Jérôme Philippe Le Banner (; born December 26, 1972) is a French kickboxer,

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, and

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. Le Banner fought for most of his career in

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and became known for his aggressive fighting style and

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power. He is a 2-time K-1 World Grand Prix runner up, a 2-time K-1 Preliminary Grand Prix champion, and is a multiple time world champion in Kickboxing and Muay Thai. He holds notable victories over Ernesto Hoost (twice), Francisco Filho, Mark Hunt (three times), Sam Greco, Mike Bernardo (twice), Peter Aerts, Rick Roufus, Remy Bonjasky, Tyrone Spong, Stefan Leko (twice), Masaaki Satake, Maurice Smith, Gary Goodridge (twice), Musashi (twice), Cyril Abidi and Choi Hong-man (twice).

Background

Jérôme Le Banner was born in the French city of

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, in the '' région'' of

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and began training in

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at the age of five. When he was fourteen,

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's '' Fist of Fury'' influenced him so much that he became interested in striking instead and started trying to incorporate the techniques of

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he had seen in the film. At sixteen however he started practising

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, while

gave him the

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which he has maintained throughout his career, even though he is right-handed. He eventually took up

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at the age of 18. Le Banner holds a black belt in the

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karate and in

Career

Early career

At the age of 18, he debuted in his first full contact

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competitions. By 19 he held the ISKA French title and soon after that, he won the

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an belt against Andy Mayo, and the Intercontinental belt in

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against Mike Bernardo. He turned down the chance to fight Richard Vince for the IKL World Kickboxing title at the age of 21.

K-1 debut

On March 3, 1995, Jerome Le Banner made his

debut, winning a five-round decision over Nokweed Davy. Le Banner was at 107 kg while Nokweed was at 74 kg. Two months later, on May 4, 1995, he made his first K-1 World Grand Prix appearance in Tokyo, Japan, knocking out both Masaaki Satake and Mike Bernardo, before losing to Peter Aerts in the tournament finals.

First world title shot

After the 1995 K-1 GP, Le Banner was drafted by the

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, and also had trouble with his trainer so he could not train for a year. His conscription ended in April 1996. He also hired a new trainer. On June 1, 1996, in Paris, Le Banner won the ISKA Muay Thai World Super Heavyweight Championship against Curtis Schuster. On October 18, K-1 Star Wars '96, Le Banner beat Ernesto Hoost via second-round knockout.

K-1 and boxing

During 1997 Le Banner had trouble with his trainer again. As a result, Le Banner contracted former Christophe Tiozzo's promoter Jean-Christophe Courrèges. In 1998, Le Banner contracted boxing promoter

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and well-known boxing trainer

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. He was training with

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. On July 18, K-1 DREAM '98, Le Banner fought against Sam Greco. Le Banner was knocked down in the first round but managed to knock Greco out in the second round. On September 19, Le Banner fought in

vs Vaughn Bean's undercard. Le Banner beat Espedito da Silva via first-round knockout by high kick, to become WKN

world super heavyweight champion. Le Banner's pro boxing record was 6 fights, 6 wins, 5 KOs, 1 win by DQ. He was supposed to fight under boxing rules in the

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on February and March 1999, but had trouble with Don King about his contract so these matches were cancelled by King.

Return to K-1

Le Banner could not fight both kickboxing and boxing due to contract problems. In 1999, K-1 producer

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solved his contract problem so that he could return to

. On October 3, K-1 World Grand Prix '99 opening round, Le Banner fought against Matt Skelton. Skelton became pro

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WBA world

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title contender,

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world

number 5 contender. Skelton had never been knocked down by punches in his fighting career but Le Banner dominated Skelton with his

skills and knocked out Skelton in the first round.

Matches of K-1 GP 99 final

On December 5, at the Tokyo Dome, K-1 Grand Prix '99 final round, Le Banner fought against three-time defending K-1 GP champion Peter Aerts in the quarter-final. Le Banner wanted to have Aerts as his opponent in the tournament draw. Le Banner was knocked down by Aerts's high kick but managed to knock out Aerts by left hook at 1:11 of the first round. In the semifinal, Le Banner fought Ernesto Hoost. Le Banner dominated Hoost in the first round but lost by KO in the second round.

