Congolese mixed martial arts fighter
Dalcha Lungiambula (born July 31, 1987)[ 2] is a Congolese mixed martial artist and kickboxer who competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship .
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Lungiambula was born in Kinshasa , Zaire. When Lungiambula was eight-years-old, his father brought him his first judo uniform. Since that time, Lungiambula had practiced judo, eventually earning a black belt. He represented the Congolese National Judo Team from 2007 to 2009[citation needed ] , 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 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship .[citation needed ] In June 2018, he was a winner of the EFC heavyweight title.[ 3] He signed a contract with the UFC in December 2018.[ 4]
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 .[ 5] He won the fight via TKO in the 3rd round.[ 6]
Lungiambula faced Magomed Ankalaev on November 9, 2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 21 .[ 7] He lost the fight via knockout in the third round.[ 8]
Lungiambula was expected to face Karl Roberson on December 12, 2020, at UFC 256 [ 9] However, Karl tested positive for COVID-19 and the fight was moved to the next card on December 19, UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal .[ 10]
Lungiambula was expected to face UFC newcomer Isi Fitikefu at UFC on ESPN 20 on January 20, 2021 [ 11] However, Fitikefu was removed due to an elbow injury and replaced by Markus Perez .[ 12] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[ 13]
Lungiambula faced Marc-André Barriault on September 4, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 191 .[ 14] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[ 15]
Lungiambula faced Cody Brundage on March 12, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 203 .[ 16] He lost the fight via guillotine choke submission in round one.[ 17]
Lungiambula faced Punahele Soriano on July 16, 2022, at UFC on ABC 3 .[ 18] He lost the fight via knockout in the second round.[ 19]
Lungiambula faced Edmen Shahbazyan on December 10, 2022, at UFC 282 .[ 20] He lost the fight via technical knockout in round two.[ 21]
After the loss to Shahbazyan, Lungiambula was released from the UFC.[ 22]
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
17 matches
11 wins
6 losses
By knockout
5
3
By submission
1
2
By decision
5
1
Res.
Record
Opponent
Method
Event
Date
Round
Time
Location
Notes
Loss
11–6
Edmen Shahbazyan
TKO (punches)
UFC 282
December 10, 2022
2
4:41
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Loss
11–5
Punahele Soriano
KO (punches)
UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez
July 16, 2022
2
0:28
Elmont, New York , United States
Loss
11–4
Cody Brundage
Submission (guillotine choke)
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
March 12, 2022
1
3:41
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Loss
11–3
Marc-André Barriault
Decision (unanimous)
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till
September 4, 2021
3
5:00
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Win
11–2
Markus Perez
Decision (unanimous)
UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny
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
Return to Light Heavyweight.
Win
9–1
Andrew van Zyl
Decision (split)
Extreme Fighting Championship 71
June 23, 2018
5
5:00
Johannesburg , South Africa
Heavyweight debut. Won the EFC Heavyweight Championship .
Win
8–1
Stuart Austin
TKO (punches)
Extreme Fighting Championship 65
November 4, 2017
2
1:48
Johannesburg , South Africa
Defended the EFC Light Heavyweight Championship .
Win
7–1
Alan Baudot
KO (punch)
Extreme Fighting Championship 61
July 8, 2017
1
0:26
North West Province , South Africa
Defended the EFC Light Heavyweight Championship .
Win
6–1
Tumelo Maphutha
Decision (unanimous)
Extreme Fighting Championship 52
August 5, 2016
5
5:00
Cape Town , South Africa
Won the interim EFC Light Heavyweight Championship . Later promoted to undisputed champion.
Win
5–1
Gideon Drotschie
TKO (submission to punches)
Extreme Fighting Championship 45
November 7, 2015
4
1:10
Cape Town , South Africa
Loss
4–1
Norman Wessels
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship 42
August 8, 2015
2
1:45
Cape Town , South Africa
For the EFC Light Heavyweight Championship .
