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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