Peter Graham (kickboxer)

Peter Graham
Graham at K-1 World GP 2007 in Hong Kong press conference
Born	5 August 1975 (1975-08-05) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Other names	The Chief
Nationality	Australian
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	114 kg (251.3 lb; 18.0 st)
Division	Super Heavyweight
Style	Kickboxing, Boxing
Fighting out of	Tokyo, Japan
Team	Redfern Gym Spirit Gym Boxing Works (2009-Present)
Years active	2000–present (Kickboxing)
Professional boxing record
Total	10
Wins	6
By knockout	3
Losses	3
Draws	1
Kickboxing record
Total	69
Wins	56
By knockout	31
Losses	12
Draws	1
Mixed martial arts record
Total	10
Wins	5
By knockout	5
Losses	5
By submission	5
Other information
Spouse	Silvia dos Santos
Boxing record from Boxrec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: 21 August 2011

Peter "The Chief" Graham (born 5 August 1975) is an Australian kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist. His enterance music is AC/DC's Thunderstruck and he has trademarked his special moves like his somersault kick, The Rolling Thunder.

Career

Kickboxing

Graham started his career in Kyokushin Karate and won the Amateur Australian title in 1999, in the open weight division. Before turning pro Graham captured the WKBF World Amateur Heavyweight title from New Zealand's Shane Wijohn, finishing his amateur career undefeated (18-0). He turned pro in 2000 and attained instant success. He defeated Ben Hamilton in K-1 Oceania Revenge by TKO and then Clay Aumitagi.

On 19 November 2000 he became the first Australian to go ten rounds with the legendary Stan "The Man" Longinidis.

In 2001 he defeated Mark Hunt, the K-1 World GP champion of the year. He won his second WKBF Super Heavyweight title the next year, and won the Kings of Oceania 2004 championship after defeating his long-term rival Jason Suttie.

In 2006, Peter had a feud with Badr Hari in K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Auckland. Hari mocked Graham that he is a has-been, and Hari is the future. A brawl at the press conference instigated by Hari kissing Graham hyped up their match. The real match was won by Peter, via his trademark "Rolling Thunder" spinning kick, which broke Hari's jaw. Hari was sidelined for almost a year.

On 31 December 2006 at K-1 PREMIUM 2006 Dynamite!!, Graham fought against the four time K-1 heavyweight champion, Dutch man from the Seidokaikan dojo Semmy Schilt in a 5 round match and lost by unanimous decision (3-0).

On 5 August 2007, Graham and Hari met for a revenge fight in K-1 World GP 2007 in Hong Kong as one of the three super bouts of the event, held in Hong Kong for the very first time. This time, Hari was more alert to the threat of a Rolling Thunder by Graham. Both fighters could not show their top performances as Hari won the fight by points. Graham tried the Rolling Thunder Kick twice in the last moments of the fight, but could not connect with Hari.

Mixed martial arts

After training with Pride veteran Akira Shoji, Peter made his MMA debut in World Victory Road on 5 March 2008 against the seasoned Japanese MMA fighter Kazuyuki Fujita, however he was defeated by submission in the first round. Graham undeterred by the loss returned to for the Sengoku 4, where he again he fought valiantly in a much closer match against French grappler Moise Rimbon but Graham was submitted early in the second round.

Over the course of the following two years Graham proceed to hone his BJJ skills in Brazil and continued to fight at elitle level matches around the globe matced against the likes of Rolles Gracie Jr.. In July 2010 Graham defeated American K-1 champion Carter Williams.

In his latest MMA fight, Graham defeated Alexander Emelianenko by TKO via leg kicks halfway through the second round. This marks Graham's biggest win in MMA to date.

Titles

• 2004 Kings of Oceania Champion
• 2003 K-1 World Grand Prix in Melbourne Champion
• 2002 WKBF World Super Heavyweight Champion
• 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix Preliminary Melbourne Runner Up
• 2000 WKBf Amateur Super Heavyweight Champion
• South Pacific Karate Champion
• 1999 Australian Kyokushin Openweight Champion
• 1999 New Zealand Kyokushin Openweight Champion

Personal life

Graham was born in Sydney. He married a Brazilian woman living in Tokyo on 26 June 2008. He got a tattoo on his right arm reading her name, "Silvia". The two have one daughter together. In 2010, Graham appeared on the TV program "Find My Family" where he was re-united with his younger brother who he had lost contact with and hadn't seen in twenty years.

