Dalcha Lungiambula

Dalcha Lungiambula (born May 28, 1989) is a Congolese mixed martial artist and kickboxer who competes in the Middleweight and Light heavyweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Dalcha Lungiambula
Born (1985-07-31) July 31, 1985
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Other namesChampion
NationalityCongolese
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
DivisionMiddleweight
Light heavyweight
Reach76.0 in (193 cm)[1]
StyleJudo
Fighting out ofCape Town, South Africa
TeamCamp Fight
Years active2014–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total13
Wins11
By knockout5
By submission1
By decision5
Losses2
By knockout1
By submission1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Dalcha Lungiambula was born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. When Lungiambula was eight-years-old, his father brought him his first judo uniform. Since that time, Lungiambula had practiced judo, winning a black belt soon after. He represented National Judo Team from 2007 to 2009, before switching to MMA in 2010. Following the switch, he moved to Table View where he fought in the Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC). In August 2016, Lungiambula became a winner of the EFC light heavyweight title, and the same year competed at the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship and was a winner of the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in Abu Dhabi. In June 2018, he was a winner of the EFC light-heavyweight title.[2] He signed with UFC in December 2018, following many contracts with other companies.[3]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

After regional domination in South Africa, Lungiambula made his UFC debut June 29, 2019 at UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos against Dequan Townsend. He earned his first UFC victory via via TKO with punches and elbows in round three..[4] During the match on June 29, 2019, Lungiambula have TKO Dequan Townsend in a 3rd round at the UFC Minneapolis.[5]

Dalcha faced Magomed Ankalaev on November 9, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 21.[6] He lost the fight via knockout from a front kick in the third round.[7]

Dalcha was expected to face Karl Roberson on December 12, 2020 at UFC 256[8] However, Karl tested positive for COVID-19 and the fight was moved to the next card on December 19th, UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal. [9]

Dalcha was expected to face UFC newcomer Isi Fitikefu at UFC on ESPN 20 on January 20, 2021 [10] However, Fitikefu was removed due to an elbow injury and replaced by Markus Perez.[11] He won the fight via unanimous decision. [12]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
13 matches 11 wins 2 losses
By knockout 5 1
By submission 1 1
By decision 5 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 11–2 Markus Perez Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Magny vs. Chiesa January 20, 2021 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Middleweight debut.
Loss 10–2 Magomed Ankalaev KO (front kick and punch) UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar November 9, 2019 3 0:29 Moscow, Russia
Win 10–1 Dequan Townsend TKO (punches and elbows) UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos June 29, 2019 3 0:42 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Win 9–1 Andrew van Zyl Decision (split) EFC Worldwide 71 June 23, 2018 5 5:00 Johannesburg, South Africa Heavyweight bout. Won the EFC Worldwide Heavyweight Championship.
Win 8–1 Stuart Austin TKO (punches) EFC Worldwide 65 November 4, 2017 2 1:48 Johannesburg, South Africa Defended the EFC Worldwide Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win 7–1 Alan Baudot KO (punch) EFC Worldwide 61 July 8, 2017 1 0:26 North West Province, South Africa Defended the EFC Worldwide Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win 6–1 Tumelo Maphutha Decision (unanimous) EFC Worldwide 52 August 5, 2016 5 5:00 Cape Town, South Africa Won the interim EFC Worldwide Light Heavyweight Championship. Later promoted to undisputed champion.
Win 5–1 Gideon Drotschie TKO (submission to punches) Extreme FC 45 November 7, 2015 4 1:10 Cape Town, South Africa
Loss 4–1 Norman Wessels Submission (rear-naked choke) Extreme FC 42 August 8, 2015 2 1:45 Cape Town, South Africa For the EFC Worldwide Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win 4–0 Yannick Bahati Decision (unanimous) Extreme FC 39 May 7, 2015 3 5:00 Cape Town, South Africa Catchweight (194 lb) bout.
Win 3–0 Danie van Heerden Decision (unanimous) Extreme FC 35 November 6, 2014 3 5:00 Cape Town, South Africa
Win 2–0 Pete Motaung Submission (armbar) Extreme FC 34 October 2, 2014 1 3:51 Johannesburg, South Africa
Win 1–0 Roelof Scheepers TKO (verbal submission) Extreme FC 30 June 5, 2014 1 0:59 Cape Town, South Africa Light Heavyweight debut.

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See also

References
  1. "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  2. Rob Tatum (June 23, 2018). "EFC WORLDWIDE 71 RESULTS: DALCHA BECOMES TWO-DIVISION CHAMPION, ZULU RETAINS". Combat Press. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
  3. Bitter, Shawn (February 12, 2019). "Welcome to the UFC: Dalcha Lungiambula". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  4. King, Nolan (September 6, 2019). "Magomed Ankalaev vs. Dalcha Lungiambula, Grigorii Popov vs. Davey Grant set for UFC on ESPN+ 21 in Moscow". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  5. Albano, Thomas (June 29, 2019). "UFC Minneapolis: Dalcha Lungiambula outwrestles, finishes Dequan Townsend in UFC debut". FanSided. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  6. Redactie (2019-09-05). "Magomed Ankalaev vs. Dalcha Lungiambula added to UFC Moscow". mmada.nl. Retrieved 2019-09-05.(in Dutch)
  7. Evanoff, Josh (2019-11-09). "UFC Moscow Results: Magomed Ankalaev KO's Lungiambula". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  8. DNA, MMA (2020-11-07). "Karl Roberson treft Dalcha Lungiambula tijdens UFC 256". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  9. Hannoun, Farah (2020-12-07). "UFC Fight Night 183 reaches 16 bouts after Gillian Robertson vs. Taila Santos, two others added". MMAjunkie. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  10. Farah Hannoun (2020-12-29). "Dalcha Lungiambula vs. Isi Fitikefu joins UFC 'Fight Island' lineup for Jan. 20". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  11. Staff (2021-01-02). "Short notice match for Markus Perez in Abu Dhabi against Dalcha Lungiambula on January 20". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2021-01-02. (in Dutch)
  12. Dan Doherty (2021-01-20). "UFC Fight Island 8 Results: Dalcha Lungiambula Outlasts Markus Perez". cagesidepress. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  13. Sherdog.com. "Dalcha Lungiambula". Sherdog. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
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