Welterweight · Men

Abeku Afful

Ghana Hammer Gym / Team Ivory MMA debut 2006
Held by Kamil Oniszczuk
Form L W W L L
Elo 1,107 peak 1,285 · 27 Jun 2014 178 below it
Tapology Sherdog
9-5pro record
2L current streak
1,211best win, Elo
1,132average opponent
-- born 7 Jan 1981
70.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

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

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,069 Sub1,034 Dec965

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of welterweight fighters with five pro bouts (6,423 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 12 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 12 bouts (2022): 1,216 Elo, 9-3, aged 42, average opponent 1,109.

  1. Mike Gates then 1,273, 9-2 3-5 after peaked 1,371 ▲
  2. Eric Henry then 1,204, 8-4 2-3 after peaked 1,261 ▲
  3. Sergio Cossio then 1,204, 10-2 17-10 after peaked 1,723 ▲
  4. Sergey Muralov then 1,245, 10-2 1-3 after peaked 1,271
  5. Oleg Zakharov then 1,168, 8-4 1-5 after peaked 1,138 ▼
  6. Nate LaMotte then 1,169, 8-4 4-3 after peaked 1,363 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Derwisch Cidar Submission R4 · 27 Jun 2014 · Vote MMA 1,211
  2. Islam Dugazaev Disqualification R2 · 4 Dec 2010 · World Kickboxing Network 1,197
  3. Meinhard Schnelle Submission R1 · 16 Dec 2006 · Outsider Cup 1,182
  4. Thomas Schröder KO/TKO R1 · 15 May 2010 · Regional / Unaffiliated 1,090
  5. Sergej Proksch Decision R2 · 18 Sep 2010 · Outsider Cup 1,026

Losses

Newest first
  1. Daniel Makin KO/TKO R2 · 20 Apr 2024 · We Love MMA 1,295
  2. Daniel Makin Decision R3 · 25 Nov 2023 · We Love MMA 1,242
  3. Anatolij Baal KO/TKO R1 · 16 Apr 2016 · German MMA Championship 1,391
  4. Kerim Engizek Decision R3 · 18 Apr 2015 · German MMA Championship 1,336
  5. Rafał Moks Submission R1 · 28 Oct 2007 · Fight Club Berlin 1,087

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Daniel Makin 2 meetings · 2023, 2024 0–2

Fight history

14 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
14 20 Apr 202443.3 yrs L9-5 Daniel Makin 7-15 Welterweighttitle KO/TKORetirement R210:00 0.00 1,163→1,107 -56 1,295 – WLMMA - We Love MMA 71 We Love MMA
13 25 Nov 202342.9 yrs L9-4 Daniel Makin 6-15 Welterweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,216→1,163 -53 1,242 – WLMMA - We Love MMA 68 We Love MMA
12 29 Oct 202241.8 yrs W9-3 Karsten Liebich 3-3 Welterweight KO/TKOReferee Stoppage R12:17 1.00 1,169→1,216 +47 997 – WLMMA - We Love MMA 60 We Love MMA
11 24 Nov 201837.9 yrs W8-3 Veselin Dimitrov 10-12 · 30.6 yrs Middleweight SubArmbar R13:09 1.00 1,172→1,198 +26 868 – WLMMA - We Love MMA 43 We Love MMA
10 16 Apr 201635.3 yrs L7-3 Anatolij Baal 6-0 · 23.6 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R14:58 0.00 1,239→1,187 -51 1,391 – German MMA Championship 8 German MMA Championship
9 18 Apr 201534.3 yrs L7-2 Kerim Engizek 7-4 · 23.9 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,285→1,239 -47 1,336 – GMC 6 German MMA Championship
8 27 Jun 201433.5 yrs W7-1 Derwisch Cidar 3-1 Middleweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R418:51 1.00 1,194→1,285 +92 1,211 – Vote MMA Vote MMA
7 25 May 201332.4 yrs W6-1 Ndonda Kumbu 1-3 Middleweight KO/TKOKnee R2 1.00 1,156→1,195 +39 937 – No Compromises Fighting Championship 2 No Compromises Fighting Championship
6 19 May 201231.4 yrs W5-1 Zsolt Imre 5-9 Middleweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,193→1,156 -37 981 – Draufight Festival Draufight Festival
5 4 Dec 201029.9 yrs W4-1 Islam Dugazaev 2-0 · 25.2 yrs Middleweight DQDisqualification R25:00 0.00 1,198→1,198 +0 1,197 – World Kickboxing Network World Kickboxing Network
4 18 Sep 201029.7 yrs W3-1 Sergej Proksch debut – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,149→1,198 +49 1,026 – Outsider Cup 20 Outsider Cup
3 15 May 201029.3 yrs W2-1 Thomas Schröder debut Middleweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R1 1.00 1,051→1,149 +97 1,090 – Germany Regional Regional / Unaffiliated
2 28 Oct 200726.8 yrs L1-1 Rafał Moks debut · 21.1 yrs – Sub R12:01 0.00 1,162→1,056 -106 1,087 – Fight Club Berlin 10 Fight Club Berlin
1 16 Dec 200625.9 yrs W1-0 Meinhard Schnelle 2-0 – SubArmbar R13:20 1.00 1,040→1,162 +121 1,182 – Outsider Cup 6 Outsider Cup