Themba Gorimbo
Themba Gorimbo, “The Answer”, is a Welterweight from Zimbabwe with an official record of 14-7. Cage Brothers holds 18 of those bouts: 11 wins and 7 losses, the wins coming 2 by knockout, 3 by submission and 6 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision loss to Jonathan Micallef at UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates on 2 May 2026, the third defeat in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | Jonathan Micallef | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates |
| Nov 1, 2025 | Jeremiah Wells | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Vicente Luque | LOSS | SUBAnaconda Choke | R1 · 0:52 | UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura |
| Oct 12, 2024 | Niko Price | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira |
| May 18, 2024 | Ramiz Brahimaj | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Road to UFC: Season 3, Episode 1 |
| Feb 3, 2024 | Pete Rodriguez | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Road to UFC: Season 2 Finals |
| May 20, 2023 | Takashi Sato | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill |
| Feb 18, 2023 | AJ Fletcher | LOSS | SUBGuillotine Choke | R2 · 1:37 | UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield |
| Jun 26, 2022 | Julio Rafael Rodrigues | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Fury Fighting Championship 65 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Handesson Ferreira | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | UAE Warriors 24 |
| Mar 14, 2020 | Lyle KaramTitle | WIN | SUBSubmission (Triangle Choke) | R2 · 2:06 | EFC 84 - EFC Worldwide 84 |
| Sep 28, 2019 | Luke MichaelTitle | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R1 · 2:48 | EFC 82: EFC Worldwide 82 |
| May 4, 2019 | Jose Mauricio da Rocha Jr. | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | EFC 79: EFC Worldwide 79 |
| Sep 9, 2017 | Dave Mazany | LOSS | KOKO (Punch) | R2 | EFC 63: EFC Worldwide 63 |
| May 13, 2016 | Joe Cummins | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | EFC: Extreme Fighting Championship 49 |
| Oct 3, 2015 | Leon Mynhardt | LOSS | SUBSubmission (Guillotine) | R2 · 1:03 | EFC: Extreme Fighting Championship 44 |
| Feb 21, 2015 | Alex Cheboub | WIN | SUBSubmission (Guillotine) | R1 · 1:50 | EFC: Extreme Fighting Championship 37 |
| Dec 12, 2013 | Chimmy van Winkel | WIN | SUBSubmission (Armbar) | R1 · 1:59 | EFC Africa: Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 26 |
Wins, losses and draws are Themba Gorimbo’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 18 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Themba Gorimbo’s record, in numbers
Themba Gorimbo’s official record is 14-7. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 18 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for — 11 wins, 7 losses — because 3 bouts from the official record are not in the history we hold.
The 11 wins break down as 2 by knockout, 3 by submission and 6 by decision — 5 of 11 inside the distance, a finish rate of 45%. Across all 18 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 8 minutes 44 seconds.
Themba Gorimbo has been stopped 4 times in the 18 bouts on file — 1 by knockout and 3 by submission — which is 22% of them. The last 3 bouts on file are all losses.
Of the 18 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 2 were for a title. Four of them have come since September 2024.
Set against the 569 Welterweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Themba Gorimbo has a finish rate above 16% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 33% of them and a two-year bout count above 89% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Themba Gorimbo is listed at 6ft 1in with a reach of 77in, fights orthodox and is 35, born 22 January 1991.
These figures are recomputed from Themba Gorimbo’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.