Cyrille Diabate vs.
Jimi Manuwa
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Cyrille Diabate
Full career not yet synced for Cyrille Diabate — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500
Jimi Manuwa
Full career not yet synced for Jimi Manuwa — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 6-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.8 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Cyrille Diabate
Distance 74.5% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 16.3% (norm 10.4%)
Jimi Manuwa
Distance 75.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 23.3% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 1.7% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Cyrille Diabate
Head 67.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 21.2% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 10.9% (norm 9.7%)
Jimi Manuwa
Head 61.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 19.5% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 18.9% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Diabate L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Manuwa L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 177 / 260 | 68.1% | 41.4% | 180 / 400 | 45.0% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 32 | 75.0% | 70.9% | 104 / 124 | 83.9% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 53 / 57 | 93.0% | 72.3% | 5 / 9 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 156 / 237 | 65.8% | 38.9% | 119 / 328 | 36.3% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 65 / 74 | 87.8% | 71.9% | 80 / 104 | 76.9% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 33 / 38 | 86.8% | 81.8% | 90 / 101 | 89.1% | 81.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Diabate L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Manuwa L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 49 / 184 | 26.6% | 40.4% | 216 / 506 | 42.7% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 25 | 72.0% | 68.7% | 109 / 137 | 79.6% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 31 / 51 | 60.8% | 70.4% | 10 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 60 / 203 | 29.6% | 37.5% | 203 / 498 | 40.8% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 17 / 32 | 53.1% | 72.3% | 76 / 99 | 76.8% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 21 / 25 | 84.0% | 83.0% | 56 / 62 | 90.3% | 83.0% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Manuwa has more cage time on record.