Jérôme Le Banner

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Jérôme Philippe Le Banner
Born (1972-12-26) 26 December 1972 (age 51)
Le Havre, France
Other namesGeronimo
Hyper Battle Cyborg
The Bulldog of Normandy
The Uncrowned King
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight264 lb (120 kg; 18 st 12 lb)
DivisionHeavyweight (Kickboxing)
Heavyweight (MMA), (Boxing)
Reach79.0 in (201 cm)
StyleMuay Thai
StanceSouthpaw
Fighting out ofÉtretat, Seine-Maritime, France
TeamMMA Factory
Borboel & Tosa Gym
Le Banner Xtream Team
Chakuriki Gym
RankBlack belt in Kyokushin
Black belt in Judo
White belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Wrestling6
Years active1992 – present (Kickboxing)
1998 – present (Boxing)
2001 – present (MMA)
2011 – 2014 (Wrestling)
Professional boxing record
Total6
Wins6
By knockout5
Losses0
Kickboxing record
Total111
Wins86
By knockout70
Losses22
By knockout13
Draws2
No contests1
Mixed martial arts record
Total9
Wins6
By knockout5
By submission1
Losses3
By submission2
By decision1
Other information
Websitehttp://www.lebannerofficial.com
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: January 20, 2020

Jérôme Philippe Le Banner (French pronunciation:

Choi Hong-man
(twice).

Background

Jérôme Le Banner was born in the French city of

Kyokushin Kaikan karate and in judo.[2]

Career

Early career

At the age of 18, he debuted in his first full contact

ISKA French title and soon after that, he won the European belt against Andy Mayo, and the Intercontinental belt in South Africa against Mike Bernardo
. He turned down the chance to fight Richard Vince for the IKL World Kickboxing title at the age of 21.

K-1 debut

On March 3, 1995, Jerome Le Banner made his

Nokweed Davy. Le Banner was at 107 kg while Nokweed was at 74 kg. Two months later, on May 4, 1995, he made his first K-1 World Grand Prix appearance in Tokyo, Japan, knocking out both Masaaki Satake and Mike Bernardo, before losing to Peter Aerts
in the tournament finals.

First world title shot

After the 1995 K-1 GP, Le Banner was drafted by the French Army, and also had trouble with his trainer so he could not train for a year. His conscription ended in April 1996. He also hired a new trainer.

On June 1, 1996, in Paris, Le Banner won the ISKA Muay Thai World Super Heavyweight Championship against Curtis Schuster.

On October 18,

K-1 Star Wars '96, Le Banner beat Ernesto Hoost
via second-round knockout.

K-1 and boxing

During 1997 Le Banner had trouble with his trainer again. As a result, Le Banner contracted former

Don King and well-known boxing trainer Don Turner. He was training with Evander Holyfield
.

On July 18, K-1 DREAM '98, Le Banner fought against Sam Greco. Le Banner was knocked down in the first round but managed to knock Greco out in the second round.

On September 19, Le Banner fought in Evander Holyfield vs Vaughn Bean's undercard. Le Banner beat Espedito da Silva via first-round knockout by high kick, to become WKN Muay Thai world super heavyweight champion.

Le Banner's pro boxing record was 6 fights, 6 wins, 5 KOs, 1 win by DQ. He was supposed to fight under boxing rules in the Madison Square Garden on February and March 1999, but had trouble with Don King about his contract so these matches were cancelled by King.

Return to K-1

Le Banner could not fight both kickboxing and boxing due to contract problems. In 1999, K-1 producer Kazuyoshi Ishii solved his contract problem so that he could return to K-1.

On October 3,

K-1 World Grand Prix '99 opening round, Le Banner fought against Matt Skelton. Skelton became pro boxing WBA world Heavyweight title contender, WBO world Heavyweight number 5 contender. Skelton had never been knocked down by punches in his fighting career but Le Banner dominated Skelton with his boxing
skills and knocked out Skelton in the first round.

Matches of K-1 GP 99 final

On December 5, at the Tokyo Dome,

KO
in the second round.

"The biggest KO of this thousand years"

On April 23, 2000, at

K-1 The Millennium, Le Banner fought against Kyokushin World Open Karate Tournament 1999 champion Francisco Filho
. Just 1 year before from this match, Filho had beat 1999 K-1 GP champion Ernesto Hoost by knockout. But Le Banner knocked out Filho unconscious with a left straight punch in the first round. This knock out is called "The biggest KO of this thousand years" (or the Millennium KO) by the ringside announcers and Japanese media. Le Banner's left arm and left punch have been called the "Golden Left" since this match.

