Simon Marcus (born 5 November 1986), also known as The One, is a Canadian

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and former

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, who competes in the

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and Cruiserweight divisions. He is currently signed with Unified MMA. He was formerly signed with Glory, where he was the former two-time Glory Middleweight champion. In 2012, when he beat

Kaoklai Kaennorsing Kaoklai Kaennorsing ( th, ก้าวไกล แก่นนรสิงห์; born September 13, 1983) is a former Thai light heavyweight Muay Thai fighter. Kaennorsing is the K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Seoul tournament winner, former t ...

for the WPMF World Light Heavyweight title and defeated

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twice and

Jason Wilnis Jason Wilnis (born 10 December 1990) is a Dutch professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer of Surinamese descent competing in the Middleweight division. He is the last It's Showtime 85MAX champion and former Glory Middleweight Ch ...

three times in a notable rivalries, Marcus also holds a win over former

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Middleweight Champion

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. He was ranked as a top ten middleweight by Combat Press between September 2014 and July 2021.

Early life

Marcus, a

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, was a troublesome child but excelled in sports. He was charged with assault and expelled from school for fighting at the age of fifteen. After moving to a new school, he discovered

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Suchart Yodkerepauprai's Siam No.1

gym nearby and promptly began training there. He would then give up on Muay Thai for two years, however, as he pursued

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and served three months in a

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. Upon being released from detainment, he returned to the gym with the goal of making it as a professional fighter.

Kickboxing career

Amateur career

Marcus took up Muay Thai at sixteen and achieved success as an amateur initially by medaling at three international tournaments as well as capturing the North American Cruiserweight Championship. He began his amateur career in 2006 and came to prominence by taking a gold medal at the 2007 IFMA World Championships at −81 kg/178 lb before finishing runner-up the following year. In 2009, he became the WKA Amateur North American Cruiserweight (−86 kg/189 lb) Champion, and defeated Artem Vakhitov in the finals of the

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−81 kg/178 lb Muaythai division to claim gold there.

Turning professional

Marcus turned professional in 2009 and won his first pro titles in

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the following year by claiming the Thaphae Stadium Light Heavyweight belt and the Northern Thailand Cruiserweight strap. 2010 also saw his take notable wins over Filip Verlinden,

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legend

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and Japanese

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stylist Ryuta Noji. He ended the year with a first round

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of Chinese

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fighter Guo Hang Hang in

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, China. Guo and Marcus then rematched at the ''Wushu vs. Muaythai'' event at the

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, China on 11 June 2011 where Marcus once again came out on top, winning on points after battering Guo with low kicks throughout the fight. In 2011, Marcus was scheduled to face former

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champion

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, United States, but the bout fell through. He would then sign with the short-lived Muaythai Premier League, and debuted with a

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win over familiar foe Artem Vakhitov at the ''Muaythai Premier League: Round 1'' in

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, United States, on 2 September 2011. Another big fight then fell through for Marcus as he was expected to go up against L'houcine "Aussie" Ouzgni at the ''Muaythai Premier League: Round 3'' in

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on 6 November 2011 but Ouzgni pulled out on short notice.

Joe Schilling rivalry

In 2012, he entered the top ten in the world rankings for the first time in his career, coming in at #9. On 25 February 2012, Simon Marcus and

went head to head in a bout to determine North America's top light heavyweight at ''Lion Fight Promotions: Battle in the Desert 5'' in

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. Both men agreed to a "winner takes all" scenario, meaning that whoever came out victorious would take 100% of the fight purse, and the fight ended as controversially as it began. In round one, Marcus tripped Schilling, sending his head slamming into the canvas. As Schilling returned to his feet, clearly hurt from the throw, Marcus stormed in and knocked him down with a left

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. He was able to beat the count but Marcus went on the attack again and knocked Schilling out with a right

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soon after. Following the fight, Schilling's camp made the accusation that the sweep that Marcus used to daze him initially was illegal and appealed to the

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to have the bout result overturned to a

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, which was rejected. In 2012, he earned his first

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shot and his long-awaited fight with Kaoklai Kaennorsing was set for 16 March in

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, Thailand, with the vacant WPMF World Light Heavyweight (−79 kg/175 lb) Championship also on the line. Marcus dominated the action over five rounds, and walked away with the unanimous decision victory and his first world title at professional level. On 21 April 2012, Marcus defeated two opponents the same night at the ''Qianjiang World Muay Thai King Challenge'' in

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, China. He first knocked out Green Spangler before beating Li Shuai via decision in his second fight. Due to the controversy surrounding the ending of their first fight, Marcus and Joe Schilling rematched at ''Lion Fight Muay Thai VI'' in Las Vegas on 12 May 2012 in a

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World Light Heavyweight (−79 kg/175 lb) title eliminator. It was close this time, with both men exchanging menacing shots. Marcus' knees and throws from the

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would be the deciding factor, however, as he was awarded the

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(47-47, 48–47, 49–46).

