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Thimna Mhlauli

“Kingslayer”
Country
South Africa
Record
5-1
Weight class
Bantamweight
Height
5'8"
Reach
—
Age
—
Stance
—
Career stats
Finish rate60%
3 of 5 wins inside the distance · 40th percentile
Durability83%
Stopped in 17% of bouts — 1 of 6 · 35th percentile
Activity4
Bouts in the last 24 months · 86th percentile
7:40
Avg bout length
1L
Streak
0
Title fights
1
Main events
Percentiles vs 455 bantamweights

Thimna Mhlauli, “Kingslayer”, is a Bantamweight from South Africa with an official record of 5-1. The 5 wins came 2 by knockout, 1 by submission and 2 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a first-round submission loss to Karim Henniene at 2026 PFL Africa: Nigeria on 13 June 2026.

DateOpponentResultMethodRoundEvent
Jun 13, 2026Karim HennieneLOSSSUBTechnical Submission (Anaconda Choke)R1 · 2:232026 PFL Africa: Nigeria
Jun 5, 2025Sibusiso SovendleWINDECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00EFC Worldwide 124
Apr 10, 2025Bheki NgcoboWINSUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1 · 3:11EFC Worldwide 122
Dec 12, 2024David MamboWINKOKO/TKOR1 · 3:19EFC Worldwide 120
Jun 6, 2024Emerson PedroWINDECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00EFC Worldwide 114
Apr 11, 2024Lecture NtshangaseWINKOKO/TKOR2 · 2:08EFC Worldwide 112
SUBTechnical Submission (Anaconda Choke)R1 · 2:23
Sibusiso Sovendle
Jun 5, 2025 · EFC Worldwide 124
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Bheki Ngcobo
Apr 10, 2025 · EFC Worldwide 122
WIN
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1 · 3:11
David Mambo
Dec 12, 2024 · EFC Worldwide 120
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1 · 3:19
Emerson Pedro
Jun 6, 2024 · EFC Worldwide 114
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Lecture Ntshangase
Apr 11, 2024 · EFC Worldwide 112
WIN
KOKO/TKOR2 · 2:08

Thimna Mhlauli’s record, in numbers

Thimna Mhlauli’s record is 5-1, and Cage Brothers holds a full result for all 6 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.

The 5 wins break down as 2 by knockout, 1 by submission and 2 by decision — 3 of 5 inside the distance, a finish rate of 60%. Across all 6 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 7 minutes 40 seconds.

Thimna Mhlauli has been stopped once in the 6 bouts on file, by submission — 17% of them.

Of the 6 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 1 was the main event of the card. Four of them have come since September 2024.

Set against the 449 Bantamweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Thimna Mhlauli has a finish rate above 40% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 35% of them and a two-year bout count above 86% 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.

Thimna Mhlauli is listed at 5ft 8in.

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