JP Buys

Age 28
Gender Male
Height 5' 5"
Weight Class Bantamweight
Out of Las Vegas, NV, NV
Born Johannesburg, Gauteng

JP Buys is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 9 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 9-5-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 8 years, 1 month
Rounds Fought 18.0
Avg. Fights/Year 1.7
Longest Layoff 1 year, 1 month, 18 days
Quickest Turnaround 2 months, 8 days

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
08/12/2023 L
(9-4-0)
Marcus McGhee
(7-1-0)
BW
(136.0 vs. 136.0)
TKO/RSC
UFC FN 138 ON ESPN: LUQUE vs DOS ANJOS
1 02:19
06/25/2022 L
(9-3-0)
Cody Durden
(12-4-1)
FLY
(126.0 vs. 126.0)
TKO/RSC
UFC FN 105 on ESPN: TSARUKYAN vs GAMROT
1 01:08
09/18/2021 L
(9-2-0)
Montel Jackson
(10-2-0)
BW
(136.0 vs. 136.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC FN 82 ON ESPN: SMITH vs SPANN
3 05:00
03/20/2021 L
(9-1-0)
Bruno Da Silva
(5-3-1)
FLY
(126.0 vs. 126.0)
TKO/RSC
UFC FN 67 ON ESPN: BRUNSON vs HOLLAND
2 02:56
11/17/2020 W
(8-1-0)
Jacob Silva
(5-3-0)
FLY
(125.5 vs. 125.0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
DWTNCS - SEASON 4 - WEEK 10
1 04:54
11/15/2019 W
(7-1-0)
Cristian Rodriguez
(4-2-0)
BW
(135.4 vs. 133.8)
TKO/RSC
Legacy Fighting Alliance 78 (LFA 78 Pro Card)
1 01:13
NSF 04/13/2019 W
(6-1-0)
Luthando Biko
(5-1-0)
BW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 78
4 04:00
NSF 10/27/2018 W
(5-1-0)
Gamzat Magomedov
(3-0-0)
Disqualification
Brave Combat Federation 17
3 05:00
NSF 04/28/2018 W
(4-1-0)
Philippe Rouch
(7-3-0)
BW Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 69
1 02:29
08/22/2017 L
(4-0-0)
David (Joby) Sanchez
(9-3-0)
FLY
(126.0 vs. 125.5)
TKO/RSC
DWTNCS #7
2 02:28
NSF 10/15/2016 W
(3-0-0)
Baldwin Mdlalose
(2-4-0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 54
1 02:05
NSF 05/13/2016 W
(2-0-0)
Abdul Hassan
(5-6-1)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 49
2 02:06
NSF 03/05/2016 W
(1-0-0)
Roevan de Beer
(0-0-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 47
1 03:24
NSF 07/11/2015 W
(0-0-0)
Josemare Octavio
(1-0-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
EFC Africa 41
1 01:02
* 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: 4-0-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 5 months, 10 days
Rounds Fought 8.8
Avg. Fights/Year 9.6
Longest Layoff 2 months, 22 days
Quickest Turnaround 2 weeks

Official Amateur Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 05/02/2015 W
(3-0-0)
Roevan de Beer
(1-2-0)
Unknown
Fightstar Fighting Championship 12
3 03:00
NSF 02/28/2015 W
(2-0-0)
JD van der Merwe
(1-2-0)
Submission (Verbal Submission)
Fightstar Fighting Championship 11
2 02:15
NSF 12/06/2014 W
(1-0-0)
Cassim Khusu
(2-0-0)
Unknown
Fightstar Fighting Championship 10
3 03:00
NSF 11/22/2014 W
(0-0-0)
Norman Lekgothoane
(2-0-0)
BW Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Cage Wars Championship - Evolution 4: Retribution
3 03:00
* 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