Diego Bandu
UFC DebutNickname“PangaMan”
Record
Streak
W3
- Fighting out of
- Pretoria
- Born
- DR Congo
- Camp
- Team CIT
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 6'4" · 193 cm
Before the UFC
Diego Bandu 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
31-28
.525 win rate
Winning-record opponents
3 of 6
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
9
6 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 9 bouts · 9 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 2 decEFC 131 · UAE Warriors 59 · EFC 121 · UAE Warriors 52 · EFC 110 +4
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Luke Michael8-7 | KO/TKO | Knees to the Body and Punches | R3 | 2:57 | EFC 131 | Feb 26, 2026 |
| W | Islem Masraf3-3 | KO/TKO | Elbows and Punches | R2 | 4:15 | UAE Warriors 59 | Jun 12, 2025 |
| W | Mouhamed Ba | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | EFC 121 | Mar 6, 2025 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | UAE Warriors 52 | Jul 28, 2024 | |
| W | Flex Munwe | KO/TKO | Knee | R1 | 3:36 | EFC 110 | Dec 7, 2023 |
| L | Jacques Du Plessis5-2 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | EFC 98 | Oct 6, 2022 |
| W | Khulekani Hlongwa | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | EFC 92 | Mar 5, 2022 |
| W | Stefan Pretorius5-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:39 | EFC 85 | May 8, 2021 |
| W | Mark Kamba3-5 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R2 | 5:00 | EFC 84 | Mar 14, 2020 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-0across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionFightstar FC 33
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Handre Luus2-1 | KO/TKO | — | R0 | 0:00 | Fightstar FC 33 | Jul 21, 2018 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.