JP Buys (9-6, 7) was born in Brakpan, South Africa on April 22, 1996. At the age of 19 years on July 11, 2015, he made his professional MMA debut against Josemar Octavio, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On March 20, 2021, 24-year old JP Buys made his UFC debut on his 12th professional MMA fight at UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland against a 31-year old Bruno Gustavo da Silva but lost the fight via TKO in the 2nd round.
Buys' last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to Marcus McGhee at UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos at age 27 on August 12, 2023. He is on a 4-fight losing streak.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 losses in the promotion.
Buys has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15  | Aug 12, 2023 27 years, 3 months 9-6 (7) | 33 years, 3 months 7-1 (7) | UFC | FL | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
14  | Jun 25, 2022 26 years, 2 months 9-5 (7) | 31 years, 2 months 12-4-1 (10) | UFC | FL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
13  | Sep 18, 2021 25 years, 4 months 9-4 (7) | 29 years, 4 months 10-2 (7) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
12  | Mar 20, 2021 24 years, 10 months 9-3 (7) | 31 years 10-5-2 (6) | UFC | FL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punch |
11 | Nov 17, 2020 24 years, 6 months 9-2 (7) | Jacob Silva | FL | 1 | CKO | WIN Guillotine choke | |
10 | Nov 15, 2019 23 years, 6 months 8-2 (7) | Cristian Rodriguez Jr. | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9 | Apr 13, 2019 22 years, 11 months 7-2 (6) | Luthando Biko | BT | 4 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended EFC bantamweight title | |
8 | Oct 27, 2018 22 years, 6 months 6-2 (5) | Gamzat Magomedov | Brave | BT | 3 | DQ | WIN Illegal elbow |
7 | Apr 28, 2018 22 years 5-2 (5) | Philippe Rouch | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke Won EFC bantamweight title | |
6 | Aug 22, 2017 21 years, 4 months 4-2 (4) | Joby Sanchez | FL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
5 | Oct 15, 2016 20 years, 5 months 4-1 (4) | Baldwin Mdlalose | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke Won EFC flyweight title Interim | |
4 | May 13, 2016 20 years 3-1 (3) | Abdul Hassan | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Mar 5, 2016 19 years, 10 months 2-1 (2) | Roevan De Beer | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
2 | Aug 28, 2015 19 years, 4 months 1-1 (1) | Baldwin Mdlalose | FL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
1 | Jul 11, 2015 19 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Josemar Octavio | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
