PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born: Shannon Van Tonder, South Africa
Nickname: N/A
Date of Birth: 1995
Weight: 142lb
Division: Featherweight
Pro MMA Record: [7-2-0]
EARLY LIFE
He began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA before stepping into competition.Shannon van Tonder isranked the 166 MMA fighter in the Middle East & Africa region. He competes out of Boksburg, South Africa and trains under House of Tinkerbell, coached by JP Kruger.
MMA CAREER
Tonder began his amateur career in South Africa where he compiled a record of 9–1–1, with strong submission skills that earned him many rear-naked chokes. He represented South African at the 2019 IMMAF-WMMAA Africa Open Championships, where he lost by unanimous decision to Enrique Hecher Sosa. His professional debut came in 2021, at EFC 86 (EFC Worldwide) where he scored a submission win (rear-naked choke) over Amisi Kabeya.
He went on to defeoTrezeguet Kanyinda via TKO EFC 88 and soon after snagged a submission win over Emmanuel Sita at EFC Fight Night before 2022 ran out. The following year, he scored a submission(guillotine choke) win at EFC 97 over Guide Moyo. However his luck soon ran out when he suffered his first pro loss, unanimous decision loss to Musa Sethwape at EFC 100. Tonder came back in the winning column with a guillotine choke submission of Ashley Calvert at EFC 102 but later on lost via TKO (body punches) to Timur Gilimzyanov at M2MMA 1.
In his next bout, he earned a unanimous decision win over Musa Sethwape at EFC 120. He is scheduled to for his PFL Africa debut on July 19, 2025, in Cape Town where he will face Boule Godogo.
MMA RECORD
| W/L/D [NC] | RECORD AFTER FIGHT | OPPONENTS | FIGHT LIBRARY |
| W | 7-2-0 | Musa Sethwape | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uXiuBwlD58 |
| W | 6-2-0 | Tshepo Majuba | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfcV6ZPlUk4 |
| L | 5-2-0 | Timur Gilimzyanov | |
| W | 5-1-0 | Ashley Calvert | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKEByLrAgtE |
| L | 4-1-0 | Musa Sethwape | |
| W | 4-0-0 | Guide Moyo | |
| W | 3-0-0 | Emmanuel Sita | |
| W | 2-0-0 | Trezeguet Kanyinda | |
| W | 1-0-0 | Amisi Kabeya |
