Monday 23 April 2012

EFC Africa - Fight Statistics



The Extreme Fighting Championship has done wonders for South African MMA. In a previous article, 5 most momentous EFC events, I summarised the history of the promotion and listed some of its groundbreaking achievements. This article however, is less about the events and more about that which makes the promotion’s events tick – the EFC fights. For the sake of posterity, I have delved a little deeper into this fight data and recorded my findings.

In just over 2 years, the EFC has successfully concluded 157 fights spanning 13 events and  7  weight divisions. Here is some of the information on EFC fights and fighters which has come to light in my initial analysis:

Most active EFC divisions

Each weight division offers something different for the fans and because of this, fight cards are generally divided up amongst the promotions key divisions. In the EFC’s history, here are the weight divisions which have had the majority of the limelight:

EFC Division
Fights
45
32
26
19
19
15
Super Heavyweight
1

Most common EFC fight results

An MMA bout can end in various ways. Some fights are ended by the fighters in the Hexagon, others are left up to the judges to decide. Here are the most common ways in which EFC fights end:

Fight result
Fights
TKO
63
Submission
62
Decision
17
KO
14
Disqualification
1

Most common EFC submissions

The sport of MMA offers fighters many different submission manoeuvres. Some are high percentage, others riskier. Here are the most commonly executed submissions in the Hexagon:

Submission
Fights
Rear-naked Choke
28
Guillotine Choke
10
Armbar
9
Triangle Choke
8
Keylock
2
Kimura
2
Heek Hook
1
Omoplata
1

Most common round for EFC fights to finish

Most EFC Africa fights are scheduled for a 3 rounds of five minutes. Title fights consist of 5 rounds of five minutes. Here are the most common rounds in which fights finish:

Round fight finished
Fights
Round 1
101
Round 2
25
Round 3
26
Round 4
3
Round 5
2

Fighters with the most EFC fights

Since the EFC’s maiden event in 2009, the EFC Hexagon has been graced by 127 fighters from across South Africa and the globe. Here are the faces we see most often in the cage:

EFC Fighter
Fights
Leo Gloss
9
Wade Henderson
9
Jacques Joubert
7
Dino Bagattin
7
Wentzel Nel
7
Nolan Swanepoel
7
6
Leon Mynhardt
6
Garreth McLellan
6
6
Norman Wessels
5
Alex Cheboub
5
Danie van Heerden
5
Raymond Ahana
5
Remo Ralph
5
Bernardo Mikixi
5
JP Joubert
5
Chett Meyer
5
Juan Lubbe
5
Francois Kabulu
5

Fighters with the most EFC wins

Every fighter who sets foot in the Hexagon does so with a similar goal – to win. Of the 75 fighters who have won fights in the EFC, here are the most successful EFC fighters in terms of wins inside the promotion:

EFC Fighter
Wins
Leo Gloss
6
5
Wentzel Nel
5
Dino Bagattin
5
Norman Wessels
4
Jacques Joubert
4
4
Chett Meyer
4
4
Wade Henderson
4
Dallas Jakobi
4
Nolan Swanepoel
4
Adam Speechly
4

Fighters with the most EFC losses

For every winner, there must be a loser and 94 fighters have lost fights within the promotion. Here are the fighters who have lost the most fights inside the EFC Hexagon:

EFC Fighter
Losses
Wade Henderson
5
Remo Ralph
4
Jacques Joubert
3
Francois Kabulu
3
Jean-Luc Kazadi
3
Ashley Calvert
3
Raymond Ahana
3
Ian Swart
3
Chad Hepburn
3
Jake Els
3
Leo Gloss
3
Mawande Vapi
3
Luis Mendes
3
Juan Lubbe
3
Gina Ifuki
3
Nolan Swanepoel
3
Leon Mynhardt
3

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