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Mirko Filipović
BornMirko Filipović
(1974-09-10) September 10, 1974 (age 49)
Vinkovci, Croatia
Other namesCro Cop
ResidenceCroatia Zagreb, Croatia
NationalityCroatian
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight102.5 kg (226 lb; 16.14 st)
Division265
Reach73 in (190 cm)
StyleKickboxing
TeamCro Cop Squad Gym[1]
Tigar Gym
TrainerBranko Cikatic
Years active7 (1996–2003) Kickboxing
8 (2001–2009) MMA
13 (1996-2009) All
Kickboxing record
Total23
Wins16
By knockout11
Losses7
By knockout4
Mixed martial arts record
Total35
Wins25
By knockout19
By submission3
By decision3
Losses7
By knockout2
By submission2
By decision3
Draws2
No contests1
Amateur kickboxing record
Total45
Wins40
By knockout31
Losses5
Other information
SpouseKlaudija
Websitehttp://www.mirko-crocop.com/
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: September 19, 2009

Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović (born September 10, 1974) is a former professional Croatian Heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist and a former Croatian law enforcement officer currently fighting in the UFC. Filipović was a former member (2003–2007) of Croatian Parliament. His nickname, short for "Croatian Cop", comes from his membership in Croatia's most elite Anti-Terrorist Unit ATJ Lučko.

Filipović has been successful in both K-1 and Pride Fighting Championships. On September 10, 2006, he won the Pride 2006 Open Weight Grand Prix, and in 2007 began fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Filipović is famous for his left high kicks, with which he has knocked out many of his opponents. He has been famously quoted as describing his kicks as "right kick hospital, left kick cemetery."[2]

Professional career

Filipović started his professional career in 1996 as a kickboxer, following in the footsteps of his compatriot Branko Cikatić. Before turning pro Filipović was said to have accumulated an amateur boxing record of 40-5 (31 KO's).[3] At the time, Filipović was working as a commando in the Croatian police anti-terrorist unit Alpha (stationed in Lučko near Zagreb), which earned him his nickname "Cro Cop". He also fought several times early in his career under the nickname "Tigar" (Croatian for "tiger").[citation needed] His entrance theme song is The Wild Boys by Duran Duran.

K-1

In 1996, at the age of 22, Filipović entered the K-1 World Grand Prix elimination tournament. After defeating the previous year's finalist, Jérôme Le Banner, Filipović was stopped in the next round by Ernesto Hoost. He returned to K-1 three years later in 1999, knocking out British fighter Ricky "Tank" Nicholson, but subsequently dropped a decision against Swiss fighter, Xhavit Bajrami. Despite this, Filipović was given a wildcard into the world tournament where he shocked the kickboxing world by defeating highly regarded K-1 fighter Mike Bernardo. Filipović went on to knock out Japanese star Musashi and Australian karate fighter Sam Greco on the same night before being stopped again by Hoost.

Filipović continued to have successes in K-1, winning a number of matches against such top ranked opponents as Peter Aerts, Mark Hunt and Remy Bonjasky. He was the first fighter to beat then-undefeated giant, "The Beast" Bob Sapp in 86 seconds, breaking Sapp's orbital bone with a left punch. In 2000 he beat karate fighter Glaube Feitosa and boxer Hiromi Amada to reach the finals of the Nagoya Grand Prix, losing by first-round TKO to Mike Bernardo in a rematch. Once again, previously acquired injuries were the major factors in this loss. Filipović actually entered the ring limping on one leg due to injuries sustained in previous bouts. Bernardo repeatedly attacked Filipović's damaged leg and rendered him unable to continue due to injuries. Mirko, however, gained tremendous respect among Japanese fight enthusiasts for his courage and heart. As a finalist he progressed to the final eight for the 2000 Grand Prix, but once again dropped a decision to his nemesis Hoost.

