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Cătălin Zmărăndescu
Born (1973-01-26) January 26, 1973 (age 51)
Bucharest, Romania
NationalityRomanian
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight249 lb (113 kg; 17 st 11 lb)
DivisionHeavyweight
Reach73.0 in (185 cm)
StyleSanshou, Kickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofWoodgreen, England
TeamTeam Bloodline
TrainerEddie Kone
Years active1997-present
Professional boxing record
Total8
Wins2
By knockout1
Losses6
By knockout5
Kickboxing record
Total14
Wins11
By knockout6
Losses1
Draws1
No contests1
Mixed martial arts record
Total17
Wins11
By knockout8
By submission2
By decision1
Losses6
By knockout4
By submission1
By decision1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: March 24, 2012
Cătălin Zmărăndescu
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Wushu - Sanshou
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Hong Kong 85 kg
National Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Macau 90 kg

Cătălin Zmărăndescu (born January 26, 1973, in Bucharest)[1] is a Romanian professional mixed martial artist, boxer and kickboxer. He has fought for the Local Kombat kickboxing circuit before turning to MMA.

Biography

He played rugby and was amateur wrestler for Steaua before becoming a sanshou practitioner.[2]

Aside from sport, Zmărăndescu was the bodyguard of Gigi Becali.

Mixed martial arts career

Cătălin Zmărăndescu moved to the UK from Romania and started training with BJJ Black Belt Eddie Kone and his Bloodline fight team. He is currently managed by Flawless MMA.

At BAMMA 6, Zmărăndescu stopped Sharif Mohammed Ali early in the first round due to a forearm choke.[3]

His next bout was against Mark Godbeer in a Heavyweight bout at BAMMA 9 on March 24, 2012. He lost by corner stoppage at the conclusion of the first round.

In 2013, Zmarandeacu become IFC Heavyweight Champion (MMA) after he defeated Vince Lucero from USA in the first round by TKO, in just 1 minute and 18 seconds.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
17 matches 11 wins 6 losses
By knockout 8 4
By submission 2 1
By decision 1 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 11–6 John Demmel TKO (punches) UCMMA 45 - Ultimate Challenge MMA 45 November 7, 2015 1 1:28 London, England Ultimate Challenge MMA Heavyweight Championship
Win 11–5 Tomasz Czerwinski TKO (punches) WCMMA 21 July 17, 2015 1 0:55 London, England Vacant Warrior Challenge MMA Heavyweight Championship
Win 10–5 Ben Schneider TKO (punches) UCMMA 40 - Ultimate Challenge MMA 40 September 6, 2014 1 1:30 London, England
Win 9–5 Marvin Campbell TKO (punches) UCMMA 39 - Ultimate Challenge MMA 39 May 3, 2014 1 3:00 London, England
Loss 8–5 Arvydas Juska TKO (knees and punches) UCMMA 38 - Ultimate Challenge MMA 38 February 1, 2014 2 1:28 London, England
Win 8–4 Vince Lucero TKO (punches) IFC Revolution: UK vs. USA March 9, 2013 1 1:18 Birmingham, England IFC Champion
Win 7–4 Dave Rintoul Submission IFC - Christmas Bash December 15, 2012 1 2:00 Hampshire, England
Loss 6–4 Mark Godbeer TKO (corner stoppage) BAMMA 9 March 24, 2012 1 5:00 Birmingham, England
Loss 6–3 Jarno Nurminen Submission (knee and punches) Cage 16 - 1st Defense October 8, 2011 1 2:25 Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland
Win 6–2 Sharif Mohammed Ali Submission (front choke) BAMMA 6: Watson vs. Rua May 21, 2011 1 0:32 London, England
Loss 5–2 Kamen Georgiev Decision (unanimous) Local Kombat: Batalia Balcanilor July 16, 2010 2 5:00 Constanta, Romania
Loss 5–1 Valentijn Overeem KO (knee) K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest May 21, 2010 1 0:40 Bucharest, Romania
Win 5-0 Erni Strmonja TKO (punches) K-1 ColliZion 2010 Croatia March 27, 2010 1 0:56 Split, Croatia
Win 4–0 Marian Visan TKO (punches) Strike FC 3: Noaptea Demonilor October 31, 2008 1 0:58 Cluj Napoca, Romania
Win 3–0 Tom Clemens Decision (unanimous) Strike FC 2: Mamaia August 1, 2008 2 5:00 Mamaia, Romania
Win 2–0 Houston Smith TKO (punches) Invincible: A Means to an End June 21, 2008 2 1:54 Ontario, California, United States
Win 1–0 Steve Sayegh TKO (punches) Strike FC: Night of Gladiators April 18, 2008 1 0:13 Ploie?ti, Romania

