Semakadde Kakembo
UFC DebutNickname“King Sem”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Melbourne, Victoria
- Born
- Australia
- Camp
- Absolute MMA
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Semakadde Kakembo 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
84-54-13
.609 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 7
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
11
7 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 11 bouts · 2 promotions · wins by 4 sub · 3 decHFS · Eternal MMA 70
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Shunichi Shimizu39-32-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | HFS | Aug 30, 2025 |
| L | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R4 | — | HFS | May 31, 2025 | |
| W | Joshua Riley | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | — | HFS | Mar 1, 2025 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | HFS | Jun 14, 2024 | |
| W | Michael Barber7-10 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | HFS | Mar 2, 2024 |
| L | Abdalla Biayda10-5 | Decision | Split | R5 | 5:00 | HFS | Aug 18, 2023 |
| W | Ralf Francisco2-3 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:37 | HFS | Nov 18, 2022 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Eternal MMA 70 | Sep 17, 2022 | |
| W | Hyoung Joon Kwon | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | — | HFS | Aug 5, 2022 |
| W | Hussein Wassette | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | HFS | Feb 18, 2022 |
| W | Daniel Molyneux | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:59 | HFS | Apr 9, 2021 |
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.
Amateur
6-1across 7 amateur bouts · 5 promotionsPath to Hex · RMMA 2 · DFS · Eternal MMA 46 · WW 7
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Rafael Vilches | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:00 | RMMA 2 | Mar 26, 2022 |
| W | Val Sharipov | Decision | — | R3 | 3:00 | DFS | Feb 13, 2021 |
| W | James Sargison Stroud | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Eternal MMA 46 | Jul 27, 2019 |
| L | Decision | — | R3 | 3:00 | WW 7 | Jul 12, 2019 | |
| W | Pece Naumovski | Other | — | R0 | 0:00 | Path to Hex | May 4, 2019 |
| W | Pece Naumovski | Decision | — | R3 | 3:00 | Path to Hex | Dec 1, 2018 |
| W | Conor Paton | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:00 | Path to Hex | Sep 22, 2018 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.