"The biggest KO of this thousand years"

On April 23, 2000, at K-1 The Millennium, Le Banner fought against

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World Open Karate Tournament 1999 champion Francisco Filho. Just 1 year before from this match, Filho had beat 1999 K-1 GP champion Ernesto Hoost by knockout. But Le Banner knocked out Filho unconscious with a left straight punch in the first round. This knock out is called "The biggest KO of this thousand years" (or the Millennium KO) by the ringside announcers and Japanese media. Le Banner's left arm and left punch have been called the "Golden Left" since this match. On July 30, Le Banner beat Mark Hunt, Nicholas Pettas and Ernesto Hoost, to become K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Nagoya tournament Champion. But he was not able to fight in K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Final due to illness from

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. On April 29, 2001, Le Banner won the K-1 World Grand Prix tournament by three first-round KOs, the fastest win in

history in a total time of 4 minutes and 4 seconds in K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka. On December 8, Le Banner lost to Mark Hunt by KO in K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Final quarter-finals. The match is one of the biggest upsets ever in K-1. After this event, Japanese combat sports magazine SRS-DX published a picture of the moment Hunt hit Le Banner's face with an elbow; however, this didn't change the match's result into disqualification.

Rubber match against Hunt in Paris

In 2002, Le Banner had begun to train with Stéphane Nikiéma. On May 25, 2002, Le Banner fought Mark Hunt at K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Paris in a rubber match. In the 2nd round, first Hunt was knocked down by Le Banner's

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. Le Banner was also knocked down. In the last 5 seconds of the 2nd round Le Banner knocked down Hunt with a high kick, winning by TKO.

K-1 World GP 2002 final

On December 7, 2002, at K-1 World Grand Prix 2002, after defeating Musashi in the quarterfinals, and Mark Hunt in the semis, Le Banner faced three-time World Champion Ernesto Hoost in the tournament final. Following an evenly fought first two rounds, Hoost fractured Le Banner's left arm with three round kicks in the third round. This match was stopped by 3-knock down rule. Referee Nobuaki Kakuda was severely criticized that he didn't stop the match or ask a doctor to check LeBanner when he was first knocked down. Le Banner suffered a near career-ending injury (a steel rod and eleven pins were inserted into his arm).

After broken left arm

Le Banner was able to recover and returned to the ring six months later in K-1 Paris 2003, winning the fight by punch combinations over

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ian Vitali Akhramenko. On March 26, 2005, Le Banner knocked Yoshihiro Akiyama out by knee kick in MMA rule at Hero's 1. On May 13, 2006, at K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam, Le Banner fought against two-time K-1 world GP champion Remy Bonjasky. The fight was rather controversial as Bonjasky won the fight in a majority decision by all Dutch judges despite being dominated in this fight. On June 30, 2006, K-1 judges admitted the decision was a mistake, and this match's result was officially changed to "Le Banner defeated Bonjasky by unanimous decision (30–29)". In 2006, Le Banner announced that he hoped to fight against then UFC heavyweight world champion

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under UFC rules. On December 2, 2006, after his loss against

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at K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 finals, Le Banner announced he was considering his semi retirement from tournament fighting, restricting future appearances to

's Superfight events. In early 2007, after his fight at K-1 World GP 2007 in Yokohama he was forced to have knee surgery and was not expected to return to the ring until 2008; however due to a fast recovery K-1 announced that Le Banner would participate on September 29, 2007, at the K-1 World GP 2007 in Seoul Final 16 against Russian kickboxer Ruslan Karaev. Just two days before the fight, Karaev had to pull out and was replaced by a former Korean

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practitioner, Yong Soo Park. It took Le Banner only 0'54" seconds to knock out Park in the first round with a straight punch and qualify himself for the K-1 World GP 2007 Final held on December 8, 2007, held at the

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. On December 8, 2007, in the ninth K-1 World GP appearance of his career, Le Banner defeated Choi Hong-man in the quarter-finals by unanimous decision before facing the reigning K-1 champion

in the semis. Le Banner finished the first round up on scorecards. In the beginning of the second round Schilt landed a low kick that seemed to hurt Le Banner's right knee, on which he had surgery in early 2007. The fight was eventually stopped by Le Banner's corner throwing the towel to avoid further damage to the injured knee. Jerome fought Schilt again at the K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka for the K-1 Super-Heavyweight title. Jerome ended up losing a controversial majority decision. As a finalist Jerome fought at the K-1 World GP 2008 Final 16 against the young Japanese fighter,

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. Although Jerome was unable to knock the young fighter out, he won a unanimous decision. At the finals Jerome lost by TKO to the eventual champion Remy Bonjasky when the previously broken left arm was troubling him again. On September 26 Jerome fought Japanese rival Musashi at the

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. Jerome knocked down the Japanese veteran to claim a unanimous decision. In his eleventh appearance at the K-1 World Grand Prix Final Championship he fought

. Jerome lost to Semmy for the 4th time in his career by first-round TKO. After the fight, Jerome stated that he planned to continue to fight in the World Grand Prix Final even though there was suspicion before the fight that this would be his last World Grand Prix appearance.

