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Jan Blachowicz vs. Jimi Manuwa

UFC 12-9-2 vs. 6-6-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
12-9-2
UFC record
6-6-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
43
AgeΔ 3 yrs
46
6'2"
HeightΔ 1"
6'1"
78"
ReachΔ 1"
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
2.6
Layoff (months)Δ 86 mo
88.6
LDLLD
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jimi Manuwa rarely shoots — 0.53 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Jimi Manuwa carries real power — 0.53 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.
Jan Blachowicz is a submission threat — 0.36 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jan Blachowicz

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 129
Tier 3 — regional circuit 123

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 38 documented bouts

In the UFC: 11-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.8 wins over .500

Jimi Manuwa

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 66
Tier 3 — regional circuit 110

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.12 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 23 documented bouts

In the UFC: 6-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.8 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

10403.53/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
2893.43/min · norm 3.48
9533.23/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
3353.97/min · norm 3.37
50.2%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
54.2%norm 48.45%
51.6%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
49.2%norm 52.75%
70.36/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
30.53/15 · norm 0.40

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Jan Blachowicz

Distance 85.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 7.3% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 7.6% (norm 10.6%)

Jimi Manuwa

Distance 75.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 23.3% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 1.7% (norm 10.6%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Jan Blachowicz

Head 73.9% (norm 78.5%) · Body 15.4% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 10.7% (norm 9.7%)

Jimi Manuwa

Head 61.5% (norm 78.5%) · Body 19.5% (norm 11.8%) · 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 Blachowicz L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Manuwa L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 815 / 1762 46.3% 41.5% 180 / 400 45.0% 41.5%
In the clinch 107 / 151 70.9% 70.8% 104 / 124 83.9% 70.8%
On the ground 118 / 157 75.2% 72.9% 5 / 9 too few to rate 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 639 / 1530 41.8% 39.2% 119 / 328 36.3% 39.2%
To the body 215 / 319 67.4% 72.0% 80 / 104 76.9% 72.0%
To the legs 186 / 221 84.2% 82.1% 90 / 101 89.1% 82.1%

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: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Blachowicz L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Manuwa L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 628 / 1520 41.3% 40.6% 216 / 506 42.7% 40.6%
In the clinch 80 / 108 74.1% 68.8% 109 / 137 79.6% 68.8%
On the ground 245 / 340 72.1% 70.4% 10 / 16 too few to rate 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 563 / 1428 39.4% 37.7% 203 / 498 40.8% 37.7%
To the body 156 / 254 61.4% 72.9% 76 / 99 76.8% 72.9%
To the legs 234 / 286 81.8% 83.1% 56 / 62 90.3% 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1948.7% acc · 0.97/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
318.8% acc · 0.53/15 · norm 0.87
4270.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
2271.0% def · norm 66.7%
39:1213.3% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
14:3617.3% of cage time · norm 17.1%
79:114:01 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
23:254:09 per 15 · norm 2:50
70.36/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
20.36/15 · norm 0.28

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Blachowicz has more cage time on record.