Danie van Heerden
UFC DebutNickname“The Pitbull”
Record
Streak
W5
- Fighting out of
- Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Born
- South Africa
- Camp
- Tapout Academy
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'2" · 188 cm
Before the UFC
Danie van Heerden makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
77-59-1
.566 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 11
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
19
11 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 19 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 8 KO · 3 subEFC Africa · EFC · ONE · Fight Force 13 · XFC Africa +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Arash Mardani | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:25 | ONE | Feb 19, 2020 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:22 | EFC | Apr 22, 2016 | |
| W | Knife Didier-Kilola2-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:32 | EFC | Nov 7, 2015 |
| W | KO/TKO | Retirement | R2 | 2:56 | EFC | Jul 11, 2015 | |
| W | Ian Visser1-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:27 | EFC | Feb 21, 2015 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | EFC | Nov 6, 2014 | |
| L | Tumelo Maphutha7-8-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | EFC Africa | Jul 3, 2014 |
| L | Submission | Keylock | R3 | 4:05 | EFC Africa | Jun 27, 2013 | |
| W | Jason Culverwell | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | EFC Africa | Mar 1, 2013 |
| W | Dain Neveling | Submission | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | EFC Africa | Oct 19, 2012 |
| L | Garreth McLellan13-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:08 | EFC Africa | Jun 1, 2012 |
| W | Donavin Hawkey10-8 | Submission | Neck Crank | R1 | 3:01 | EFC Africa | Mar 2, 2012 |
| L | Michiel Opperman | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Fight Force 13 | May 5, 2011 |
| W | Craig Fourie | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | XFC Africa | Mar 3, 2011 |
| L | Jeremy Scheepers7-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:18 | Fight Force 11 | Jan 30, 2011 |
| W | Jakes Els | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:58 | EFC Africa | Oct 21, 2010 |
| L | J.P. Joubert | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:00 | EFC Africa | May 8, 2010 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:00 | EFC Africa | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| W | Muhannad Barazi | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:00 | EFC Africa | Nov 12, 2009 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.