On July 30, Le Banner beat

.

On April 29, 2001, Le Banner won the

K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka
.

On December 8, Le Banner lost to Mark Hunt by KO in K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Final quarter-finals. The match is one of the biggest upsets ever in K-1. After this event, Japanese combat sports magazine SRS-DX published a picture of the moment Hunt hit Le Banner's face with an elbow; however, this didn't change the match's result into disqualification.[citation needed]

Rubber match against Hunt in Paris

In 2002, Le Banner had begun to train with Stéphane Nikiéma. On May 25, 2002, Le Banner fought

K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Paris in a rubber match. In the 2nd round, first Hunt was knocked down by Le Banner's counterpunch
. Le Banner was also knocked down. In the last 5 seconds of the 2nd round Le Banner knocked down Hunt with a high kick, winning by TKO.

K-1 World GP 2002 final

On December 7, 2002, at

K-1 World Grand Prix 2002, after defeating Musashi in the quarterfinals, and Mark Hunt in the semis, Le Banner faced three-time World Champion Ernesto Hoost in the tournament final. Following an evenly fought first two rounds, Hoost fractured Le Banner's left arm with three round kicks in the third round. This match was stopped by 3-knock down rule. Referee Nobuaki Kakuda was severely criticized that he didn't stop the match or ask a doctor to check LeBanner when he was first knocked down. Le Banner suffered a near career-ending injury (a steel rod and eleven pins were inserted into his arm[3]
).

After broken left arm

Le Banner was able to recover and returned to the ring six months later in K-1 Paris 2003, winning the fight by punch combinations over Belarusian Vitali Akhramenko.

On March 26, 2005, Le Banner knocked Yoshihiro Akiyama out by knee kick in MMA rule at Hero's 1.

On May 13, 2006, at

K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam, Le Banner fought against two-time K-1 world GP champion Remy Bonjasky. The fight was rather controversial as Bonjasky won the fight in a majority decision by all Dutch judges despite being dominated in this fight. On June 30, 2006, K-1 judges admitted the decision was a mistake, and this match's result was officially changed to "Le Banner defeated Bonjasky by unanimous decision (30–29)".[4]

In 2006, Le Banner announced that he hoped to fight against then UFC heavyweight world champion Tim Sylvia under UFC rules.[5][6]

On December 2, 2006, after his loss against

K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 finals, Le Banner announced he was considering his semi retirement from tournament fighting, restricting future appearances to K-1
's Superfight events.

In early 2007, after his fight at

K-1 World GP 2007 Final held on December 8, 2007, held at the Yokohama Arena, Japan.[7]

On December 8, 2007, in the ninth K-1 World GP appearance of his career, Le Banner defeated

Choi Hong-man in the quarter-finals by unanimous decision before facing the reigning K-1 champion Semmy Schilt
in the semis. Le Banner finished the first round up on scorecards. In the beginning of the second round Schilt landed a low kick that seemed to hurt Le Banner's right knee, on which he had surgery in early 2007. The fight was eventually stopped by Le Banner's corner throwing the towel to avoid further damage to the injured knee.

Jerome fought Schilt again at the

K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka
for the K-1 Super-Heavyweight title. Jerome ended up losing a controversial majority decision.

As a finalist Jerome fought at the

TKO to the eventual champion Remy Bonjasky
when the previously broken left arm was troubling him again.

On September 26 Jerome fought Japanese rival

K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16
. Jerome knocked down the Japanese veteran to claim a unanimous decision. In his eleventh appearance at the K-1 World Grand Prix Final Championship he fought
Semmy Schilt. Jerome lost to Semmy for the 4th time in his career by first-round TKO. After the fight, Jerome stated that he planned to continue to fight in the World Grand Prix Final even though there was suspicion before the fight that this would be his last World Grand Prix appearance.

Join Chakuriki Gym

In 2010, Le Banner announced his motivation to fight again, and joined

K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama, Le Banner beat Tyrone Spong
by unanimous decision.

On July 23, during a France vs Thailand event in

Stade de l'Est, Réunion, he won the W.P.M.F. Muay Thai World Super Heavyweight title, beating the Canadian
Tomas Novack by KO in the fifth round.

On October 2, he fought again in the final 16 of the 2010 tournament. Le Banner fought against K-1

Kyotaro
in the opening round. After a close three rounds where round one was called a draw, round two was given to Jerome, and round three was given to Kyotaro, the fight was sent to an extra round. Jerome disagreed with the judges ruling on the third round and left the ring.

