Jimi Manuwa vs Thiago Santos
Side-by-side breakdown of stats, skills, and fight history
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Tale of the Tape
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Jimi Manuwa vs Thiago Santos: Matchup Breakdown
Jimi Manuwa is 6-6 in the Light Heavyweight division with a 50% win rate. Thiago Santos is 14-10 at Middleweight, winning 58.3% of the time. Both are listed as retired.
They have met 1 time. Thiago Santos leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega on Dec 8, 2018, won by Thiago Santos by KO/TKO in round 2.
Thiago Santos holds the higher ELO rating, 975 to 916. Career peaks are 1,072 for Jimi Manuwa and 1,072 for Thiago Santos. Jimi Manuwa has 5 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 6 victories, an 83.3% finish rate. Thiago Santos has 11 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 78.6% of the time.
Jimi Manuwa stands 6' 1" with a reach of 79" and fights orthodox. Thiago Santos is 6' 2" with a reach of 76", orthodox. That is a 3-inch reach advantage for Jimi Manuwa. Jimi Manuwa is 46, Thiago Santos is 42.
Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Jimi Manuwa has landed 289 significant strikes at 54.2% accuracy with 3 takedowns and 14:36 of control time. Thiago Santos has landed 888 at 48.2% with 14 takedowns and 31:38 of control.
Jimi Manuwa has 0 title fights (0 won) against 1 (0 won) for Thiago Santos. They share 2 common opponents: Aleksandar Rakic, Jan Blachowicz.