Igeu Kabesa
UFC DebutNickname“Smiley”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Born
- South Africa
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Igeu Kabesa 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
StrongOpponents' combined record
175-113-3
.608 win rate
Winning-record opponents
10 of 13
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
22
13 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 22 bouts · 17 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 7 sub · 6 decEFC · EFC Africa · EFC 120 · EFC 115 · EFC 112 +12
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Martin van Staden23-13 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:24 | EFC 120 | Dec 12, 2024 |
| W | Humphrey Mulenga | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:51 | EFC 115 | Jul 11, 2024 |
| W | Kaleka Kabanda | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:54 | EFC 112 | Apr 11, 2024 |
| W | Reinaldo Ekson19-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | EFC 110 | Dec 7, 2023 |
| W | Vince Bembe8-8-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:12 | EFC 104 | Jun 8, 2023 |
| W | Bradley Swanepoel | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:20 | EFC 99 | Nov 3, 2022 |
| W | Nerik Simoes | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 2:00 | EFC 95 | Jul 16, 2022 |
| W | Ashley Calvert | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:30 | EFC 93 | Apr 9, 2022 |
| L | Reinaldo Ekson19-8 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:32 | EFC 86 | Jun 12, 2021 |
| W | Karlo Caput9-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:03 | EFC 79 | May 4, 2019 |
| W | Callum Murrie | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | EFC 74 | Oct 6, 2018 |
| W | Paulo da Silva30-27 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:21 | EFC 67 | Mar 10, 2018 |
| W | Pierre Botha11-9-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:19 | EFC 62 | Aug 19, 2017 |
| L | Danny Henry12-4 | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R1 | 3:30 | EFC 57 | Mar 4, 2017 |
| W | Hanru Botha8-7 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:40 | EFC 56 | Dec 9, 2016 |
| W | Danny Henry12-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | EFC | Mar 5, 2016 |
| W | Peter Queally13-8-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | EFC | Jun 6, 2015 |
| W | Saxon Delafield | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:26 | EFC | Apr 4, 2015 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | EFC | Dec 11, 2014 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | — | EFC Africa | Jun 5, 2014 | |
| W | Johan van Staden | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:07 | EFC Africa | Dec 12, 2013 |
| W | Chad Hepburn | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | EFC Africa | Nov 7, 2013 |
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.