Records

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
10 matches	5 wins	5 losses
By knockout	5	0
By submission	0	5

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	5–5	Konstantin Gluhov	KO (punch)	Draka - Governor's Cup 2012	02012-02-11 11 February 2012	1	2:47	Khabarovsk, Russia
Win	4–5	Alexander Emelianenko	TKO (leg kicks)	Draka 5	02010-12-18 18 December 2010	2	2:59	Khabarovsk, Russia	Special rules allowing 30 seconds on the ground.
Win	3–5	Yusuke Kawaguchi	TKO (elbows)	Xtreme MMA 3	02010-11-05 5 November 2010	1	N/A	Sydney, Australia
Win	2–5	Carter Williams	TKO (strikes)	Xtreme MMA 2	02010-07-31 31 July 2010	1	4:10	Sydney, Australia
Loss	1–5	Jim York	Submission (rear naked choke)	Impact FC 2	02010-07-18 18 July 2010	1	3:44	Sydney, Australia
Loss	1–4	Dion Staring	Submission (armbar)	Fury 1: Clash of the Titans	02010-05-21 21 May 2010	1	N/A	Macau, China
Win	1–3	Felise Leniu	TKO (punches)	RPA: Return Of The Chief	02010-04-18 18 April 2010	1	N/A	Keysborough, Australia
Loss	0–3	Rolles Gracie	Submission (arm triangle choke)	Art of War 14	02009-09-26 26 September 2009	1	1:43	Macau, China
Loss	0–2	Moise Rimbon	Submission (rear naked choke)	World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 4	02008-08-24 24 August 2008	2	0:42	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Loss	0–1	Kazuyuki Fujita	Submission (north-south choke)	World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 1	02008-03-05 5 March 2008	1	1:23	Tokyo, Japan

