Tumelo Maphutha
UFC DebutNickname“The Truck”
Record
Streak
L1
- Fighting out of
- Pretoria, Gauteng
- Born
- South Africa
- Camp
- Team CIT
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'2" · 188 cm
Before the UFC
Tumelo Maphutha 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
ModerateOpponents' combined record
104-77-1
.575 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 10
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
16
10 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 16 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 1 sub · 2 decEFC Africa · EFC · EFC 52 · Fight Force 13 · Fight Force 8 +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | EFC 52 | Aug 5, 2016 | |
| W | Ruan Potts11-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | EFC | Nov 7, 2015 |
| W | Marc Vlieger | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:13 | EFC | Aug 8, 2015 |
| L | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | EFC | May 7, 2015 | |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | EFC Africa | Jul 3, 2014 | |
| W | Fraser Opie11-7 | Submission | Punches | R1 | 4:43 | EFC Africa | Feb 27, 2014 |
| L | J.P. Kruger9-3 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:19 | EFC Africa | Aug 15, 2013 |
| L | Garreth McLellan13-7 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | EFC Africa | Jun 27, 2013 |
| D | Henry Fadipe15-13-1 | Draw | Split | R3 | 5:00 | EFC Africa | Apr 19, 2013 |
| W | Chris du Pont4-2 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:07 | EFC Africa | Mar 1, 2013 |
| L | Wade Henderson12-21 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | EFC Africa | Oct 19, 2012 |
| L | Liam Cleland | DQ | Kick to Head of Grounded Opponent | R3 | 0:00 | EFC Africa | Jul 27, 2012 |
| L | Chett Meyer | Submission | Elbows | R2 | 4:00 | EFC Africa | Nov 10, 2011 |
| W | Dain Neveling | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | Fight Force 13 | May 5, 2011 |
| L | Paul van Vuuren | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:26 | Fight Force 8 | Aug 19, 2010 |
| W | Dain Neveling | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | Fight Force 6 | May 30, 2010 |
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.