Ruan Potts (11-7, 10) was born in Cape Town, South Africa on February 21, 1978. At the age of 32 years on February 3, 2011, he made his professional MMA debut against Calven Robinson, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On May 10, 2014, 36-year old Ruan Potts made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva against a 36-year old Soa Palelei but lost the fight via KO in the 1st round.
Potts' last fight was a heavyweight title fight against Jared Vanderaa for the vacant EFC Championship title on December 8, 2018. He lost the fight via 3rd-round TKO. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 losses in the promotion.
Potts has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18  | Dec 8, 2018 40 years, 9 months 11-7 (10) | 26 years, 6 months 7-3 (7) | HW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches For EFC heavyweight title | |
17 | Apr 8, 2017 39 years, 1 months 11-6 (10) | Karl Etherington | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
16 | Nov 11, 2016 38 years, 8 months 10-6 (9) | Brendon Groenewald | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke | |
15 | Jun 17, 2016 38 years, 3 months 9-6 (8) | Vandam Mbuyi | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
14 | Nov 7, 2015 37 years, 8 months 8-6 (7) | Tumelo Maphutha | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
13  | Jun 6, 2015 37 years, 3 months 8-5 (7) | 29 years, 5 months 5-1 (3) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Retirement | |
12  | Feb 28, 2015 37 years 8-4 (7) | 30 years 11-3 (11) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
11  | Aug 30, 2014 36 years, 6 months 8-3 (7) | 34 years, 4 months 12-3 (7) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Body punches |
10  | May 10, 2014 36 years, 2 months 8-2 (7) | 36 years, 9 months 20-3 (20) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
9 | Dec 12, 2013 35 years, 9 months 8-1 (7) | Andrew Van Zyl | HW | 1 | CKO | WIN Armbar Won EFC heavyweight title | |
8 | Oct 10, 2013 35 years, 7 months 7-1 (7) | Ricky Misholas | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
7 | Jul 25, 2013 35 years, 5 months 6-1 (6) | Mahmoud Hassan | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Ankle lock | |
6 | Mar 1, 2013 35 years 5-1 (5) | Andrew Van Zyl | HW | 5 | UD | LOSS Lost EFC heavyweight title | |
5 | Oct 19, 2012 34 years, 7 months 5-0 (5) | Bernardo Mikixi | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended EFC heavyweight title | |
4 | Nov 10, 2011 33 years, 8 months 4-0 (4) | Andrew Van Zyl | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke Defended EFC heavyweight title | |
3 | Jul 30, 2011 33 years, 5 months 3-0 (3) | Norman Wessels | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches Won EFC heavyweight title | |
2 | Apr 14, 2011 33 years, 1 months 2-0 (2) | Baygon Obutobe | 4 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows | ||
1 | Feb 3, 2011 32 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Calven Robinson | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches |
