Francois Groenewald

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Gender Male

Francois Groenewald is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 11 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 11-7-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 1 month, 13 days
Rounds Fought 33.1
Avg. Fights/Year 3.0
Longest Layoff 8 months, 2 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 5 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 1 10 0
Losses 2 1 4
Finish Rate 100.0%
Finished Rate 42.9%
Win by Decision Rate 0.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 57.1%
Win by KO Rate 9.1%
Loss by KO Rate 28.6%
Win by SUB Rate 90.9%
Loss by SUB Rate 14.3%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 03:19
Fastest KO 05
Fastest SUB 03:19
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.3
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 06:38
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 2.6
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 13:14
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 05/13/2017 L
(11-6-0)
Philippe Rouch
(7-6-0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 59
3 02:46
NRB 11/11/2016 W
(10-6-0)
Baldwin Mdlalose
(2-8-0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 55
2 02:45
NRB 04/22/2016 W
(9-6-0)
Boney Bukaka
(1-6-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 48
1 03:19
NRB 11/07/2015 W
(8-6-0)
Martin De Beer
(7-7-0)
BW Submission
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 45
3 05:00
NRB 04/04/2015 L
(8-5-0)
Craig Ninow
(4-3-1)
BW
( 125.0 vs. 134.0 )
Decision (Split Decision)
EFC Africa 38
3 05:00
NRB 12/11/2014 L
(8-4-0)
Nkazimulo Zulu
(11-7-2)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
EFC Africa 36
3 05:00
NRB 10/02/2014 L
(8-3-0)
Demarte Pena
(14-2-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
EFC Africa 34
4 04:24
NRB 05/01/2014 W
(7-3-0)
Leo Gloss
(9-9-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
EFC Africa 29
1 05:00
NRB 02/27/2014 W
(6-3-0)
Pierre Botha
(10-8-1)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
EFC Africa 27
1 04:32
NRB 12/12/2013 W
(5-3-0)
Donavan Wilken
(1-4-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
EFC Africa 26
1 03:33
NRB 09/12/2013 W
(4-3-0)
Craig Ninow
(4-3-1)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
EFC Africa 23
3 03:50
NRB 07/25/2013 L
(4-2-0)
Gareth Buirski
(10-6-0)
KO
EFC Africa 21
1 00:34
NRB 11/23/2012 W
(3-2-0)
Koba Iakobidze
(2-3-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
EFC Africa 17
1 05:00
NRB 10/19/2012 W
(2-2-0)
Jean-Luc Kazadi
(2-4-0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
EFC Africa 16
2 05:00
NRB 03/02/2012 L
(2-1-0)
Dino Bertolis
(1-0-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
EFC Africa 12
3 05:00
NRB 09/01/2011 L
(2-0-0)
Abdul Hassan
(6-9-1)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
EFC Africa 10
3 05:00
NRB 05/05/2011 W
(1-0-0)
Wesley Hawkey
(14-9-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Fight Force MMA (South Africa) 13: Fight for Glory
1 05:00
NRB 03/31/2011 W
(0-0-0)
Kurt Matthews
(0-1-0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Fight Force MMA (South Africa) 12: Outrage
1 05:00

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* 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

AM Record 2-3-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 5 months, 13 days
Rounds Fought 7.0
Avg. Fights/Year 12.0
Longest Layoff 1 month, 26 days
Quickest Turnaround 4 weeks, 0 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 0 2 0
Losses 2 1 0
Finish Rate 100.0%
Finished Rate 100.0%
Win by Decision Rate 0.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 0.0%
Loss by KO Rate 66.7%
Win by SUB Rate 100.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 33.3%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 03
Fastest KO -
Fastest SUB 03
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 03
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.7
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 05
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Amateur MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 11/11/2010 L
(2-2-0)
Marcus Taljaard
(2-0-0)
TKO/RSC
Fight Force MMA (South Africa) 10: Night of the Champions
3 03:00
NRB 09/16/2010 L
(2-1-0)
Etienne van Wyk
(2-2-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Fight Force MMA (South Africa) 9: Born and Bred
1 03:00
NRB 08/19/2010 W
(1-1-0)
Shahil Maharaj
(0-2-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Fight Force MMA (South Africa) 8: Cage Rage
1 03:00
NRB 07/15/2010 L
(1-0-0)
Dino Bertolis
(1-0-0)
TKO/RSC
Fight Force MMA (South Africa) 7: Overload
3 03:00
NRB 05/29/2010 W
(0-0-0)
David van Schalkwyk
(2-1-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
No Holds Barred South Africa
1 03:00

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* 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