Join Chakuriki Gym

In 2010, Le Banner announced his motivation to fight again, and joined Chakuriki Gym in Amsterdam. On April 3 at K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama, Le Banner beat Tyrone Spong by unanimous decision. On July 23, during a France vs Thailand event in Stade de l'Est,

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, he won the W.P.M.F.

World Super Heavyweight title, beating the

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Tomas Novack by KO in the fifth round. On October 2, he fought again in the final 16 of the 2010 tournament. Le Banner fought against K-1

champion Kyotaro in the opening round. After a close three rounds where round one was called a draw, round two was given to Jerome, and round three was given to Kyotaro, the fight was sent to an extra round. Jerome disagreed with the judges ruling on the third round and left the ring. Le Banner fought Summer Olympic Games 2008 Judo Gold medalist

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in a

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rules bout at

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New Year's Eve event in Japan. LeBanner had an MMA record of 3–1–1 heading into the fight. However, LeBanner lost the fight via unanimous decision.

GLORY, WSOF and charity match of IGF Pro Wrestling for victim of Japan

In 2011, Le Banner won two new world titles in Freestyle Kickboxing rules. On June 11, at the 8ème Nuit des Sports de Combat in

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, he faced for the second time the German Stefan Leko and won by unanimous decision to become the I.S.K.A. World Super Heavyweight champion. To end the year, he fought for the first time in

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, Thailand, on December 30, for the World Pro League Super Heavyweight title. Le Banner won this fight by liver kick knockout in the third round. In parallel, he fought a

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charity match for victims of

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and

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. He became IGF Champion and defended the title five times, before losing it to

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on July 14, 2012. He won his six fights in Pro Wrestling by (T)KO against Shinichi Suzukawa, Erik Hammer, Kazuyuki Fujita, Montanha Silva, Josh Barnett and

. On December 4, 2011, at IGF – Fighting Spirit Festival in

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, he faced in a

charity exhibition match Japanese kickboxer Masayoshi Kakutani and won by TKO in the first round. He began to train in

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in the US in November 2011. He was scheduled to fight Marcin Różalski at the Main Event of the KSW 18 on February 25. However, a knee injury forced Le Banner off the card. This match was postponed for KSW 20 on September 15. But, Le Banner was again forced out of this bout due to an injured knee. Le Banner supposed to fight GLORY 16-man tournament at '' Glory 4: Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam'' in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2012. But, his knee injury didn't recover completely for this tournament yet. So, he fought Koichi Pettas in a non-tournament bout at this event and won by Knockout in third round. He contracted with his rival & friend Ray Sefo's organization MMA

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. He rematched Koichi Pettas at '' Glory 8: Tokyo - 2013 65kg Slam'' in Tokyo, Japan on May 3, 2013, and won by unanimous decision. Le Banner defeated Roman Kleibl via TKO due to a broken arm in round two of their contest at ''Time Fight 3'' in Tours, France on June 15, 2013. He was to face James Smith at ''Fight Night Saint Tropez'' in Saint-Tropez, France on August 4, 2013 but Smith was replaced by Vitali Akhramenko. Le Banner knocked Akhramenko out in round two for the W.K.N. Kickboxing Oriental World Super Heavyweight title. He was set to fight Sergei Kharitonov at ''Glory 10: Los Angeles – 2013 85kg Slam'' in Ontario, California, United States on September 28, 2013 but withdrew after suffering a neck injury. Le Banner knocked out Zinedine Hameur-Lain in round two at ''La 20ème Nuit des Champions'' in Marseille, France on November 23, 2013. The Sergei Kharitonov fight was rescheduled for '' Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament'' in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 2013. Le Banner lost by unanimous decision. He beat Lucian Danilencu via second-round KO at ''Final Fight – Retour aux sources'' in Le Havre, France on May 30, 2014. He defeated Colin George at ''Fight Night Saint-Tropez II'' in Saint-Tropez, France on August 4, 2014. Le Banner returned at Mixed Martial Arts Grand Prix: The Last of Kings on June 4, 2022, to face Ivan Vičić in a MMA bout. He won the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round. He made another journey to MMA, facing Adnan Alić on October 8, 2022 at MMA GP: Évolution, winning the bout in the first round after Adnan submitted to ground and pound.

