Nkazimulo Zulu
UFC DebutNickname“King Shaka”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Born
- South Africa
- Weight class
- Flyweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Nkazimulo Zulu 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
234-119-4
.663 win rate
Winning-record opponents
15 of 22
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
26
22 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 26 bouts · 16 promotions · wins by 7 KO · 7 sub · 2 decEFC Africa · RIZIN · EFC · CTN Promotions · EFC 111 +11
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Makoto Takahashi23-5-1 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 2:52 | RIZIN | Apr 12, 2026 |
| L | Yuki Ito20-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | Jul 27, 2025 |
| L | Kyoji Horiguchi36-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | Dec 31, 2024 |
| W | Jo Arai14-13-1 | KO/TKO | Spinning Wheel Kick and Punches | R1 | 4:12 | RIZIN | Sep 29, 2024 |
| W | Gift Walker8-4 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R3 | 2:38 | EFC 111 | Mar 7, 2024 |
| W | Musa Sethwape5-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R4 | 3:15 | EFC 105 | Jul 13, 2023 |
| L | Nicholas Hwende11-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | EFC 100 | Dec 1, 2022 |
| D | Gian Souza8-2-1 | Draw | Split | R3 | 5:00 | EFC Worldwide | May 7, 2022 |
| L | Luthando Biko13-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:26 | EFC 91 | Dec 4, 2021 |
| W | Luthando Biko13-6 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 2:52 | EFC 89 | Sep 10, 2021 |
| W | Fafa Dwama5-4 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 3:00 | EFC 85 | May 8, 2021 |
| L | Faeez Jacobs14-6 | Decision | Split | R5 | 5:00 | EFC 81 | Aug 10, 2019 |
| L | Jake Hadley12-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | EFC 78 | Apr 13, 2019 |
| W | Gary Joshua4-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R5 | 2:25 | EFC 75 | Nov 3, 2018 |
| W | Magno Alves5-11-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:18 | EFC 71 | Jun 23, 2018 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R4 | 1:38 | EFC 62 | Aug 19, 2017 | |
| W | Craig Ninow | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:16 | EFC | Aug 28, 2015 |
| W | Francois Groenewald | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | EFC | Dec 11, 2014 |
| L | Demarte Pena16-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | EFC Africa | Jul 3, 2014 |
| W | Charlie Weyer | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:34 | EFC Africa | Feb 27, 2014 |
| W | Craig Ninow | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | EFC Africa | Oct 10, 2013 |
| W | Cedric Doyle7-7 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 4:32 | EFC Africa | Aug 15, 2013 |
| W | Lourens Botes3-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:20 | EFC Africa | Jul 25, 2013 |
| W | Sok Chenda0-3 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:28 | CTN Promotions | May 28, 2013 |
| L | Donnovan Wilken1-4 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | EFC Africa | Apr 19, 2013 |
| W | Chhut Chhunly2-2 | KO/TKO | Elbows | R0 | 0:00 | CTN Promotions | Mar 8, 2013 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.