Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Jimi Manuwa won · KO/TKO R1
UFC Event·Saturday, February 16, 2013·London, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Style matchupJimi Manuwa: Well-roundedvsCyrille Diabate: Elusive striker
The well-rounded fighter has more dimensions. The elusive striker needs to win the striking exchanges clearly.
Model Prediction: Cyrille Diabate wins(54.9%)
Actual result: Jimi Manuwa wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
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Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Jimi Manuwa enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
- Cyrille Diabate has 11pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Jimi Manuwa has 17pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Cyrille Diabate (53.5%).
Tale of the Tape
Jimi Manuwa
Red Corner
VS
Cyrille Diabate
Blue Corner
-200
(67%)
Vegas Odds
+185
(35%)
46
Age
52
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'1"
Height
6'6"
200.66 cm
Reach
205.74 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Jimi ManuwaL4 streak
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Corey Anderson · Mar 17L
KOvs Volkan Oezdemir · Jul 17L
vs Jan Blachowicz · Mar 18L
KOvs Thiago Santos · Dec 18L
KOvs Aleksandar Rakic · Jun 19Cyrille Diabate
oldest →latest
W
vs Steve Cantwell · Mar 11L
SUBvs Anthony Perosh · Nov 11W
vs Tom DeBlass · Apr 12W
SUBvs Chad Griggs · Nov 12L
SUBvs Ilir Latifi · Mar 14Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Jimi ManuwaMetricCyrille Diabate
3.43
Strikes / min
4.06
3.97
Strikes absorbed / min
1.78
49%
Strike defense
60%
0.53
TDs / 15 min
1.17
70%
Takedown defense
53%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.54Δ 2.82 — meaningful gap+2.28
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Jimi ManuwaCyrille Diabate
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Jimi Manuwa(10 fights)Cyrille Diabate(8 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-12.912.9
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+49.0-49.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.4-0.4
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-2.12.1
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.10.1
Jimi Manuwa
StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights12
Cyrille Diabate
StanceSouthpaw
Height78.0"
Reach81.0"
Fights8