Chad Hanekom
South AfricaChad Hanekom, “Superman”, is a Middleweight from South Africa with an official record of 9-4. The 9 wins came 3 by knockout, 4 by submission and 2 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision loss to Jordan Fongno at African Knockout 11: Hanekom vs. Fongno on 15 November 2025, the second defeat in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2025 | Jordan Fongno | LOSS | DECDecision - Split | R3 | African Knockout 11: Hanekom vs. Fongno |
| Sep 6, 2023 | Dylan Budka | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | Dana White's Contender Series: Season 7, Week 5 |
| Nov 26, 2022 | In Jae La | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 1:35 | Brave CF 66 |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Mateusz Janur | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Brave CF 61 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Dominic Schober | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 · 0:18 | Brave CF 49 |
| Dec 7, 2019 | Daniel Souza PereiraTitle | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R2 | Brave CF 31 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Leon Aliu | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Brave CF 16 |
| Jun 9, 2018 | Dominic McConnell | WIN | SUBSubmission (Kimura) | R1 · 1:31 | Brave CF 13 |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Ikram Aliskerov | LOSS | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | Brave CF 10 |
| Aug 5, 2017 | Eric Smith | WIN | SUBSubmission (Armbar) | R1 · 4:42 | GKO 10: Global Knockout 10 |
| Oct 15, 2016 | Wade Henderson | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | EFC 54: EFC Worldwide 54 |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Cian Erraught | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R2 | EFC: Extreme Fighting Championship 50 |
| Dec 12, 2015 | Ruben Groenewald | WIN | SUBSubmission (Arm Triangle) | R1 | EFC: Extreme Fighting Championship 46 |
Wins, losses and draws are Chad Hanekom’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 13 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Chad Hanekom’s record, in numbers
Chad Hanekom’s record is 9-4, and Cage Brothers holds a full result for all 13 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.
The 9 wins break down as 3 by knockout, 4 by submission and 2 by decision — 7 of 9 inside the distance, a finish rate of 78%. Across all 13 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 6 minutes 47 seconds.
Chad Hanekom has been stopped once in the 13 bouts on file, by knockout — 8% of them. The last 2 bouts on file are both losses.
Of the 13 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 1 was for a title and 1 was the main event of the card. One of them has come since October 2024.
Set against the 396 Middleweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Chad Hanekom has a finish rate above 58% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 81% of them and a two-year bout count above 59% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Chad Hanekom is listed at 6ft 4in with a reach of 74in, fights orthodox and is 36, born 19 April 1990.
These figures are recomputed from Chad Hanekom’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.