Manny Tapia "The Mangler"
Record: 11 - 4 (1 DRAW)
Weight: 135 lbs

Manny "The Mangler" Tapia (born. March 14, 1981)is a Mexican American professional mixed martial arts fighter from Chino, California who trains out of MILLENNIA MMA in Rancho Cucamonga, California.

He is currently fighting for World Extreme Cagefighting, the sister organization of the UFC. Tapia has a superb ground game, and as evidenced by his fight with Antonio Banuelos, a training partner of long-time UFC champion Chuck Liddell, has recently improved his striking greatly.

His last bout was a second-round TKO loss to WEC champion Miguel Torres, who improved to 35-1 with his win. With this, Tapia moves to 2-1 in the WEC, and projects to remain in title contention despite the loss.

Career Statistics:
Knockout Wins:  1   (06%) Knockout Losses:  0   (0%)
TKO Wins:  3   (19%) TKO Losses:  2   (13%)
Submission Wins:  2   (13%) Submission Losses:  0   (0%)
Decision Wins:  5   (31%) Decision Losses:  2   (13%)
Draws: 1 No Contests: 0
Career Fights:
Opponent Method Event Date Rnd
Win Bobby Sanchez Unanimous Decision RITC: Respect in the Cage Mar. 12, 2011 3
Loss Michael McDonald Technical Knockout TPF 3: Champions Collide Feb. 04, 2010 1
Loss Eddie Wineland Unanimous Decision WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson Oct. 10, 2009 3
Loss Akitoshi Tamura Unanimous Decision WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki Apr. 05, 2009 3
Loss Miguel Torres Technical Knockout WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia Dec. 03, 2008 2
Win Antonio Banuelos Split Decision WEC 32: Albuquerque Feb. 13, 2008 3
Win Brandon Foxworth Technical Knockout WEC 27: Las Vegas May. 12, 2007 2
Win Richard Montano Technical Knockout KOTC: Destroyer Dec. 01, 2006 3
Win Shad Smith Unanimous Decision KOTC: Rapid Fire Aug. 04, 2006 2
Win Ed Newalu Unanimous Decision KOTC 63: Final Conflict Dec. 02, 2005 3
Win Gregory Vivian Submission KOTC 58: Prime Time Aug. 05, 2005 1
Win Richard Goodman Technical Knockout KOTC: Mortal Sins May. 07, 2005 2
Win Ed Newalu Unanimous Decision KOTC 41: Relentless Sep. 24, 2004 2
Win Michael Welty Knockout KOTC 36: Unfinished Business Jun. 12, 2004 1
Draw Chad Washburn Draw KOTC 33: After Shock Feb. 20, 2004 2
Win Manuel Sawyze Submission KOTC 31: King of the Cage 31 Dec. 06, 2003 1
Total Fights: 16   |   Record: 11 - 4 (1 DRAW)
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