JP Buys

JP BUYS

"Young Savage"

1-420% win rate

FIGHTER IDENTITY

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Organization

UFC
ZAF

Nationality

South Africa

Birth

22/04/1996 (30)

Birthplace

Brakpan

South Africa

Sport / Status

MMA · Active

Height

165.1 cm (5'5")

Biography

JP Buys is a South African mixed martial artist and former champion in Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC), having held the bantamweight and interim flyweight titles. After securing a contract with a submission victory on Dana White's Contender Series in 2020, he made the transition to the UFC. He competed four times under the UFC banner before concluding his stint with the promotion in 2023.

WIN BREAKDOWN

5 total fights · 0% KO rate

KO/TKO0 (0%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision1 (100%)

Fight history (5)

Loss
vs Marcus McGheeKO/TKO (Punch) (R1)UFC Fight Night August 12 2023 — 12/08/2023
Loss
vs Cody DurdenKO/TKO (Punch) (R1)UFC Fight Night June 25 2022 — 25/06/2022
Loss
vs Montel JacksonDecision - Unanimous (R3)UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann — 18/09/2021
Loss
vs Bruno SilvaKO/TKO (Punch) (R2)UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland — 20/03/2021
Win
vs Gamzat MagomedovUD (R3)BRAVE CF 17 — 27/10/2018

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