UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld 8 Aug 2026 · Meta APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada, US

Manoel Sousa defeats Richie Miranda by unanimous decision

Win Manoel Sousa View profile 15-1-0

Loss Richie Miranda View profile 13-2-0

Unanimous decision

Round 3 · 5:00

At a glance

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What happened

The result, the defining moments, and what the verdict means.

Miranda dragged Sousa to the canvas in the first and worked from his back.

Sousa hurt Miranda in the second round and shifted the fight back toward the feet.

Sousa's pressure and cleaner work over the final rounds produced the unanimous decision.

Official UFC resultsUFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs Salkilld — Preliminary Card Results

Pre-fight analysis — how we saw it going in

Case for Sousa

Sousa is 1-0 in the UFC after stopping Bolaji Oki with a third-round TKO in March, having earned his contract by finishing Cristian Perez on the Contender Series the previous August. Nine of his fourteen career wins have come by knockout and three more by submission, and the UFC lists him as a striker — a profile his lone Octagon outing backed up at 4.15 significant strikes landed per minute and 45% accuracy.

Case for Miranda

Miranda has not lost since April 2023, riding a seven-fight win streak that includes taking the LFA lightweight title in April 2025 and defending it twice. The UFC lists him as a wrestler, backed by two years as a junior-college All-American before moving up to Division II, and he trains under Cub Swanson. Five of his thirteen wins have come by knockout and three by submission, but this is his first fight under the UFC banner and there is no Octagon tape on him.

What We Were Watching For

Whether Miranda's college wrestling can get takedowns on a fighter the UFC lists as a striker.
Sousa already has UFC tape — 4.15 significant strikes landed per minute at 45% accuracy — while Miranda enters with none.
Two Octagon debuts one fight apart: Sousa 1-0 off a third-round TKO, Miranda unbeaten in seven going back to April 2023.
Both fighters finish: Sousa has stopped twelve of his fourteen opponents, Miranda eight of his thirteen — whether this one sees the scorecards at all.

Records & career stats

Sousa vs Miranda

14-1-0
Record: 13-1-0; 4-1 last 5
Recent form: 5-0 last 5; Brazil
Nationality: United States; 29
Age: 31; 1.75 m
Height — Sousa leads: 1.73 m; 178 cm
Reach — Miranda leads: 191 cm; —
Stance: —; —
Finish rateFinish %: —; 9
Wins by KO/TKOKO wins — Sousa leads: 5; 3
Wins by submissionSub wins: 3; 4.27
Sig. strikes landed / minStr / min: Not published; 3.48
Sig. strikes absorbed / minAbs / min: Not published; 55%
Striking defenseStrike def.: Not published; 74%
Takedown defenseTD def.: Not published; —
Avg. fight timeAvg. time: —; Academia Octógono
Team: Bloodline Combat Sports

Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Numbers reflect the fighter data snapshot used for this page. Bars compare each stat on a fixed scale; the “Edge” marker flags the leading corner where the gap is meaningful. The snapshot plots five career rates — output, striking defense, durability (strikes absorbed, inverted), takedown defense and finish rate — each normalised on its own scale.

Who Called It?

How the analysts' picks held up once the cage door closed.

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Analyst prediction scorecards

