Tyron   "The Goon"   Bester

Middleweight
Fighter's record
[W L D] : 0 - 4 - 0
  • Submission : 0 Wins - 1 Losses
  • TKO/KO : 0 Wins - 3 Losses
  • Decision : 0 Wins - 0 Losses
  • Age : 30
  • Height : 1.74m
  • Reach :
  • Leg Span :
  • Stance :
  • BG Discipline : MMA
  • Strengths : Strong and physical
    Experienced
    Excellent BJJ
  • From : South Africa
  • Fighting out of : Edenvale, Johannesburg
  • Gym : World of Warriors (WOW)
  • Trainer : Rory Diesel
Fighter's Skills Breakdown
  • Submission : %
  • Takedowns : %
  • Striking : %

Fighters Media

SAYED & VAN HEERDEN CLAIM GOLD
CRACKING WEIGH-IN AHEAD OF EFC CAPE TOWN
SAYED & VAN HEERDEN CLAIM GOLD
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SAYED & VAN HEERDEN CLAIM GOLD
CRACKING WEIGH-IN AHEAD OF EFC CAPE TOWN
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CRACKING WEIGH-IN AHEAD OF EFC CAPE TOWN
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MEDIA DAY TO KICK OFF FIGHT WEEK
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10 DAYS TO GO!
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NEVER LEAVE OUR FALLEN BEHIND
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Two More Fights Confirmed For Carnival City
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KARAM AND ‘LITTLE HAMMER’ TO MEET IN THE HEXAGON
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Tresor Welcomes Pritchard
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EFC 35 Medical Suspensions
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Chef Cooks Up A Storm
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Two Weeks Until EFC 35
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Teniers Out, Bester In
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EFC 34 Walkout Songs
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“Are You Not Entertained?”
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Iron Lion Ready To Roar
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KO Kid VS Submission Artist
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The Future Of MMA

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Fight History

Pro Fight History

  • Opponent
  • Event
  • Result
  • Method
  • Mark Kumba
    EFC 48
    Loss
    R1 TKO (Punches)
  • Anicet Kanyeba
    EFC 41
    Loss
    R1 TKO (Punches)
  • Mark Kumba
    EFC 35
    Loss
    R1 KO (Punches)
  • Lyle Karam
    EFC 34
    Loss
    R1 Submission (Guillotine)

Exhibition Fight History

  • Opponent
  • Event
  • Result
  • Method
    No fights recorded

Fighters Biography

Background Disciplines
Judo and boxing

Fight preparation?
Running and conditioning with Mark Nel.

When and why did you start fighting?
When I was in primary school I started doing Judo.

How did you trantition into MMA?
I took up boxing on purpose to move to MMA.

Favourite technique:
Ground and Pound.

Added Detail

  • Notable amateur MMA career
  • Hails from Andrew van Zyl's MMA team
  • Competed as a pro boxer

Key Opponents

Notable Fights

  • Opponent
    Event
    Result
  • none
  • none
  • none
  • none
Tyron   Bester