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Gender Male
Height 0' 0"

Ryan Van Niekerk is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 8-2-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 2 years, 7 months, 5 days
Rounds Fought 15.0
Avg. Fights/Year 3.9
Longest Layoff 9 months, 26 days
Quickest Turnaround 4 weeks

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 3 3 2
Losses 1 1 0
Finish Rate 75.0%
Finished Rate 100.0%
Win by Decision Rate 25.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 37.5%
Loss by KO Rate 50.0%
Win by SUB Rate 37.5%
Loss by SUB Rate 50.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

4 Wins

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 05:00
Fastest KO 05:00
Fastest SUB 05:00
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.6
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 08:07
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 05:00
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 03/02/2012 W
(7-2-0)
Marcus Taljaard
(1-0-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
EFC Africa 12
3 05:00
NSF 05/05/2011 W
(6-2-0)
Amos Hlatshwayo
(0-1-0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Fight Force MMA (South Africa) 13: Fight for Glory
2 00:00
NSF 01/30/2011 W
(5-2-0)
Johan van Staden
(5-2-0)
Decision (Split Decision)
Fight Force MMA (South Africa) 11: Aftermath
3 05:00
NSF 11/11/2010 W
(4-2-0)
Wesley Hawkey
(3-0-0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Fight Force MMA (South Africa) 10: Night of the Champions
2 00:00
NSF 09/16/2010 L
(4-1-0)
Leon Mynhardt
(2-3-0)
TKO/RSC
Fight Force MMA (South Africa) 9: Born and Bred
1 05:00
NSF 08/19/2010 W
(3-1-0)
Brandin Fourie
(0-0-0)
TKO/RSC
Fight Force MMA (South Africa) 8: Cage Rage
1 05:00
NSF 05/30/2010 L
(3-0-0)
Will Bentley
(1-1-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Fight Force MMA (South Africa) 6: Redemption
2 00:00
NSF 02/11/2010 W
(2-0-0)
Ian Swart
(0-1-0)
TKO/RSC
Fight Force MMA (South Africa) 4: Pride and Honour
2 00:00
NSF 10/04/2009 W
(1-0-0)
Will Bentley
(1-0-0)
Submission (Choke)
Fight Force MMA (South Africa) 2: MMA Mania
1 05:00
NSF 07/26/2009 W
(0-0-0)
Ronald Dlamini
(0-0-0)
TKO/RSC
Fight Force MMA (South Africa) 1: Armageddon
3 00:00
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class