | Oct 12, 2024 33 years, 8 months 14-4 (8) | 35 years 16-7 (13) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | Win |
17  | May 18, 2024 33 years, 3 months 13-4 (8) | 31 years, 6 months 10-4 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | Win |
16 | Feb 3, 2024 33 years 12-4 (8) | Pete Rodriguez | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
15  | May 20, 2023 32 years, 3 months 11-4 (7) | 32 years, 11 months 15-6 (13) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | Win |
14 | Feb 18, 2023 32 years 10-4 (7) | A.J. Fletcher | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | Loss Guillotine choke |
13 | Jun 26, 2022 31 years, 5 months 10-3 (7) | Julio Rafael Rodrigues | WL | 3 | UD | Win | |
12 | Oct 29, 2021 30 years, 9 months 9-3 (7) | Handesson Ferreira | WL | 3 | UD | Loss | |
11 | Mar 14, 2020 29 years, 1 months 9-2 (7) | Lyle Karam | WL | 2 | SUB | Win Triangle choke Defended EFC welterweight title | |
10 | Sep 28, 2019 28 years, 8 months 8-2 (6) | Luke Michael | WL | 1 | TKO | Win Punches Won EFC welterweight title | |
9 | May 4, 2019 28 years, 3 months 7-2 (5) | José da Rocha Junior | WL | 3 | UD | Win | |
8 | Sep 9, 2017 26 years, 7 months 6-2 (5) | Dave Mazany | WL | 2 | KO | Loss Punches | |
7 | May 13, 2016 25 years, 3 months 6-1 (5) | Joe Cummins | WL | 3 | UD | Win | |
6 | Oct 3, 2015 24 years, 8 months 5-1 (5) | Leon Mynhardt | LT | 2 | SUB | Loss Guillotine choke For EFC lightweight title | |
5 | Feb 21, 2015 24 years 5-0 (5) | Alex Cheboub | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke | |
4 | Feb 27, 2014 23 years, 1 months 4-0 (4) | Chaz Wasserman | WL | 2 | SUB | Win Brabo choke | |
3 | Dec 12, 2013 22 years, 10 months 3-0 (3) | Chimmy van Winkel | WL | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
2 | Aug 15, 2013 22 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Juan Lubbe | WL | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
1 | Jun 15, 2013 22 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | Sydney Mokgolo | WL | 2 | SUB | Win Triangle choke |
