Mladen Kujundžić (born August 3, 1989) is a retired Croatian

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fighting out of Opatija, Croatia. In April 2017, he was ranked the #10 light-heavyweight in the world by LiverKick.com. In June and July 2016, he was ranked the #9 heavyweight in the world by Combat Press.

Kickboxing career

Early career

Kujundžić had his first professional fight against Denis Marjanović, on September 25, 2010. He won the fight by unanimous decision. The two of them fought a rematch two months later, with Marjanović winning a unanimous decision. During the Bilić Erić Security Fight Night 5 event, Kujundžić fought Ivica Ivić. He won the fight by a second-round knockout, stopping Ivić with a low kick. He would go on to win his next three fights against Tom Van Duivenvoorde, Ivica Soldo and Jasmin Bečirović, before taking part in the Fight Code: Rhinos Series tournament. Kujundžić beat Anatoloy Nosyrev by TKO in the first fight, but lost to

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in the quarterfinals. After this tournament loss, Kujundžić was scheduled to fight Rok Štrucl at WFC 15. The fight went into an extra round, after which Štrucl won by decision. Bouncing back from the first losing streak of his career, Kujundžić won his next three fights. He won his first fight against Marin Došen by decision, and beat Srđan Seleš and Nermin Terzić by TKO. At the 8. Kickboxing Memorijal David Šain event, Kujundžić was scheduled to fight Igor Mihaljević. Igor Mihaljević won the fight by unanimous decision.

Final Fight Championship

In 2013, Kujundžić signed with

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. He made his organizational debut during FFC03, in a rematch with Rok Štrucl. He won the rematch by unanimous decision. At FFC06, Kujundžić fought Nikola Dimkovski, winning the fight by unanimous decision. He won his next two fight against Alija Tucak and Sanid Imamović by DQ and TKO respectively, extending his winning streak to four. He made his Glory debut at Glory 14: Zagreb, when he was scheduled to fight Elmir Mehić. He won the fight by TKO, after the ringside doctor stopped the fight at the end of the second round. At FFC12, Kujundžić knocked out Dženan Poturak with middle kick in the first round. His winning streak was stopped by Alexandr Bodruchin at FFC15, who knocked him out in the first round.

K-1 and Tatneft cup

Kujundžić rebounded from this loss by winning his next two fights against Janos Koszfan and Andre Langen by decision. At WFL Laktaši, Kujundžić fought

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for the first time. Kwasi won the fight by a second-round TKO. Kujundžić once again rebounded from a loss by winning his next two fights, winning a decision against Vasil Ducar and knocking out

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. He next fought Maxim Bolotov in the 2016 Tatneft Cup selection tournament. Bolotov won the fight by an extra round decision. At Respect World Series 1, Kujundžić achieved the highest profile win of his career up to that point, managing to knock out the former SUPERKOMBAT Super Cruiserweight champion

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. Kujundžić took part in the 2016

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Belgrade Heavyweight tournament, being scheduled to fight

. Kwasi once again won the fight by unanimous decision. Kujundžić further participated in the 2017 Tatneft Cup selection tournament. He knocked out Rustam Azimov in the first round of the tournament, but lost to Petr Romankevich in the second round by decision.

FEA

After a year long layoff, Kujundžić returned to fight Françesco Xhaja at Legends Collide. He lost by unanimous decision. In 2019, Kujundžić signed with FEA. In his first fight with the organization, he fought Alexandru Burduja. The fight went into an extra round, after which he won a split decision. He won his next fight against Joao Chapas Silva by decision, as well. He was scheduled to fight Mikhail Tyuterev in the semifinals of the 2020 FEA Heavyweight GP, but the fight never materialized. Kujundžić challenged Alexandru Burduja for the FEA Light Heavyweight (-93 kg) championship at FEA Full Drive on December 17, 2022. He captured the title by split decision. Kujundžić faced Arseniy Smirnov at RCC 16 on July 28, 2023. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Kujundžić faced Ivan Petrenko at RCC 25 on February 3, 2024. He lost the fight by a second-round technical knockout. Kujundžić announced his retirement from professional competition on February 4, 2024.

Awards, records, and honors

*Combat Press **2016 Fight of the Year nomination (vs.

) *Fighting Entertainment Association **2022 FEA Light Heavyweight (-93 kg) Championship

Professional kickboxing record

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References

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