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Nkosi Ndebele

UFC DebutNickname“King”
Record
12-3
Streak
W4
Born
South Africa
Weight class
Bantamweight
Height
5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC

Nkosi Ndebele 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
Strong
Opponents' combined record
115-54-3
.680 win rate
Winning-record opponents
11 of 11
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
15
11 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

12-3across 15 bouts · 12 promotions · wins by 7 KO · 5 decPFL · Brave CF 91 · Brave CF 82 · Brave CF 80 · Brave CF 73 +7
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
W
Michele Clemente7-2
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
PFL
Apr 10, 2026
W
Boule Godogo
KO/TKOSubmission to Body KickR20:27
PFL
Dec 20, 2025
W
Simbarashe Hokonya
DecisionSplitR35:00
PFL
Oct 18, 2025
W
Mahmoud Atef
KO/TKOPunchesR14:50
PFL
Jul 19, 2025
L
Nicholas Hwende11-2
DecisionUnanimousR55:00
Brave CF 91
Dec 13, 2024
W
Jose Torres13-6-1
DecisionUnanimousR55:00
Brave CF 82
May 11, 2024
W
Jose Torres13-6-1
KO/TKORetirementR31:38
Brave CF 80
Dec 15, 2023
L
Jose Torres13-6-1
DecisionSplitR55:00
Brave CF 73
Aug 12, 2023
W
Fajar Fajar5-3
KO/TKOPunchesR22:37
Brave CF 66
Nov 26, 2022
W
Eduardo Mora9-8
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Brave CF 60
Jul 30, 2022
W
Abdelmoumen Mssaate8-5
KO/TKOKneesR20:46
Brave CF 48
Mar 18, 2021
W
Zia Mashwani6-3
KO/TKOPunchesR14:29
Brave CF 45
Nov 19, 2020
W
Ian Cleary
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Brave CF 31
Dec 7, 2019
L
Caio Gregorio7-4
KO/TKOPunchesR24:53
Brave CF 25
Aug 30, 2019
W
Ahmed Faress23-9
KO/TKODoctor StoppageR15:00
Brave CF 19
Dec 8, 2018

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Amateur

12-4across 16 amateur bouts · 14 promotionsIMMAF · Fightstar FC 36 · Fightstar FC 34 · Fightstar FC 33 · Fightstar FC 30 +9
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
L
Francois Meyer
Decision—R53:00
Fightstar FC 36
Oct 20, 2018
W
Andrew Caruth
KO/TKO—R00:00
Fightstar FC 34
Aug 25, 2018
W
Christian Eukola
SubmissionArmbarR30:00
Fightstar FC 33
Jul 21, 2018
L
Abdulmanap Magomedov5-2
DecisionUnanimousR33:00
IMMAF
May 26, 2018
W
Daniel Duda8-5
Decision—R53:00
Fightstar FC 30
Apr 21, 2018
W
Orlando Mashaba2-7
DecisionUnanimousR33:00
Fightstar FC 29
Mar 17, 2018
W
GodKnows Ndlovu
KO/TKO—R20:00
Fightstar FC 28
Feb 10, 2018
L
John Nguyen8-6
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR31:31
IMMAF
Nov 14, 2017
W
Chukwumo Okoli
Other—R00:00
Fightstar FC 26
Sep 30, 2017
W
Nayef Fikey0-1
KO/TKO—R32:20
IMMAF
Sep 2, 2017
W
Shaun Taylor2-6
KO/TKO—R22:57
Fightstar FC 24
Jun 3, 2017
L
Elbert Lukas Steyn
DecisionUnanimousR53:00
Fightstar FC 22
Mar 11, 2017
W
Stephan de la Rey4-4
KO/TKOPunchesR20:00
Fightstar FC 21
Nov 26, 2016
W
Bheki Ngcobo
KO/TKO—R20:00
Fightstar FC 20
Oct 29, 2016
W
Lecture Ntshangase
KO/TKO—R30:00
Fightstar FC 19
Jul 30, 2016
W
Beverly Mpofu0-3
KO/TKOPunchesR12:40
Fightstar FC 18
May 17, 2016

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

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