In 2001 he was unexpectedly defeated by Canadian fighter Michael McDonald in the first round. Shortly thereafter, he began a transition to Pride, a Japanese mixed martial arts organization. He fought four more K-1 matches, however, winning each.

Pride FC

In 2001, Filipović began his switch to fighting in Pride, citing personal challenge, as well as dissatisfaction with K-1 salaries. A year later, he also left his job at the anti-terrorist unit in order to focus fully on his martial arts career.[citation needed] Since then, Filipović maintained a comparably low kickboxing profile, but nevertheless scored some impressive K-1 victories, most notably against Mark Hunt in March 2002 (unanimous decision), Remy Bonjasky in July 2002 (second round TKO), and Bob Sapp in April 2003 (first round KO).

Following a TKO win over Kazuyuki Fujita in his MMA debut, "Cro Cop" then made his Pride debut at Pride 17 against Nobuhiko Takada. The bout featured a special rule stating if it went to a decision it would be ruled a draw. Neither fighter was able to stop the other.

Filipović's next Pride fight was against then-middleweight (205 lb) champion Wanderlei Silva. This bout featured the same rules as the Takada fight, and also ended in a draw. On August 28, 2002 "Cro Cop" faced Japanese superstar Kazushi Sakuraba at Pride Shockwave 2002. Filipović won after fracturing Sakuraba's orbital bone.

His next fight was a rematch with Fujita at the Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002 event where he picked up his fourth victory, this time by decision.

"Cro Cop" returned to Pride to face heavyweight contender Heath Herring at Pride 26 (June 8, 2003). Filipović defeated Herring decisively, scoring a TKO victory only 3:17 into the fight. His next fight was against Ukrainian striker Igor Vovchanchyn at Pride Total Elimination 2003. Following powerful kicks in the Herring fight, this fight continued to showcase Filipović's kicking power as he knocked out Vovchanchyn with a head kick 1:29 into the fight. "Cro Cop" then defeated Mexican professional wrestler Dos Caras Jr. at Pride Bushido 1 with a head kick knockout in only 46 seconds.

Filipović's string of Pride wins secured him a chance to fight for the interim heavyweight championship against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira on November 9, 2003. Filipović's stand-up fighting proved effective in the first round, controlling the fight from his feet. However, Nogueira prevailed in the second round after a successful takedown, forcing Filipović to submit to an armbar after being mounted. Filipović admitted to Bas Rutten in a later interview that he was overconfident against Nogueira.

In 2004 Filipović put his K-1 career on hold and recruited Fabricio Werdum (a former world champion in Brazilian jiu-jitsu) as his coach, working on improving his ground fighting skills. He went on to win his next two bouts by KO and TKO at a combined time of only 3:49.

"Cro Cop" then participated in Pride's Heavyweight Grand Prix. In a shocking upset Filipović was knocked out in the first round by Kevin Randleman. Filipović later made up for this loss by submitting Randleman in a rematch at the end of 2004.

Filipović repeatedly requested Pride let him challenge the heavyweight champion, Fedor Emelianenko. After winning seven straight matches since his defeat by Randleman, including a knockout victory against Aleksander Emelianenko (the 6'6", 255 lb (116 kg) brother of the champion) and wins over Josh Barnett, Mark Coleman, and Ibragim Magomedov, Filipović received a chance to fight Emelianenko for the title on August 28, 2005 at Pride Final Conflict 2005. After three rounds, Emelianenko won by unanimous decision and retained his title. Filipović later stated on Croatian national television that he came exhausted to the match, mostly because he was not used to the time difference in Japan and he had sleeping problems. He also said many times after the match that he fought too defensively and cautiously. The champion, likewise, was not in his top form. According to Emelianenko he "could not take full advantage of his right hand during the striking exchanges and had to try to close the distance," due to a previous hand injury.

On October 23, 2005, less than two months after the loss to Emelianenko, Filipović stepped back into the ring to rematch open-weight King of Pancrase Josh Barnett. After three rounds Filipović received a unanimous judges' decision victory.

