Middleweight · Men

Diego Bandu

“PangaMan”
South Africa Team CIT debut 2018
Holds 4 fighters
Form W L W W W
Elo 1,471 peak 1,471 · 26 Feb 2026
Tapology Sherdog
7-2pro record
3W current streak
1,300best win, Elo
1,165average opponent
-- age unknown
76.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

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

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,249 Sub1,054 Dec1,134

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of middleweight fighters with five pro bouts (4,235 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 8 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 8 bouts (2025): 1,415 Elo, 6-2, average opponent 1,197.

  1. Piotr Wawrzyniak then 1,411, 6-2, aged 23 8-5 after peaked 1,729 ▲
  2. Brendan Seguin then 1,413, 6-1, aged 27 17-18 after peaked 1,629 ▲
  3. Daniel Tabera then 1,451, 6-0, aged 29 12-8 after peaked 1,625 ▲
  4. Bagautdin Sharaputdinov then 1,351, 6-2 2-1 after peaked 1,443 ▲
  5. Ibuki Shimada then 1,357, 6-2, aged 26 8-4 after peaked 1,642 ▲
  6. Kevin Jousset then 1,371, 6-2, aged 30 4-3 after peaked 1,657 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Islem Masraf KO/TKO R2 · 12 Jun 2025 · UAE Warriors 1,300
  2. Luke Michael KO/TKO R3 · 26 Feb 2026 · EFC Worldwide 1,287
  3. Flex Munwe KO/TKO R1 · 7 Dec 2023 · EFC Worldwide 1,238
  4. Stefan Pretorius KO/TKO R1 · 8 May 2021 · EFC Worldwide 1,171
  5. Mouhamed Ba Decision R3 · 6 Mar 2025 · EFC Worldwide 1,167

Losses

Newest first
  1. Khaled Laallam Decision R3 · 28 Jul 2024 · UAE Warriors 1,440
  2. Jaco Du Plessis Decision R3 · 6 Oct 2022 · EFC Worldwide 1,239

Fight history

12 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
12 26 Feb 2026 W7-2 Luke Michael 8-6 · 31.2 yrs Middleweighttitle KO/TKOKnees to the Body & Punches R312:57 1.00 1,415→1,471 +57 1,287 -120→-175 EFC 131: KNOX Legacy Series EFC Worldwide
11 12 Jun 2025 W6-2 Islem Masraf 3-1 · 29.0 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOElbows & Punches R29:15 1.00 1,336→1,415 +78 1,300 +130→-120 UAE Warriors 59: Arabia vs. Africa 4 UAE Warriors
10 6 Mar 2025 W5-2 Mouhamed Ba 2-0 Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,311→1,336 +25 1,167 -138→-200 EFC Worldwide 121 EFC Worldwide
9 28 Jul 2024 L4-2 Khaled Laallam 4-0 · 28.9 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,348→1,311 -37 1,440 +240→+240 UAE Warriors 52: Arabia 14 UAE Warriors
8 7 Dec 2023 W4-1 Flex Munwe 3-0 (1) · 24.1 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOKnee R13:36 1.00 1,268→1,348 +80 1,238 -180→-180 EFC 110 EFC Worldwide
7 6 Oct 2022 L3-1 Jaco Du Plessis 2-0 Middleweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,295→1,270 -24 1,239 +145→-120 EFC Worldwide 98 EFC Worldwide
6 5 Mar 2022 W3-0 Khulekani Hlongwa 3-4 · 36.9 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R310:00 0.84 1,295→1,295 +0 1,004 -105→-105 EFC 92 EFC Worldwide
5 8 May 2021 W2-0 Stefan Pretorius 4-6 · 28.2 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R14:39 1.00 1,220→1,295 +75 1,171 -115→+105 EFC 85 EFC Worldwide
4 14 Mar 2020 W1-0 Mark Kamba 2-3 Middleweight DecisionForfeit R215:00 0.80 1,213→1,221 +8 1,018 – EFC Worldwide 84 EFC Worldwide
3 23 Feb 2019 W3-0 Joshua Standers 1-0 Light Heavyweight KO/TKOKO/TKO -- 1.00 1,161→1,214 +53 1,093 – EWC 11 Extreme Warriors Championship am
2 24 Nov 2018 W2-0 Preston Vos debut Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R36:00 1.00 1,115→1,161 +46 1,006 – EWC 10 Extreme Warriors Championship am
1 21 Jul 2018 W1-0 Handre Luus 0-1 – KO/TKOKO/TKO -- 1.00 1,058→1,115 +58 1,016 – Fightstar FC 33 FightStar FC am