Bedtime MMA170 resolved calls Bedtime MMAView full track record Winner Accuracy 70.6% 120 50 Method Accuracy 63.6% 56 32 Round Accuracy 40.0% 10 15 Underdog Accuracy 48.5% 16 17 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Underdog call, market price 24.5%. Miranda · KO/TKO	Sousa · Dec R3	Miss	Not applicable — the winner call missed	Not applicable — the winner call missed
Takes Miranda by knockout, hedging between the second and third round. “I'm going with Manuel Souza to win this one by knockout in the second or third round.” Hear it — 2:35 Bedtime MMA on YouTube ↗ Bedtime MMA’s track record → Track record: winner called in 120 of 170 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
AJ Devito237 resolved calls AJ DevitoView full track record Winner Accuracy 69.6% 165 72 Method Accuracy 58.4% 59 42 Round Accuracy 75.0% 6 2 Underdog Accuracy 46.2% 12 14 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 75.5%. Sousa · to win	Sousa · Dec R3	Hit	Not called	Not called
Resolves a close call toward Sousa. Hear it — 26:47 AJ Devito on YouTube ↗ AJ Devito’s track record → Track record: winner called in 165 of 237 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
KennyOkoyeMMA53 resolved calls KennyOkoyeMMAView full track record Winner Accuracy 67.9% 36 17 Method Accuracy 71.4% 5 2 Round Accuracy 0.0% 2 Underdog Accuracy 62.5% 5 3 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 75.5%. Sousa · to win	Sousa · Dec R3	Hit	Not called	Not called
Leans Sousa without a method. “I'm going to favor Souza in this one. I think he gets it done probably by finish against Miranda.” Hear it — 5:46 KennyOkoyeMMA on YouTube ↗ KennyOkoyeMMA’s track record → Track record: winner called in 36 of 53 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
Michael Chiesa62 resolved calls Michael ChiesaView full track record Winner Accuracy 67.7% 42 20 Method Accuracy 50.0% 2 2 Round AccuracyCalls the winner, not the round Underdog Accuracy 14.3% 1 6 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Underdog call, market price 24.5%. Miranda · to win	Sousa · Dec R3	Miss	Not applicable — the winner call missed	Not applicable — the winner call missed
Takes Miranda without naming a method. “definitely rolling with Richie Miranda on this one.” Hear it — 4:25 Michael Chiesa on YouTube ↗ Michael Chiesa’s track record → Track record: winner called in 42 of 62 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
Marcel Dorff18 resolved calls Marcel DorffView full track record Winner Accuracy 66.7% 12 6 Method Accuracy 33.3% 2 4 Round Accuracy 25.0% 1 3 Underdog Accuracy 33.3% 1 2 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 75.5%. Sousa · KO/TKO	Sousa · Dec R3	Hit	Miss	Not called
Takes Sousa by knockout. “I’m picking Sousa by knockout as well, just like you.” Hear it — 9:09 Marcel Dorff’s track record → Track record: winner called in 12 of 18 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
JakeGerberMMA116 resolved calls JakeGerberMMAView full track record Winner Accuracy 66.4% 77 39 Method Accuracy 61.7% 29 18 Round Accuracy 44.4% 4 5 Underdog Accuracy 25.0% 2 6 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Underdog call, market price 24.5%. Miranda · Dec	Sousa · Dec R3	Miss	Not applicable — the winner call missed	Not applicable — the winner call missed
Takes Miranda by decision. “Richie Miranda gets it done” Hear it — 19:43 JakeGerberMMA on YouTube ↗ JakeGerberMMA’s track record → Track record: winner called in 77 of 116 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
The MMA Guru296 resolved calls The MMA GuruView full track record Winner Accuracy 65.9% 195 101 Method Accuracy 52.9% 55 49 Round Accuracy 34.3% 12 23 Underdog Accuracy 45.5% 15 18 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 75.5%. Sousa · KO/TKO · R3	Sousa · Dec R3	Hit	Miss	Miss
Settles on Sousa by third-round TKO after weighing the finish. “Manuel Sosa, I think, is going to be able to walk through what Richie Miranda has and eventually just put him down, dude. You know, I mean, he's going to land that Miranda right straight on the chin of Richie. Oh, just jokes. Manuel shows it gets it done. Round three, TKO.” Hear it — 8:31 The MMA Guru on YouTube ↗ The MMA Guru’s track record → Track record: winner called in 195 of 296 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
DFS By The Numbers142 resolved calls DFS By The NumbersView full track record Winner Accuracy 65.5% 93 49 Method Accuracy 58.5% 48 34 Round Accuracy 35.9% 14 25 Underdog Accuracy 35.0% 7 13 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 75.5%. Sousa · KO/TKO · R2	Sousa · Dec R3	Hit	Miss	Miss
Takes Sousa by second-round knockout. “He goes out there and knocks out Richie Miranda. We'll say second round knockout for Manel Sousa.” Hear it — 4:44 DFS By The Numbers on YouTube ↗ DFS By The Numbers’s track record → Track record: winner called in 93 of 142 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
We Want Picks145 resolved calls We Want PicksView full track record Winner Accuracy 64.1% 93 52 Method Accuracy 40.0% 2 3 Round AccuracyNamed rounds — none on a correct call yet Underdog Accuracy 34.5% 10 19 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Underdog call, market price 24.5%. Miranda · to win	Sousa · Dec R3	Miss	Not applicable — the winner call missed	Not applicable — the winner call missed
Takes Miranda without a method. “But for now, I'm picky Richie Miranda.” Hear it — 8:29 We Want Picks on YouTube ↗ We Want Picks’s track record → Track record: winner called in 93 of 145 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
MMA Prediction Guru (MMAPG)69 resolved calls MMA Prediction Guru (MMAPG)View full track record Winner Accuracy 59.4% 41 28 Method Accuracy 57.7% 15 11 Round Accuracy 12.5% 1 7 Underdog Accuracy 30.8% 4 9 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Underdog call, market price 24.5%. Miranda · to win	Sousa · Dec R3	Miss	Not applicable — the winner call missed	Not applicable — the winner call missed
Leans Miranda without a firm method. “gonna go with the underdog in the first fight of the night and pick Richie Miranda.” Hear it — 9:17 MMA Prediction Guru (MMAPG) on YouTube ↗ MMA Prediction Guru (MMAPG)’s track record → Track record: winner called in 41 of 69 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
Adam Martin29 resolved calls Adam MartinView full track record Winner Accuracy 55.2% 16 13 Method Accuracy 0.0% 4 Round Accuracy 0.0% 1 Underdog Accuracy 25.0% 1 3 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 75.5%. Sousa · KO/TKO	Sousa · Dec R3	Hit	Miss	Not called
Takes Sousa by knockout. “I’m going to take Manuel Sousa by knockout.” Hear it — 8:43 Adam Martin’s track record → Track record: winner called in 16 of 29 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
Bookie Beatdown26 resolved calls Bookie BeatdownView full track record Winner Accuracy 50.0% 13 13 Method Accuracy 0.0% 2 Round AccuracyCalls the winner, not the round Underdog Accuracy 16.7% 1 5 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Underdog call, market price 24.5%. Miranda · to win	Sousa · Dec R3	Miss	Not applicable — the winner call missed	Not applicable — the winner call missed
Leans Miranda without a firm method. “I got Richie Moran.” Hear it — 84:21 Bookie Beatdown on YouTube ↗ Bookie Beatdown’s track record → Track record: winner called in 13 of 26 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted

6 of 12 called the winner.

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