On December 31, 2005, Filipović lost his match against Mark Hunt via split decision. Hunt was the more aggressive fighter, an important criterion in Pride judging. Quite unusually, "Cro Cop" was wearing shoes for this fight, something that had no precedent. This had led to speculation and statements from his camp about Filipović having sustained injuries to his feet before the fight. Filipović himself has never confirmed these speculations. Filipović also displayed considerable problems with his cardio during his fights with Emelianenko, Barnett, and Hunt leading to the speculation that he was much too active and a resting period from the ring would work to his advantage.

Becoming a champion

Filipović re-entered the Pride ring, competing in Pride's 2006 Open-Weight Grand Prix on May 5, 2006. His first match at the Pride Total Elimination Absolute event was against Ikuhisa Minowa, the lighter but highly acclaimed professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. "Cro Cop" won the fight by TKO in 1:10 of the fight. On July 1, 2006 at Pride Critical Countdown Absolute, Filipović defeated 1992 Olympic judo gold medalist Hidehiko Yoshida to move on to the semi-finals.

On September 10, 2006, Filipović won the Open-Weight Grand Prix at Pride Final Conflict Absolute. In the semi-finals, Filipović knocked out then-Pride middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva with his trademark left high kick. In the final match, "Cro Cop" won a third victory over Josh Barnett, who submitted after sustaining an eye injury. With these two victories, Filipović became Pride's Open-Weight Grand Prix champion, the first widely recognized championship belt he has ever won. In a post-fight interview Filipović stated if he had not won the tournament, it would have been his last night fighting. It was also his birthday.

UFC

After his victory at the Open-Weight Grand Prix, a rematch between Filipović and Fedor Emelianenko failed to materialize and on December 12, 2006 Filipović pulled out of the New Year's Eve event, citing both a foot injury and Emelianenko's commitment to meet Mark Hunt at the card in question. Through his official website, Filipović revealed "I still can't kick like I want to. It's the best that we give more time to this injury to heal. I want to be in perfect shape for my next fights."[4] Also in December 2006, rumors began to surface about Filipović entertaining offers from other mixed martial arts organizations; the Ultimate Fighting Championship was one of the promotions that Filipović confirmed came forward with an offer.[5] Rumors continued to circulate about Filipović's future with the Pride FC organization and soon media websites were reporting that Filipović had chosen the UFC for his future.[6]

UFC president Dana White and the UFC officially announced on December 30, 2006 during the post-UFC 66 press conference, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, that Filipović had signed a two-year, six-fight deal with the Las Vegas-based mixed martial arts promoter. It was also announced that Filipović would make his UFC debut on February 3, 2007 at UFC 67 in Las Vegas against Eddie Sanchez, promoting him under the name Mirko "Cro Cop" alternatively with and without quotation marks. Filipović defeated Sanchez in the first round via TKO.

On April 21, 2007, Filipović faced Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 70 in Manchester, England. At 4:51 of round one, Gonzaga won with a head kick knockout of his own. Crocop has stated since that the elbows on the ground confused and damaged him enough that he was disoriented after the stand up, contributing to the subsequent knock-out. During the fall to the canvas, Filipović suffered a minor injury to his ankle.[7]

Filipović's fight on September 8, 2007 at UFC 75 against French kickboxer Cheick Kongo where he lost via unanimous decision. In a post-fight interview upon his return home, Mirko stated that he cracked a rib during the fight and that the two illegal kicks in the groin[8] he received also cost him some strength. Had Kongo lost a point for the illegal knees the fight would have been a draw. Cro Cop trained with Remy Bonjasky and Gilbert Yvel, and 2003 Abu Dhabi Combat Club champion grappler Dean Lister for this fight. Lister joined Cro Cop at his home town for a month to train for this upcoming bout.[9] Filipović's coach was Vos Gym's main trainer and muay thai practitioner Ivan "Hydro" Hippolyte. According to his home page,[10] Marijan Žižanović is the new head coach again, since October 1, 2007. Žižanović was his K-1 trainer.

