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South Africa
Cape Town, Eastern Cape
Brendon Groenewald
AGE
N/A
/
N/A
HEIGHT
6'2"
/
187.96 cm
WEIGHT
205 lbs
/
92.99 kg
ASSOCIATION
Panther Fighting Arts
CLASS
Light Heavyweight
Wins
7
KO
/
TKO
2
29%
SUBMISSIONS
4
57%
DECISIONS
0
0%
OTHERS
1
14%
Losses
5
KO
/
TKO
3
60%
SUBMISSIONS
1
20%
DECISIONS
1
20%
OTHERS
0
0%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Ruan Potts
EFC 55 - EFC Worldwide 55
Nov / 11 / 2016
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Ferdinand Basson
2
4:21
loss
Danie van Heerden
EFC - Extreme Fighting Championship 48
Apr / 22 / 2016
TKO (Punches)
Ferdi Basson
2
3:22
win
Tomasz Kowalkowski
EFC - Extreme Fighting Championship 45
Nov / 07 / 2015
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Wiekus Swart
1
2:37
loss
Andrew van Zyl
EFC - Extreme Fighting Championship 39
May / 07 / 2015
KO (Punch)
1
0:32
win
Christophe Walravens
EFC - Extreme Fighting Championship 35
Nov / 06 / 2014
TKO (Punches)
Wiekus Swart
1
2:57
win
Elvis Moyo
EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 30
Jun / 05 / 2014
TKO
1
N/A
win
Vandam Mbuyi
EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 28
Mar / 27 / 2014
Submission (Punches)
2
4:21
win
Vandam Mbuyi
EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 27
Feb / 27 / 2014
Disqualification
1
2:22
loss
Bernardo Mikixi
EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 25
Nov / 07 / 2013
Decision (Majority)
3
5:00
win
Roelof Scheepers
EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 23
Sep / 12 / 2013
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
4:10
loss
Gideon Drotschie
EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 18
Mar / 01 / 2013
TKO (Elbows)
3
0:00
win
Sors Grobbelaar
EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 16
Oct / 19 / 2012
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
1
0:00
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Arman Tsarukyan
7%
Brandon Royval
1%
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39%
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5%
Movsar Evloev
3%
Shavkat Rakhmonov
23%
Umar Nurmagomedov
19%
Other
3%
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