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J.P. Buys

“Young Savage”

Age: 28 | Apr 30, 1996

Nationality: South Africa

Weight Class: Bantamweight

Height: 5'6"

Weight: 135 lbs

Professional Record

15 fights	9 wins	6 losses
KO/TKOs	3	4
Submissions	5	1
Decisions	0	1
Disqualifications	1	0

Fight Details

Result	Record	Opponent	Event	Date	Method	Referee	Round	Time
LOSS	9 - 6	Marcus McGhee	UFC on ESPN 51 - Luque vs. dos Anjos	August 12, 2023	KO (Punch)	Jason Herzog	1	2:19
LOSS	9 - 5	Cody Durden	UFC on ESPN 38 - Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot	June 25, 2022	TKO (Punches)	Mark Smith	1	1:08
LOSS	9 - 4	Montel Jackson	UFC Fight Night 192 - Smith vs. Spann	September 18, 2021	Decision (Unanimous)	Herb Dean	3	5:00
LOSS	9 - 3	Bruno Silva	UFC on ESPN 21 - Brunson vs. Holland	March 20, 2021	TKO (Punch)	Mark Smith	2	2:56
WIN	9 - 2	Jacob Silva	Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2020: Week 10	November 17, 2020	Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)	Marc Goddard	1	4:54
WIN	8 - 2	Cristian Rodriguez	LFA 78 - Yanez vs. Estrada	November 15, 2019	TKO (Punches)	Jon Schorle	1	1:13
WIN	7 - 2	Luthando Biko	EFC 78 - EFC Worldwide 78	April 13, 2019	TKO (Punches)		4	4:00
WIN	6 - 2	Gamzat Magomedov	Brave CF 17 - Cavalheiro vs. Abdouraguimov	October 27, 2018	Disqualification	Leon Roberts	3	2:43
WIN	5 - 2	Philippe Rouch	EFC 69 - EFC Worldwide 69	April 28, 2018	Submission (Guillotine Choke)		1	2:29
LOSS	4 - 2	Joby Sanchez	Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series - Season 1, Episode 7	August 22, 2017	TKO (Punches)	Mark Smith	2	2:28
WIN	4 - 1	Baldwin Mdlalose	EFC 54 - EFC Worldwide 54	October 15, 2016	Submission (Triangle Choke)	Brad Bloch	1	2:05
WIN	3 - 1	Abdul Hassan	EFC - Extreme Fighting Championship 49	May 13, 2016	TKO (Punches)	Bobby Karagiannidis	2	2:06
WIN	2 - 1	Roevan De Beer	EFC - Extreme Fighting Championship 47	March 05, 2016	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	Wiekus Swart	1	3:24
LOSS	1 - 1	Baldwin Mdlalose	EFC - Extreme Fighting Championship 43	August 28, 2015	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)		1	3:29
WIN	1 - 0	Josemar Octavio	EFC - Extreme Fighting Championship 41	July 11, 2015	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)		1	1:02

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