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing and Muay thai

*World Kickboxing Network **2015 W.K.N. Kickboxing Oriental World Super Heavyweight Champion **2013 W.K.N. Kickboxing Oriental World Super Heavyweight Champion (third title defence) **2012 W.K.N. Kickboxing Oriental World Super Heavyweight Champion (second title defence) **2005 W.K.N. Muaythai World Super Heavyweight Champion (first title defence) **1998 W.K.N. Muaythai World Super Heavyweight Champion *

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**2015 I.S.K.A. K1 rules World Super Heavyweight title **2011 I.S.K.A. Freestyle Kickboxing World Super Heavyweight Champion **1996 I.S.K.A. Muaythai World Super Heavyweight Champion ***Three title defenses **1994 I.S.K.A. Full Contact Intercontinental Super Heavyweight Champion **1994 I.S.K.A. Full Contact European Super Heavyweight Champion **1992 I.S.K.A. Full Contact French Super Heavyweight Champion *World Pro League Kickboxing **2011 World Pro League Kickboxing Super Heavyweight Champion *World Professional Muaythai Federation **2010 W.P.M.F. Muaythai World Super Heavyweight Champion *

**2007 K-1 World Grand Prix Final third place **2002 K-1 World Grand Prix Final runner-up **2001 K-1 World Grand Prix in Osaka champion **2000 K-1 World Grand Prix in Nagoya champion **1999 K-1 World Grand Prix Final 3rd place **1995 K-1 World Grand Prix Final runner-up *RCFA **1994 R.C.F.A. World Super Heavyweight Champion *FFUBADA **1992 FFUBADA French Cup Full Contact Champion (−91 kg) in

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**1990 FFUBADA Full Contact French Junior Champion in Gymnase Japy,

Awards *2009 Pantheon of Sports and Martial Arts] Hall of Fame in

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*2007 K-1 World GP 2007 Final MVP and best fight of the tournament versus Choi Hong-man *1999

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Best fight of the K-1 World GP 1999 Final versus Peter Aerts *1997

and Special Ringside Magazine Best fight of the K-1 Grand Prix '97 first round in

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versus Rick Roufus *1997 Gold Katana of the best Muaythai fighter at 12th Martial arts Festival,

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Professional wrestling

** IGF Championship (1 time, inaugural)

Kickboxing record

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Kazan Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ɑzanis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...

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, , KO (left middle kick) , , 2 , , , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2019-07-28 , , Win , , align=left, Jun Soo Lim , , HEAT 45 , ,

Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is the list of cities in Japan, fourth-most populous city in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020, and the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the List of ...

, , KO , , 2 , , 2:15 , , 85–22–2–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2019-04-19 , , Win , , align=left, Adnan Alic , , Bulldog Media Fight Night 2.0 , ,

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Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

, , TKO , , 1 , , 2:02 , , 84–22–2–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2019-03-02 , , Win , , align=left, Jairo Kusunoki , , HEAT 44 , ,

, , KO (Low kicks) , , 2 , , 2:47 , , 83–22–2–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2018-10-27 , , Win , , align=left, Wojciech Buliński , , Fight Legend Geneva , ,

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

, , TKO (3 knockdowns) , , 1 , , , , 82–22–2–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2015-08-04 , , Win , , align=left, Karl Roberson , , Fight Night Saint-Tropez III , ,

Saint Tropez Saint-Tropez ( , ; ) is a commune in the Var department and the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Southern France. It is west of Nice and east of Marseille, on the French Riviera, of which it is one of the best-known towns. In 2018 ...

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, , Decision (unanimous) , , 5 , , 2:00 , , 81–22–2–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2015-04-25 , , Win , , align=left, Claudio Istrate , , Final Fight 2 , ,

Évreux Évreux () is a commune in and the capital of the department of Eure, in the French region of Normandy. History Antiquity In late Antiquity, the town, attested in the fourth century AD, was named '' Mediolanum Aulercorum'', "the central town ...

, , KO (left knee to the body) , , 2 , , 0:53 , , 80–22–2–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2014-08-04 , , Win , , align=left, Colin George , , Fight Night Saint-Tropez II , ,

Saint-Tropez Saint-Tropez ( , ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Var (department), Var departments of France, department and the regions of France, region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Southern France. It is west of Nice and east of Marseille, o ...

, , KO (left liver kick) , , 2 , , 0:23 , , 79–22–2–1 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2014-05-30 , , Win , , align=left, Lucian Danilencu , , Final Fight – Retour aux sources , ,

, , KO (right hook to the body) , , 2 , , 0:48 , , 78–22–2–1 , - , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 2013-12-21 , , Loss , , align=left, Sergei Kharitonov , , Glory 13: Tokyo , ,

, , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 77–22–2–1 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2013-11-23 , , Win , , align=left, Zinedine Hameur-Lain , , La 20ème Nuit des Champions , , Marseilles, France , , KO (right body shot) , , 2 , , 0:40 , , 77–21–2–1 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2013-08-04 , , Win , , align=left, Vitali Akhramenko , , Fight Night Saint-Tropez , ,

, , TKO (ref. stop/right low kick) , , 2 , , 1:42 , , 76–21–2–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2013-06-15 , , Win , , align=left, Roman Kleibl , , Time Fight 3 , ,

Tours, France Tours ( ; ) is the largest city in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the prefecture of the department of Indre-et-Loire. The commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabitants as of 2018 while the population of the whole metropolitan ar ...

