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Themba Gorimbo

UFC Record
4-4
Age
35
Height
6'1"
Reach
77"
Stance
Orthodox

Fighter Elo

The rating the forecasts are built on. It projects fighters.

Fighter Elo
1473Today
1551Best, Dec 2024
1501Classic Elo
#196 Men: Pound for Pound#39 Welterweight
13001400150016002024202520261386 going into AJ Fletcher, Feb 20231348 going into Takashi Sato, May 20231377 going into Pete Rodriguez, Feb 20241434 going into Ramiz Brahimaj, May 20241468 going into Niko Price, Oct 20241551 going into Vicente Luque, Dec 20241547 going into Jeremiah Wells, Nov 20251524 going into Jonathan Micallef, May 20261473 today1473
Fighter Elo going into each UFC fight, and today.
Classic Elo
1501Today
1545Best, Dec 2024
1473Fighter Elo
#298 Men: Pound for Pound#55 Welterweight

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses, so it reads more like normal rankings.

1450150015502024202520261500 going into AJ Fletcher, Feb 20231483 going into Takashi Sato, May 20231498 going into Pete Rodriguez, Feb 20241514 going into Ramiz Brahimaj, May 20241530 going into Niko Price, Oct 20241545 going into Vicente Luque, Dec 20241532 going into Jeremiah Wells, Nov 20251516 going into Jonathan Micallef, May 20261501 today1501
Classic Elo going into each UFC fight, and after the last one.

How Fighter Elo Works

Fighter Elo is the model's rating for a fighter, on the same scale chess uses. An average UFC fighter sits around 1500. The gap between two fighters sets the forecast: 100 points ahead is about a 64% chance to win, 200 points about 76%, and 400 points about 91%.

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses. Fighter Elo also counts how the fights went (striking and grappling numbers), age and build, and how active a fighter has been. It is worked out fresh before every fight, so it can move between fights too, for example with age or a long layoff.

Classic Elo, shown next to it, is the results-only version. It reads more like normal rankings, and the Rankings page can be switched to it.

Career Numbers

Across every UFC fight with recorded stats.

2.70Sig. Strikes Landed per Minute
57%Striking Accuracy
1.75Sig. Strikes Absorbed per Minute
52%Striking Defense
0.36Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
4.52Takedowns per 15 Minutes
62%Takedown Accuracy
73%Takedown Defense
0.36Submission Attempts per 15 Minutes
53%Share of Fight Time in Control
10.4 minAverage Fight Length
Ended ByKO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Wins103
Losses022

Fight History

Every UFC fight, newest first. Tap a fight to see what both fighters put up.

Lossvs. Jonathan MicallefSplit DecisionMay 2, 2026UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Themba GorimboJonathan Micallef
1524Fighter Elo Going In1618
1516Classic Elo Going In1533
39 of 90Significant Strikes55 of 112
74 of 132Total Strikes83 of 147
2 of 5Takedowns1 of 4
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
5:25Control Time3:26
Lossvs. Jeremiah WellsUnanimous DecisionNov 1, 2025UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Themba GorimboJeremiah Wells
1547Fighter Elo Going In1493
1532Classic Elo Going In1529
18 of 33Significant Strikes32 of 53
80 of 102Total Strikes59 of 84
6 of 9Takedowns3 of 5
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts3
5:39Control Time6:05
Lossvs. Vicente LuqueSubmission · R1 0:52Dec 7, 2024UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Themba GorimboVicente Luque
1551Fighter Elo Going In1519
1545Classic Elo Going In1613
5 of 9Significant Strikes2 of 6
5 of 9Total Strikes2 of 6
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts1
0:00Control Time0:14
Winvs. Niko PriceUnanimous DecisionOct 12, 2024UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Themba GorimboNiko Price
1468Fighter Elo Going In1409
1530Classic Elo Going In1524
68 of 127Significant Strikes16 of 53
141 of 223Total Strikes58 of 100
7 of 9Takedowns0 of 3
0Knockdowns0
2Submission Attempts1
9:14Control Time1:00
Winvs. Ramiz BrahimajUnanimous DecisionMay 18, 2024UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Themba GorimboRamiz Brahimaj
1434Fighter Elo Going In1394
1514Classic Elo Going In1499
43 of 52Significant Strikes3 of 6
110 of 134Total Strikes15 of 20
5 of 6Takedowns1 of 8
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
10:13Control Time3:44
Winvs. Pete RodriguezKO/TKO · R1 0:32Feb 3, 2024UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Themba GorimboPete Rodriguez
1377Fighter Elo Going In1380
1498Classic Elo Going In1501
12 of 18Significant Strikes0 of 5
12 of 18Total Strikes0 of 5
0 of 1Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:05Control Time0:00
Winvs. Takashi SatoUnanimous DecisionMay 20, 2023UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Themba GorimboTakashi Sato
1348Fighter Elo Going In1347
1483Classic Elo Going In1475
33 of 56Significant Strikes30 of 47
110 of 158Total Strikes56 of 76
3 of 8Takedowns2 of 6
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
11:15Control Time2:21
Lossvs. AJ FletcherSubmission · R2 1:37Feb 18, 2023UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Themba GorimboAJ Fletcher
1386Fighter Elo Going In1455
1500Classic Elo Going In1469
6 of 10Significant Strikes7 of 17
15 of 26Total Strikes23 of 35
2 of 2Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts1
2:00Control Time3:21