Mandela Kponou
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L2
- Fighting out of
- Framingham, Massachusetts
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Middleweight
Before the UFC
Mandela Kponou 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
143-129-5
.526 win rate
Winning-record opponents
7 of 15
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
20
15 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 20 bouts · 18 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 4 sub · 1 decFFP · APEX · ICE Fighter · STG · WFL 22 +13
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | John Clarke8-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | ICE Fighter | Apr 10, 2009 |
| L | Jerry Spiegel18-39-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | STG | Feb 7, 2009 |
| W | Travis Lerchen | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 3:06 | WFL 22 | Oct 18, 2008 |
| L | John Howard29-19-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | — | CZ 23 | Aug 25, 2007 |
| W | Josh Yox3-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | — | WFL 10 | Sep 23, 2006 |
| W | Erik Russell | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FFP | Aug 19, 2006 |
| L | Lance Everson11-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | FFP | Apr 14, 2006 |
| W | Jason Dublin8-11-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:43 | CZ 12 | Nov 5, 2005 |
| W | Danny Vega1-3 | KO/TKO | Cut | R1 | — | T.K.O. Riley's | Sep 23, 2005 |
| L | Claude Patrick14-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:26 | APEX | Sep 3, 2005 |
| W | Anthony Alberti0-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:27 | WFL 3 | Aug 6, 2005 |
| W | Red Cloud Anquoe | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:38 | CZ 11 | Jun 25, 2005 |
| D | Matt Fletcher4-0-1 | Draw | — | R2 | 5:00 | ECFA | Jun 17, 2005 |
| W | Howard Longus0-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:23 | WFL 2 | May 14, 2005 |
| W | Jason Giroux4-9 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:26 | CZ 10 | Apr 2, 2005 |
| L | John Howard29-19-1 | Submission | Heel Hook | R2 | 2:52 | WFL 1 | Feb 5, 2005 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:50 | APEX | Sep 5, 2004 | |
| L | Ted Govola Jr.10-2 | DQ | Illegal Strikes | R2 | 3:59 | MD 16 | May 15, 2004 |
| L | Josh Boyle | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:50 | CZ 5 | Apr 17, 2004 |
| W | Ross Gravier | Submission | — | R1 | — | CZ 4 | Dec 6, 2003 |
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.
Amateur
2-0across 2 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsTMOT · HFC 3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Janec Dzweit | KO/TKO | Strikes | R1 | 3:30 | TMOT | May 8, 2004 |
| W | Justin Sharp | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:41 | HFC 3 | Mar 27, 2004 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.