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Shannon Van Tonder

Country
South Africa
Record
7-4
Weight class
Featherweight
Height
5'11"
Reach
70"
Age
31
Stance
—
Career stats
Finish rate86%
6 of 7 wins inside the distance · 80th percentile
Durability91%
Stopped in 9% of bouts — 1 of 11 · 68th percentile
Activity3
Bouts in the last 24 months · 82nd percentile
7:11
Avg bout length
2L
Streak
0
Title fights
3
Main events
Percentiles vs 557 featherweights

Shannon Van Tonder is a Featherweight from South Africa with an official record of 7-4. The 7 wins came 1 by knockout, 5 by submission and 1 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision loss to Asiashu Tshitamba at 2026 PFL Africa: Pretoria on 10 April 2026, the second defeat in a row.

DateOpponentResultMethodRoundEvent
Apr 10, 2026Asiashu TshitambaLOSSDECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:002026 PFL Africa: Pretoria
Jul 19, 2025Boule GodogoLOSSDECDecision - SplitR3 · 5:002025 PFL Africa: Cape Town
Dec 12, 2024Musa SethwapeWINDECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00EFC Worldwide 120
Sep 12, 2024Tshepo MajubaWINSUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R2 · 2:33EFC Worldwide 117
Mar 31, 2024Timur GilimzyanovLOSSKOKO/TKOR2 · 3:15M2MMA 1
Apr 13, 2023Ashley CalvertWINSUBSubmission (Guillotine)R1 · 0:45EFC Worldwide 102
Dec 1, 2022Musa SethwapeLOSSDECDecision - UnanimousR3EFC Worldwide 100
Sep 8, 2022Guide MoyoWINSUBSubmission (Guillotine)R1EFC Worldwide 97
Oct 9, 2021Emmanuel SitaWINSUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R2EFC: Fight Night
Aug 14, 2021Trezeguet KanyindaWINKOKO/TKOR1EFC Worldwide 88
Jun 12, 2021Amisi KabeyaWINSUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1 · 2:31EFC Worldwide 86
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Jul 19, 2025 · 2025 PFL Africa: Cape Town
LOSS
DECDecision - SplitR3 · 5:00
Musa Sethwape
Dec 12, 2024 · EFC Worldwide 120
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Tshepo Majuba
Sep 12, 2024 · EFC Worldwide 117
WIN
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R2 · 2:33
Timur Gilimzyanov
Mar 31, 2024 · M2MMA 1
LOSS
KOKO/TKOR2 · 3:15
Ashley Calvert
Apr 13, 2023 · EFC Worldwide 102
WIN
SUBSubmission (Guillotine)R1 · 0:45
Musa Sethwape
Dec 1, 2022 · EFC Worldwide 100
LOSS
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Guide Moyo
Sep 8, 2022 · EFC Worldwide 97
WIN
SUBSubmission (Guillotine)R1
Emmanuel Sita
Oct 9, 2021 · EFC: Fight Night
WIN
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R2
Trezeguet Kanyinda
Aug 14, 2021 · EFC Worldwide 88
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1
Amisi Kabeya
Jun 12, 2021 · EFC Worldwide 86
WIN
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1 · 2:31

Shannon Van Tonder’s record, in numbers

Shannon Van Tonder’s record is 7-4, and Cage Brothers holds a full result for all 11 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.

The 7 wins break down as 1 by knockout, 5 by submission and 1 by decision — 6 of 7 inside the distance, a finish rate of 86%. Across all 11 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 7 minutes 11 seconds.

Shannon Van Tonder has been stopped once in the 11 bouts on file, by knockout — 9% of them. The last 2 bouts on file are both losses.

Of the 11 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 3 were the main event of the card. Three of them have come since September 2024.

Set against the 553 Featherweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Shannon Van Tonder has a finish rate above 80% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 68% of them and a two-year bout count above 81% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.

Shannon Van Tonder is listed at 5ft 11in with a reach of 70in and is 31, born 20 March 1995.

These figures are recomputed from Shannon Van Tonder’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.