Le Banner fought Summer Olympic Games 2008 Judo Gold medalist Satoshi Ishii in a mixed martial arts rules bout at DREAM's Dynamite!! 2010 New Year's Eve event in Japan.[8] LeBanner had an MMA record of 3–1–1 heading into the fight. However, LeBanner lost the fight via unanimous decision.

GLORY, WSOF and charity match of IGF Pro Wrestling for victim of Japan

In 2011, Le Banner won two new world titles in Freestyle Kickboxing rules.

On June 11, at the 8ème Nuit des Sports de Combat in

I.S.K.A.
World Super Heavyweight champion.

To end the year, he fought for the first time in Pattaya, Thailand, on December 30, for the World Pro League Super Heavyweight title. Le Banner won this fight by liver kick knockout in the third round.

In parallel, he fought a

TKO
in the first round.

He began to train in

MMA in the US in November 2011. He was scheduled to fight Marcin Różalski at the Main Event of the KSW 18 on February 25. However, a knee injury forced Le Banner off the card.[10] This match was postponed for KSW 20
on September 15. But, Le Banner was again forced out of this bout due to an injured knee.

Le Banner supposed to fight

Koichi Pettas in a non-tournament bout at this event and won by Knockout in third round.[11]

He contracted with his rival & friend

He rematched

Glory 8: Tokyo - 2013 65kg Slam in Tokyo, Japan on May 3, 2013, and won by unanimous decision.[13][14]

Le Banner defeated Roman Kleibl via TKO due to a broken arm in round two of their contest at Time Fight 3 in Tours, France on June 15, 2013.[15]

He was to face James Smith at Fight Night Saint Tropez in Saint-Tropez, France on August 4, 2013[16] but Smith was replaced by Vitali Akhramenko. Le Banner knocked Akhramenko out in round two for the W.K.N. Kickboxing Oriental World Super Heavyweight title.[17]

He was set to fight Sergei Kharitonov at Glory 10: Los Angeles – 2013 85kg Slam in Ontario, California, United States on September 28, 2013[18] but withdrew after suffering a neck injury.[19]

Le Banner knocked out Zinedine Hameur-Lain in round two at La 20ème Nuit des Champions in Marseille, France on November 23, 2013.[20][21]

The Sergei Kharitonov fight was rescheduled for

Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 2013.[22] Le Banner lost by unanimous decision.[23]

He beat Lucian Danilencu via second-round KO at Final Fight – Retour aux sources in Le Havre, France on May 30, 2014.[24]

He defeated Colin George at Fight Night Saint-Tropez II in Saint-Tropez, France on August 4, 2014.

Le Banner returned at Mixed Martial Arts Grand Prix: The Last of Kings on June 4, 2022, to face Ivan Vičić in a MMA bout.[25] He won the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round.[26]

He made another journey to MMA, facing Adnan Alić on October 8, 2022 at MMA GP: Évolution, winning the bout in the first round after Adnan submitted to ground and pound.[27]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing and Muay thai

  • World Kickboxing Network
    • 2015 W.K.N. Kickboxing Oriental World Super Heavyweight Champion (current)
    • 2013 W.K.N. Kickboxing Oriental World Super Heavyweight Champion (third title defence)
    • 2012 W.K.N. Kickboxing Oriental World Super Heavyweight Champion (second title defence)
    • 2005 W.K.N. Muaythai World Super Heavyweight Champion (first title defence)
    • 1998 W.K.N. Muaythai World Super Heavyweight Champion
  • International Sport Karate Association
    • 2015
      I.S.K.A.
      K1 rules World Super Heavyweight title (current)
    • 2011
      I.S.K.A.
      Freestyle Kickboxing World Super Heavyweight Champion (current)
    • 2000
      I.S.K.A.
      Muaythai World Super Heavyweight Champion (third title defence)
    • 2000
      I.S.K.A.
      Muaythai World Super Heavyweight Champion (second title defence)
    • 1997
      I.S.K.A.
      Muaythai World Super Heavyweight Champion (first title defence)
    • 1996
      I.S.K.A.
      Muaythai World Super Heavyweight Champion
    • 1994
      I.S.K.A.
      Full Contact Intercontinental Super Heavyweight Champion
    • 1994
      I.S.K.A.
      Full Contact European Super Heavyweight Champion
    • 1992
      I.S.K.A.
      Full Contact French Super Heavyweight Champion
  • World Pro League Kickboxing
    • 2011 World Pro League Kickboxing Super Heavyweight Champion (current)
  • World Professional Muaythai Federation
    • 2010 W.P.M.F. Muaythai World Super Heavyweight Champion
  • K-1
    • 2007 K-1 World Grand Prix Final third place
    • 2002
      K-1 World Grand Prix Final
      runner-up
    • 2001
      K-1 World Grand Prix in Osaka
      champion
    • 2000
      K-1 World Grand Prix in Nagoya
      champion
    • 1999
      K-1 World Grand Prix Final
      3rd place
    • 1995
      K-1 World Grand Prix Final
      runner-up
  • RCFA
    • 1994 R.C.F.A. World Super Heavyweight Champion
  • FFUBADA
    • 1992 FFUBADA French Cup Full Contact Champion (−91 kg) in Paris
    • 1990 FFUBADA Full Contact French Junior Champion in Gymnase Japy, Paris

