| Manny Tapia | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 14, 1981 Riverside, California, United States |
| Other names | The Mangler |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division | Bantamweight |
| Reach | 67 in (170 cm) |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling |
| Fighting out of | Chino, California |
| Team | Millennia MMA |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 16 |
| Wins | 11 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Manny Tapia (born March 14, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter from Chino, California who trains out of Millennia MMA in Rancho Cucamonga, California [1]
He is currently fighting for Palace Fighting Championship after being released by the WEC.[2] Tapia has a superb ground game and, as evidenced by his fight Antonio Banuelos, a training partner of long-time UFC champion Chuck Liddell, has recently improved his striking greatly.
At WEC 37, Tapia suffered a second-round TKO loss in a title fight with the WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres and lost via unanimous decision loss to Akitoshi Tamura at WEC 40. He most recently fought Eddie Wineland on October 10, 2009 on the undercard at WEC 43,[3] losing via unanimous decision.
He was let go from WEC after this loss and it was announced on November 17, 2009 that he has signed with Tachi Palace Fights and will debut on their February 4 event in Lemoore, California.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 16 matches | 11 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 4 | 2 |
| By submission | 2 | 0 |
| By decision | 5 | 2 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 10-4-1 | Michael McDonald | TKO (punches) | Tachi Palace Fights 3 | February 4, 2010 | 1 | 4:31 | Lemoore, California, USA | |
| Loss | 10-3-1 | Eddie Wineland | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 43 | October 10, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | San Antonio, Texas, USA | |
| Loss | 10-2-1 | Akitoshi Tamura | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 40 | April 5, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | |
| Loss | 10-1-1 | Miguel Torres | TKO (punches and elbows) | WEC 37 | December 8, 2008 | 2 | 3:02 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | For WEC Bantamweight Championship |
| Win | 10-0-1 | Antonio Banuelos | Decision (split) | WEC 32 Albuquerque | February 13, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA | Return to bantamweight division |
| Win | 9-0-1 | Brandon Foxworth | TKO (strikes) | WEC 27 | May 12, 2007 | 2 | 3:17 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Featherweight bout |
| Win | 8-0-1 | Richard Montano | TKO | King of the Cage: Destroyer | December 1, 2006 | 3 | 3:24 | San Jacincto, California, USA | |
| Win | 7-0-1 | Shad Smith | Decision | King of the Cage: Rapid Fire | August 4, 2006 | 2 | 5:00 | San Jacincto, California, USA | |
| Win | 6-0-1 | Ed Newalu | Decision (unanimous) | King of the Cage: Final Conflict | December 2, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | San Jacincto, California, USA | |
| Win | 5-0-1 | Gregory Vivian | Submission (arm triangle choke) | King of the Cage Prime Time | August 5, 2005 | 1 | 4:25 | San Jacincto, California, USA | Won KOTC Flyweight (135 lb) Championship |
| Win | 4-0-1 | Richard Goodman | TKO (punches) | King of the Cage Mortal Sins | May 7, 2005 | 2 | 2:07 | Primm, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | 3-0-1 | Ed Newalu | Decision (unanimous) | King of the Cage San Jacinto | September 24, 2004 | 2 | 5:00 | San Jacincto, California, USA | |
| Win | 2-0-1 | Michael Welty | KO (punch) | King of the Cage 36 Unfinished Business | June 12, 2004 | 1 | 0:07 | San Jacincto, California, USA | |
| Draw | 1-0-1 | Chad Washburn | Draw | King of the Cage 33 After Shock | February 20, 2004 | 2 | 5:00 | San Jacincto, California, USA | |
| Win | 1-0 | Manuel Sawyze | Submission (rear naked choke) | King of the Cage 31 | December 6, 2003 | 1 | 2:07 | San Jacincto, California, USA |