, , TKO (ref. stop/left middle kick) , , 2 , , 1:00 , , 75–21–2–1 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2013-05-03 , , Win , , align=left, Koichi Watanabe , , Glory 8: Tokyo , ,

, , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 74–21–2–1 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2012-12-31 , , Win , , align=left, Koichi Watanabe , , Glory 4: Tokyo , ,

Saitama, Japan is the capital and largest city of Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance. , the city had an estimated population of 1,324,854 ...

, , KO (right hook) , , 3 , , 2:48 , , 73–21–2–1 , - , - bgcolor="#c5d2ea" , 2012-04-28 , , Draw , , align=left, Arnold Oborotov , , Le Banner Series Acte 1 , ,

Geneva, Switzerland Geneva ( , ; ) ; ; . is the second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous in French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Ca ...

, , Decision draw , , 5 , , 2:00 , , 72–21–2–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 2012-03-23 , , Loss , , align=left,

Errol Zimmerman Errol Zimmerman (born April 20, 1986) is a Curaçaoan- Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist, representing the Hemmers Gym in Breda, Netherlands. He is K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam and SUPERKOMBAT Fight Club tournaments champion. Z ...

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Moscow, Russia Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

, , TKO (3 knockdowns Rule) , , 1 , , 2:21 , , 72–21–1–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2011-12-30 , , Win , , align=left, Andrei Kirsanov , , Gladiator's War – Le Banner Tour – First Fight , ,

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

, , KO (Liver kick) , , 3 , , 1:19 , , 72–20–1–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2011-12-04 , , Ex , , align=left, Masayoshi Kakutani , , IGF – Fighting Spirit Festival in Iwaki, Exhibition match , , Iwaki,

, , TKO (ref stop/3 knockdowns) , , 1 , , 2:19 , , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2011-06-11 , , Win , , align=left, Stefan Leko , , 8ème Nuit des Sports de Combat , ,

, , Decision (unanimous) , , 5 , , 2:00 , , 71–20–1–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 2010-10-02 , , Loss , , align=left, Kyotaro Fujimoto , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16 , ,

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, , Forfeit , , 4 , , 0:00 , , 70–20–1–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2010-07-23 , , Win , , align=left, Tomas Novack , , Muay-Thaï France vs Thaïland , , Stade de l'Est,

, , KO (right hook) , , 5 , , 2:56 , , 70–19–1–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2010-04-03 , , Win , , align=left, Tyrone Spong , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama , ,

Yokohama, Japan is the second-largest city in Japan by population as well as by area, and the country's most populous municipality. It is the capital and most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a population of 3.7 million in 2023. It lies on Tokyo B ...

, , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 69–19–1–1 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 2009-12-05 , , Loss , , align=left,

, , K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final quarter-finals , ,

, , TKO (left Front Kick) , , 1 , , 1:27 , , 68–19–1–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2009-09-26 , , Win , , align=left, Musashi , ,

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, , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 68–18–1–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 2009-03-28 , , Loss , , align=left, Ewerton Teixeira , , K-1 World GP 2009 in Yokohama , ,

, , 2 Ext R. Decision (split) , , 5 , , 3:00 , , 67–18–1–1 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 2008-12-06 , , Loss , , align=left, Remy Bonjasky , ,

K-1 World GP 2008 Final This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a Japanese kickboxing promotion. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993, at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Since its inception, K-1 events were organized by the Fi ...

quarter-finals , ,

, , TKO (Arm injury) , , 3 , , 1:56 , , 67–17–1–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2008-09-27 , , Win , , align=left,

, , K-1 World GP 2008 Final 16 , ,

Seoul, Korea Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...

, , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 67–16–1–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 2008-06-29 , , Loss , , align=left,

, , K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka , , Fukuoka, Japan , , Decision (majority) , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 66–16–1–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 2007-12-08 , , Loss , , align=left,

, , K-1 World GP 2007 Final semi-finals , ,

, , TKO (Leg injury) , , 2 , , 1:02 , , 66–15–1–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2007-12-08 , , Win , , align=left, Choi Hong-man , , K-1 World GP 2007 Final quarter-finals , ,

, , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 66–14–1–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2007-09-29 , , Win , , align=left, Yong Soo Park , , K-1 World GP 2007 in Seoul Final 16 , ,

, , KO (right punch) , , 1 , , 0:54 , , 65–14–1–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 2007-03-04 , , Loss , , align=left,

