OctagonEdge

Lightweight

Manoel Sousa

“Manumito”

15-1

Age
29
Height
5'9"
Reach
5'10"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Academia Octógono
Out of
Brazil
Style
striker
Fight IQ
B · 74
Finish rate
20%
Win rate
94%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
3
Dec
12

FightMetric

SLpM

4.15

SApM

3.15

Str Acc

53%

Str Def

60%

TD Avg

0.00

TD Acc

0%

TD Def

85%

Sub Avg

1.65

Tape read

Pocket striker

Fight IQ

74B

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 16 career fights for Manoel Sousa. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

B

Ground

D

Defense

C+

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

C

TD react

B

Chin

A

What they do well

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • Fight IQ

    Knows the assignment. Game plans hold up for 15 minutes; the adjustments are incremental, not chaotic.

Where they leak

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • Counter punching

    Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

Scouting report

Manoel Sousa “Manumito” is a 29-year-old Orthodox lightweight out of Brazil, camped at Academia Octógono. The tape read: pocket striker. Career mark 15-1-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission, 12 by decision. Fight IQ grades B (74).

What works. Durability is the standout at 85 (A). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 0.00 TD/15 and 1.65 sub attempts. Striking defense C+ at 60% / 3.15 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility C (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction B on 85% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (36, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Sousa yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

36 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 0.00 takedowns / 15 at 0% accuracy
  • 1.65 submission attempts / 15 · 3 career sub wins

Striking defense

66 C+

Eats more than a championship pocket should. High SApM or a porous guard will get taxed against power.

  • 60% striking defense · 3.15 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 1 defeats

Counter punching

47 D

Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • 53% accuracy on 4.15 SLpM
  • 0.35 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

68 C+

Average-plus reactions. Gets touched, but rarely frozen in place when the shot or the shot-to-takedown comes.

  • Str def 60% · TD def 85% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 3.15 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

58 C

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 4.15 SLpM at 53% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 3.15 SApM

Takedown reaction

69 B

Can stuff the first shot. Chain wrestling and the second entry are the real test.

  • 85% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 0 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

85 A

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 1 losses
  • 12 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.