Nkosi Ndebele
South AfricaNkosi Ndebele, “King”, is a Bantamweight from South Africa with an official record of 14-3. The 14 wins came 7 by knockout and 7 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision win over Marcirley Alves at PFL Tampa: Cyborg vs. Vieira on 22 August 2026, the sixth win in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2026 | Marcirley Alves | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | PFL Tampa: Cyborg vs. Vieira |
| Jul 26, 2026 | Brandon Davis | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | PFL Washington DC: Jean vs. Rodriguez |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Michele Clemente | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | 2026 PFL Africa: Pretoria |
| Dec 20, 2025 | Boule Godogo | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 · 0:27 | PFL Africa 4: 2025 Finals |
| Oct 18, 2025 | Simbarashe Hokonya | WIN | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | 2025 PFL Africa: Kigali |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Mahmoud Atef | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 4:51 | 2025 PFL Africa: Cape Town |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Nicholas HwendeTitle | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 · 5:00 | Brave CF 91 |
| May 11, 2024 | Jose TorresTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 · 5:00 | Brave CF 82 |
| Dec 15, 2023 | Jose TorresTitle | WIN | KOTKO - Retirement | R3 · 1:38 | Brave CF 80 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | Jose TorresTitle | LOSS | DECDecision - Split | R5 · 5:00 | Brave CF 73 |
| Nov 26, 2022 | Fajar | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 · 2:37 | Brave CF 66 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Eduardo Mora | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Brave CF 60 |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Abdelmoumen Mssaate | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 | Brave CF 48: Arabian Nights |
| Nov 19, 2020 | Zia Mashwani | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 4:29 | Brave CF 45 |
| Dec 7, 2019 | Ian Cleary | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Brave CF 31 |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Caio Gregorio | LOSS | KOTKO (Punches) | R2 · 4:53 | Brave CF 25 |
| Dec 8, 2018 | Ahmed Faress | WIN | KOTKO - Doctor's Stoppage | R1 · 5:00 | Brave CF 19 |
Wins, losses and draws are Nkosi Ndebele’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 17 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.
Nkosi Ndebele’s record, in numbers
Nkosi Ndebele’s record is 14-3, and Cage Brothers holds a full result for all 17 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.
The 14 wins break down as 7 by knockout and 7 by decision — 7 of 14 inside the distance, a finish rate of 50%. Across all 17 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 12 minutes 35 seconds.
Nkosi Ndebele has been stopped once in the 17 bouts on file, by knockout — 6% of them. The last 6 bouts on file are all wins.
Of the 17 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 4 were for a title and 6 were the main event of the card. Seven of them have come since September 2024.
Set against the 449 Bantamweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Nkosi Ndebele has a finish rate above 22% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 76% of them and a two-year bout count higher than all 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.
Nkosi Ndebele is listed at 5ft 10in.
These figures are recomputed from Nkosi Ndebele’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.