Dream

On February 12, 2008, Filipović, announced a visit to Japan on his blog.[11] With the foundation of the new MMA event, 'Dream', co-established by FEG running K-1 Hero's and the former Yarennoka! organizing committee members which had managed Pride FC, Filipović officiates ending his career in UFC and the participation into the new event.[12]

After much speculation and many possible rumored opponents, (including Yoshihiro Nakao and Dong Sik Yoon), Fight Entertainment Group confirmed on March 11, 2008 that Cro Cop would be facing Tatsuya Mizuno at Dream 1 on March 15, 2008 at Satiama Arena, in Japan. [13]

When asked about the Croatian's current contract status with the UFC and whether it would interfere with his participation in 'Dream' events, Dream producer and front man Keiichi Sasahara said, "Though I can't share specific details about his contract, there will not be any foreseeable problems arising."[14]

The 2006 Pride Grand Prix champion was vague in answering the question himself, qualifying his response by mentioning his intent to return to the American MMA giant sometime in the future.

"Well, as you all know, I had a bad period in my last two fights, which I'd lost in the UFC," Filipovic said. "I don't want anyone to think that I'm running away from the UFC, but I was thinking a lot about how to continue with my career, and I think in this moment, I think Dream is the right place for me."[14]

"Another thing is that I never liked fighting in the cage. I always liked to fight in the ring. The second thing is that I liked fighting in Japan. Japan is like my second home—I feel like I'm home in Japan. All those reasons [have brought me] here, and I'm very happy that I'm going to fight here in Japan. But of course, one day, I don't know when, but definitely I'll be back in the UFC to show that it was just a bad period for me. Now I'm fully recovered, physically and mentally, most important mentally."[14]

On March 15, 2008 he defeated Tatsuya Mizuno by TKO in the 1st round at Dream 1.

His next fight was scheduled to be against Jerome Le Banner at Dream 5, after being rescheduled once due to Mirko sustaining a minor leg injury. However it was later announced by Mirko himself on his webpage that he would be unable to fight due to his elbow injury worsening and needing surgery. Mirko underwent successful arthorscopic elbow repair in early July, and is now on the path to full recovery.

His next fight was against Alistair Overeem at Dream 6 on September 23, 2008.[15] After almost half of the first round which saw Overeem taking down Filipovic 2 times and the two fighters exchanging stand-up and ground strikes (with Filopovic sustaining a cut) the bout was stopped and declared a no contest due to Alistair's landing multiple unintentional knees to the groin of Filipovic. Filipovic stated after the match that he had wanted to continue to fight, as evident in his remaining in the ring. But the ringside doctor would not allow him to continue. Crocop's manager has stated that the injury is not serious and that a rematch as soon as possible is being sought. Filipovic said that he was planning for a long fight and a KO towards the end. He expressed frustration and quoted "I'm angry it ended this way, it seemed as if he was the dominant one, however I wasn't in trouble for a second and was waiting for my opportunities. I prepared very well because I thought the match could last a while. I thought I would knock him down in the end."[16][17]

Mirko defeated the 30 cm taller and 50 kg heavier opponent from Korea, Choi Hong-man, on December 31 at FieLDS Dynamite!! 2008. The winning leg kick was to the back side of his opponents' left knee and resulted in a TKO win for Mirko. After the fight, Mirko announced that he would have a medical procedure done on his injured knee.

Return to the UFC

On May 18 Filipović issued a press release on his official website and his MMAid account stating that he is scheduled to return to the UFC. His first match upon returning was at UFC 99 in Germany against Mostapha Al-turk which he won by TKO in the first round due to strikes. There was controversy surrounding the fight given the manner it finished in, as Cro Cop unintentionally poked Al-Turk in both eyes and the referee (indeed Cro Cop as well) failed to see this.