, , K-1 World GP 2007 in Yokohama , ,

, , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 64–14–1–1 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 2006-12-02 , , Loss , , align=left,

, , K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 quarter-finals , ,

, , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 64–13–1–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2006-09-30 , , Win , , align=left, Choi Hong-man , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Osaka opening round , ,

, , Ext.R decision (unanimous) , , 4 , , 3:00 , , 64–12–1–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2006-05-13 , , Win , , align=left, Remy Bonjasky , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam , ,

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, , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 63–12–1–1 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 2005-11-19 , , Loss , , align=left, Peter Aerts , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 quarter-finals , ,

, , Ext.R decision (unanimous) , , 4 , , 3:00 , , 62–12–1–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2005-09-23 , , Win , , align=left, Gary Goodridge , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Osaka – final elimination , ,

, , TKO (Three knockdowns) , , 1 , , 2:13 , , 62–11–1–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2005-07-02 , , Win , , align=left, Dimitry Podgaisky , , Le Grand Tournoi 2005 , ,

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, , KO (right hook) , , 1 , , 1:49 , , 61–11–1–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2005-05-27 , , Win , , align=left, Cyril Abidi , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Paris , ,

, , TKO (referee stoppage) , , 5 , , 2:53 , , 60–11–1–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2005-04-30 , , Win , , align=left, Oliver van Damme , , Post Tenebra Cup 2005 , ,

, , KO (left hook) , , 1 , , 2:07 , , 59–11–1–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2004-12-04 , , Win , , align=left,

Hiromi Amada Hiromi Amada (; born May 10, 1973) is a retired Japanese heavyweight kickboxer and boxer from Gunma, Japan. A staple in the K-1 heavyweight division from 1999 to 2007, the company considered him one of its most talented Japanese fighte ...

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, , KO (Low kicks) , , 2 , , 1:03 , , 58–11–1–1 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 2004-09-25 , , Loss , , align=left, Francois Botha , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 final elimination , ,

, , (Forfeit injury) , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 57–11–1–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2004-07-17 , , Win , , align=left, Terrence Reasby , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Seoul , ,

, , KO (Knee strike) , , 1 , , 0:53 , , 57–10–1–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2003-09-21 , , Win , , align=left, Shaka Zulu , , K-1 Survival 2003 Japan Grand Prix Final , ,

, , KO (right low kick) , , 2 , , 1:10 , , 56–10–1–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2003-06-14 , , Win , , align=left, Vitali Akhramenko , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Paris , ,

, , KO (right punch) , , 2 , , 0:28 , , 55–10–1–1 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 2002-12-07 , , Loss , , align=left, Ernesto Hoost , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final Final , ,

, , KO (right mid-kicks) , , 3 , , 1:26 , , 54–10–1–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2002-12-07 , , Win , , align=left, Mark Hunt , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final semi-finals , ,

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 54–9–1–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2002-12-07 , , Win , , align=left, Musashi , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final quarter-finals , ,

, , KO (punches) , , 2 , , 0:51 , , 53–9–1–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2002-10-05 , , Win , , align=left, Gary Goodridge , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 final elimination , ,

, , KO (right jab) , , 1 , , 0:42 , , 52–9–1–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2002-08-28 , , Win , , align=left, Don Frye , , PRIDE Shockwave , ,

, , KO (right hook) , , 1 , , 1:30 , , 51–9–1–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2002-07-06 , , Win , , align=left, Sinisa Andrijasevic , , ISKA Championship Kickboxing , ,

, , TKO (corner stoppage) , , 4 , , 2:00 , , 50–9–1–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2002-05-25 , , Win , , align=left, Mark Hunt , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Paris , ,

, , TKO (corner stoppage) , , 2 , , 3:00 , , 49–9–1–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2002-03-03 , , Win , , align=left,

, , K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Nagoya , ,

Nagoya, Japan is the largest city in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is the list of cities in Japan, fourth-most populous city in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020, and the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the List of ...

, , KO (right punch) , , 1 , , 1:42 , , 48–9–1–1 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 2001-12-08 , , Loss , , align=left, Mark Hunt , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Final quarter-finals , ,

, , KO (right hook) , , 2 , , 2:32 , , 47–9–1–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2001-08-19 , , Win , , align=left, Marc de Wit , , K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan GP Final , ,

, , KO (right cross) , , 2 , , 1:45 , , 47–8–1–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2001-06-24 , , Win , , align=left, Stefan Leko , , K-1 Survival 2001 , , Sendai, Japan , , Decision , , 5 , , 3:00 , , 46–8–1–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2001-04-29 , , Win , , align=left, Adam Watt , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka Final , ,

, , KO (Punch rush) , , 1 , , 0:46 , , 45–8–1–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2001-04-29 , , Win , , align=left, Ebenezer Braga , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka semi-finals , ,

, , KO (left punch) , , 1 , , 1:03 , , 44–8–1–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2001-04-29 , , Win , , align=left, Pavel Majer , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka quarter-finals , ,

, , KO (left punch) , , 1 , , 2:15 , , 43–8–1–1 , - bgcolor="#c5d2ea" , 2001-03-17 , , NC , , align=left, Mike Bernardo , ,

K-1 Gladiators 2001 This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a Japanese kickboxing promotion. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993, at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Since its inception, K-1 events were organized by the Fi ...

