Mzwandile Hlongwa
UFC DebutNickname“Shakebone”
Record
Streak
L5
- Fighting out of
- Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
- Born
- South Africa
- Camp
- Godfather MMA
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Mzwandile Hlongwa 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
73-50-2
.593 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 9
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
13
9 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 13 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 1 decEFC 132 · EFC 122 · EFC 106 · Brave CF 64 · Brave CF 58 +8
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | J.T. Botha3-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:01 | EFC 132 | Apr 9, 2026 |
| L | KO/TKO | Submission to Elbows | R1 | 3:12 | EFC 122 | Apr 10, 2025 | |
| L | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R3 | 4:17 | EFC 106 | Aug 10, 2023 | |
| L | Abusupiyan Alikhanov | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Brave CF 64 | Oct 22, 2022 |
| L | In Jae La11-5-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Brave CF 58 | Apr 30, 2022 |
| W | Dominic Schober16-15 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 5:00 | Brave CF 44 | Nov 5, 2020 |
| W | Jeremy Smith9-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Brave CF 31 | Dec 7, 2019 |
| L | Khamzat Chimaev15-1 | Submission | Brabo Choke | R2 | 1:15 | Brave CF 27 | Oct 4, 2019 |
| W | Torbjorn Madsen | KO/TKO | Spinning Backfist | R1 | 1:11 | EFC 75 | Nov 3, 2018 |
| W | Roy Lokolo | KO/TKO | Retirement | R2 | 1:00 | EFC 73 | Sep 8, 2018 |
| W | Robert Swanepoel | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:29 | EFC 70 | May 26, 2018 |
| NC | Gordon Roodman4-6-1 | No Contest | Accidental Kick to Groin | R1 | — | EFC 67 | Mar 10, 2018 |
| W | Mark Kamba3-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:21 | EFC | May 13, 2016 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.