Jason Wilnis (born 10 December 1990) is a Dutch professional

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

and former

kickboxer Kickboxing is a combat sport focused on kicking and punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is practiced for self-defense, general ...

of Surinamese descent competing in the

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division. He is the last It's Showtime 85MAX champion and former Glory Middleweight Champion. Notably, he holds wins in kickboxing against mixed martial artists and future UFC Middleweight champions

Israel Adesanya Israel Mobolaji Odunayo Oluwafemi Temitayo Owolabi Adesanya (born 22 July 1989) is a New Zealand professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and former boxer with multiple championships in all three disciplines. As a mixed martial artist, h ...

and

Alex Pereira Alexsandro Pereira (born 7 July 1987) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. He currently competes in the Middleweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Middlewe ...

. He was ranked in the middleweight top ten by Combat Press between September 2014 and July 2021, peaking at #1 between October 2016 and May 2017.

Biography and career

Early career and It's Showtime title win

He was keen football player until he followed his older brother,

Jahfarr Wilnis Jahfarr Wilnis (born February 26, 1986) is a Dutch Surinamese kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of Glory. He is the 2015 Kunlun Fight Super Heavyweight Tournament winner and the former Enfusion Heavyweight World Champi ...

to The Colosseum Gym in

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to train kickboxing at the age of 17. He had his first fight not long after he started training. When

Sahak Parparyan Sahak "Hak" Parparyan ( hy, Սահակ Պարպարյան; born 4 September 1988) is an Armenian heavyweight- cruiserweight kickboxer, who is sometimes referred to as Sahak "Hak" Avetisyan. He is currently fighting out of the Van Os Gym in Alkmaar ...

vacated his It's Showtime title, Jason jumped in and challenged

on 10 November 2012 for the It's Showtime 85MAX championship in São Paulo Brazil at

It's Showtime 60 This is a list of events held and scheduled by the It's Showtime, a kickboxing and mixed martial arts organization based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The list consists of all the official It's Showtime events. The first event, It's Showtime - It' ...

event, becoming last It's Showtime champion by 2nd-round TKO. He dropped Pereira three times in round with low kicks. On 28 September 2013 he participated in Glory 10: Los Angeles - Middleweight World Championship Tournament, losing in the semi finals to

Artem Levin Artem Valeryevich Levin (russian: Артё́м Вале́рьевич Ле́вин; born December 8, 1986), also known as Artem "The Lion" Levin, is a Russian middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Prokopyevsk. He is the former Glory ...

by judges unanimous decision. He fought

in the semi-finals of the '' Glory 14: Zagreb - Middleweight Contender Tournament'' in Zagreb, Croatia on March 8, 2014, losing by split decision after three even rounds.

Glory Middleweight Contender tournament

He was expected to face Miroslav Cingel at FFC11: Sanchez vs. Bekavac on April 4, 2014, but replaced with

because of back injury. He next fought Tomáš Šenkýr at Gibu Fight Night, winning the fight by unanimous decision. Returning to Glory, Wilnis was scheduled to fight the #2 ranked

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at Glory 18. Wilnis won the fight by unanimous decision. He next took part in the 2015 Glory Middleweight Contender tournament, held during the Glory 20: Dubai event. He won the semifinal bout against

by unanimous decision, but lost the final against

Simon Marcus Simon Marcus (born 5 November 1986), also known as The One, is a Canadian mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer, who competes in the Light Heavyweight and Cruiserweight divisions. He is currently signed with Unified MMA. He was ...

by split decision. Moving briefly away from Glory, he fought David Keclik at FFC 19 - Linz. He won the fight by TKO, after Keclik retired at the end of the second round.

Glory Middleweight title reign

In his next fight, Wilnis fought

Joe Schilling Joseph Francis Schilling (born January 13, 1984) is an American professional Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist who most recently competed for Bellator Kickboxing in the Middleweight division, and in the Middleweight division for Bella ...

in a GLORY Middleweight title eliminator, coming into the fight as heavy underdog. Schilling won the fight by TKO due to injury, as Wilnis was forced to withdraw due to a broken toe. He rebounded from this loss with a majority decision win against Wang Chongyang at Kunlun Fight 37. He then fought

Filip Verlinden Filip Verlinden (born 26 December 1982) is a Belgian kickboxer who competes in the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions. Verlinden was introduced to the sport at an early age and came to prominence in 2008 when he won the WKA European Super C ...

at Glory 28: Paris, and won by unanimous decision. At Glory 30: Los Angeles, he fought a rematch with

, whom he beat by majority decision. This three fight winning streak earned Winis the chance to challenge

for the Glory Middleweight championship at Glory 33. Despite a slow start to the fight, Wilnis began to take over as the fight went on and won the fight by TKO in the third round, managing to knock Marcus down three times in the third round. For his first title defense, Wilnis was scheduled to fight

at Glory 37. Wilnis won the fight by unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47), although the fight results were considered controversial by many media members. For his second title defense, Wilnis was scheduled to fight a trilogy match with

at Glory 40: Copenhagen. He lost the fight by split decision.

Post title reign

Wilnis' losing streak extended, as he lost the next two fights as well, losing by TKO to

Yousri Belgaroui Yousri Belgaroui (born 2 June 1992) is a Tunisian-Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division of Glory, where he is former three-time Glory Middleweight Championship challenger. He was ranked as a top t ...

and losing by split decision to

. He arrested the losing streak with a third round TKO of Jacob Rodriguez at Glory 63. He then fought

at Glory 65 for the Glory Middleweight Championship. He lost the fight a flying knee knockout, which was later named by Combat Press as the 2019 "Knockout of the Year". Wilnis then fought Donovan Wisse at Glory 70: Lyon. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. His losing streak extended to three, as he lost to Vladimir Idranyi by unanimous decision.

Mixed martial arts career

In July 2021, Wilnis made the move to mixed martial arts after signing a deal with Netherlands-based Levels Fight League. He was scheduled to face Erhan Okuroglu at Levels Fight League 2 on July 26, 2021. Wilnis won his debut fight by a first-round technical knockout. Wilnis faced David Casal Moldes at Levels Fight League 4 on March 13, 2022. Wilnis won the bout via unanimous decision. Wilnis signed with KSW, making his debut on May 28, 2022 at KSW 70 against Radosław Paczuski. He lost the bout in the third round after breaking his finger. Wilnis was booked to face Ahmed Sami at Levels Fight League 6 on October 2, 2022. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.

Titles

* Glory **2016 Glory Middleweight (-85 kg/187.4 lb) Championship (one time) * It's Showtime **2012 It's Showtime 85MAX World Champion -85 kg

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

Profile at Glory
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