Themba Gorimbo Faces Jonathan Micallef at UFC Perth

Themba Gorimbo enters UFC Perth on a two-fight losing streak, and Saturday brings him a welterweight bout with unbeaten Jonathan Micallef at RAC Arena. Gorimbo is the underdog at +200, while Micallef is priced as the -250 favorite.

RAC Arena on Saturday

The matchup gives Gorimbo a chance to stop the slide against a fighter who has not lost in the UFC. Micallef arrives with a 2-0 UFC record, and the betting line points to a long night for the man trying to reset his momentum.

Gorimbo has been in the UFC since 2023 and has already gone through seven bouts under the promotion. His four wins have come against Takashi Sato, Pete Rodriguez, Ramiz Brahimaj and Niko Price, but the recent form has turned against him with losses to AJ Fletcher, Vicente Luque and Jeremiah Wells.

Jonathan Micallef’s UFC run

Micallef took a different route into the roster. He was the former Hex Fight Series champion before joining Dana White’s Contender Series in October 2024, where he submitted Mohamed Ado to earn his UFC contract.

He has carried that momentum into the Octagon, beating Kevin Jousset and Oban Elliott in his first two UFC fights. The line for Saturday reflects that run, and the expectation attached to it is a unanimous-decision win.

Gorimbo’s welterweight test

For Gorimbo, the stakes are direct. He needs to turn the two-fight losing streak into a result that keeps him from falling further behind in the welterweight mix, and he gets that chance against an opponent who has not yet been beaten inside the UFC.

A win would change the tone around his run immediately; another loss would leave the recent downturn attached to his name after a seven-fight UFC sample. Saturday at RAC Arena is the first chance to answer that pressure in the cage.