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David Onama
Uganda
Ranked #15 · FeatherweightOfficial UFC rankings
14-3-0W-L-D
- Age
- 32
- Height
- 5'11"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 74"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- FeatherweightFeatherweight: 136 to 145 lb (62 to 66 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- FactoryX Muay Thai
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1800
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
Won 4 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Onama is a finisher with a 79% finish rate: 7 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission, 3 by decision. He puts people to sleep more than anything else, and he can make them tap too.
- Recent Form
- Coming off a first-round KO/TKO loss to Steve Garcia (19-6-0). Before that, he beat Giga Chikadze (15-7-0) by unanimous decision, and Roberto Romero (8-5-1) by unanimous decision.
- Style
- Orthodox out of FactoryX Muay Thai, Onama is a volume striker, landing 5.07 significant strikes a minute at 50% accuracy while absorbing 4.89. He defends 52% of strikes and 53% of takedowns, and attempts 1.05 takedowns per 15 minutes.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 7 KO/TKO (50%)
- 4 Submission (29%)
- 3 Decision (21%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 79%
- Last fought
- 12 months ago
14 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 68-27-1
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1722
- Lossvs Steve Garcia19-6-0 · Power Index 1771KO/TKO · R1 · 3:34Nov 1, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs Onama
- Winvs Giga Chikadze15-7-0 · Power Index 1709Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Apr 27, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs Prates
- Winvs Roberto Romero8-5-1 · Power Index 1603Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Nov 17, 2024 · UFC 309: Jones vs Miocic
Fight stats
Stat David Onama Roberto Romero Sig. strikes 121/213 74/155 Takedowns 1/3 0/0 Control time 4:23 1:14 Knockdowns 1 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 44 39 Round 2 sig. strikes 36 26 Round 3 sig. strikes 41 9 - Winvs Jonathan Pearce14-7-0 · Power Index 1756Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Apr 27, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs Perez
- Winvs Gabriel Santos12-2-0 · Power Index 1772KO/TKO · R2 · 4:13Jun 24, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Topuria
Career Stats
Based on 9 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 5.07
- Striking accuracy
- 50%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.89
- Striking defense
- 52%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.05
- Takedown accuracy
- 30%
- Takedown defense
- 53%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.40