Shannon Van Tonder
South AfricaShannon Van Tonder is a Featherweight from South Africa with an official record of 7-4. The 7 wins came 1 by knockout, 5 by submission and 1 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision loss to Asiashu Tshitamba at 2026 PFL Africa: Pretoria on 10 April 2026, the second defeat in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | Asiashu Tshitamba | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | 2026 PFL Africa: Pretoria |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Boule Godogo | LOSS | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | 2025 PFL Africa: Cape Town |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Musa Sethwape | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | EFC Worldwide 120 |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Tshepo Majuba | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R2 · 2:33 | EFC Worldwide 117 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | Timur Gilimzyanov | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R2 · 3:15 | M2MMA 1 |
| Apr 13, 2023 | Ashley Calvert | WIN | SUBSubmission (Guillotine) | R1 · 0:45 | EFC Worldwide 102 |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Musa Sethwape | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | EFC Worldwide 100 |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Guide Moyo | WIN | SUBSubmission (Guillotine) | R1 | EFC Worldwide 97 |
| Oct 9, 2021 | Emmanuel Sita | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R2 | EFC: Fight Night |
| Aug 14, 2021 | Trezeguet Kanyinda | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | EFC Worldwide 88 |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Amisi Kabeya | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 2:31 | EFC Worldwide 86 |
Wins, losses and draws are Shannon Van Tonder’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 11 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.
Shannon Van Tonder’s record, in numbers
Shannon Van Tonder’s record is 7-4, and Cage Brothers holds a full result for all 11 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.
The 7 wins break down as 1 by knockout, 5 by submission and 1 by decision — 6 of 7 inside the distance, a finish rate of 86%. Across all 11 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 7 minutes 11 seconds.
Shannon Van Tonder has been stopped once in the 11 bouts on file, by knockout — 9% of them. The last 2 bouts on file are both losses.
Of the 11 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 3 were the main event of the card. Three of them have come since September 2024.
Set against the 553 Featherweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Shannon Van Tonder has a finish rate above 80% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 68% of them and a two-year bout count above 81% 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.
Shannon Van Tonder is listed at 5ft 11in with a reach of 70in and is 31, born 20 March 1995.
These figures are recomputed from Shannon Van Tonder’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.