Ruan “Fangzz” Potts - Fighter Profile

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Ruan "Fangzz" Potts burst onto the South African MMA scene at EFC Africa 7 when he defeated Calven Robinson. Though new to the South African MMA community, Potts had already racked up an impressive fighting resume in England and brought with him a wealth of experience encompassing many fighting disciplines. A versatile martial artist, Potts has competed at the highest levels in Judo, Muay Thai and BJJ so it was no surprise that he took so well to Mixed Martial Arts.

Undefeated in his professional MMA career, Ruan Potts has been a dominant force in the EFC Hexagon. Potts started his career with an impressive win against The Butcher Calven Robinson, and followed it up with a TKO victory against Obutobe Baygon.

Originally training under Quentin Chong at Dragon Power, Potts moved camp to African Top Team prior to challenging Norman Wessels for the EFC Africa Heavyweight belt. Potts would go on to defeat Wessels via TKO to become the second EFC Africa Heavyweight champion.Later that year Potts defeated Andrew Van Zyl via first round guillotine choke to become only the second champion to successfully defend his belt.

Ruan Potts has since moved to Johannesburg, where he hopes to open his own gym and continue in his MMA success. He is the current EFC Africa Heavyweight champion.

Ruan Potts stats

Nickname: Fangzz
Age: 33
Height: 6’2” (188cm)
Weight: 114 Kg
Weight division: Heavyweight
Stance: Orthadox
Hometown: Johannesburg, South Africa
Fight team: African Top Team
Twitter profile: @RuanFANGZZPotts

Ruan Potts fight stats

All time stats – 14 wins, 0 losses (9 KO, 5 Sub)
EFC Stats – 4 wins ,0 losses (3 KO, 1 Sub)

Ruan Potts EFC fights

Opponent	Result	Method	Event
Calven Robinson	Win	TKO (Knee and Punches)	EFC Africa 7
Baygon Obutobe	Win	TKO (Punches and Elbows)	EFC Africa 8
Normal Wessels	Win	TKO (Punches)	EFC Africa 9
Andrew van Zyl	Win	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	EFC Africa 11

Ruan Potts Fight Reviews

Ruan Potts vs Calven Robinson
Ruan Potts' EFC debut sees him face undefeated heavyweight Calven Robinson...

Ruan Potts vs Obutobe Baygon
Potts takes on DRC fighter Obutobe Baygon en route an EFC Africa heavyweight title shot...

Ruan Potts vs Norman Wessels
Ruan Potts challenges EFC Africa heavyweight champion Normal Wessels for the ultimate prize in MMA...

Ruan Potts vs Andrew Van Zyl
Fangzz defends his title for the first time against undefeated challenger Andrew Van Zyl... 

Ruan Potts Fighting Achievements

2011 – EFC Africa Heavyweight Champion

2010 - South African Muay Thai super heavyweight champion

2010 – Gold Medal at Abu Dhabi Pro African BJJ Championships Heavyweight

2010 – Gold Medal at Abu Dhabi Pro African BJJ Championships Open Weight

2009 – Gold Medal at Abu Dhabi Pro European BJJ Championships Heavyweight

2009 – Silver Medal at Abu Dhabi Pro European BJJ Championships Open Weight

1995 – Gold medal at South African Judo National Championships

1994 – Silver medal at South African Judo National Championships

Ruan Potts MMA South Africa Awards

#3 South African Pound for pound rankings

#2 MMA South Africa heavyweight rankings

#1 Most dominant EFC AfricaChampions

#1 Most vicious fighters -heavyweight

#6 Most popular SA MMA fighters on Twitter 

Ruan Potts Ranks Achieved

Ruan Potts holds a black belt in Judo

Ruan Potts holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jutsu

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