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Nkazimulo Zulu

  Nkazimulo Zulu's profile at Sherdog 

Nkazimulo Zulu's profile at Tapology 

Age: 35
Last 5: L W W W L
Association: CIT Performance Institute
Pro Debut Date: 2013-03-08
Pro Record: 16-7-1
Current Ranking:
#77 Flyweight
'Big League' Record: 1-1-0
Last 3 Years: 3-2-1
Win Finish %: 87.5%
Combat Age: 45
Quality Perf. %: 66.7%
Last Quality Perf.: 2024-09-29
540 Metric: .680
Rating Points: 58
Highest Quarterly Ranking: 4/01/2019

#66 Flyweight
Last Fight Date: 12/31/2024 [Rizin Fighting Federation]
Last Opponent: [#4 FLW] Kyoji Horiguchi
Opponent's Last 5: W NC W W W

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Outcome
L Kyoji Horiguchi
#12 Bantamweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  RIZIN 49: Decade
Tuesday, December 31st 2024
W Jo Arai
#132 Flyweight 		TKO (Spinning Wheel Kick and Punches)
Round 1
  Rizin FF - Rizin 48
Sunday, September 29th 2024
W Gift Walker
#244 Flyweight 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 3
  EFC 111 - EFC Worldwide 111
Thursday, March 7th 2024
W Musa Sethwape Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Round 4
  EFC 105 - EFC Worldwide 105
Thursday, July 13th 2023
L Nicholas Hwende
#381 Bantamweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  EFC 100
Thursday, December 1st 2022
D Gian Souza
#269 Flyweight 		Draw
Round 3
  EFC Worldwide - Fight Night 2
Saturday, May 7th 2022
L Luthando Biko
#205 Flyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  EFC 91 - EFC Worldwide 91
Saturday, December 4th 2021
W Luthando Biko
#92 Flyweight 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 2
  EFC 89
Friday, September 10th 2021
W Fafa Dwama Submission (Triangle Choke)
Round 2
  EFC 85
Saturday, May 8th 2021
L Faeez Jacobs
#581 Bantamweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 5
  EFC 81 - EFC Worldwide 81
Saturday, August 10th 2019
L Jake Hadley Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  EFC 78 - EFC Worldwide 78
Saturday, April 13th 2019
W Gary Joshua
#582 Bantamweight 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 5
  EFC 75 - Zulu vs. Joshua
Saturday, November 3rd 2018
W Magno Alves TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  EFC 71 - EFC Worldwide 71
Saturday, June 23rd 2018
W Sylvester Chipfumbu
#388 Bantamweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 4
  EFC 62 - EFC Worldwide 62
Saturday, August 19th 2017
W Craig Ninow TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  EFC - Extreme Fighting Championship 43
Friday, August 28th 2015
W Francois Groenewald
#331 Bantamweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship...
Thursday, December 11th 2014
L Demarte Pena
#191 Featherweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship...
Thursday, July 3rd 2014
W Charlie Weyer TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship...
Thursday, February 27th 2014
W Craig Ninow Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship...
Thursday, October 10th 2013
W Cedric Doyle Submission (Triangle Choke)
Round 2
  EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship...
Thursday, August 15th 2013
W Lourens Botes KO
Round 2
  EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship...
Thursday, July 25th 2013
W Sok Chenda Submission (Triangle Choke)
Round 2
  CTN Promotions - Khmer Warrior Championship
Tuesday, May 28th 2013
L Donnovan Wilken Decision (Majority)
Round 3
  EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship...
Friday, April 19th 2013
W Chhut Chhunly TKO (Elbows)
Round 0
  CTN Promotions - CTN 10th Anniversary Show
Friday, March 8th 2013
  Opponent Event Outcome
L Kyoji Horiguchi
#12 Bantamweight 		  RIZIN 49: Decade
Tuesday, December 31st 2024 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Jo Arai
#132 Flyweight 		  Rizin FF - Rizin 48
Sunday, September 29th 2024 		TKO (Spinning Wheel Kick and Punches)
Round 1
W Gift Walker
#244 Flyweight 		  EFC 111 - EFC Worldwide 111
Thursday, March 7th 2024 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 3
W Musa Sethwape   EFC 105 - EFC Worldwide 105
Thursday, July 13th 2023 		Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Round 4
L Nicholas Hwende
#381 Bantamweight 		  EFC 100
Thursday, December 1st 2022 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
D Gian Souza
#269 Flyweight 		  EFC Worldwide - Fight Night 2
Saturday, May 7th 2022 		Draw
Round 3
L Luthando Biko
#205 Flyweight 		  EFC 91 - EFC Worldwide 91
Saturday, December 4th 2021 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Luthando Biko
#92 Flyweight 		  EFC 89
Friday, September 10th 2021 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 2
W Fafa Dwama   EFC 85
Saturday, May 8th 2021 		Submission (Triangle Choke)
Round 2
L Faeez Jacobs
#581 Bantamweight 		  EFC 81 - EFC Worldwide 81
Saturday, August 10th 2019 		Decision (Split)
Round 5
L Jake Hadley   EFC 78 - EFC Worldwide 78
Saturday, April 13th 2019 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Gary Joshua
#582 Bantamweight 		  EFC 75 - Zulu vs. Joshua
Saturday, November 3rd 2018 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 5
W Magno Alves   EFC 71 - EFC Worldwide 71
Saturday, June 23rd 2018 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Sylvester Chipfumbu
#388 Bantamweight 		  EFC 62 - EFC Worldwide 62
Saturday, August 19th 2017 		TKO (Punches)
Round 4
W Craig Ninow   EFC - Extreme Fighting Championship 43
Friday, August 28th 2015 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Francois Groenewald
#331 Bantamweight 		  EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship...
Thursday, December 11th 2014 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Demarte Pena
#191 Featherweight 		  EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship...
Thursday, July 3rd 2014 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Charlie Weyer   EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship...
Thursday, February 27th 2014 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Craig Ninow   EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship...
Thursday, October 10th 2013 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Cedric Doyle   EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship...
Thursday, August 15th 2013 		Submission (Triangle Choke)
Round 2
W Lourens Botes   EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship...
Thursday, July 25th 2013 		KO
Round 2
W Sok Chenda   CTN Promotions - Khmer Warrior Championship
Tuesday, May 28th 2013 		Submission (Triangle Choke)
Round 2
L Donnovan Wilken   EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship...
Friday, April 19th 2013 		Decision (Majority)
Round 3
W Chhut Chhunly   CTN Promotions - CTN 10th Anniversary Show
Friday, March 8th 2013 		TKO (Elbows)
Round 0

