Jimi Manuwa vs. Kyle Kingsbury
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jimi Manuwa
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 0 |
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
Kyle Kingsbury
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jimi Manuwa
Distance 75.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 23.3% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 1.7% (norm 10.6%)
Kyle Kingsbury
Distance 81.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 15.2% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jimi Manuwa
Head 61.5% (norm 78.5%) · Body 19.5% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 18.9% (norm 9.7%)
Kyle Kingsbury
Head 70.2% (norm 78.5%) · Body 12.0% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 17.9% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Manuwa L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Kingsbury L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 180 / 400 | 45.0% | 41.5% | 208 / 609 | 34.2% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 104 / 124 | 83.9% | 70.8% | 82 / 113 | 72.6% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 5 / 9 | too few to rate | 72.9% | 14 / 22 | too few to rate | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 119 / 328 | 36.3% | 39.2% | 137 / 522 | 26.2% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 80 / 104 | 76.9% | 72.0% | 68 / 89 | 76.4% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 90 / 101 | 89.1% | 82.1% | 99 / 133 | 74.4% | 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 Manuwa L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Kingsbury L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 216 / 506 | 42.7% | 40.6% | 244 / 562 | 43.4% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 109 / 137 | 79.6% | 68.8% | 70 / 113 | 61.9% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 10 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 75 / 122 | 61.5% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 203 / 498 | 40.8% | 37.7% | 268 / 626 | 42.8% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 76 / 99 | 76.8% | 72.9% | 84 / 122 | 68.9% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 56 / 62 | 90.3% | 83.1% | 37 / 49 | 75.5% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Manuwa has more cage time on record.