Igeu Kabesa “Smiley”

Team Guts n Glory
Gender Male
Height 5' 9"
Weight Class Lightweight
Out of Alberton, Johannesburg, Johannesburg

Igeu Kabesa is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 20-3-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 11 years, 3 months, 5 days
Rounds Fought 34.3
Avg. Fights/Year 2.0
Longest Layoff 2 years, 1 month, 8 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 5 days

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 12/12/2024 L
(20-2-0)
Martin Van Staden
(21-12-0)
LW Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 120
2 03:24
NSF 07/11/2024 W
(19-2-0)
Humphrey Mulenga
(5-0-0)
LW Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 115
1 01:51
NSF 04/11/2024 W
(18-2-0)
Kaleka Kabanda
(6-6-0)
LW Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 112
1 02:54
NSF 12/07/2023 W
(17-2-0)
Reinaldo Dos Santos Oliveira
(6-3-0)
FTW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 110
5 05:00
NSF 06/15/2023 W
(16-2-0)
Vince Bembe
(5-1-1)
FTW Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 104
1 03:12
NSF 11/03/2022 W
(15-2-0)
Bradley Swanepoel
(5-0-0)
FTW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 99
1 00:20
NSF 07/16/2022 W
(14-2-0)
Nerick Simoes
(5-3-0)
FTW Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 95
3 02:00
NSF 04/09/2022 W
(13-2-0)
Ashley Calvert
(2-7-0)
FTW Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 93
1 05:00
NSF 06/12/2021 L
(13-1-0)
Reinaldo Dos Santos Oliveira
(3-2-0)
FTW Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 86
1 01:32
NSF 05/04/2019 W
(12-1-0)
Karlo Caput
(4-0-0)
FTW KO (Strike)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 79
1 01:03
NSF 10/07/2018 W
(11-1-0)
Calum Murrie
(4-0-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 74
3 05:00
NSF 03/10/2018 W
(10-1-0)
Bananada Silva
(21-12-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 67
2 03:21
NSF 08/19/2017 W
(9-1-0)
Pierre Botha
(7-4-1)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 62
1 03:19
NSF 03/04/2017 L
(9-0-0)
Danny Henry
(9-2-0)
Submission
Extreme Fighting Championship 57
1 03:30
NSF 12/09/2016 W
(8-0-0)
Hanru Botha
(6-3-0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship 56
1 01:40
NSF 03/05/2016 W
(7-0-0)
Danny Henry
(7-1-0)
Decision (Split Decision)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 47
3 05:00
NSF 06/06/2015 W
(6-0-0)
Peter Queally
(5-1-0)
Decision (Split Decision)
EFC Africa 40
3 05:00
NSF 04/04/2015 W
(5-0-0)
Saxon Delafield
(3-1-0)
LW
(155.0 vs. 155.0)
TKO/RSC
EFC Africa 38
1 02:26
NSF 12/11/2014 W
(4-0-0)
Barend Nienaber
(3-1-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
EFC Africa 36
3 05:00
NSF 06/05/2014 W
(3-0-0)
Regis Muyambo
(3-0-0)
TKO/RSC
EFC Africa 30
2 00:00
NSF 12/12/2013 W
(2-0-0)
Johan van Staden
(8-7-1)
Submission (Arm Bar)
EFC Africa 26
1 01:07
NSF 11/07/2013 W
(1-0-0)
Chad Hepburn
(0-4-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
EFC Africa 25
3 05:00
NSF 09/07/2013 W
(0-0-0)
Daniel Matthews
(0-0-0)
Unknown
Cape Fight League 4
3 05:00
* 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

Amateur Career Statistics

Amateur Record: 1-0-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length -
Rounds Fought 1.7
Avg. Fights/Year 1.0
Longest Layoff -
Quickest Turnaround -

Official Amateur Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 05/25/2013 W
(0-0-0)
Martin De Beer
(3-3-0)
FTW Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
African Fight League 14 - Strength & Honor?
2 02:04
* 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