Cameron Saaiman

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Cameron Saaiman
Born (2000-12-20) 20 December 2000 (age 23)
Pretoria, South Africa
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight 135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb)
Division Bantamweight
Reach 67 in[1]
Stance Southpaw
Fighting out of Pretoria, South Africa
Team Team CIT MMA
Years active 2019–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 11
Wins 9
By knockout 6
By submission 1
By decision 2
Losses 2
By knockout 1
By decision 1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Cameron Saaiman (born 20 December 2000) is a South African mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Background

Saaiman was born on 20 December 2000 in Pretoria, South Africa. He began training in kickboxing and mixed martial arts at the age of 12. Saaiman was a South African champion in K-1 kickboxing before focusing on MMA.[2] His nickname, MSP, stands for "Most Savage Player" and was given to him by his coach.[3]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Saaiman won his first five MMA bouts in the South African promotion Extreme Fighting Championship. In his fifth fight, Saaiman defeated Sindile Manengela by unanimous decision to win the EFC Bantamweight Championship.[4]

On 23 August 2022, Saaiman faced Josh Wang-Kim at Dana White's Contender Series 51. Saaiman knocked out Wang-Kim with a punch in the third round and was awarded a contract with the UFC for his performance.[5]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Saaiman was scheduled to make his UFC debut against Ronnie Lawrence on 10 December 2022 at UFC 282. However, Lawrence withdrew and was replaced by Steven Koslow.[6] Saaiman won the fight by technical knockout in round three.[7]

Saaiman then faced Leomana Martinez on 4 March 2023 at UFC 285. He was deducted a point in round two for a low blow, but nonetheless won the fight via majority decision.[8]

Saaiman was scheduled to face Christian Rodriguez on 8 July 2023 at UFC 290.[9] However, Rodriguez pulled out in late June due to injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer and former The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions cast member Terrence Mitchell.[10] He won the fight via technical knockout in the first round.[11]

The match between Saaiman and Christian Rodriguez was rescheduled for 14 October 2023, at UFC Fight Night 230.[12] At the weigh-ins, Rodriguez weighed in at 140 pounds, four pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Rodriguez was fined a percentage of his purse, which went to Saaiman.[13] Saaiman lost the fight via unanimous decision.[14]

Saaiman faced Payton Talbott on March 23, 2024, at UFC on ESPN 53.[15] He lost the bout in the second round via technical knockout.[16]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

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Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 9–2 Payton Talbott TKO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Ribas vs. Namajunas March 23, 2024 2 0:21 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 9–1 Christian Rodriguez Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza October 14, 2023 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Catchweight (140 lb) bout; Rodriguez missed weight.
Win 9–0 Terrence Mitchell TKO (punches) UFC 290 July 8, 2023 1 3:10 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 8–0 Leomana Martinez Decision (majority) UFC 285 March 4, 2023 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Saaiman was deducted 1 point in round 1 due to multiple groin strikes.
Win 7–0 Steven Koslow TKO (knees and punches) UFC 282 December 10, 2022 3 4:13 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Saaiman was deducted 1 point in round 2 due to an illegal knee. Performance of the Night.
Win 6–0 Josh Wang-Kim KO (punch) Dana White's Contender Series 51 August 23, 2022 3 2:52 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 5–0 Sindile Manengela Decision (unanimous) EFC 94 June 4, 2022 5 5:00 Johannesburg, South Africa Won the EFC Bantamweight Championship.
Win 4–0 Roevan De Beer TKO (punches) EFC 92 March 5, 2022 1 N/A Johannesburg, South Africa
Win 3–0 Billy Oosthuizen Submission (rear-naked choke) EFC 85 May 8, 2021 2 2:05 Johannesburg, South Africa
Win 2–0 Zwelibanzi Ngema TKO (punches) EFC 84 March 14, 2020 2 3:29 Pretoria, South Africa
Win 1–0 Corne Blom TKO (punches) EFC 83 December 14, 2019 1 1:25 Pretoria, South Africa Bantamweight debut.

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See also

References

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