Manoel Sousa
“Manumito”
Manoel Sousa is ranked 23rd of 506 lightweights by the First Light Rating.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 1,97823rd of 506 · Lightweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- −0.71Skill ahead of fame
- Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 1,980, 8 Aug 2026
- Record
- 15–1Pro
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 2026 | Won vs Richie MirandaUFC Fight Night 284 - Gamrot vs. Salkilld · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +19 |
| 14 Mar 2026 | Won vs Bolaji OkiUFC Fight Night 269 - Emmett vs. Vallejos · KO (Punch), R3 | +1 |
| 26 Aug 2025 | Won vs Cristian PerezDana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2025: Week 3 · TKO (Punches), R3 | +43 |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Won vs Lucas Barros OliveiraLFA 205 - Pires vs. Abojer · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +11 |
| 14 Sept 2024 | Lost to Archie ColganBellator Champions Series London - McCourt vs. Collins · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | −15 |
| 22 Mar 2024 | Won vs Tim WildeBellator Champions Series Belfast - Anderson vs. Moore · KO (Punch), R1 | +41 |
| 17 Feb 2023 | Won vs Paulo Henrique LaiaProfessional Fighters League - PFL Challenger Series 2023 Week 4: Lightweights · Decision (Split), R3 | +30 |
| 27 May 2022 | Won vs Mauro ChauletCFFC 109 - Cage Fury Fighting Championships 109 · TKO (Punches), R2 | +22 |
| 29 Jan 2022 | Won vs Trevor OllisonCFFC 105 - Cage Fury Fighting Championships 105 · Submission (Kimura), R1 | +20 |
| 15 Jul 2021 | Won vs Brendo BispoSFT 27 - Bispo vs. Sousa · TKO (Punches), R1 | +63 |
| 14 Nov 2020 | Won vs Estabili AmatoSFT 24 - Cabecao vs. Jacare · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R2 | +75 |
| 29 Feb 2020 | Won vs Vandirson AlvesSFT 21 - Faria vs. Carrasco · KO (Punches), R1 | +119 |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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