After the one-fight agreement with the UFC, it was announced Filipović was scheduled to return to Dream to face Siala "Mighty Mo" Siliga on July 20 at Dream.10.[18] On July 3, 2009 however, it was reported that he might have re-signed with the UFC after getting an offer "he couldn't refuse" by UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta who personally flew to Filipović's residence in Zagreb.[19] It was later confirmed at the UFC Fan Expo by Fertitta that Mirko had indeed signed a three fight contract with the UFC.[20]

Mirko fought Junior dos Santos at UFC 103 where he lost via verbal submission, after sustaining a cut to his eyelid that impaired his vision. After this fight, Cro Cop said that he should have retired after winning the Pride Openweight GP 2006 and that he no longer wishes to be a professional fighter.[21]

Personal life

Mirko was born in Vinkovci, Croatia, the son of Žarko Filipović (1943–1994) and Ana Filipović.[22]

Mirko currently lives in Zagreb with his wife, Klaudija, and son, Ivan. In November 2003, Filipović ran as a non-party candidate on the Social Democratic Party list in parliamentary elections and attained a seat in the Croatian Parliament. He focused on questions regarding the funding of the police force. At that point he announced that when his term ended in November 2007, he intended to return to the Croatian Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATJ Lučko). Mirko also dabbled in movies, starring in a 2006 action film "Ultimate Force". Adding to his busy schedule, Mirko was also signed by the Croatian football team Cibalia.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed Martial Arts Record

