Manoel Sousa

“Manumito”

Manoel Sousa (15-1) is a lightweight fighting out of Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Manoel Sousa's last fight was a win over Richie Miranda by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld in August 2026.

Record15-1-0

DivisionLightweight

Height5'9"

Reach70"

Age29

Last FightMar 14, 2026

BornJun 4, 1997

BirthplaceFortaleza, Ceara, Brazil

Fighting out ofSao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min4.73

Striking accuracy46%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.45

Striking defense55%

Takedowns / 15 min0.51

Takedown accuracy25%

Takedown defense82%

Sub attempts / 15 min0.51

2 UFC fights through Oct 31, 2026. Source: UFCStats

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
Up.	TBD	Lightweight	—	—	UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling	Nov 21, 2026
W	Richie Miranda	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3 · 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld	Aug 8, 2026	View
W	Bolaji Oki	Lightweight	KO (Punch)	R3 · 4:12	UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos	Mar 14, 2026	View
W	Cristian Pérez	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R3 · 3:00	Contender Series 2025	Aug 26, 2025
W	Lucas Barros	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	LFA 205: Pires vs Abojer	Mar 28, 2025
L	Archie Colgan	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Bellator Champions Series	Sep 14, 2024
W	Tim Wilde	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Left Hook)	R1 · 4:48	Bellator Champions Series	Mar 22, 2024
W	Paulo Henrique Laia	Lightweight	Decision (Split)	R3	PFL Challenger Series 2023	Feb 17, 2023
W	Mauro Chaulet	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R2 · 1:45	CFFC 109: Curatolo vs. Paiva	May 27, 2022
W	Trevor Ollison	Lightweight	Submission (Kimura)	R1 · 2:13	CFFC 105: Jeffrey vs. Harris	Jan 29, 2022
W	Brendo Bispo	Lightweight	KO/TKO	R1 · 4:56	SFT 27: Bispo vs. Sousa	Jul 15, 2021
W	Estabili Amato	Lightweight	Submission	R2 · 4:45	SFT 24: Cabeção vs. Jacaré	Nov 14, 2020
W	Vandirson Alves	Lightweight	KO/TKO	R1 · 1:52	SFT 21: Faria vs. Carrasco	Feb 29, 2020
W	Maurício Ruffy	Lightweight	KO/TKO	R2 · 2:41	SFT 18	Nov 30, 2019
W	Richard Martins	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)	R1 · 3:05	SFT 15	Aug 31, 2019
W	Miguel Cabrera	—	Submission (Americana)	R2 · 1:44	SFT 13: Mexico	Jul 6, 2019
W	Luis Eduardo Silva	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Elbows & Punches)	R2 · 2:44	SFT 12	May 25, 2019

Up.TBD
Nov 21, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling·Lightweight
WRichie Miranda
Aug 8, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld·Lightweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3 · 5:00View
WBolaji Oki
Mar 14, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos·Lightweight
KO (Punch)·R3 · 4:12View
WCristian Pérez
Aug 26, 2025
Contender Series 2025·Lightweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R3 · 3:00
WLucas Barros
Mar 28, 2025
LFA 205: Pires vs Abojer·Lightweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
LArchie Colgan
Sep 14, 2024
Bellator Champions Series·Lightweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WTim Wilde
Mar 22, 2024
Bellator Champions Series·Lightweight
KO/TKO (Left Hook)·R1 · 4:48
WPaulo Henrique Laia
Feb 17, 2023
PFL Challenger Series 2023·Lightweight
Decision (Split)·R3
WMauro Chaulet
May 27, 2022
CFFC 109: Curatolo vs. Paiva·Lightweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R2 · 1:45
WTrevor Ollison
Jan 29, 2022
CFFC 105: Jeffrey vs. Harris·Lightweight
Submission (Kimura)·R1 · 2:13
WBrendo Bispo
Jul 15, 2021
SFT 27: Bispo vs. Sousa·Lightweight
KO/TKO·R1 · 4:56
WEstabili Amato
Nov 14, 2020
SFT 24: Cabeção vs. Jacaré·Lightweight
Submission·R2 · 4:45
WVandirson Alves
Feb 29, 2020
SFT 21: Faria vs. Carrasco·Lightweight
KO/TKO·R1 · 1:52
WMaurício Ruffy
Nov 30, 2019
SFT 18·Lightweight
KO/TKO·R2 · 2:41
WRichard Martins
Aug 31, 2019
SFT 15·Lightweight
KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)·R1 · 3:05
WMiguel Cabrera
Jul 6, 2019
SFT 13: Mexico
Submission (Americana)·R2 · 1:44
WLuis Eduardo Silva
May 25, 2019
SFT 12·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Elbows & Punches)·R2 · 2:44