Shannon Van Tonder
UFC DebutNickname“Shanvant”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Johannesburg
- Born
- South Africa
- Camp
- The Real Boxing
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Shannon Van Tonder 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
DevelopmentalOpponents' combined record
10-18
.357 win rate
Winning-record opponents
0 of 3
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
11
3 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 · 10 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 5 sub · 1 decPFL · EFC 120 · EFC 117 · M2MMA 1 · EFC 102 +5
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Asiashu Tshitamba | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Apr 10, 2026 |
| L | Boule Godogo | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Jul 19, 2025 |
| W | Musa Sethwape | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | EFC 120 | Dec 12, 2024 |
| W | Tshepo Majuba | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:33 | EFC 117 | Sep 12, 2024 |
| L | Timur Gilimzyanov6-6 | KO/TKO | Punches to the Body | R2 | 3:15 | M2MMA 1 | Mar 31, 2024 |
| W | Ashley Calvert | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:45 | EFC 102 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| L | Musa Sethwape | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | EFC 100 | Dec 1, 2022 |
| W | Guide Moyo | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 4:58 | EFC 97 | Sep 8, 2022 |
| W | Emmanuel Sita | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:58 | EFC Worldwide | Oct 9, 2021 |
| W | Trezeguet Kanyinda3-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:20 | EFC 88 | Aug 14, 2021 |
| W | Amisi Kabeya1-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:31 | EFC 86 | Jun 12, 2021 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
4-1across 5 amateur bouts · 5 promotionsIMMAF-WMMAA · Fightstar FC 36 · Fightstar FC 34 · Fightstar FC 28 · Fightstar FC 26
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Hecher Sosa14-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | IMMAF-WMMAA | May 23, 2019 |
| W | Nicholas Hwende11-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:00 | Fightstar FC 36 | Oct 20, 2018 |
| W | Shawn Kearney | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R0 | 0:00 | Fightstar FC 34 | Aug 25, 2018 |
| W | Beverly Mpofu0-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | Fightstar FC 28 | Feb 10, 2018 |
| W | Croyden Rigney | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R0 | 0:00 | Fightstar FC 26 | Sep 30, 2017 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.