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Welterweight · “Mamba”

Themba Gorimbo

14-7-0 UFC 4-4-0
6'1"Height
77"Reach
OrthodoxStance
35Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
25.0%Finish rate
10:22Avg fight
Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min2.7
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.75
Striking accuracy56.7%
Striking defense51.5%
Takedowns / 15 min4.52
Takedown accuracy62.5%
Takedown defense73.1%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.36
Control time52.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-3
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2023-02-18 vs AJ Fletcher — 0.91/min (L) 23-02 2023-05-20 vs Takashi Sato — 2.2/min (W) 23-05 2024-02-03 vs Pete Rodriguez — 22.5/min (W) 24-02 2024-05-18 vs Ramiz Brahimaj — 2.87/min (W) 24-05 2024-10-12 vs Niko Price — 4.53/min (W) 24-10 2024-12-07 vs Vicente Luque — 5.77/min (L) 24-12 2025-11-01 vs Jeremiah Wells — 1.2/min (L) 25-11 2026-05-02 vs Jonathan Micallef — 2.6/min (L) 26-05
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

8 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

L Jonathan Micallef 2-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates · 2026-05-02
39/90Sig. strikes
55/112Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
5:25Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jeremiah Wells 4-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama · 2025-11-01
18/33Sig. strikes
32/53Absorbed
6/9Takedowns
5:39Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Vicente Luque 15-6 walk-in Submission · R1 0:52 — UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura · 2024-12-07
5/9Sig. strikes
2/6Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Niko Price 8-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira · 2024-10-12
68/127Sig. strikes
16/53Absorbed
7/9Takedowns
9:14Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Ramiz Brahimaj 2-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy · 2024-05-18
43/52Sig. strikes
3/6Absorbed
5/6Takedowns
10:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Pete Rodriguez 1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:32 — UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov · 2024-02-03
12/18Sig. strikes
0/5Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:05Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Takashi Sato 2-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill · 2023-05-20
33/56Sig. strikes
30/47Absorbed
3/8Takedowns
11:15Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L AJ Fletcher 0-2 walk-in Submission · R2 1:37 — UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield · 2023-02-18
6/10Sig. strikes
7/17Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
2:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

How the record was built.

Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Themba Gorimbo) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.

14-7-0Pro record
MMA MastersGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 6
Decision 6
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 3
Decision 3
Other 0

Fights by organization

EFC 10
UFC 8
Fury FC 1
UAE Warriors 1
Imagine FC 1
Full career — 21 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Jonathan Micallef Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
2026-05-02
UFC 3 5:00
L Jeremiah Wells Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama
2025-11-01
UFC 3 5:00
L Vicente Luque Technical Submission (anaconda choke) UFC 310
2024-12-07
UFC 1 0:52
W Niko Price Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
2024-10-12
UFC 3 5:00
W Ramiz Brahimaj Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy
2024-05-18
UFC 3 5:00
W Pete Rodriguez TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov
2024-02-03
UFC 1 0:32
W Takashi Sato Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
2023-05-20
UFC 3 5:00
L A.J. Fletcher Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield
2023-02-18
UFC 2 1:37
W Julio Rafael Rodrigues Decision (unanimous) Fury FC 65
2022-06-26
Fury FC 3 5:00
L Handesson Ferreira Decision (unanimous) UAE Warriors 24
2021-10-29
UAE Warriors 3 5:00
W Lyle Karam Submission (triangle choke) EFC 84
2020-03-14
EFC 2 2:06
W Luke Michael TKO (punches) EFC 82
2019-09-28
EFC 1 2:48
W José da Rocha Junior Decision (unanimous) EFC 79
2019-05-04
EFC 3 5:00
L Dave Mazany KO (punches) EFC 63
2017-09-09
EFC 2 0:39
W Joe Cummins Decision (unanimous) EFC 49
2016-05-13
EFC 3 5:00
L Leon Mynhardt Submission (guillotine choke) EFC 44
2015-10-03
EFC 2 1:03
W Alex Cheboub Submission (guillotine choke) EFC 37
2015-02-21
EFC 1 1:50
W Chaz Wasserman Submission (brabo choke) EFC 27
2014-02-27
EFC 2 4:31
W Chimmy van Winkel Submission (armbar) EFC 26
2013-12-12
EFC 1 1:59
W Juan Lubbe Submission (armbar) EFC 22
2013-08-15
EFC 1 3:48
W Sydney Mokgolo Submission (triangle choke) Imagine FC 3
2013-06-15
Imagine FC 2 1:50

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Themba Gorimbo) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Welterweight average, over 190 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 2.7 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 1.8 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 56.7% avg 45.2%
Striking defense 51.5% avg 55.4%
Takedowns /15 min 4.5 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 62.5% avg 39.9%
Takedown defense 73.1% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.4 avg 0.6
Control time 52.8% avg 21.3%
Finish rate 25.0% avg 53.7%