Open Weight · Men

Igeu Kabesa

“Smiley”
South Africa QuanWessels BJJ & MMA Academy debut 2013
Held by Martin van Staden
Form W W W W L
Elo 1,535 peak 1,685 · 11 Jul 2024 150 below it
Tapology Sherdog
19-3pro record
1L current streak
1,556best win, Elo
1,275average opponent
-- born 14 Dec 1993
69.0" / 72.8" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men, ages 27–36

Record

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Rating by method KO1,287 Sub1,417 Dec1,212

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of open weight fighters with five pro bouts (708 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 20 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 20 bouts (2024): 1,645 Elo, 18-2, aged 30, average opponent 1,291.

  1. Neilson Gomes then 1,615, 18-2, aged 31 5-5 after peaked 1,623
  2. Guido Santos then 1,604, 16-3, aged 30 1-2 after peaked 1,643
  3. Jason Black then 1,671, 19-0, aged 32 4-4 after peaked 1,714
  4. Jeremy Spoon then 1,557, 17-3, aged 30 4-2 after peaked 1,623 ▲
  5. Piotr Niedzielski then 1,618, 16-4, aged 31 6-6 after peaked 1,629
  6. Adrian Zieliński then 1,612, 16-4, aged 29 8-10 after peaked 1,642

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Danny Henry Decision R5 · 5 Mar 2016 · EFC Worldwide 1,556
  2. Karlo Caput KO/TKO R1 · 4 May 2019 · EFC Worldwide 1,496
  3. Reinaldo Ekson Decision R5 · 7 Dec 2023 · EFC Worldwide 1,477
  4. Calum Murrie Decision R5 · 6 Oct 2018 · EFC Worldwide 1,467
  5. Humphrey Mulenga Submission R1 · 11 Jul 2024 · EFC Worldwide 1,434

Losses

Newest first
  1. Martin van Staden Submission R2 · 12 Dec 2024 · EFC Worldwide 1,376
  2. Reinaldo Ekson Submission R1 · 12 Jun 2021 · EFC Worldwide 1,337
  3. Danny Henry Submission R1 · 4 Mar 2017 · EFC Worldwide 1,546

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Reinaldo Ekson 2 meetings · 2021, 2023 1–1
  2. Danny Henry 2 meetings · 2016, 2017 1–1

