Bantamweight · Men

Francois Groenewald

“Franaconda”
South Africa Rio Grappling debut 2010
Elo 1,254 peak 1,375 · 11 Nov 2016 121 below it
Sherdog id 3552989
11-7pro record
1L current streak
1,272best win, Elo
1,117average opponent
-- age unknown
69.0" / 70.9" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,072 Sub1,357 Dec1,030

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Martin De Beer Submission R1 · 7 Nov 2015 · EFC Worldwide 1,272
  2. Wesley Hawkey Submission R1 · 5 May 2011 · Fight Force Cage Fighting 1,241
  3. Baldwin Mdlalose Submission R1 · 11 Nov 2016 · EFC Worldwide 1,226
  4. Kurt Matthews Submission R1 · 31 Mar 2011 · Fight Force Cage Fighting 1,120
  5. Pierre Botha Submission R1 · 27 Feb 2014 · EFC Worldwide 1,103

Losses

The latest 5 of 7
  1. Philippe Rouch Submission R3 · 13 May 2017 · EFC Worldwide 1,232
  2. Craig Ninow Decision R3 · 4 Apr 2015 · EFC Worldwide 1,077
  3. Nkazimulo Zulu Decision R3 · 11 Dec 2014 · EFC Worldwide 1,305
  4. Demarte Pena KO/TKO R4 · 2 Oct 2014 · EFC Worldwide 1,488
  5. Gareth Buirski KO/TKO R1 · 25 Jul 2013 · EFC Worldwide 1,167

Fight history

21 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
21 13 May 2017 L11-7 Philippe Rouch 5-3 · 24.7 yrs Bantamweight SubTriangle Choke R312:46 0.00 1,375→1,254 -122 1,232 – EFC Worldwide 59 EFC Worldwide
20 11 Nov 2016 W11-6 Baldwin Mdlalose 4-5 Bantamweight SubGuillotine Choke R12:45 1.00 1,308→1,375 +67 1,226 – EFC Worldwide 55 EFC Worldwide
19 22 Apr 2016 W10-6 Boney Bukaka 1-4 Bantamweight SubArmbar R13:19 1.00 1,288→1,308 +20 932 – EFC Worldwide 48 EFC Worldwide
18 7 Nov 2015 W9-6 Martin De Beer 3-0 Bantamweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:11 1.00 1,177→1,288 +111 1,272 – EFC Worldwide 45 EFC Worldwide
17 4 Apr 2015 L8-6 Craig Ninow 4-3 Flyweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,223→1,177 -45 1,077 – EFC Africa 38 EFC Worldwide
16 11 Dec 2014 L8-5 Nkazimulo Zulu 6-2 · 25.3 yrs Flyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,275→1,223 -52 1,305 – EFC Africa 36: Speechly vs Buirski EFC Worldwide
15 2 Oct 2014 L8-4 Demarte Pena 9-0 · 25.1 yrs Bantamweighttitle KO/TKOKO/TKO R419:34 0.00 1,324→1,275 -49 1,488 – EFC Africa 34 EFC Worldwide
14 1 May 2014 W8-3 Leo Gloss 8-6 (1) · 38.8 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOPunches R13:32 1.00 1,283→1,324 +41 1,075 – Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 29 EFC Worldwide
13 27 Feb 2014 W7-3 Pierre Botha 2-1 Bantamweight SubTriangle Choke R14:32 1.00 1,225→1,283 +58 1,103 – Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 27 EFC Worldwide
12 12 Dec 2013 W6-3 Donnovan Wilken 1-2 · 26.1 yrs Bantamweight SubRear-Naked Choke R13:33 1.00 1,173→1,225 +52 1,025 – Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 26 EFC Worldwide
11 12 Sep 2013 W5-3 Craig Ninow 2-1 Bantamweight SubRear Naked Choke R313:50 1.00 1,083→1,173 +90 1,093 – Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 23 EFC Worldwide
10 25 Jul 2013 L4-3 Gareth Buirski 3-2 Featherweight KO/TKOPunches R10:34 0.00 1,171→1,083 -89 1,167 – Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 21 EFC Worldwide
9 23 Nov 2012 W4-2 Koba Iakobidze 0-2 Featherweight SubRear-Naked Choke R1 1.00 1,123→1,171 +48 954 – Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 17 EFC Worldwide
8 19 Oct 2012 W3-2 Jean-Luc Kazadi 3-3 · 19.2 yrs Featherweight SubTriangle Choke R25:00 1.00 1,049→1,123 +75 998 – Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 16 EFC Worldwide
7 2 Mar 2012 L2-2 Dino Bertolis debut Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,115→1,049 -67 1,088 – Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 12 EFC Worldwide
6 1 Sep 2011 L2-1 Abdul Hassan 2-2 – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,205→1,115 -89 1,082 – Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 10 EFC Worldwide
5 5 May 2011 W2-0 Wesley Hawkey 4-1 · 25.1 yrs – SubArmbar R11:21 1.00 1,079→1,205 +126 1,241 – Fight Force 13: Fight for Glory Fight Force Cage Fighting
4 31 Mar 2011 W1-0 Kurt Matthews debut – SubTriangle Choke R1 1.00 952→1,079 +127 1,120 – Fight Force 12: Outrage Fight Force Cage Fighting
3 16 Sep 2010 L1-2 Etienne van Wyk 0-3 – -- -- 0.00 1,042→952 -90 905 – -- am
2 19 Aug 2010 W1-1 Shahil Maharaj 1-1 – SubArmbar R10:45 1.00 959→1,042 +83 1,055 – Fight Force 8: Cage Rage Fight Force International am
1 15 Jul 2010 L0-1 Dino Bertolis debut – KO/TKOPunches R3 0.00 1,025→959 -66 1,025 – Fight Force 7: Overload Fight Force International am