Last fight
UFC Fight Night
Win
Buys vs McGhee
Aug. 12, 2023
Stats & Records
3
Wins by Knockout
5
Wins by Submission
6
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 73
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 184
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- 1
- Takedowns Attempted
- 16
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
Info
Status
Active
Place of Birth
Brakpan, South Africa
Trains at
Xtreme Couture - Las Vegas, NV
Age
27
Height
65.00
Weight
136.00
Octagon Debut
Aug. 22, 2017
Reach
67.00
Leg reach
36.00
- Pro since 2015
- 4-0 between DWCS bouts
- Has won five of his last nine
- Six first round finishes
- Three wins by KO, five by submission (2 RNC, triangle, 2 guillotine)
UFC on ESPN (8/12/23) Buys was knocked out by Marcus McGhee at 2:19 of the first round
UFC on ESPN (6/25/22) Buys was stopped by Cody Durden via strikes at 1:08 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (9/18/21) Buys lost a three round unanimous decision to Montel Jackson
UFC on ESPN (3/20/21) Buys was stopped by Bruno Silva via strikes at 2:56 of the second round
Dana White's Contender Series, Season 4
Episode 10 (11/17/20) Buys submitted Jacob Silva via guillotine choke at 4:54 of the first round
Dana White's Contender Series, Season 1
Episode seven (8/22/17) Buys was stopped by Joby Sanchez via strikes at 2:28 of the second round
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started wrestling in 2011 to become a better Rugby player. To become a professional rugby player is any South African kid’s dream. I then started to feel that to do individual sports are better because you are completely in control of everything that happens. I wrestled for a few years during high school, and after high school, I had the whole image of becoming an Olympic wrestler and started training full-time at an MMA gym to add extra tools to my game. I then fell in love with the sport and how much there is to learn.
What ranks and titles have you held? 2012 African wrestling champion (Greco Roman), 12th place at Cadet world wrestling championships (freestyle, 2013), Fightstars amateur bantamweight champion, EFC Worldwide flyweight champion
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? To me, it means the world and more to be competing in the UFC. It will be the biggest reward to me and everyone who has been helping me in my career; we've put thousands of hours into me as an MMA athlete and to be able to show my skill set in the biggest MMA promotion will be the biggest achievement I've ever achieved.
What was your job before you started fighting? Before I started fighting, I was doing my apprenticeship as a motor
engineer.
Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? Undefeated as an amateur (6-0)
Favorite grappling technique: Arm triangle, guillotine choke
Favorite Striking technique: Switching uppercut