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, , No contest , , 1 , , 3:00 , , 42–8–1–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2001-03-02 , , Win , , align=left, Andrei Zuravkov , , Double Shock Power , , Marseilles, France , , TKO (referee stoppage) , , 2 , , , , 42–8–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2000-07-30 , , Win , , align=left, Ernesto Hoost , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Nagoya Final , ,

, , TKO (corner stoppage) , , 1 , , 3:00 , , 41–8–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2000-07-30 , , Win , , align=left, Nicholas Pettas , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Nagoya semi-finals , ,

, , TKO (left Hook, 2 Knockdown Rule) , , 1 , , 3:00 , , 40–8–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2000-07-30 , , Win , , align=left, Mark Hunt , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Nagoya quarter-finals , ,

, , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 39–8–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2000-07-13 , , Win , , align=left, Shaun Johnson , , ISKA Championship , , Las Vegas, NV , , KO (left straight cross) , , 1 , , 1:30 , , 38–8–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2000-05-28 , , Win , , align=left, Jan Nortje , , K-1 Survival 2000 , , Sapporo, Japan , , KO (left hook) , , 1 , , 1:07 , , 37–8–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2000-04-23 , , Win , , align=left, Francisco Filho , , K-1 The Millennium , ,

, , KO (left straight cross) , , 1 , , 2:02 , , 36–8–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2000-03-18 , , Win , , align=left, Paris Vassilikos , , I.S.K.A. Championship , , Las Vegas, NV , , KO (right hook) , , 2 , , 1:09 , , 35–8–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 1999-12-05 , , Loss , , align=left, Ernesto Hoost , , K-1 World Grand Prix 1999 semi-finals , ,

, , KO (right hook) , , 2 , , 0:26 , , 34–8–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1999-12-05 , , Win , , align=left, Peter Aerts , , K-1 World Grand Prix 1999 quarter-finals , ,

, , KO (left hook) , , 1 , , 1:11 , , 34–7–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1999-10-03 , , Win , , align=left, Matt Skelton , , K-1 World Grand Prix '99 opening round , ,

, , KO (right hook) , , 1 , , 1:59 , , 33–7–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1999-02-27 , , Win , , align=left, Rob van Esdonk , , Les Stars Du Ring , , Marseilles, France , , KO (left hook) , , 1 , , 2:28 , , 32–7–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1998-09-19 , , Win , , align=left, Espedito da Silva , , WKN World Championship Kickboxing , ,

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, , KO (left High Kick) , , 1 , , 0:52 , , 31–7–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1998-07-18 , , Win , , align=left, Sam Greco , , K-1 Dream '98 , ,

, , KO (right hook) , , 2 , , 2:07 , , 30–7–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1998-05-24 , , Win , , align=left, Zijad Poljo , , K-1 Braves '98 , , Fukuoka, Japan , , TKO (ref. stop/Left cross) , , 3 , , 2:52 , , 29–7–1 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 1997-11-09 , , Loss , , align=left, Ernesto Hoost , , K-1 Grand Prix '97 quarter-finals , ,

, , KO (right hook) , , 1 , , 1:15 , , 28–7–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1997-09-07 , , Win , , align=left, Rick Roufus , , K-1 Grand Prix '97 First Round , ,

, , TKO (ref. stop/Left High Kick) , , 3 , , 2:05 , , 28–6–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 1997-07-20 , , Loss , , align=left, Peter Aerts , , K-1 Dream '97 , ,

, , KO (right high kick) , , 2 , , 1:19 , , 27–6–1 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 1997-04-29 , , Loss , , align=left, Ray Sefo , , K-1 Braves '97 , , Fukuoka, Japan , , KO (right hook) , , 1 , , 1:31 , , 27–5–1 , - bgcolor= , 1997-04-20 , , Ex , , align=left, Stéphane Reveillon , , 12th Martial arts Festival , , Paris-Bercy,

, , No Decision , , 3 , , , , , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1997-02-01 , , Win , , align=left, Maurice Smith , , Le Choc des Champions , ,

, , Decision , , 5 , , 3:00 , , 27–4–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#c5d2ea" , 1996-12-08 , , Draw , , align=left, Sam Greco , ,

K-1 Hercules '96 This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a Japanese kickboxing promotion. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993, at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Since its inception, K-1 events were organized by the Fi ...