Awards

Professional wrestling

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record
86 Wins (70 (T)KOs, 15.5 decisions), 22 Losses, 2 Draws, 1 No contest
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
2019-12-15 Win Russia Viacheslav Datsik World Cup TNA Fights Kazan, Russia KO (left middle kick) 2 86–22–2–1
2019-07-28 Win South Korea Jun Soo Lim HEAT 45 Nagoya, Japan KO 2 2:15 85–22–2–1
2019-04-19 Win Serbia Adnan Alic Bulldog Media Fight Night 2.0
Göteborg, Sweden
TKO 1 2:02 84–22–2–1
2019-03-02 Win Brazil Jairo Kusunoki HEAT 44 Nagoya, Japan KO (Low kicks) 2 2:47 83–22–2–1
2018-10-27 Win Poland Wojciech Buliński Fight Legend Geneva Geneva, Switzerland TKO (ref. stop/3 knockdowns) 1 82–22–2–1
2015-08-04 Win United States Karl Roberson Fight Night Saint-Tropez III[30]
Saint Tropez, France
Decision (unanimous) 5 2:00 81–22–2–1
Retains W.K.N. Kickboxing OR World Super Heavyweight title (+96.600 kg).
2015-04-25 Win Romania Claudiu Istrate Final Fight 2 Évreux, France KO (left knee to the body) 2 0:53 80–22–2–1
Wins
I.S.K.A.
K1 rules World Super Heavyweight title.
2014-08-04 Win Netherlands Colin George Fight Night Saint-Tropez II[31] Saint-Tropez, France KO (left liver kick) 2 0:23 79–22–2–1
2014-05-30 Win Romania Lucian Danilencu Final Fight – Retour aux sources Le Havre, France KO (right hook to the body) 2 0:48 78–22–2–1
2013-12-21 Loss Russia Sergei Kharitonov
Glory 13: Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 77–22–2–1
2013-11-23 Win Algeria Zinedine Hameur-Lain La 20ème Nuit des Champions
Marseilles, France
KO (right body shot) 2 0:40 77–21–2–1
2013-08-04 Win Belarus Vitali Akhramenko Fight Night Saint-Tropez Saint-Tropez, France TKO (ref. stop/right low kick) 2 1:42 76–21–2–1
Retains W.K.N. Kickboxing OR World Super Heavyweight title (+96.600 kg).
2013-06-15 Win Czech Republic Roman Kleibl Time Fight 3
Tours, France
TKO (ref. stop/left middle kick) 2 1:00 75–21–2–1
2013-05-03 Win Japan Koichi Watanabe
Glory 8: Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 74–21–2–1
2012-12-31 Win Japan Koichi Watanabe
Glory 4: Tokyo
Saitama, Japan
KO (right hook) 3 2:48 73–21–2–1
2012-04-28 Draw Lithuania Arnold Oborotov Le Banner Series Acte 1
Geneva, Switzerland
Decision draw 5 2:00 72–21–2–1
Retains W.K.N. Kickboxing OR World Super Heavyweight title (+96.600 kg).
2012-03-23 Loss Curaçao Errol Zimmerman United Glory 15
Moscow, Russia
TKO (3 knockdowns Rule) 1 2:21 72–21–1–1
2011-12-30 Win Russia Andrei Kirsanov Gladiator's War – Le Banner Tour – First Fight Pattaya, Thailand KO (Liver kick) 3 1:19 72–20–1–1
Wins Vacant World Pro League Kickboxing Super Heavyweight title.
2011-12-04 Ex Japan Masayoshi Kakutani IGF – Fighting Spirit Festival in Iwaki, Exhibition match Iwaki, Japan TKO (ref stop/3 knockdowns) 1 2:19
2011-06-11 Win Germany Stefan Leko 8ème Nuit des Sports de Combat[32]
Geneva, Switzerland
Decision (unanimous) 5 2:00 71–20–1–1
Wins
I.S.K.A.
Freestyle Kickboxing World Super Heavyweight title.
2010-10-02 Loss Japan Kyotaro Fujimoto K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16
Seoul, South Korea
Forfeit 4 0:00 70–20–1–1
Fails to qualify for K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 final.
2010-07-23 Win Canada Tomas Novack Muay-Thaï France vs Thaïland
Stade de l'Est, Réunion
KO (right hook) 5 2:56 70–19–1–1
Wins W.P.M.F. Muaythai World Super Heavyweight title (+91 kg).
2010-04-03 Win Suriname Tyrone Spong
K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama
Yokohama, Japan
Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 69–19–1–1
2009-12-05 Loss Netherlands Semmy Schilt K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final quarter-finals
Yokohama, Japan
TKO (left Front Kick) 1 1:27 68–19–1–1
2009-09-26 Win Japan Musashi
K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16
Seoul, South Korea
Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 68–18–1–1
Qualifies for K-1 Grand Prix '09 final.
2009-03-28 Loss Brazil Ewerton Teixeira
