Ruben Groenewald
UFC DebutNickname“The Hammer”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Brakpan, Gauteng
- Born
- South Africa
- Camp
- Junkyard MMA
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'0" · 183 cm
Before the UFC
Ruben Groenewald 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
Opponents' combined record
11-4
.733 win rate
Winning-record opponents
1 of 1
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
1
all opponents have 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 1 bout · 1 promotionEFC
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Chad Hanekom11-4 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:32 | EFC | Dec 12, 2015 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.