Raymond Lee Daniels (born April 29, 1980) is an American Kenpoist,

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ka,

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practitioner,

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and

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known for his flashy and aggressive style of fighting.karatetournaments.com, Retrieved May 29, 2016. He currently competes for

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in the Welterweight division. He has formely competed for

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and

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, where he was the Bellator Kickboxing Welterweight Champion.

Background

Daniels was born in Sun Valley, California and raised in

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. His grandfather Frankie Daniels was
professional boxer
as well as a

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veteran and

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recipient. He began training in

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karate in 1985 under the tutelage of his father Frank Daniels and earned his black belt in 1992.icemartialarts.com, Retrieved May 29, 2016. While still in high school, Daniels became a single father. Seeking a better life for him and his son, Daniels realized his boyhood dream of becoming a police officer with the Long Beach Police Department at the age of 21. After more than 7 years of service, Daniels retired to concentrate on his martial arts career.

Career

Daniels had humble beginnings as a junior competitor in

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competitions. By the age of 19, he would go on to become a top ranked fighter for both the National Black Belt League (NBL) and the North American Sport Karate Association (NASKA). Among his titles are eight NBL World Championships, at least two NASKA world championships, a second-place finish at the $50,000 World Pro Taekwondo Championship in

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in 2010, and nine overall championships at the W.A.K.O Irish Open. Don Rodrigues, coach and co-founder of the famed Team Paul Mitchell Karate, recruited Daniels in 1999. Daniels left the Paul Mitchell Team in 2001, joining other teams in successive years. In 2006, Daniels began fighting for

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as captain of the Los Angeles Stars. Daniels fought in the 80 kg/178 lbs and 88 kg/195 lbs weight divisions, compiling a 17–0–0 (9 KO) fight record. Daniels had a highly anticipated bout with fellow undefeated kickboxing star Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson. Daniels initially won the bout by

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due to a knee injury suffered by Thompson. Daniels defeated Peyton Russell via third-round TKO (three knockdown rule) at the ''

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'' on August 11, 2007. Daniels defeated

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at the W.A.K.O. Irish Open 2008, winning gold in the 84 kg semi-contact division. Daniels would then set his sights on the world of mixed martial arts and was touted by

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as "the next

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". On June 27, 2008, he made his MMA debut against twelve fight veteran Jeremiah Metcalf at '' Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson''. Daniels was defeated by

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via

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in the second round. Daniels defended his gold, in the 84 kg semi-contact division, in a rematch against Michael Page at the W.A.K.O. Irish Open 2009. Daniels defeated Michael Page in their trilogy bout at the W.A.K.O. Irish Open 2011, securing gold in the 84 kg semi-contact division. In his first outing under full Oriental kickboxing rules, Daniels defeated two opponents in

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on October 8, 2011 to win the four man 84 kg/185 lbs tournament at the ''Pain and Glory'' event. After knocking out English

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fighter Andy Bakewell with a spinning heel kick in the semi-finals, he took a

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over Irish kickboxer Mark Casserly in the final. He then signed with Glory in 2013 and was set to debut at '' Glory 5: London'' on March 23, 2013 in London, England but was later removed from the card for undisclosed reasons. Daniels defeated Brian Foster with a first-round

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at '' Glory 11: Chicago - Heavyweight World Championship Tournament'' in

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on October 12, 2013. He replaced Marc de Bonte in the '' Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament'' in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 2013 for undisclosed reasons and suffered his first kickboxing loss at the hands of

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in the semi-finals. He initially caused some problems for Valtellini with his unorthodox karate style but by round two the Canadian began to hurt Daniels with

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s. Daniels was knocked out by a high kick in the third round. Daniels scored a spinning kick KO over François Ambang inside the opening round at '' Glory 16: Denver'' in

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, United States on May 3, 2014. His performance was hailed by Glory as the "Knockout of the Century." On February 6, 2015, Daniels was part of a one-night, four-man welterweight tournament at Glory 19: Virginia. In the semifinals, he faced

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and won via TKO. Daniels knocked Oliveira down with a spinning heel kick to the head in the first round and scored another knock down with a spinning kick to the body early in the second round. A knee to the groin of Oliveira led to a short intermission, after which Daniels hit Oliveira with another spinning kick to the body, forcing the TKO at 2:15 of the second round. In the finals, he faced

