Featherweight · Men

Markus Taljaard

South Africa Team CIT debut 2010
Held by Farid Basharat
Form L W L W L
Elo 1,103 peak 1,219 · 1 Jun 2012 116 below it
Sherdog
3-3pro record
1L current streak
1,164best win, Elo
1,138average opponent
-- age unknown
73.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

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

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO962 Sub1,036 Dec1,069

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of featherweight fighters with five pro bouts (6,363 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 5 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 5 bouts (2013): 1,159 Elo, 3-2, average opponent 1,125.

  1. Hussein Salem then 1,166, 3-2, aged 22 11-6 after peaked 1,510 ▲
  2. Magomed Kadiev then 1,165, 3-2 7-2 after peaked 1,428 ▲
  3. Dean Trueman then 1,169, 3-2 7-8 after peaked 1,571 ▲
  4. Átila Silva then 1,160, 3-2, aged 26 3-1 after peaked 1,281 ▲
  5. Grigory Barashkov then 1,148, 3-2 4-4 after peaked 1,266 ▲
  6. Oleksii Polischuck then 1,159, 3-2, aged 23 12-5 after peaked 1,690 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Mawande Mazithambe Submission R1 · 30 Jan 2011 · Fight Force Cage Fighting 1,164
  2. Peter Nyide Decision R3 · 19 Apr 2013 · EFC Worldwide 1,090
  3. Wade Groth Submission R3 · 1 Jun 2012 · EFC Worldwide 1,039

Losses

Newest first
  1. Alain Ilunga Submission R2 · 27 Jun 2013 · EFC Worldwide 1,288
  2. Gareth Buirski KO/TKO R2 · 19 Oct 2012 · EFC Worldwide 1,101
  3. Ryan van Niekerk Decision R3 · 2 Mar 2012 · EFC Worldwide 1,229

Fight history

7 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
7 27 Jun 2013 L3-3 Alain Ilunga 5-1 · 22.5 yrs Featherweight SubTriangle Choke R27:42 0.00 1,159→1,103 -56 1,288 – Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 20 EFC Worldwide
6 19 Apr 2013 W3-2 Peter Nyide 2-1 Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,103→1,159 +57 1,090 – Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 19 EFC Worldwide
5 19 Oct 2012 L2-2 Gareth Buirski 2-1 Featherweight KO/TKOPunch R25:00 0.00 1,219→1,103 -116 1,101 – Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 16 EFC Worldwide
4 1 Jun 2012 W2-1 Wade Groth 1-1 Lightweight SubTriangle Choke R312:52 1.00 1,160→1,219 +58 1,039 – Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 14 EFC Worldwide
3 2 Mar 2012 L1-1 Ryan van Niekerk 8-4 · 28.3 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,217→1,160 -57 1,229 – Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 12 EFC Worldwide
2 30 Jan 2011 W1-0 Mawande Mazithambe 1-0 – SubRear-Naked Choke R14:35 1.00 1,120→1,218 +99 1,164 – Fight Force 11: Aftermath Fight Force Cage Fighting
1 16 Sep 2010 W1-0 Kerry Wait debut – KO/TKO -- 1.00 1,054→1,120 +66 1,054 – -- Fight Force Cage Fighting am