Photo of Barend Nienaber
Gender Male
Height 0' 0"

Barend Nienaber is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 5 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 5-5-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 4 years, 1 month, 23 days
Rounds Fought 20.2
Avg. Fights/Year 2.4
Longest Layoff 1 year
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 19 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 0 2 3
Losses 2 2 1
Finish Rate 40.0%
Finished Rate 80.0%
Win by Decision Rate 60.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 20.0%
Win by KO Rate 0.0%
Loss by KO Rate 40.0%
Win by SUB Rate 40.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 40.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

3 Losses

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 02:00
Fastest KO -
Fastest SUB 02:00
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 2.2
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 10:49
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.9
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 09:24
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 08/19/2017 L
(5-4-0)
Sindile Manengela
(3-4-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 62
3 02:48
NSF 05/13/2017 L
(5-3-0)
Alain Llunga
(1-1-0)
KO (Kick)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 59
2 02:52
NSF 07/15/2016 L
(5-2-0)
Danny Henry
(7-2-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 51
2 01:20
NSF 03/05/2016 W
(4-2-0)
Tumisang Madiba
(6-2-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 47
3 05:00
NSF 12/12/2015 W
(3-2-0)
Pierre Botha
(5-3-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 46
1 02:00
NSF 12/11/2014 L
(3-1-0)
Igeu Kabesa
(4-0-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
EFC Africa 36
3 05:00
NSF 08/07/2014 L
(3-0-0)
Boyd Allen
(9-2-1)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
EFC Africa 32
2 00:00
NSF 05/01/2014 W
(2-0-0)
Brendon Katz
(4-2-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
EFC Africa 29
3 05:00
NSF 08/15/2013 W
(1-0-0)
Amos Hlatshwayo
(0-4-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
EFC Africa 22
3 05:00
NSF 06/27/2013 W
(0-0-0)
Kanyeba Anicet
(0-1-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
EFC Africa 20
2 02:09
* 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 3-2-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 1 year
Rounds Fought 13.0
Avg. Fights/Year 5.0
Longest Layoff 6 months, 17 days
Quickest Turnaround 3 weeks

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 1 0 1
Losses 0 1 1
Finish Rate 33.3%
Finished Rate 50.0%
Win by Decision Rate 33.3%
Loss by Decision Rate 50.0%
Win by KO Rate 33.3%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 0.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 50.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

2 Losses

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 03:00
Fastest KO 03:00
Fastest SUB -
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 2.3
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 07:00
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 3.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 09:00
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Amateur Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 12/01/2012 L
(3-1-0)
Jordan Machtle
(1-0-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Fight Stars 12/01/13
3 03:00
NSF 11/10/2012 L
(3-0-0)
Hanru Botha
(1-0-0)
Decision
Cage Wars 2 (South Africa)
3 03:00
NSF 04/24/2012 W
(2-0-0)
Matthew Buirski
(0-0-0)
Unknown
Rise of the Warrior
3 03:00
NSF 12/03/2011 W
(1-0-0)
Freddie v Niekerk
(0-0-0)
Decision
War in Secunda
3 03:00
NSF 11/12/2011 W
(0-0-0)
Willie Mclaglin
(0-0-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Nelspruit Fight Night 4
1 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