Jimi Manuwa

Known for Acting

2/18/1980(Age 45)

Sacramento, California, USA

Biography

Professional mixed martial artist competing in the UFC Light Heavyweight division.

Known For (12 credits)

Movie

UFC Fight Night 153: Gustafsson vs. Smith

2019

UFC Fight Night 153: Gustafsson vs. Smith was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on June 1, 2019 at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challengers Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Smith was the event's headliner.

7.4

Movie

UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega

2018

UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on December 8, 2018 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A UFC Featherweight Championship bout between Max Holloway and Brian Ortega served as the event headliner.

6.0

Movie

UFC Fight Night 127: Werdum vs. Volkov

2018

UFC Fight Night 127: Werdum vs. Volkov was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on March 17, 2018, at The O2 Arena in London, England. A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Fabrício Werdum and former Bellator Heavyweight Champion Alexander Volkov headlined this event.

7.2

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UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2

2017

UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 is a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 29, 2017 at Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

UFC Fight Night 107: Manuwa vs. Anderson

6.0

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UFC Fight Night 107: Manuwa vs. Anderson

2017

UFC Fight Night 107: Manuwa vs. Anderson was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on March 18, 2017, at The O2 Arena in London, England. A light heavyweight bout between Jimi Manuwa and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn light heavyweight winner Corey Anderson headlined the event.

7.2

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UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2

2016

UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on October 8, 2016 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. The event was headlined by a UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion Michael Bisping and the former Pride Welterweight, Pride Middleweight and former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Dan Henderson. The pairing met previously in July 2009 at UFC 100 with Henderson taking the victory via second round highlight reel knockout.

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UFC 191: Johnson vs. Dodson 2

2015

UFC 191: Johnson vs. Dodson 2 was a mixed martial arts event held on September 5, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. A UFC Flyweight Championship bout between current champion Demetrious Johnson and top contender John Dodson would headline the event. Their first fight at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson ended in a unanimous decision victory for Johnson.

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UFC Fight Night 64: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2

2015

UFC Fight Night 64: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 was a mixed martial arts event held on April 11, 2015 at the Tauron Arena Kraków in Kraków, Poland. The main event featured a heavyweight rematch between Gabriel Gonzaga and returning veteran Mirko Cro Cop, who last fought in the organization at UFC 137 in 2011. Gonzaga won their first encounter at UFC 70 in 2007 via knockout due to a first round head kick which has become one of the most famous and replayed finishes in UFC history.

UFC Fight Night 37: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa

6.5

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UFC Fight Night 37: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa

2014

UFC Fight Night 37: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa was a mixed martial arts event held on March 8, 2014, at The O2 Arena in London, England. A bout between Alexander Gustafsson and Jimi Manuwa headlined the event. UFC President Dana White initially announced that a bout between Gustafsson and Antônio Rogério Nogueira would be headlining the event. However, just 5 days after the fight was announced news came that Nogueira had to withdraw from the bout due to an injury. Later, reports came that said that Nogueira had never agreed to take the fight against Gustafsson at all.

4.0

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UFC Fight Night 30: Machida vs. Munoz

2013

UFC Fight Night 30: Machida vs. Munoz was a mixed martial arts event held on October 26, 2013 at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester, United Kingdom. The event was expected to be headlined by a middleweight bout between top contenders Michael Bisping and Mark Muñoz. However, on September 27 Bisping pulled out of the bout with an eye injury and was replaced by Lyoto Machida.

7.5

Movie

UFC on Fuel TV 7: Barao vs. McDonald

2013

UFC on Fuel TV 7: Barao vs. McDonald was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 16, 2013 at the Wembley Arena in London, United Kingdom.

7.5

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UFC on Fuel TV 5: Struve vs. Miocic

2012

UFC on Fuel TV 5: Struve vs. Miocic was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 29, 2012 at Capital FM Arena in Nottingham, England.