18 Facts About Jimi Manuwa

1. Jimi Manuwa has suffered four of his five career losses by knockout.

2. Jimi Manuwa has watched his financial status grow over the years.

3. Jimi Manuwa is British by nationality but of Nigerian descent.

4. Jimi Manuwa sustained an injury that year and pulled out of his bout against Mauricio Rua.

5. Jimi Manuwa was imprisoned for his role in a burglary ring in 2002.

6. Jimi Manuwa was born in California and spent his early years in Nigeria before settling in London at the age of 10.

7. Jimi Manuwa lost the fight via knockout in round two.

8. In turn, Jimi Manuwa was removed from the fight during the week leading up to the event due to a torn hamstring and replaced by Eryk Anders.

9. Jimi Manuwa was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus.

10. Jimi Manuwa was briefly linked to a bout with Glover Teixeira at UFC 208.

11. Jimi Manuwa won the fight via knockout in the second round and was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus.

12. Jimi Manuwa was briefly linked to a matchup with Nikita Krylov on 27 February 2016 at UFC Fight Night 84.

13. Jimi Manuwa lost the fight via knockout early in the second round.

14. Jimi Manuwa won the fight via unanimous decision, going the distance for the first and only time in his MMA career.

15. Jimi Manuwa lost the fight via TKO in the second round.

16. Jimi Manuwa began fighting for UCMMA name in only his third professional fight, becoming the promotion's champion in his third fight under them.

17. Jimi Manuwa got in trouble as a teen and did not finish school.

18. Jimi Manuwa was born in California and lived there until three, when his father moved the family back to Nigeria.