Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Royval vs Taira
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Themba Gorimbo
Themba Gorimbo
“Mamba”
14-7-0
RESULT

Themba Gorimbo def. Niko Price (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Niko Price
Niko Price
“The Hybrid”
16-11-0 (2 NC)
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Themba Gorimbo defeated Niko Price by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Taira, held Saturday, October 12, 2024 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Themba Gorimbo
Niko Price
0
Knockdowns
0
68 of 127
Significant strikes
16 of 53
54%
Sig. strike accuracy
30%
141 of 223
Total strikes
58 of 100
7 of 9
Takedowns
0 of 3
78%
Takedown accuracy
0%
2
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
9:14
Control time
1:00
Significant strikes by target
44 of 97
Head
13 of 43
9 of 15
Body
2 of 5
15 of 15
Leg
1 of 5
43 of 85
Distance
11 of 48
6 of 13
Clinch
5 of 5
19 of 29
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
32 of 67
Sig. str.
6 of 17
45 of 87
Total str.
13 of 24
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
1
Sub. att
0
2:46
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
32 of 53
Sig. str.
9 of 31
52 of 76
Total str.
19 of 41
4 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
1
1:52
Ctrl
1:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
4 of 7
Sig. str.
1 of 5
44 of 60
Total str.
26 of 35
2 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
0
4:36
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

14-7-0
Record
16-11-0 (2 NC)
0
Win Streak
0
35
Age
36
6'1"
Height
6'0"
77"
Reach
76"
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Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile

2.70
SLpM
5.11
56%
Str. Acc.
43%
1.75
SApM
5.57
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

4.52
TD Avg.
1.06
62%
TD Acc.
30%
73%
TD Def.
50%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Themba Gorimbo · 2-3
  • L
    Jonathan Micallef
    UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs PratesSat, May 2, 2026
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Jeremiah Wells
    UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs OnamaSat, Nov 1, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Vicente Luque
    UFC 310: Pantoja vs AsakuraSat, Dec 7, 2024
    Submission · R1 · 0:52 · Welterweight
  • W
    Niko Price
    UFC Fight Night: Royval vs TairaSat, Oct 12, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Ramiz Brahimaj
    UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs MurphySat, May 18, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Niko Price · 1-4
  • L
    Michael Chiesa
    UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs PyferSat, Mar 28, 2026
    Submission · R1 · 1:03 · Welterweight
  • L
    Nikolay Veretennikov
    UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs OliveiraSat, Feb 7, 2026
    TKO · R1 · 1:42 · Welterweight
  • L
    Jacobe Smith
    UFC 317: Topuria vs OliveiraSat, Jun 28, 2025
    Submission · R2 · 4:03 · Welterweight
  • L
    Themba Gorimbo
    UFC Fight Night: Royval vs TairaSat, Oct 12, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Alex Morono
    UFC 302: Makhachev vs PoirierSat, Jun 1, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 8 fights · 19 fights
28.0
Avg sig. strikes
36.7
3.13
Avg takedowns
0.63
5:29
Avg control time
1:17
68
Career high strikes
129
7
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Themba Gorimbo
Strike target
Niko Price
52%
Head
63%
31%
Body
15%
17%
Leg
21%
Themba Gorimbo
Strike position
Niko Price
55%
Distance
76%
25%
Clinch
10%
20%
Ground
13%