Marcus Taljaard

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Age 35
Gender Male

Marcus Taljaard is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 3 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 3-3-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 4 months, 28 days
Rounds Fought 12.0
Avg. Fights/Year 2.6
Longest Layoff 1 year, 1 month, 2 days
Quickest Turnaround 2 months, 8 days

Record BreakDown

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

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 04:35
Fastest KO -
Fastest SUB 04:35
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 2.2
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 10:49
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.8
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 09:14
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 06/27/2013 L
(3-2-0)
Alain Ilunga
(10-8-0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
EFC Africa 20
2 02:42
NRB 04/19/2013 W
(2-2-0)
Peter Nyide
(3-6-0)
FTW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
EFC Africa 19
3 05:00
NRB 10/19/2012 L
(2-1-0)
Gareth Buirski
(10-6-0)
KO (Strike)
EFC Africa 16
2 05:00
NRB 06/01/2012 W
(1-1-0)
Wade Groth
(6-4-0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
EFC Africa 14
3 02:52
NRB 03/02/2012 L
(1-0-0)
Ryan Van Niekerk
(8-2-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
EFC Africa 12
3 05:00
NRB 01/30/2011 W
(0-0-0)
Mwande Mazithambe
(0-2-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Fight Force MMA (South Africa) 11: Aftermath
1 04:35

* 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 2-0-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 1 month, 26 days
Rounds Fought 4.0
Avg. Fights/Year 24.0
Longest Layoff 1 month, 26 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 26 days

Record BreakDown

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

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 06
Fastest KO 06
Fastest SUB -
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 2.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 06
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 0.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) -
Finish Rounds

Official Amateur MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 11/11/2010 W
(1-0-0)
Francois Groenewald
(2-3-0)
TKO/RSC
Fight Force MMA (South Africa) 10: Night of the Champions
3 03:00
NRB 09/16/2010 W
(0-0-0)
Kerry Wait
(1-1-0)
TKO/RSC
Fight Force MMA (South Africa) 9: Born and Bred
3 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