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Jan Blachowicz
Jan Blachowicz
21-7 · POL
VS
Jimi Manuwa
Jimi Manuwa
17-3 · GBR
March 17, 2018 · London, England, United Kingdom
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Jan Blachowicz def. Jimi Manuwa by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Blachowicz27/650/111:04
Manuwa8/330/100:02
R2
Blachowicz28/550/401:21
Manuwa16/410/100:00
R3
Blachowicz42/711/100:27
Manuwa13/360/000:00
Total
Blachowicz97/1911/612:52
Manuwa37/1100/200:02

Scorecards

Blachowicz vs Manuwa

RdDavid LethabyHoward HughesMaciej MotylewskiCommunity
R110-910-910-910-8.8
R210-99-109-109.3-9.7
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2729-2829-2829.3-27.5

Media (15 cards) · avg 29.127.7 · 15 Blachowicz · 0 Manuwa

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Blachowicz-Manuwa.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
BlachowiczWin probabilityManuwa
55.7%44.3%
KO / TKO
57%
Submission
20%
Decision
23%
Expected fight time: 8.7 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Blachowicz, blue toward Manuwa. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Blachowicz56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%41%
Submission16%28%
Decision17%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2455)act 97
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 1
Manuwa44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO34%78%
Submission4%10%
Decision6%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1844)act 37
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~0.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R135%
R217%
R325%
Distance23%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Blachowicz
59.7%-154
Manuwa
+15438.9%
Most takedownstie 70.4%
Blachowicz
14.9%-101
Manuwa
+10114.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Blachowicz
Expected: 42.1
42
Over 42
41.8%
+135
Exactly 42
1.6%
push
Under 42
56.6%
-135
053106
Manuwa
Expected: 33.5
33.5
Over 33.5
42.5%
+136
Under 33.5
57.5%
-136
04284
Takedowns — over/under
Blachowicz
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.8%
Exactly 0
83.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Manuwa
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.7%
Exactly 0
83.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 8.7 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Blachowicz55.7%42.0%+13.7+130
Manuwa44.3%58.0%−13.7-150

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
64.6Striking69.5
Manuwa +4.9
52.0Grappling39.8
Blachowicz +12.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BlachowiczManuwa
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1556
Pound-for-pound
1584
1557
Divisional
1582
1511
Striking offense
1534
1518
Striking defense
1506
1495
Grappling offense
1492
1508
Grappling defense
1511
Physical
35 yrs
Age
38 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'1"
78"
Reach
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.39
Strikes landed / min
3.55
50%
Strike accuracy
59%
3.28
Strikes absorbed / min
3.09
51%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.65
Takedowns / 15 min
0.72
65%
Takedown accuracy
25%
54%
Takedown defense
68%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
67%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
83%
Recent opp. quality
91
Days since last fight
231
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jan Blachowicz
  • WJared CannonierU-DEC R3
    Close +1653mo before
  • WDevin ClarkSUB R2
    Close +1305mo before
  • LPatrick CumminsU-DEC R3
    Close -11511mo before
  • LAlexander GustafssonU-DEC R3
    Close +5001y 6mo before
  • WIgor PokrajacU-DEC R3
    Close -3401y 11mo before
Jimi Manuwa
  • LVolkan OezdemirKO/TKO R1
    Close -1758mo before
  • WCorey AndersonKO/TKO R1
    Close -1451y before
  • WOvince Saint PreuxKO/TKO R2
    Close +1251y 5mo before
  • LAnthony JohnsonKO/TKO R2
    Close +5252y 6mo before
  • WJan BlachowiczU-DEC R3
    Close +1002y 11mo before
Blachowicz — win / loss by method
Record: 21-7-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
5 wins, 1 loss
W
24% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 5 losses
W
38% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
4win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(100%) 4
Non-UFC
17win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (24%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
7 (41%)Submission(33%) 1
6 (35%)Decision(33%) 1
Manuwa — win / loss by method
Record: 17-3-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
15 wins, 3 losses
W
88% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (91%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (9%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Blachowicz
Manuwa
8
UFC fights
9
100.0 min · 12.5 avg
Octagon time
62.9 min · 7.0 avg
19y 5m
Career length
18y 0m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Blachowicz
Manuwa
98W–28L · 77.8%
Overall
142W–35L · 80.2%
55W–18L · 75.3%
Wins
94W–27L · 77.7%
43W–10L · 81.1%
Losses
48W–8L · 85.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Blachowicz
Manuwa
185W–82L · 69.3%
Overall
51W–32L · 61.4%
173W–65L · 72.7%
Wins
51W–32L · 61.4%
12W–17L · 41.4%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Blachowicz
Manuwa
5.22
Landed / min
5.69
41.5%
Accuracy
50.5%
66.9%
Defense
61.6%
0.30
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.72
39.7%
Time at distance
38.6%
Grappling & control
Blachowicz
Manuwa
1.65
Takedowns / 15 min
0.72
64.7%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
54.2%
Takedown defense
68.2%
0.30
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.48
29.3%
Control share
38.7%
Strike target map
Blachowicz
  • Head67%(227)div 66%
  • Body26%(88)div 18%
  • Legs7%(24)div 16%
Manuwa
  • Head39%(87)div 66%
  • Body23%(51)div 18%
  • Legs38%(85)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Jan Blachowicz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Jimi Manuwa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.