Norman Wessels
UFC DebutNickname“Chef”
Record
Streak
W3
- Fighting out of
- Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Born
- South Africa
- Camp
- FightFit Militia
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'2" · 188 cm
Before the UFC
Norman Wessels 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
49-32
.605 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 6
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
9
6 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 9 bouts · 2 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 4 subEFC Africa · EFC
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:45 | EFC | Aug 8, 2015 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R4 | 1:22 | EFC | Nov 6, 2014 | |
| W | Chris du Pont4-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:57 | EFC Africa | Mar 27, 2014 |
| L | J.P. Joubert | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:00 | EFC Africa | Jul 27, 2012 |
| W | Dain Neveling | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:31 | EFC Africa | Apr 13, 2012 |
| L | Ruan Potts11-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:21 | EFC Africa | Jun 30, 2011 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:17 | EFC Africa | Oct 21, 2010 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:00 | EFC Africa | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| W | Bertus Coetzee | KO/TKO | Elbow | R1 | 0:00 | EFC Africa | Nov 12, 2009 |
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.