Win
4–0
Yannick Bahati
Decision (unanimous)
Extreme Fighting Championship 39
May 7, 2015
3
5:00
Cape Town , South Africa
Catchweight (194 lb) bout.
Win
3–0
Danie van Heerden
Decision (unanimous)
Extreme Fighting Championship 35
November 6, 2014
3
5:00
Cape Town , South Africa
Win
2–0
Pete Motaung
Submission (armbar)
Extreme Fighting Championship 34
October 2, 2014
1
3:51
Johannesburg , South Africa
Win
1–0
Roelof Scheepers
TKO (verbal submission)
Extreme Fighting Championship 30
June 5, 2014
1
0:59
Cape Town, South Africa
Light Heavyweight debut.
[ 23]
See also
References
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^ "Dalcha Lungiambula Stats, News, Bio" . ESPN . Retrieved 2022-09-10 .
^ a b Rob Tatum (June 23, 2018). "EFC WORLDWIDE 71 RESULTS: DALCHA BECOMES TWO-DIVISION CHAMPION, ZULU RETAINS" . Combat Press. Retrieved 2018-06-23 .
^ Bitter, Shawn (February 12, 2019). "Welcome to the UFC: Dalcha Lungiambula" . Cageside Press. Retrieved 2019-09-28 .
^ 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 .
^ Albano, Thomas (June 29, 2019). "UFC Minneapolis: Dalcha Lungiambula outwrestles, finishes Dequan Townsend in UFC debut" . FanSided. Retrieved 2019-09-28 .
^ Redactie (2019-09-05). "Magomed Ankalaev vs. Dalcha Lungiambula added to UFC Moscow" . mmada.nl . Retrieved 2019-09-05 . (in Dutch)
^ Evanoff, Josh (2019-11-09). "UFC Moscow Results: Magomed Ankalaev KO's Lungiambula" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2019-11-09 .
^ DNA, MMA (2020-11-07). "Karl Roberson treft Dalcha Lungiambula tijdens UFC 256" . MMA DNA . Retrieved 2020-11-07 .
^ 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 .
^ Farah Hannoun (2020-12-29). "Dalcha Lungiambula vs. Isi Fitikefu joins UFC 'Fight Island' lineup for Jan. 20" . mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2020-12-29 .
^ 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)
^ Dan Doherty (2021-01-20). "UFC Fight Island 8 Results: Dalcha Lungiambula Outlasts Markus Perez" . cagesidepress. Retrieved 2021-01-20 .
^ Shelton, Cole (2021-07-13). "Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Dalcha Lungiambula moved to UFC London as September 4, 2021 card officially gets canceled" . MyMMANews.com . Retrieved 2021-07-25 .
^ Doherty, Dan (2021-09-04). "UFC Vegas 36 Results: Marc-Andre Barriault Wears Down Dalcha Lungiambula" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2021-09-04 .
^ "Two bouts added to UFC Fight Night event on March 12" . MMA Junkie . 2021-12-23. Retrieved 2021-12-24 .
^ Anderson, Jay (2022-03-12). "UFC Vegas 50: Cody Brundage Weathers Storm, Submits Dalcha Lungiambula" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2022-03-12 .
^ Anderson, Jay (2022-06-01). "UFC Long Island Set to Air on ABC, Multiple Fights Announced for July 16 Event" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2022-06-02 .
^ Behunin, Alex (2022-07-16). "UFC Long Island: Punahele Soriano Knocks Out Former Teammate Dalcha Lungiambula" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2022-07-17 .
^ Jay Anderson (2022-08-24). "Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Dalcha Lungiambula Lined Up for UFC 282" . Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-08-24 .
^ Dewar, Val (2022-12-10). "UFC 282: Edmen Shahbazyan Snaps Skid After Year Away, Stops Dalcha Lungiambula" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2022-12-11 .
^ Martin, Damon (2022-12-15). "Dalcha Lungiambula and Benito Lopez removed from UFC roster following recent losses" . MMA Fighting . Retrieved 2022-12-16 .
^ Sherdog.com. "Dalcha Lungiambula" . Sherdog . Retrieved 2020-08-07 .
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