Professional record breakdown
35 matches 25 wins 7 losses
By knockout 19 2
By submission 3 2
By decision 3 3
Draws 2
No contests 1
Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 25-7-2 (1) Brazil Junior dos Santos Submission (Punch) UFC 103 : Franklin vs. Belfort September 19, 2009 3 2:00 United States Dallas, Texas
Win 25-6-2 (1) United Kingdom Mostapha Al-turk TKO (Punches) UFC 99 : The Comeback June 13, 2009 1 3:06 Germany Cologne, Germany
Win 24-6-2 (1) South Korea Choi Hong Man Choi TKO (Leg kick) Dynamite!! 2008 December 31, 2008 1 6:32 Japan Saitama, Japan
NC 23-6-2 (1) Netherlands Overeem Alistair Overeem No Contest (Groin Strikes) Dream 6 September 23, 2008 1 6:09 Japan Saitama, Japan
Win 23-6-2 Japan Mizuno Tatsuya Mizuno TKO (Punches) Dream 1 March 15, 2008 1 0:56 Japan Saitama, Japan
Loss 22-6-2 France KongoCheick Kongo Decision (Unanimous) UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion September 8, 2007 3 5:00 United Kingdom London, England
Loss 22-5-2 Brazil Gonzaga Gabriel Gonzaga KO (Head Kick) UFC 70: Nations Collide April 21, 2007 1 4:51 United Kingdom Manchester, England
Win 22-4-2 United States Sanchez Eddie Sanchez TKO (Punches) UFC 67: All or Nothing February 3, 2007 1 4:33 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 21-4-2 United States Barnett Josh Barnett Submission (Strikes)[23] Pride Final Conflict Absolute September 10, 2006 1 7:32 Japan Saitama, Japan Won PRIDE 2006 Openweight Grand Prix Final
Win 20-4-2 Brazil Silva Wanderlei Silva KO (Head Kick) Pride Final Conflict Absolute September 10, 2006 1 5:22 Japan Saitama, Japan PRIDE 2006 Openweight Grand Prix Semifinals
Win 19-4-2 Japan Yoshida Hidehiko Yoshida TKO (Leg Kicks) Pride Critical Countdown Absolute July 1, 2006 1 7:38 Japan Saitama, Japan PRIDE 2006 Openweight Grand Prix Quarterfinals
Win 18-4-2 Japan Minowa Ikuhisa Minowa TKO (Strikes) Pride Total Elimination Absolute May 5, 2006 1 1:10 Japan Osaka, Japan PRIDE 2006 Openweight Grand Prix Opening Round
Loss 17-4-2 New Zealand Hunt Mark Hunt Decision (Split) Pride Shockwave 2005 December 31, 2005 3 5:00 Japan Saitama, Japan
Win 17-3-2 United States Barnett Josh Barnett Decision (Unanimous) Pride 30: Fully Loaded October 23, 2005 3 5:00 Japan Saitama, Japan
Loss 16-3-2 Russia Emelianenko Fedor Emelianenko Decision (Unanimous) Pride Final Conflict 2005 August 28, 2005 3 5:00 Japan Saitama, Japan For Pride Heavyweight Championship
Win 16-2-2 Russia Magomedov Ibragim Magomedov TKO (Body Kick) Pride Critical Countdown 2005 June 26, 2005 1 3:53 Japan Saitama, Japan
Win 15-2-2 United States Coleman Mark Coleman KO (Punches) Pride 29: Fists of Fire February 20, 2005 1 3:40 Japan Saitama, Japan
Win 14-2-2 United States Randleman Kevin Randleman Submission (Guillotine Choke) Pride Shockwave 2004 December 31, 2004 1 0:41 Japan Saitama, Japan
Win 13-2-2 United States Barnett Josh Barnett Submission (Shoulder Injury) Pride 28: High Octane October 31, 2004 1 0:46 Japan Saitama, Japan
Win 12-2-2 Russia Emelianenko Aleksander Emelianenko KO (Head Kick) Pride Final Conflict 2004 August 15, 2004 1 2:09 Japan Saitama, Japan
Win 11-2-2 Japan Oyama Shungo Oyama KO (Strikes) Pride Bushido 4 July 19, 2004 1 1:00 Japan Nagoya, Japan
Win 10-2-2 Japan Kanehara Hiromitsu Kanehara Decision (Unanimous) Pride Bushido 3 May 23, 2004 2 5:00 Japan Yokohama, Japan
Loss 9-2-2 United States Randleman Kevin Randleman KO (Punches) Pride Total Elimination 2004 April 25, 2004 1 1:57 Japan Saitama, Japan PRIDE 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix Opening Round
Win 9-1-2 Japan Yamamoto Yoshihisa Yamamoto KO (Strikes) Pride Bushido 2 February 15, 2004 1 2:12 Japan Saitama, Japan
Win 8-1-2 United States Waterman Ron Waterman TKO (Soccer Kicks) Pride 27: Inferno February 1, 2004 1 4:37 Japan Osaka, Japan
Loss 7-1-2 Brazil Nogueira Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Submission (Armbar) Pride Final Conflict 2003 November 9, 2003 2 1:45 Japan Tokyo, Japan For Interim Pride Heavyweight Championship
Win 7-0-2 Mexico Caras Dos Caras Jr. KO (Head Kick) Pride Bushido 1 October 5, 2003 1 0:46 Japan Saitama, Japan
Win 6-0-2 Ukraine Vovchanchyn Igor Vovchanchyn KO (Head Kick) Pride Total Elimination 2003 August 10, 2003 1 1:29 Japan Saitama, Japan
Win 5-0-2 United States Herring Heath Herring TKO (Strikes) Pride 26: Bad to the Bone June 8, 2003 1 3:17 Japan Yokohama, Japan
Win 4-0-2 Japan Fujita Kazuyuki Fujita Decision (Unanimous) Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002 December 31, 2002 3 5:00 Japan Saitama, Japan
Win 3-0-2 Japan Sakuraba Kazushi Sakuraba TKO (Broken Orbital Bone) Pride Shockwave 2002 August 28, 2002 2 5:00 Japan Tokyo, Japan
Draw 2-0-2 Brazil Silva Wanderlei Silva Draw Pride 20: Armed and Ready April 28, 2002 5 3:00 Japan Yokohama, Japan Special rules[24]
Win 2-0-1 Japan Nagata Yuji Nagata TKO (Head Kick and Punches) Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001 December 31, 2001 1 0:21 Japan Japan
Draw 1-0-1 Japan Takada Nobuhiko Takada Draw Pride 17: Championship Chaos November 3, 2001 5 3:00 Japan Tokyo, Japan Special rules[24]
Win 1-0 Japan Fujita Kazuyuki Fujita TKO (Cut) K-1: Andy Hug Memorial August 19, 2001 1 0:39 Japan Saitama, Japan