K-1 World GP 2009 in Yokohama
Yokohama, Japan
2 Ext R. Decision (split) 5 3:00 67–18–1–1
2008-12-06 Loss Netherlands Remy Bonjasky
K-1 World GP 2008 Final
quarter-finals
Yokohama, Japan
TKO (Arm injury) 3 1:56 67–17–1–1
2008-09-27 Win Japan Junichi Sawayashiki
K-1 World GP 2008 Final 16
Seoul, Korea
Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 67–16–1–1
Qualifies for K-1 Grand Prix '08 final.
2008-06-29 Loss Netherlands Semmy Schilt
K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka
Fukuoka, Japan
Decision (majority) 3 3:00 66–16–1–1
Fight was for K-1 Super Heavyweight title.
2007-12-08 Loss Netherlands Semmy Schilt
K-1 World GP 2007 Final
semi-finals
Yokohama, Japan
TKO (Leg injury) 2 1:02 66–15–1–1
2007-12-08 Win
Choi Hong-man
K-1 World GP 2007 Final
quarter-finals
Yokohama, Japan
Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 66–14–1–1
2007-09-29 Win South Korea Yong Soo Park
K-1 World GP 2007 in Seoul Final 16
Seoul, Korea
KO (right punch) 1 0:54 65–14–1–1
Qualifies for K-1 Grand Prix '07 final.
2007-03-04 Loss Japan Junichi Sawayashiki
K-1 World GP 2007 in Yokohama
Yokohama, Japan
Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 64–14–1–1
2006-12-02 Loss Netherlands Semmy Schilt
K-1 World Grand Prix 2006
quarter-finals
Tokyo, Japan
Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 64–13–1–1
2006-09-30 Win
Choi Hong-man
K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Osaka opening round
Osaka, Japan
Ext.R decision (unanimous) 4 3:00 64–12–1–1
Qualifies for K-1 Grand Prix '06 final.
2006-05-13 Win Netherlands Remy Bonjasky
K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 63–12–1–1
2005-11-19 Loss Netherlands Peter Aerts
K-1 World Grand Prix 2005
quarter-finals
Tokyo, Japan
Ext.R decision (unanimous) 4 3:00 62–12–1–1
2005-09-23 Win Trinidad and TobagoGary Goodridge
K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Osaka – final elimination
Osaka, Japan
TKO (Three knockdowns) 1 2:13 62–11–1–1
Qualifies for K-1 Grand Prix '05 final.
2005-07-02 Win Belarus Dimitry Podgaisky Le Grand Tournoi 2005
Paris, France
KO (right hook) 1 1:49 61–11–1–1
2005-05-27 Win France Cyril Abidi
K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Paris
Paris, France
TKO (referee stoppage) 5 2:53 60–11–1–1
2005-04-30 Win Germany Oliver van Damme Post Tenebra Cup 2005
Geneva, Switzerland
KO (left hook) 1 2:07 59–11–1–1
Retains W.K.N. Muaythai World Super Heavyweight title.
2004-12-04 Win Japan Hiromi Amada
K-1 World Grand Prix 2004
Tokyo, Japan
KO (Low kicks) 2 1:03 58–11–1–1
2004-09-25 Loss South Africa Francois Botha
K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 final elimination
Tokyo, Japan
(Forfeit injury) 3 3:00 57–11–1–1
Fails to qualify for K-1 Grand Prix '04 final.
2004-07-17 Win United States Terrence Reasby
K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Seoul
Seoul, Korea
KO (Knee strike) 1 0:53 57–10–1–1
2003-09-21 Win South Africa Shaka Zulu
K-1 Survival 2003 Japan Grand Prix Final
Yokohama, Japan
KO (right low kick) 2 1:10 56–10–1–1
2003-06-14 Win Belarus Vitali Akhramenko
K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Paris
Paris, France
KO (right punch) 2 0:28 55–10–1–1
2002-12-07 Loss Netherlands Ernesto Hoost
K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final
Final
Tokyo, Japan
KO (right mid-kicks) 3 1:26 54–10–1–1
Fight was for K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 title.
2002-12-07 Win New Zealand Mark Hunt
K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final
semi-finals
Tokyo, Japan
Decision 3 3:00 54–9–1–1
2002-12-07 Win Japan Musashi
K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final
quarter-finals
Tokyo, Japan
KO (punches) 2 0:51 53–9–1–1
2002-10-05 Win Trinidad and Tobago Gary Goodridge
K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 final elimination
Tokyo, Japan
KO (right jab) 1 0:42 52–9–1–1
Qualifies for K-1 Grand Prix '02 final.
2002-08-28 Win United States Don Frye