Fight history

25 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
25 12 Dec 202431.0 yrs L19-3 Martin van Staden 22-13 Open Weighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R28:24 0.00 1,685→1,535 -150 1,376 -625→-1500 EFC Worldwide 120 EFC Worldwide
24 11 Jul 202430.6 yrs W19-2 Humphrey Mulenga 6-1 Lightweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R11:51 1.00 1,645→1,685 +40 1,434 -400→-730 EFC Worldwide 115 EFC Worldwide
23 11 Apr 202430.3 yrs W18-2 Kaleka Kabanda 6-6 Lightweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R12:54 1.00 1,628→1,645 +17 1,241 -500→-1400 EFC 112 EFC Worldwide
22 7 Dec 202330.0 yrs W17-2 Reinaldo Ekson 18-6 · 34.7 yrs Featherweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.81 1,605→1,628 +23 1,477 -210→-180 EFC 110 EFC Worldwide
21 15 Jun 202329.5 yrs W16-2 Vince Bembe 5-1-1 · 31.0 yrs Featherweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R13:12 1.00 1,578→1,605 +27 1,282 -350→-400 EFC Worldwide 104 EFC Worldwide
20 3 Nov 202228.9 yrs W15-2 Bradley Swanepoel 5-0 · 24.2 yrs Featherweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R10:20 1.00 1,523→1,578 +55 1,387 -120→-170 EFC 99 EFC Worldwide
19 16 Jul 202228.6 yrs W14-2 Nerik Simões 5-3 Featherweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R312:00 1.00 1,478→1,523 +45 1,294 -400→-394 EFC Worldwide 95 EFC Worldwide
18 9 Apr 202228.3 yrs W13-2 Ashley Calvert 2-6 Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:30 1.00 1,461→1,478 +16 1,067 -500→-700 EFC 93 EFC Worldwide
17 12 Jun 202127.5 yrs L12-2 Reinaldo Ekson 15-5 · 32.3 yrs Featherweighttitle SubArm Triangle Choke R11:32 0.00 1,606→1,461 -144 1,337 -260→-260 EFC 86: Ilunga vs. Kanyeba 2 EFC Worldwide
16 4 May 201925.4 yrs W12-1 Karlo Caput 8-0 · 26.6 yrs Featherweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R11:03 1.00 1,572→1,641 +69 1,496 – EFC Worldwide 79 EFC Worldwide
15 6 Oct 201824.8 yrs W11-1 Calum Murrie 4-1 Featherweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.81 1,535→1,572 +37 1,467 – EFC Worldwide 74 EFC Worldwide
14 10 Mar 201824.2 yrs W10-1 Paulo Bananada 22-12 · 33.4 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOSpinning Elbow R28:21 1.00 1,492→1,535 +43 1,300 – EFC Worldwide 67 EFC Worldwide
13 19 Aug 201723.7 yrs W9-1 Pierre Botha 7-4-1 Featherweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R13:19 1.00 1,460→1,492 +32 1,198 – EFC Worldwide 62 EFC Worldwide
12 4 Mar 201723.2 yrs L8-1 Danny Henry 9-2 · 28.6 yrs Featherweighttitle SubD'arce Choke R13:30 0.00 1,548→1,460 -88 1,546 – EFC Worldwide 57 EFC Worldwide
11 9 Dec 201623.0 yrs W8-0 Hanru Botha 6-3 Featherweighttitle SubGuillotine Choke R13:04 1.00 1,502→1,548 +47 1,325 – EFC Worldwide 56 EFC Worldwide
10 5 Mar 201622.2 yrs W7-0 Danny Henry 7-1 · 27.6 yrs Featherweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.81 1,414→1,502 +88 1,556 – EFC Worldwide 47 EFC Worldwide
9 6 Jun 201521.5 yrs W6-0 Peter Queally 5-1 · 30.3 yrs Lightweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,407→1,414 +6 1,390 – EFC Worldwide 40 EFC Worldwide
8 4 Apr 201521.3 yrs W5-0 Saxon Delafield 2-1 Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R12:26 1.00 1,344→1,407 +64 1,247 – EFC Africa 38 EFC Worldwide
7 11 Dec 201421.0 yrs W4-0 Barend Nienaber 3-1 Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,302→1,344 +42 1,230 – EFC Africa 36: Speechly vs Buirski EFC Worldwide
6 5 Jun 201420.5 yrs W3-0 Regis Muyambo 2-0 Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R27:40 1.00 1,248→1,302 +54 1,107 – Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 30 EFC Worldwide
5 12 Dec 201320.0 yrs W2-0 Johan van Staden 9-8-1 · 28.8 yrs Bantamweight SubArmbar R11:07 1.00 1,195→1,248 +53 1,051 – Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 26 EFC Worldwide
4 7 Nov 201319.9 yrs W1-0 Chad Hepburn 0-4 Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,204→1,195 -10 829 – Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 25 EFC Worldwide
3 7 Sep 201319.7 yrs W3-0 Daniel Matthews debut – KO/TKOKO/TKO R36:00 1.00 1,166→1,204 +38 1,010 – Cape Fight League 4 Cape Fight League am
2 31 Aug 201319.7 yrs W2-0 Jesse Fleming 3-1 Featherweighttitle SubArmbar R11:52 1.00 1,097→1,166 +69 1,116 – African Fight League 16 African Fight League am
1 25 May 201319.4 yrs W1-0 Martin De Beer 3-3 Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R25:04 1.00 1,014→1,097 +83 1,109 – African Fight League 14 African Fight League am