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
11 wins (5 (T) KO's), 1 loss, 1 draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
2006-11-11 NC Romania Ciprian Sora Local Kombat 23 Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania No Contest 3 11-1-1
2006-04-14 Loss Romania Ciprian Sora Local Kombat 20 Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania Decision 3 3:00 11-1-1
2006-03-10 Win Bulgaria Stanislav Batchevanov Local Kombat 19 Iași, Romania Decision 3 3:00 11-0-1
2005-11-11 Win Croatia Josip Bodrozic Local Kombat 17 Brașov, Romania Decision 3 3:00 10-0-1
2005-05-27 Win Netherlands Jan Wessels Total Kombat 5 Tulcea, Romania TKO (leg kicks) 2 9-0-1
2005-02-04 Win Romania Ciprian Popa Total Kombat 3 Pitești, Romania KO (knee) 2 8-0-1
2004-12-17 Win Spain Cristiano Delgado Total Kombat 2 Bacău, Romania Decision 3:00 7-0-1
2004-11-04 Draw Belgium Brecht Wallis Total Kombat 1 Brașov, Romania Decision 3:00 6-0-1
2004-08-06 Win Hungary Tamas Feher Gala Antena 1 Timișoara, Romania KO (right hook) 1 6-0-0
2004-06-10 Win Sweden Hayes Jemide Extrem Kung Fu 3 Bucharest, Romania Decision 3 3:00 5-0-0
2004-05-14 Win Romania Gheorghe Lazăr Local Kombat 6 Galați, Romania KO (strikes) 2 4-0-0
2004-03-26 Win Hungary Gábor Koza Local Kombat 5 Brașov, Romania KO (knee to the body) 1 3-0-0
2003-08-23 Win Romania Aurel Bococi Local Kombat 1 Ploiești, Romania Decision 3 3:00 2-0-0
2003-06-20 Win Germany Goran Vidakovic Provocarea Campionilor Bucharest, Romania KO 1 1-0-0

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Boxing record

Boxing Record
2 Wins (1 (T)KO's, 1 Decision), 6 Losses
Date Result Opponent Location Method Round Time Record
2007-06-02 Loss France Carlos Takam Lille, France TKO 2 2-6-0
2006-07-21 Win Portugal Humberto Evora Timișoara, Romania PTS 4 2-5-0
2002-01-22 Loss Poland Albert Sosnowski Gdynia, Poland KO 1 1-5-0
2001-10-12 Loss Netherlands Richel Hersisia Herning, Denmark TKO 5 1-4-0
1999-11-30 Loss Italy Paolo Ferrara Syracuse, Italy TKO 3 1-3-0
1998-04-26 Loss Uzbekistan Furkat Tursunov Berlin, Germany TKO 5 1-2-0
1997-12-05 Loss England Aziz Baba Haddou Toulon, France PTS 6 1-1-0
1997-04-08 Win Germany Frank Boehme Vigo, Spain KO (right hook) 2 1-0-0

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References

  1. ^ "Catalin Zmarandescu's MMA profile on Sherdog". www.sherdog.com. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  2. ^ "Catalin Zmarandescu's profile on CZone". www.czone.ro. Archived from the original on 2011-01-20. Retrieved 2010-12-26. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Zmărăndescu
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