PRIDE Shockwave
Tokyo, Japan
KO (right hook) 1 1:30 51–9–1–1
2002-07-06 Win Croatia Sinisa Andrijasevic ISKA Championship Kickboxing
Paris, France
TKO (corner stoppage) 4 2:00 50–9–1–1
2002-05-25 Win New Zealand Mark Hunt
K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Paris
Paris, France
TKO (corner stoppage) 2 3:00 49–9–1–1
2002-03-03 Win Japan Hiromi Amada
K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Nagoya
Nagoya, Japan
KO (right punch) 1 1:42 48–9–1–1
2001-12-08 Loss New Zealand Mark Hunt
K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Final
quarter-finals
Tokyo, Japan
KO (right hook) 2 2:32 47–9–1–1
2001-08-19 Win Belgium Marc de Wit K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan GP Final
Saitama, Japan
KO (right cross) 2 1:45 47–8–1–1
2001-06-24 Win Germany Stefan Leko K-1 Survival 2001
Sendai, Japan
Decision 5 3:00 46–8–1–1
2001-04-29 Win Australia Adam Watt
K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka
Final
Osaka, Japan
KO (Punch rush) 1 0:46 45–8–1–1
Wins K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka tournament and Qualifies for K-1 Grand Prix '01 final.
2001-04-29 Win Brazil Ebenezer Braga
K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka
semi-finals
Osaka, Japan
KO (left punch) 1 1:03 44–8–1–1
2001-04-29 Win Czech Republic Pavel Majer
K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka
quarter-finals
Osaka, Japan
KO (left punch) 1 2:15 43–8–1–1
2001-03-17 NC South Africa Mike Bernardo
K-1 Gladiators 2001
Yokohama, Japan
No contest 1 3:00 42–8–1–1
2001-03-02 Win Belarus Andrei Zuravkov Double Shock Power
Marseilles, France
TKO (referee stoppage) 2 42–8–1
2000-07-30 Win Netherlands Ernesto Hoost
K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Nagoya
Final
Nagoya, Japan
TKO (corner stoppage) 1 3:00 41–8–1
Wins K-1 World GP 2000 in Nagoya tournament and Qualifies for K-1 Grand Prix '00 final.
2000-07-30 Win Denmark Nicholas Pettas
K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Nagoya
semi-finals
Nagoya, Japan
TKO (left Hook, 2 Knockdown Rule) 1 3:00 40–8–1
2000-07-30 Win New Zealand Mark Hunt
K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Nagoya
quarter-finals
Nagoya, Japan
Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 39–8–1
2000-07-13 Win England Shaun Johnson ISKA Championship Las Vegas, NV KO (left straight cross) 1 1:30 38–8–1
Retains
I.S.K.A.
Muaythai World Super Heavyweight title.
2000-05-28 Win South Africa Jan Nortje
K-1 Survival 2000
Sapporo, Japan
KO (left hook) 1 1:07 37–8–1
2000-04-23 Win Brazil Francisco Filho
K-1 The Millennium
Osaka, Japan
KO (left straight cross) 1 2:02 36–8–1
2000-03-18 Win Greece Paris Vassilikos I.S.K.A. Championship Las Vegas, NV KO (right hook) 2 1:09 35–8–1
Retains
I.S.K.A.
Muaythai World Super Heavyweight title.
1999-12-05 Loss Netherlands Ernesto Hoost
K-1 World Grand Prix 1999
semi-finals
Tokyo, Japan
KO (right hook) 2 0:26 34–8–1
1999-12-05 Win Netherlands Peter Aerts
K-1 World Grand Prix 1999
quarter-finals
Tokyo, Japan
KO (left hook) 1 1:11 34–7–1
1999-10-03 Win England Matt Skelton
K-1 World Grand Prix '99 opening round
Osaka, Japan
KO (right hook) 1 1:59 33–7–1
Qualifies for K-1 World Grand Prix 1999 final.
1999-02-27 Win Netherlands Rob van Esdonk Les Stars Du Ring
Marseilles, France
KO (left hook) 1 2:28 32–7–1
1998-09-19 Win Brazil Espedito da Silva WKN World Championship Kickboxing
Atlanta, GA
KO (left High Kick) 1 0:52 31–7–1
Wins vacant W.K.N. Muay Thai World Super Heavyweight title.
1998-07-18 Win Australia Sam Greco K-1 Dream '98
Nagoya, Japan
KO (right hook) 2 2:07 30–7–1
1998-05-24 Win Bosnia and Herzegovina Zijad Poljo
K-1 Braves '98
Fukuoka, Japan
TKO (ref. stop/Left cross) 3 2:52 29–7–1
1997-11-09 Loss Netherlands Ernesto Hoost
K-1 Grand Prix '97
quarter-finals
Tokyo, Japan
KO (right hook) 1 1:15 28–7–1
1997-09-07 Win United States Rick Roufus K-1 Grand Prix '97 First Round
Osaka, Japan
TKO (ref. stop/Left High Kick) 3 2:05 28–6–1
