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PFL Catchweight

Marcirley Alves VS Nkosi Ndebele

Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, Florida, U.S.

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Marcirley Alves VS Nkosi Ndebele
15-6-0 Record 14-3-0
27 Age —
163 cm Height 178 cm
— Stance unknown
67% Finish rate 50%
67% KO rate 50%
0% Sub rate 0%

Result Summary

Nkosi Ndebele def. Marcirley Alves Decision (unanimous) · R3 5:00

Nkosi Ndebele defeated Marcirley Alves by unanimous decision in a catchweight bout at PFL Tampa: Cyborg vs. Vieira on August 22, 2026. The judges returned scores of 30-27 and 29-28 twice across three full rounds, with Ndebele doing enough work to sweep the cards. Ndebele stepped in on two days' notice as a replacement for the originally scheduled Gustavo Oliveira, making the result a notable short-notice upset against Alves, who entered as the reigning 2025 PFL bantamweight world tournament champion. The win improved Ndebele's record to 14-3, while Alves fell to 15-6.

Last 5 fights

Marcirley Alves

  1. L Naoki Inoue Decision · R3 5:00 · 23 MAY 2026
  2. W Justin Wetzell Decision · R5 5:00 · 15 AUG 2025
  3. W Jake Hadley Decision · R3 5:00 · 20 JUN 2025
  4. W Leandro Higo Decision · R3 5:00 · 11 APR 2025
  5. L Sarvarjon Khamidov Decision · R3 5:00 · 22 JUN 2024

Nkosi Ndebele

  1. W Brandon Davis Decision · R3 5:00 · 25 JUL 2026
  2. W Michele Clemente Decision · R3 5:00 · 10 APR 2026
  3. W Boule Godogo TKO · R2 0:27 · 20 DEC 2025
  4. W Simbarashe Hokonya Decision · R3 5:00 · 18 OCT 2025
  5. W Mahmoud Atef KO · R1 4:50 · 19 JUL 2025

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