Ivan "The Hurricane" Strydom.I
Heavyweight
Fighter's record
[W L D] :
1 - 4 - 1
- Submission : 0 Wins - 2 Losses
- TKO/KO : 0 Wins - 2 Losses
- Decision : 1 Wins - 0 Losses
- Age : 39
- Height : 6'4" (1.94 m)
- Reach : 70.07" (178 cm)
- Leg Span : 43.3" (107cm)
- Stance : Orthodox
- BG Discipline : Boxing
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Strengths :
Experienced Boxing
KO Power
Highly Aggressive
- From : South Africa
- Fighting out of : Central, PE
- Gym : Chosen MMA
- Trainer : Ferdi Bason/Mardeo Bezuidenhout
Fighter's Skills Breakdown
- Submission : 5%
- Takedowns : 5%
- Striking : 90%
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Fight History
Pro Fight History
- Opponent
- Event
- Result
- Method
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Willem SmithEFC 92WinR1 Stoppage (Injury)
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Matunga DjikasaEFC 80LossR1 TKO/KO Ground & Pound (Punches)–
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Thabani MndebelaEFC 70LossR1 Submission (Guillotine Choke)–
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Wessel MostertEFC 52LossR1 Submission (Guillotine Choke)–
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Gary SmitEFC 45LossR1 No Contest–
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Mike VermeulenEFC 32LossR1 TKO (Knee Injury)–
Exhibition Fight History
- Opponent
- Event
- Result
- Method
No fights recorded
Fighters Biography
When & why did you start martial arts training?
I started at a very young age of 13 with boxing as I wanted to be like Ali – The Greatest. My dad gave me gloves and a punching bag and I have been hooked ever since.
How and why did you transition to MMA?
After an extensive boxing career, it was a natural progression to evolve to MMA