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and was knocked down early in the first round by a punch to the body. Daniels was unable to deal well with Holzken's pressure, who cut off the ring and locked Daniels up in the corners whenever possible. The second round saw Daniels being knocked down twice more, before scoring a controversial down himself in the third with one of his spin kicks. Holzken then locked Daniels up in a corner once more and knocked him down with a right hook to the head, forcing the stoppage at 1:25 of the third round after four knock downs. He defeated Justin Baesman on May 8, 2015 in the co-main event at Glory 21: San Diego by KO (liver kick) after just 51 seconds inside the first round. After Joseph Valtellini vacated his title due to health issues, Raymond Daniels was set to face Nieky Holzken for the welterweight world championship at Glory 23: Las Vegas on August 7, 2015. Daniels won the first two rounds on the judges scorecards due to a higher output of strikes. In the third round, Holzken managed to corner him and scored a combination which ended with a jump right knee that cut him above the eye prompting referee John McCarthy to stop the match. On November 28, 2015, Daniels won gold at the W.A.K.O. World Championships 2015 (Dublin) in the 89 kg semi-contact division.

Bellator Kickboxing

He defeated Francesco Moricca at Bellator Kickboxing 1 on April 16, 2016 in Turin via TKO (liver kick) in the first round. He defeated Stefano Bruno at Bellator Kickboxing 2 on June 24, 2016 in St. Louis via TKO (liver kick) in the first round. He defeated Zsolt Benedek at Bellator Kickboxing 3 on September 17, 2016 in Budapest via unanimous decision. He defeated Csaba Gyorfi at Bellator Kickboxing 6 on April 14, 2017 in Budapest via TKO (liver kick). He defeated

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at Bellator Kickboxing 7 on September 23, 2017 in San Jose via TKO (doctor stoppage). He defeated Giannis Boukis at Bellator Kickboxing 8 on December 9, 2017 in Florence via unanimous decision (29-28, 30–27, 30-27). He defeated Djibril Ehouo at Bellator Kickboxing 9 on April 6, 2018 in Budapest via unanimous decision (50-44, 50–44, 50-43). He defeated Zakaria Laaouatni at Bellator Kickboxing 11 on December 1, 2018 in Genoa via majority decision (29-29, 29–28, 29-28).

Mixed martial arts

More than a decade after his first MMA bout, Daniels returned to mixed martial arts and faced Wilker Barros at Bellator Birmingham on May 4, 2019. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. Daniels next faced Jason King at Bellator 238 on January 25, 2020. He won the fight via TKO in the first round. Daniels faced Peter Stanonik at Bellator 245 on September 11, 2020. The bout ended in a No Contest after an unintentional groin kick from Daniels rendered Stanonik unable to continue. As the last bout of his prevailing contract, Daniels faced Peter Stanonik in an immediate rematch on April 16, 2021 at

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. He won the bout via unanimous decision.

Karate Combat

Daniels announced that he had signed an exclusive multi-fight contract with

. Daniels made his debut at Karate Combat 35 on August 27, 2022, where he defeated Franklin Mina via unanimous decision.

Personal life

Daniels is a father and currently lives in

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. He is an instructor at World Champion Karate in Orange, California with his business partner Steven Horst. Daniels recently co-founded "ICE Martial Arts", a personal training and nutrition institute. He refrains from recreational drug use. Daniels is married to fellow mixed martial arts fighter Colbey Northcutt, sister of

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, who is also a MMA fighter. Their marriage took place on August 24, 2019 in

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Championships and awards

Points fighting (Kickboxing/Sport Karate)

*North American Sport Karate Association **2004 NASKA World Championship **2002 NASKA World Championship *National Blackbelt League **2010 NBL World Championship **2009 NBL World Championship **2008 NBL World Championship **2007 NBL World Championship **2006 NBL World Championship **2005 NBL World Championship **2004 NBL World Championship **2003 NBL World Championship *

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**2015 W.A.K.O. World Champion **2014 Irish Open Grand Champion **2012 Irish Open Grand Champion **2011 Irish Open Grand Champion **2010 Irish Open Grand Champion **2009 Irish Open Grand Champion **2008 Irish Open Grand Champion **2007 Irish Open Grand Champion **2006 Irish Open Grand Champion **2005 Irish Open Grand Champion

Kickboxing (Full Contact)

** Bellator Kickboxing Welterweight Championship (One time, current) *Pain and Glory **Pain and Glory -84 kg/185 lb Tournament Championship *

** 2007–08 WCL Championship – with LA Stars

Taekwondo

*World Pro Taekwondo Championships **2010 World Pro Taekwondo Championships Runner-up

Kickboxing record

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Mixed martial arts record

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