Ultimate Fighting Calendar
Light HeavyweightPerformance of the Night3 rounds scheduled
Jimi Manuwa
Poster Boy
17-6-0
RESULT

Volkan Oezdemir def. Jimi Manuwa (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 0:42
WIN
Volkan Oezdemir
No Time
21-8-0
Sunday, July 30, 2017
Honda Center, Anaheim, United States

Volkan Oezdemir defeated Jimi Manuwa by TKO in round 1 (0:42) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 214: Cormier vs Jones 2, held Sunday, July 30, 2017 at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Fight stats

Jimi Manuwa
Volkan Oezdemir
0
Knockdowns
0
2 of 4
Significant strikes
12 of 19
50%
Sig. strike accuracy
63%
2 of 4
Total strikes
13 of 20
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
-
Takedown accuracy
-
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:15
Control time
0:02
Significant strikes by target
0 of 2
Head
10 of 17
1 of 1
Body
1 of 1
1 of 1
Leg
1 of 1
0 of 2
Distance
3 of 7
2 of 2
Clinch
8 of 9
0 of 0
Ground
1 of 3

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
2 of 4
Sig. str.
12 of 19
2 of 4
Total str.
13 of 20
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:15
Ctrl
0:02

Betting Odds

Jimi Manuwa
-190
66% implied win probability
Open: -172Best: -176
Volkan Oezdemir
+157
39% implied win probability
Open: +141Best: +162

Average moneyline across 6 sportsbooks.

SportsbookJimi ManuwaVolkan Oezdemir
BetOnline-179+154
Bookmaker-200+162
Bovada-190+155
Pinnacle-176+155
sports-interaction-200+155
unibet-200+160

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Jimi Manuwa vs Volkan Oezdemir?

Volkan Oezdemir defeated Jimi Manuwa by TKO in round 1 (0:42) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 214: Cormier vs Jones 2, held Sunday, July 30, 2017 at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Referee
Jason Herzog
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Jimi Manuwa 64%36% Volkan Oezdemir

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Light Heavyweight roster (129 fighters)

Jimi Manuwa
Knockout Artist
5 edges
Volkan Oezdemir
Knockout Artist
5 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

98Power93
89Speed90
86Precision95
88Durability95
65Engine78
56Wrestling58
76Ground67

Biggest edge Jimi Manuwa, Ground striking +14

Attribute by attribute

Jimi Manuwa is on the left of every row, Volkan Oezdemir on the right.
99Punch power98
97Kick power88
83Punch speed95
94Kick speed84
86Accuracy95
56Takedowns58
80Ground striking66
72Submissions68
82Chin95
94Body strength94
65Cardio78

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

17-6-0
Record
21-8-0
1834
Power Index rating
1736
0
Win Streak
1
46
Age
36
6'1"
185 cm
Height
6'2"
188 cm
79"
201 cm
Reach
75"
191 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
United Kingdom / Nigeria
Nationality
Switzerland / Türkiye

Style Matchup

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vs
KickboxingBJJMMA
Jimi Manuwa

No background on record

Volkan Oezdemir
  • 2017Annual honour after a debut year in which he beat Ovince Saint Preux, Misha Cirkunov and Jimi Manuwa.
  • Against Jimi Manuwa, Ilir Latifi and Johnny Walker.

Camp Allstars Training Center · Stockholm, SE

Striking Profile

3.43
SLpM
4.99
54%
Str. Acc.
48%
3.97
SApM
4.19
49%
Str. Def.
55%

Grappling Profile

0.53
TD Avg.
0.50
18%
TD Acc.
29%
70%
TD Def.
80%
0.40
Sub. Avg.
0.10

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Jimi Manuwa · 1-4
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Smith · Jun 1, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 0:47 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC 231: Holloway vs Ortega · Dec 9, 2018
    TKO · R2 · 0:41 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Volkov · Mar 17, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC 214: Cormier vs Jones 2 · Jul 30, 2017
    TKO · R1 · 0:42 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs Anderson · Mar 18, 2017
    TKO · R1 · 3:05 · Light Heavyweight
Volkan Oezdemir · 3-2
  • W
    UFC Qatar: Tsarukyan vs Hooker · Nov 22, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 1:27 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC Macau: Yan vs Figueiredo · Nov 23, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    UFC Saudi Arabia · Jun 22, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 2:28 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Gane vs Spivac · Sep 2, 2023
    Submission · R1 · 3:46 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC 280: Oliveira vs Makhachev · Oct 22, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 12 fights · 16 fights
24.1
Avg sig. strikes
46.9
0.25
Avg takedowns
0.31
1:13
Avg control time
1:03
53
Career high strikes
96
3
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Jimi Manuwa
Strike target
Volkan Oezdemir
41%
Head
63%
28%
Body
15%
31%
Leg
22%
Jimi Manuwa
Strike position
Volkan Oezdemir
62%
Distance
80%
36%
Clinch
12%
2%
Ground
8%