Qualifies for K-1 Grand Prix '97 final.
1997-07-20 Loss Netherlands Peter Aerts
K-1 Dream '97
Nagoya, Japan
KO (right high kick) 2 1:19 27–6–1
1997-04-29 Loss New Zealand Ray Sefo
K-1 Braves '97
Fukuoka, Japan
KO (right hook) 1 1:31 27–5–1
1997-04-20 Ex France Stéphane Reveillon 12th Martial arts Festival
Paris-Bercy, France
No Decision 3
1997-02-01 Win
Maurice Smith
Le Choc des Champions
Paris, France
Decision 5 3:00 27–4–1
Retains
I.S.K.A.
Muaythai World Super Heavyweight title.
1996-12-08 Draw Australia Sam Greco
K-1 Hercules '96
Nagoya, Japan
Decision draw 5 3:00 26–4–1
1996-10-18 Win Netherlands Ernesto Hoost
K-1 Star Wars '96
Yokohama, Japan
TKO (right hook) 2 2:57 26–4
1996-09-01 Win Japan Takeru
K-1 Revenge '96
Osaka, Japan
KO (right cross) 4 2:49 25–4
1996-06-01 Win United States Curtis Schuster Le Choc des Champions
Paris, France
Decision 5 3:00 24–4
Wins
I.S.K.A.
Muaythai World Super Heavyweight title.
1996-03-10 Loss
Mirko Filipović
K-1 Grand Prix '96 Opening Battle
Yokohama, Japan
Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 23–4
Fails to qualify for K-1 World Grand Prix 1996.
1996-01-19 Win Netherlands Willy Martina
Muaythai
Gala in Paris
Levallois-Perret, France KO (left low kick) 1 2:33 23–3
1995-12-09 Loss Switzerland Andy Hug
K-1 Hercules
Nagoya, Japan
Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 22–3
1995-09-03 Win Netherlands John Kleijn
K-1 Revenge II
Yokohama, Japan
KO (right hook) 2 1:10 22–2
1995-05-04 Loss Netherlands Peter Aerts
K-1 Grand Prix '95
Final
Tokyo, Japan
KO (right body shot) 1 1:37 21–2
Fight was for K-1 World Grand Prix 1995 title.
1995-05-04 Win South Africa Mike Bernardo
K-1 Grand Prix '95
semi-finals
Tokyo, Japan
KO (right low kick) 2 3:05 21–1
1995-05-04 Win Japan Masaaki Satake
K-1 Grand Prix '95
quarter-finals
Tokyo, Japan
KO (left straight punch) 3 2:32 20–1
1995-03-03 Win
Nokweed Davy
K-1 Grand Prix '95 Opening Battle
Tokyo, Japan
Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 19–1
Qualifies for K-1 World Grand Prix 1995.
1994-12-10 Win Netherlands Willy Martina Full Contact Gala Decision
1994-00-00 Win South Africa Andre Buan Buaren R.C.F.A. World Super Heavyweight Championship
Johannesburg, South Africa
KO
Wins R.C.F.A. World Super Heavyweight title.
1994-10-00 Win South Africa Mike Bernardo
I.S.K.A.
Full-Contact Intercontinental Championship
Cape Town, South Africa
Decision (3–0) 10 2:00
Wins
I.S.K.A.
Full-Contact Intercontinental Super Heavyweight title.
1994-04-16 Win England Andy Mayo
I.S.K.A.
Full-Contact European Championship
Elbeuf, France KO (left Highkick) 1 11–1
Wins
I.S.K.A.
Full-Contact European Super Heavyweight title.
1993-06-07 Win Belgium Claude Herman Full-Contact gala in La Locomotive Discothèque
Paris, France
KO 1
1993-04-24 Win England Cunningham Full Contact Gala : France vs The World Elbeuf, France TKO (referee stoppage) 2
1992-12-06 Win France Raynald Fucho
I.S.K.A.
Full-Contact French Championship
Le Havre, France
Decision 7 2:00
Wins
I.S.K.A.
Full-Contact French Super Heavyweight title.
1992-11-13 Win France Stéphane Reveillon La Nuit des Champions
Marseilles, France
KO (right hook) 2
1992-05-30 Loss France Saïd Bechari Full Contact Gala Valence, Drôme, France (T)KO 1
1992-01-19 Win France Joly FFUBADA French Cup, Final
Paris, France
Wins FFUBADA French Cup Full Contact title (−91 kg).
Boxing record
6 Wins (5 (T)KOs, 1 disqualification), 0 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
2009-11-13 Win Czech Republic Ladislav Kovarik Deauville Casino Deauville, Calvados, France KO 2 6–0
2009-05-23 Win Germany Werner Kreiskott Deauville Casino Deauville, Calvados, France TKO 4 1:59 5–0
1998-11-14 Win Hungary Ferenc Deák L'Espace François Mitterrand Mont-de-Marsan, France DQ 2 4–0
1998-06-20 Win United States James Henderson The Moon Nightclub
Tallahassee, FL
KO 4 0:37 3–0
1998-04-10 Win United States Jerry Reynolds United States TKO 1 2–0
1998-02-24 Win Romania Tudor Panait
Oporto, Portugal
TKO 4 1–0