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
01/01/2025 4 #80 Flyweight 16-7-1
58
10/01/2024 59 #76 Flyweight 16-6-1
58
07/01/2024 3 #135 Flyweight 15-6-1
43
04/01/2024 NR #132 Flyweight 15-6-1
43
01/01/2024 6 #448 Bantamweight 14-6-1
29
10/01/2023 156 #442 Bantamweight 14-6-1
29
07/01/2023 9 #598 Bantamweight 13-6-1
23
04/01/2023 25 #589 Bantamweight 13-6-1
24
01/01/2023 139 #564 Bantamweight 13-6-1
24
10/01/2022 12 #425 Bantamweight 13-5-1
27
07/01/2022 NR #413 Bantamweight 13-5-1
27
04/01/2022   #154 Flyweight 13-5-0
32
01/01/2022 81 #154 Flyweight 13-5-0
32
10/01/2021 30 #73 Flyweight 13-4-0
47
07/01/2021 NR #103 Flyweight 12-4-0
34
10/01/2020 12 #436 Bantamweight 11-4-0
26
07/01/2020 35 #424 Bantamweight 11-4-0
27
04/01/2020 19 #459 Bantamweight 11-4-0
27
01/01/2020 4 #440 Bantamweight 11-4-0
27
10/01/2019 NR #436 Bantamweight 11-4-0
27
07/01/2019 61 #127 Flyweight 11-3-0
34
04/01/2019 4 #66 Flyweight 11-2-0
49
01/01/2019 26 #70 Flyweight 11-2-0
49
10/01/2018 6 #96 Flyweight 10-2-0
44
07/01/2018 43 #90 Flyweight 10-2-0
44
04/01/2018 11 #133 Flyweight 9-2-0
35
01/01/2018 11 #122 Flyweight 9-2-0
35
10/01/2017 17 #133 Flyweight 9-2-0
35
07/01/2017 21 #150 Flyweight 8-2-0
30
04/01/2017 7 #129 Flyweight 8-2-0
31
01/01/2017 22 #122 Flyweight 8-2-0
31
10/01/2016 1 #144 Flyweight 8-2-0
30
07/01/2016 3 #143 Flyweight 8-2-0
30
04/01/2016 1 #146 Flyweight 8-2-0
31
01/01/2016 2 #145 Flyweight 8-2-0
31
10/01/2015 5 #147 Flyweight 8-2-0
30
07/01/2015 8 #142 Flyweight 7-2-0
30
04/01/2015 6 #134 Flyweight 7-2-0
30
01/01/2015 NR #128 Flyweight 7-2-0
30
10/01/2014 54 #358 Bantamweight 6-2-0
22
07/01/2014 7 #304 Bantamweight 6-1-0
24
04/01/2014 NR #297 Bantamweight 6-1-0
24


A fighter's rank (US) state is assigned based on the state that the fighter most frequently fought in professionally, within the past three years. If there is a tie, the most recent state is used. The Win-Loss-Draw record for the fighter in the "Big Leagues". The Big Leagues refer to the top organizations based on a statistical analysis we performed. Some organizations were counted as one, due to mergers, etc. A quality performance is a fight in which the fighter fought an acceptable opponent, and substantiated their current rating (at the time) based on the outcome. At it's most basic level, one can equate "combat age" to "dog years" in that it will mirror the basic human lifecycle. With this computation, we expect fighters to hit their respective "peak" in the years that your typical adult "peaks" in life, somewhere between 25 and 40. We will expect most fighters to start their descent at some point in their 40s and be far removed from their peak by 60. This is an experimental metric that attempts to reflect a fighter's recent opposition quality. The metric goes back 1,080 days, and looks at all the fighter's opponents' W-L-D records within a window of 540 days before, and 540 days after their respective bout(s) with the fighter. All of the records are added up and the cumulative win percentage is presented by this metric in a "strength of schedule" format. These ranking sets have been generated by a recent version of the software, using recent data and will not match previously published issues of the rankings, especially since a majority of these generated sets are for dates much earlier than the site’s inception.
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