Kickboxing Record

As of June 2007, Filipović has compiled a professional kickboxing record within the K-1 promotion of 16 wins and 7 losses, with 11 wins and 4 losses by KO/TKO.[25]

Professional record breakdown
23 matches 16 wins 7 losses
By knockout 11 4
By decision 5 3
Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time
Win 16-7 United States Bob Sapp KO (Punch)[26] K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Saitama April 30, 2003 1 1:26
Win 15-7 Netherlands Remy Bonjasky TKO (Referee Stoppage) K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Fukuoka July 14, 2002 2 2:06
Win 14-7 New Zealand Mark Hunt Decision (Unanimous) K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Nagoya March 3, 2002 5 3:00
Win 13-7 Japan Ryushi Yanagisawa TKO (Doctor Stoppage) K-1 Rising 2002 January 27, 2002 1 2:44
Loss 12-7 Canada Michael McDonald TKO (Referee Stoppage) K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Melbourne June 16, 2001 1 1:24
Win 12-6 Netherlands Peter Aerts Decision (Majority) K-1 Gladiators 2001 March 17, 2001 5 3:00
Win 11-6 Japan Tatsufumi Tomihara TKO (Referee Stoppage) K-1 Rising 2001 January 30, 2001 2 2:55
Loss 10-6 Netherlands Ernesto Hoost Decision (Unanimous) K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 December 10, 2000 4 3:00
Loss 10-5 South Africa Mike Bernardo TKO (Foot Injury) K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Fukuoka October 9, 2000 1 1:07
Win 10-4 Japan Hiromi Amada Decision (Unanimous) K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Fukuoka October 9, 2000 3 3:00
Win 9-4 Brazil Glaube Feitosa Decision (Unanimous) K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Fukuoka October 9, 2000 3 3:00
Win 8-4 England Stuart Green KO (Kick) K-1 Grand Prix Europe 2000 September 1, 2000 2
Loss 7-4 Switzerland Andy Hug Decision (Unanimous) K-1 Fight Night 2000 June 3, 2000 5 3:00
Win 7-3 Japan Hiromi Amada KO (Right Punch) K-1 Burning 2000 March 19, 2000 4 2:51
Loss 6-3 Netherlands Ernesto Hoost KO (Body Shot) World Grand Prix Final 1999 December 5, 1999 2 1:13
Win 6-2 Australia Sam Greco TKO (Referee Stoppage) World Grand Prix Final 1999 December 5, 1999 2 2:50
Win 5-2 Japan Musashi TKO (Referee Stoppage) World Grand Prix Final 1999 December 5, 1999 3 1:09
Win 4-2 South Africa Mike Bernardo TKO (Referee Stoppage) World Grand Prix 1999 Opening October 5, 1999 1 1:20
Loss 3-2 Switzerland Xhavit Bajrami Decision (Unanimous) Braves 1999 June 20, 1999 6 3:00
Win 3-1 EnglandRicky Nickolson KO (Right High Kick) Braves 1999 June 20, 1999 1 1:20
Win 2-1 South Africa Jan Nortje KO (Punch) Revenge 4 April 25, 1999 4 1:58
Loss 1-1 Netherlands Ernesto Hoost KO (Low Kick) World Grand Prix Final 1996 May 6, 1996 3 1:27
Win 1-0 France Jerome Le Banner Decision (Unanimous) World Grand Prix 1996 Opening March 10, 1996 5 3:00

See also

References

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