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Themba Gorimbo

Themba Gorimbo

1026 ELO #686

"Mamba"

MMA 14-7-0 · UFC 4-4-0 · Welterweight · Last fought 38 days ago

Themba Gorimbo "Mamba" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Themba Gorimbo has 4 wins in the UFC. Themba Gorimbo lands an average of 2.7 significant strikes per minute and averages 4.52 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Welterweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1026), and have not fought Themba Gorimbo before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Phil Rowe 4-5-0 35 1035 0.0 9
Andreas Gustafsson 1-1-0 35 1005 0.0 21
Alex Morono 13-10-0 35 1052 0.0 26
Charles Radtke 5-2-0 35 1057 0.0 31
Geoff Neal 8-6-0 35 1070 0.0 44
Randy Brown 14-8-0 35 1116 0.0 90

Fight Results Breakdown

8
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Niko Price in 2024
Opponent ELO: 1052

Biggest Upset Loss

AJ Fletcher in 2023
Your ELO: 1000 · Opponent ELO: 970 · Favored by 30

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 1'
Weight
Welterweight
Reach
77'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Jan 23 1991
Age
35
Peak ELO
1053
ELO Rank
686 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
107-46-2
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1028.0
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
997.5

Performance Statistics

SLpM
2.7
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
56%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
1.75
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
51%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
4.52
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
62%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.4
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Themba Gorimbo Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2026-05-02 UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates Jonathan Micallef S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss +208
2025-11-01 UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama Jeremiah Wells U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2024-12-07 UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura Vicente Luque SUB Anaconda Choke 1 0:52 Loss -
2024-10-12 UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira Niko Price U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2024-05-18 UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy Ramiz Brahimaj U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2024-02-03 UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov Pete Rodriguez KO/TKO Punch 1 0:32 Win -
2023-05-20 UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill Takashi Sato U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2023-02-18 UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield AJ Fletcher SUB Guillotine Choke 2 1:37 Loss -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Themba Gorimbo ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
8 2026-05-02 Jonathan Micallef 1039 Loss 0 1026
7 2025-11-01 Jeremiah Wells 1048 Loss -16 1026
6 2024-12-07 Vicente Luque 1154 Loss -11 1042
5 2024-10-12 Niko Price 1052 Win +17 1053
4 2024-05-18 Ramiz Brahimaj 1010 Win +16 1036
3 2024-02-03 Pete Rodriguez 1005 Win +21 1020
2 2023-05-20 Takashi Sato 987 Win +16 999
1 2023-02-18 AJ Fletcher 970 Loss -17 983

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