Kickboxing record

55 Wins (30 (T)KO's, 25 Decisions), 11 Losses
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
20 August 2011	Loss	Paul Slowinski	Kings of Kombat 4, Keysborough, Australia, I.S.K.A. Heavyweight World Title	KO	3
2 April 2011	Win	Andre Meunier	Kings of Combat 3, Keysborough, Australia	TKO	3
29 August 2010	Win	Doug Viney	Kings of Combat, Keysborough, Australia	TKO	5
5 August 2007	Loss	Badr Hari	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
28 April 2006	Win	Jerrel Venetiaan	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii, USA	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
31 December 2006	Loss	Semmy Schilt	K-1 Premium 2006 Dynamite!!, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
18 November 2006	Loss	Doug Viney	K-1 Kings of Oceania 2006 Round 3, New Zealand	Decision	3	3:00
11 November 2006	Win	Yuki Kamikaze	Macau X-plosion, Macau	TKO (Low kicks)	2
16 September 2006	Win	Andrew Peck	K-1 Kings of Oceania 2006 Round 2, New Zealand	TKO (Low kicks)	2
18 August 2006	Win	Andrei Malchanau	X-plosion 13, Sydney, Australia	TKO (Referee stoppage)	1
24 June 2006	Win	Matt Samoa	K-1 Kings of Oceania 2006 Round 1, New Zealand	KO (Right hook)	1	2:16
5 March 2006	Loss	Paul Slowinski	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Auckland, New Zealand	TKO (Low kicks)	2	1:42
5 March 2006	Win	Badr Hari	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Auckland, New Zealand	KO (Rolling thunder)	3	2:54
10 December 2005	Win	Ricardo van den Bos	K-1 Kings of Oceania 2005 Round 3, Australia	KO (Punches)	1	1:19
8 October 2005	Win	Jay Hepi	K-1 Kings of Oceania 2005 Round 2, New Zealand	Decision	3	3:00
30 July 2005	Win	Rony Sefo	K-1 Kings of Oceania 2005 Round 1, New Zealand	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
30 April 2005	Win	Alexey Ignashov	K-1 Battle of Anzacs II, New Zealand	2nd Ext. R Split Decision	5	3:00
5 November 2004	Loss	Jason Suttie	K-1 Oceania MAX 2004, New Zealand	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
16 July 2004	Win	Jason Suttie	Kings of Oceania 2004, New Zealand	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
16 July 2004	Win	Paul Slowinski	Kings of Oceania 2004, New Zealand	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
16 July 2004	Win	Hiriwa Te Rangi	Kings of Oceania 2004, New Zealand	KO (Rolling thunder)
6 March 2004	Loss	Xhavit Bajrami	Kings Of The Ring, Pristine, Kosovo	Decision	5	3:00
6 December 2003	Loss	Remy Bonjasky	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003, Japan	TKO (Referee stoppage)	1	2:58
11 October 2003	Win	Sam Greco	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Final Elimination, Japan	TKO (Leg injury)	2	0:30
27 July 2003	Win	Jason Suttie	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Melbourne, Australia	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
27 July 2003	Win	Mitch O'Hello	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Melbourne, Australia	Ext.R TKO (Punch)	4	0:47
27 July 2003	Win	Josip Bodrozic	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Melbourne, Australia	Split Decision	3	3:00
27 April 2003	Win	Chris Chrispoulides	License to Thrill, Australia	Decision	3	3:00
24 April 2003	Win	Mike Angove	Fights in Dunedin, New Zealand	TKO (Knees)	2
31 August 2002	Win	Hiriwa Te Rangi	WKBF World Super Heavyweight Title, Dunedin, NZ	Decision	5	3:00
12 July 2002	Loss	Jason Suttie	KB4 Fightnight, Sydney, Australia	Decision	3	3:00
12 July 2002	Win	Chris Chrispoulides	KB4 Fightnight, Sydney, Australia	Decision	3	3:00
1 September 2001	Draw	Jason Suttie	JNI Promotions, Star City, Australia	Decision Draw	3	3:00
21 July 2001	Win	Mark Hunt	K-1 New Zealand Grand Prix 2001	Decision	5	3:00
29 April 2001	Loss	Adam Watt	K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka, Japan	KO (Left Punch)	2	1:29
29 April 2001	Win	Jan Nortje	K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka, Japan	Ext. R Decision	4	3:00
7 April 2001	Win	Fadi Hadara	Australia vs USA, Sydney, Australia	Decision	3	3:00
24 February 2001	Loss	Mark Hunt	K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary Melbourne, Australia	KO (Right uppercut)	3	2:10
24 February 2001	Win	Rony Sefo	K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary Melbourne, Australia	Decision	3	3:00
24 February 2001	Win	Phil Fagan	K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary Melbourne, Australia	TKO (2 knockdowns)	2
19 November 2000	Loss	Stan Longinidis	K-1 Oceania Star Wars 2000, Australia	Decision (Unanimous)	10	2:00
10 September 2000	Win	Gurkan Ozkan	K-1 Oceania Dream, Australia	Ext.R TKO	4
24 June 2000	Win	Clay Aumitagi	Bradford's Show, Sydney, Australia	Decision	3	3:00
14 May 2000	Win	Ben Hamilton	K-1 Revenge Oceania, Australia	TKO (Doctor stoppage)	2
8 April 2000	Win	Shane Wijohn	Bound for Glory, NSW, Australia	TKO

Professional boxing record

6 Wins (3 TKOs), 3 Losses.
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round
15 November 2002	Win	Pat Kennedy	Club Nova, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	TKO	5
9 August 2002	Win	Pat Kennedy	Club Nova, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	Decision	6
10 May 2002	Win	Joseph Semeatu	Mayfield Ex Services Club, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	KO	1
1 April 2002	Draw	Phil Gregory	Sports Complex, Carrara (Gold Coast), Queensland, Australia	Decision draw	8
4 March 2002	Win	Paul Withers	Entertainment Centre, Townsville, Queensland, Australia	KO	6
15 February 2002	Win	Andrew Fepuileai	Woonona Bulli RSL Club, Wollongong, NSW, Australia	Decision	4
12 October 2001	Win	Glen Sewell	Sydney, NSW, Australia	Decision	4
28 September 2001	Loss	Simon Paterson	The Octagon, Sydney, NSW, Australia	Decision (Majority)	4
21 July 2000	Loss	Caine Melbourne	Hornsby RSL Club, Sydney, NSW, Australia	KO	2
23 April 2000	Loss	Caine Melbourne	Wyong Leagues Club, Wyong, NSW, Australia	Decision	4

External links

• Professional MMA record for Peter Graham (kickboxer) from Sherdog
• Official website (Japanese)