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, , Decision draw , , 5 , , 3:00 , , 26–4–1 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1996-10-18 , , Win , , align=left, Ernesto Hoost , , K-1 Star Wars '96 , ,

, , TKO (right hook) , , 2 , , 2:57 , , 26–4 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1996-09-01 , , Win , , align=left, Takeru , ,

K-1 Revenge '96 This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a Japanese kickboxing promotion. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993, at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Since its inception, K-1 events were organized by the F ...

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, , KO (right cross) , , 4 , , 2:49 , , 25–4 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1996-06-01 , , Win , , align=left, Curtis Schuster , , Le Choc des Champions , ,

, , Decision , , 5 , , 3:00 , , 24–4 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 1996-03-10 , , Loss , , align=left, Mirko Filipović , , K-1 Grand Prix '96 Opening Battle , ,

, , Decision (unanimous) , , 5 , , 3:00 , , 23–4 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9, , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1996-01-19 , , Win , , align=left, Willy Martina , , Muaythai Gala in Paris , ,

Levallois-Perret Levallois-Perret () is a Communes of France, commune in the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France, department and Île-de-France Regions of France, region of north-central France. It lies on the right bank of the Seine, some from the Kilometre z ...

, , KO (left low kick) , , 1 , , 2:33 , , 23–3 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 1995-12-09 , , Loss , , align=left, Andy Hug , , K-1 Hercules , ,

, , Decision (unanimous) , , 5 , , 3:00 , , 22–3 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1995-09-03 , , Win , , align=left, John Kleijn , ,

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, , KO (right hook) , , 2 , , 1:10 , , 22–2 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 1995-05-04 , , Loss , , align=left, Peter Aerts , , K-1 Grand Prix '95 Final , ,

, , KO (right body shot) , , 1 , , 1:37 , , 21–2 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1995-05-04 , , Win , , align=left, Mike Bernardo , , K-1 Grand Prix '95 semi-finals , ,

, , KO (right low kick) , , 2 , , 3:05 , , 21–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1995-05-04 , , Win , , align=left, Masaaki Satake , , K-1 Grand Prix '95 quarter-finals , ,

, , KO (left straight punch) , , 3 , , 2:32 , , 20–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1995-03-03 , , Win , , align=left, Nokweed Davy, , K-1 Grand Prix '95 Opening Battle , ,

, , Decision (unanimous) , , 5 , , 3:00 , , 19–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9, , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1994-12-10 , , Win , , align=left, Willy Martina , , Full Contact Gala , , , , Decision , , , , , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1994-00-00 , , Win , , align=left, Andre Buan Buaren , , R.C.F.A. World Super Heavyweight Championship , ,

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, , Decision (3–0) , , 10 , , 2:00 , , , - ! style=background:white colspan=9, , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1994-04-16 , , Win , , align=left, Andy Mayo , , I.S.K.A. Full-Contact European Championship , ,

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, , KO (left Highkick) , , 1 , , , , 11–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9, , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1993-06-07 , , Win , , align=left, Claude Herman , , Full-Contact gala in La Locomotive Discothèque , ,

, , KO , , 1 , , , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1993-04-24 , , Win , , align=left, Cunningham , , Full Contact Gala : France vs The World , ,

, , TKO (referee stoppage) , , 2 , , , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1992-12-06 , , Win , , align=left, Raynald Fucho , , I.S.K.A. Full-Contact French Championship , , Le Havre, France , , Decision , , 7 , , 2:00 , , , - ! style=background:white colspan=9, , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1992-11-13 , , Win , , align=left, Stéphane Reveillon , , La Nuit des Champions , , Marseilles, France , , KO (right hook) , , 2 , , , , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 1992-05-30 , , Loss , , align=left, Saïd Bechari , , Full Contact Gala , ,

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, France , , - , Win , align=center, 4–3 , Chang Hee Kim , TKO (punches and knees) , HEAT 46 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:50 ,

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K-1 PREMIUM 2005 Dynamite!! ''K-1 PREMIUM 2005 Dynamite!!'' was an annual kickboxing and mixed martial arts event held by K-1 and Hero's on New Year's Eve, Sunday, December 31, 2005 at the Osaka Dome in Osaka, Japan. It featured 7 HERO'S MMA rules fights, and 4 K-1 rules fi ...

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, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 0–1 , Tadao Yasuda , Submission (forearm choke) , Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:50 ,

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