Martin van Staden
“The Punisher”
Nationality: South Africa
Weight Class: Lightweight
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 155 lbs
Professional Record
| 36 fights | 23 wins | 13 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 17 | 1 |
| Submissions | 5 | 6 |
| Decisions | 1 | 6 |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIN | 23 - 13 - 0 | Igeu Kabesa | EFC 120 - EFC Worldwide 120 | December 12, 2024 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Brad Bloch | 2 | 3:24 |
| WIN | 22 - 13 - 0 | Cole Henning | EFC 118 - EFC Worldwide 118 | October 10, 2024 | TKO (Knee and Punch) | 2 | 2:08 | |
| LOSS | 21 - 13 - 0 | Shido Boris Esperanca | UAE Warriors 35 - Africa 4 | February 24, 2023 | Decision (Unanimous) | Daniel Movahedi | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 21 - 12 - 0 | Aymard Guih | UAE Warriors 32 - Africa 3 | September 16, 2022 | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:12 | |
| LOSS | 20 - 12 - 0 | Ziko Makengele | EFC 93 - EFC Worldwide 93 | April 09, 2022 | KO | 3 | 0:00 | |
| WIN | 20 - 11 - 0 | Pietie Coxen | EFC 85 - EFC Worldwide 85 | May 08, 2021 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:18 | |
| LOSS | 19 - 11 - 0 | Joe Cummins | EFC 77 - EFC Worldwide 77 | March 16, 2019 | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| LOSS | 19 - 10 - 0 | Dave Mazany | EFC 72 - Van Staden vs. Mazany | August 11, 2018 | Decision (Split) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 19 - 9 - 0 | Gavin Hughes | EFC 68 - EFC Worldwide 68 | March 31, 2018 | TKO (Knee and Punches) | 2 | 0:20 | |
| WIN | 18 - 9 - 0 | Leon Mynhardt | EFC 60 - EFC Worldwide 60 | June 10, 2017 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:19 | |
| WIN | 17 - 9 - 0 | Christian Holley | EFC 57 - EFC Worldwide 57 | March 04, 2017 | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 1:00 | |
| WIN | 16 - 9 - 0 | Kaleka Kabanda | EFC 56 - EFC Worldwide 56 | December 09, 2016 | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 1:11 | |
| LOSS | 15 - 9 - 0 | Dricus Du Plessis | EFC - Extreme Fighting Championship 50 | June 17, 2016 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 3 | 3:59 | |
| LOSS | 15 - 8 - 0 | David Buirski | EFC - Extreme Fighting Championship 46 | December 12, 2015 | Decision (Split) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 15 - 7 - 0 | Ayo Daly | EFC - Extreme Fighting Championship 38 | April 04, 2015 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:28 | |
| WIN | 14 - 7 - 0 | Jeremy Smith | EFC - Extreme Fighting Championship 33 | August 30, 2014 | KO (Punches) | 1 | N/A | |
| LOSS | 13 - 7 - 0 | Henry Fadipe | EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 23 | September 12, 2013 | Submission (Ankle Lock) | 1 | 2:18 | |
| LOSS | 13 - 6 - 0 | Adam Speechly | EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 19 | April 19, 2013 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 13 - 5 - 0 | Jadyson Costa | EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 17 | November 23, 2012 | KO (Punches) | 2 | 0:00 | |
| WIN | 12 - 5 - 0 | Dino Bagattin | EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 15 | July 27, 2012 | Submission (Brabo Choke) | 3 | 3:43 | |
| LOSS | 11 - 5 - 0 | Michiel Opperman | EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 13 | April 13, 2012 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 4:18 | |
| WIN | 11 - 4 - 0 | Nolan Swanepoel | EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 11 | November 10, 2011 | TKO (Knees and Punches) | 2 | 2:20 | |
| WIN | 10 - 4 - 0 | Francois Kabulu | EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 10 | September 01, 2011 | TKO (Elbows) | 2 | 4:42 | |
| WIN | 9 - 4 - 0 | Steven Momah | EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 9 | June 30, 2011 | TKO (Elbows) | 1 | 2:22 | |
| LOSS | 8 - 4 - 0 | Leon Mynhardt | Fight Force 13 - Fight for Glory | May 05, 2011 | Decision (Majority) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| LOSS | 8 - 3 - 0 | Ali Maclean | Fight Force 12 - Outrage | March 31, 2011 | Submission (North-South Choke) | 1 | 0:00 | |
| WIN | 8 - 2 - 0 | Ronald Dlamini | Fight Force 11 - Aftermath | January 30, 2011 | KO (Punch) | 1 | 2:08 | |
| WIN | 7 - 2 - 0 | Cecil Smith | Fight Force 10 - Night of the Champions | November 11, 2010 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 6 - 2 - 0 | Leon Mynhardt | Fight Force 7 - Overload | July 15, 2010 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 2 | 1:16 | |
| LOSS | 5 - 2 - 0 | Brian Ebersole | Fight Force 5 - Invasion | April 15, 2010 | Submission (Inverted Triangle Choke) | 3 | N/A | |
| WIN | 5 - 1 - 0 | Brian Thomas | Fight Force 4 - Pride and Honour | February 11, 2010 | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:30 | |
| WIN | 4 - 1 - 0 | Mawande Vapi | Fight Force 3 - King of the Cage | December 03, 2009 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:00 | |
| WIN | 3 - 1 - 0 | Henk van Wyk | Fight Force 2 - MMA Mania | October 04, 2009 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:00 | |
| WIN | 2 - 1 - 0 | Jeremy Scheepers | Fight Force 1 - Armageddon | July 26, 2009 | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:00 | |
| LOSS | 1 - 1 - 0 | Jeremy Smith | XFC Africa - Fight Club | May 30, 2009 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 1:22 | |
| WIN | 1 - 0 - 0 | Jeremy Scheepers | Fight Club - Resurrection | April 26, 2009 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:55 |
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