Manny Tapia
UFC DebutNickname“The Mangler”
Record
Streak
W2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Chino, California
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Millennia MMA
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'5" · 165 cm
Before the UFC
Manny Tapia makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
173-164-8
.513 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 12
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
17
12 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 17 bouts · 5 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 2 sub · 6 decKOTC · WEC · SCMMA 1 · RITC · TPF 3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Pete Sabala3-15 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SCMMA 1 | Oct 20, 2012 |
| W | Bobby Sanchez12-36 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RITC | Mar 12, 2011 |
| L | Michael McDonald19-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:31 | TPF 3 | Feb 4, 2010 |
| L | Eddie Wineland24-16-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WEC | Oct 10, 2009 |
| L | Akitoshi Tamura21-18-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WEC | Apr 5, 2009 |
| L | Miguel Torres44-9 | KO/TKO | Punches and Elbows | R2 | 3:04 | WEC | Dec 3, 2008 |
| W | Antonio Banuelos20-11-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | WEC | Feb 13, 2008 |
| W | Brandon Foxworth | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:17 | WEC | May 12, 2007 |
| W | Richard Montano11-10-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 3:24 | KOTC | Dec 1, 2006 |
| W | Shad Smith15-27-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | KOTC | Aug 4, 2006 |
| W | Ed Newalu | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | KOTC | Dec 2, 2005 |
| W | Gregory Vivian0-1 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:25 | KOTC | Aug 5, 2005 |
| W | Richard Goodman | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:07 | KOTC | May 7, 2005 |
| W | Ed Newalu | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | KOTC | Sep 24, 2004 |
| W | Michael Welty0-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:07 | KOTC | Jun 12, 2004 |
| D | Chad Washburn4-16-1 | Draw | — | R2 | 5:00 | KOTC | Feb 20, 2004 |
| W | Manuel Sawyze | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:07 | KOTC | Dec 6, 2003 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.