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
9 matches 6 wins 3 losses
By knockout 5 0
By submission 1 2
By decision 0 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 6–3 Adnan Alić TKO (submission to punches) MMA GP: Évolution October 8, 2022 1 1:38 Paris, France
Win 5–3 Ivan Vičić Submission (rear-naked choke) MMA Grand Prix: The Last of Kings June 4, 2022 1 2:06 Le Havre, France
Win 4–3 Chang Hee Kim TKO (punches and knees) HEAT 46 January 19, 2020 1 0:50 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 3–3 Roque Martinez Submission (scarf hold) Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Opening Round – Part 2 October 15, 2017 1 5:10 Fukuoka, Japan
Loss 3–2 Satoshi Ishii Decision (unanimous) Dynamite!! 2010 December 31, 2010 3 5:00
Saitama, Saitama
, Japan
Win 3–1 Jimmy Ambriz KO (punch) K-1 Hero's 4 March 15, 2006 1 2:04 Tokyo, Japan
Win 2–1 Alan Karaev KO (body kick) K-1 PREMIUM 2005 Dynamite!! December 31, 2005 2 1:14 Osaka, Japan
Win 1–1 Yoshihiro Akiyama KO (knees) K-1 Hero's 1 March 26, 2005 1 2:24
Saitama, Saitama
, Japan
Loss 0–1 Tadao Yasuda Submission (forearm choke) Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001 December 31, 2001 2 2:50
Saitama, Saitama
, Japan

Mixed rules record

Professional record breakdown
1 match 0 wins 0 losses
Draws 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Draw 0–0–1 Bob Sapp Draw K-1 PREMIUM 2004 Dynamite!! December 31, 2004 3 3:00 Tokyo, Japan The fight was with both Mixed Martial Arts and K-1 rules.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Scorpion Elias French major film
2008 Asterix at the Olympic Games Claudius Cornedurus French major film
2008 Disco Rodolphe French major film
2008 Babylon A.D. Killa French major film
2008 Boxing My Shadow Documentary DVD
2010 Fatal Hervé Willard French major film
2010 Bruc. La llegenda Baraton Spanish major film
2011 Oubl Bob French short film
2012 Les Infidèles French major film
2012 Les Mouvements du bassin Charles French major film
2012 Scènes de ménages French short series
2013 L'Itinéraire d'un Caïd French short film
2016 Exterminatus Orias French short film
2016 Chefs Le gros French Series
2019
Nicky Larson et le Parfum de Cupidon
Bob French Movie

See also

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