RUAN POTTS

"Fangzz"

0-30% win rate

FIGHTER IDENTITY

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Organization

UFC
ZAF

Nationality

South African

Birth

23/02/1978 (48)

Birthplace

Cape Town

South Africa

Sport / Status

MMA · Active

Height

188 cm (6'2")

Biography

Ruan Potts is a South African professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Heavyweight division of the UFC and EFC. He is a two-time EFC Heavyweight Champion and was known for finishing all of his opponents in his early career victories.

Fight history (3)

Loss
vs Derrick LewisKO/TKO (Punches) (R2)UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano — 28/02/2015
Loss
vs Anthony HamiltonKO/TKO (Punches) (R2)UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto — 30/08/2014
Loss
vs Soa PaleleiKO/TKO (Punch) (R1)UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva — 10/05/2014

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