Marcus vs. Levin

Marcus moved up to #6 in the world rankings and was expected to face

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, widely considered the world's best light heavyweight kickfighter, for the Russian's WBC Muaythai World Light Heavyweight strap at ''Battle for the Belts'' in Bangkok on 9 June 2012. However, Marcus withdrew from the bout for unknown reasons and was replaced by Joe Schilling. Levin would then also withdraw. Levin vs. Marcus was then pencilled in for ''The Battle of Champions 7: School vs. School'' event at the

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, Russia, for the vacant WMC World Light Heavyweight (−79 kg/175 lb) title on 16 November 2012 but the event was cancelled. He instead returned to action with a third round elbow KO of Sweden's Sadibou Sy at ''Muay Thai in America: In Honor of the King'' in

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, on 1 December 2012 to end the year with a perfect 6–0 record. Marcus once again beat two opponents in one night on 10 January 2013 when he knocked out both Arthit Hanchana and Wang Anying at the ''Foshan China vs. Thailand'' event in Foshan. The highly anticipated fight between Simon Marcus and Artem Levin was scheduled for the third time and set for 21 December 2012 in

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, Russia, and then 23 February 2013, before eventually settling on 15 March 2013 at ''Lion Fight 9'' in Las Vegas with the inaugural Lion Fight Light Heavyweight Championship on the line. Although a closely contested bout, it was Marcus' clinching skills that once again made the difference as he took the unanimous decision win and establish himself as world #1. He had been expected to face

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under Oriental rules at '' Glory 5: London'' on 23 March 2013 in London, England, but he was replaced by Eddie Walker in that fight in due to the Levin match coming just a week before.

World number 1

In a close fight, Marcus defeated

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by split decision at ''C3: King of Fighters'' in

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, China, on 27 April 2013. He was initially set to rematch

at ''Muaythai Superfight'' on 13 May 2013 but the event was moved back to 14 June 2013 and Kaoklai was replaced by

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. He defeated Suriya by unanimous decision to retain his WPMF belt. He fought to a controversial

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with

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on the ''Push Kick Promotions: Muay Thai World Stand Off 5'' card in Las Vegas on 29 September 2013. Njokuani started the fight well, using footwork to control the ring, but Marcus soon got inside and began landing knees and elbows from the clinch. In round two, Njokuani was twice given time to recover from illegal strikes, an elbow to the back of the head and a low blow. Each time the fight continued, Marcus would begin to again work in the clinch and Njokuani repeatedly turned his back, so the referee decided to break the fighters continually. Marcus was docked a point by referee Tony Weeks for landing a second low blow in round three and the fight turned into a brawl towards the end. When it went to the judges, the bout was declared a majority draw with two judges scoring the bout a draw and one scoring the bout for Njokuani. Simon Marcus then took to the microphone, calling Chidi Njokuani a "bitch" for his unwillingness to fight in the clinch and questioning the judges knowledge of the Muay Thai scoring system. These post-fight comments led to a heated confrontation between Marcus and Chidi's brother

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as they scuffled back stage. He outpointed Jiang Chunpeng in Foshan on 25 October 2013. Simon Marcus utilized elbows and knees heavily as he outpointed Damian Bujan en route to a split decision win at ''Ultra Elite Fighters V: Argentina vs. The World'' in

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, on 15 December 2013 in a fight where the referee was often quick to break up the clinch. The match was also briefly halted during the fifth round after both fighters fell through the ropes. He was expected to fight Shifu Yanzi at ''Hero Legends'' in

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, China, on 3 December 2014. Shifu was replaced by Li Bei, however, and Marcus defeated him by TKO in round one, scoring two official knockdowns. Marcus won the -80 kg/176 lb tournament at ''Wu Ling Feng: Kunlun Fight 2'' in

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, China, on 16 February 2014. His semi-final match with Israel Adesanya was scored a draw after the regulation three rounds and so it went into an extension round to decide the victor, after which Marcus was given the nod by the judges. He then stopped Vehas TopKing with a knee to the body just over two minutes into the first round in the final. He was expected to rematch

in a fight for the WMC World Super-Light Heavyweight (-82.5 kg/182 lb) Championship at ''Monte Carlo Fighting Masters 2014'' in

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, on 14 June 2014. The bout was cancelled, however, in order for fighters to compete at '' Glory 17: Los Angeles'' which was held a week later.

Glory

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, US, on 21 June 2014. He drew Joe Schilling for the third time in the quarter-finals and floored his American rival with a flurry of punches in round two. He outworked Schilling for all three rounds however, the judges scored the match a unanimous draw to send it into an extension round to decide the winner. Marcus was docked a point by referee "Big" John McCarthy for dropping his

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numerous times and, now forced to go for the knockout, was caught by a counter right cross from Schilling in the last twenty seconds of the fight which left him unconscious on the mat and with the first loss of his professional career. At Glory 21: San Diego Marcus faced

for the Glory Middleweight Title, in a closely contested bout, the result ended in a controversial draw. The two of them fought a rematch at Glory 27: Chicago. Marcus won the fight by DQ, after Levin decided to leave the ring mid-fight, due to the actions of the referee. One reporter claimed it was "one of the greatest embarrassments in the history of Glory, if not in the history of kickboxing." In his first title defense, Marcus faced

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at Glory 34: Denver. He won the fight by TKO, breaking Jacoby's arm with a kick. In his second title defense, he fought a rematch with

. Wilnis won the fight by a third-round TKO. Two months later, after scoring TKO wins over Wang Shaohua at Wu Fight and

, he was scheduled to fight a rematch with

at Glory 40: Copenhagen. He defeated Wilnis by split decision. For the first title defense of his second reign, Marcus was scheduled to fight

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at Glory 46: China. Pereira won the fight by unanimous decision. In the first fight, post-title loss, Marcus fought Zack Wells at Glory 52: Los Angeles. The fight ended after 63 seconds, with Marcus winning by TKO. At Glory 56: Denver, he

for the fourth time, winning by split decision. Marcus challenged for the Glory Middleweight title for the third time in his career at Glory 58: Chicago, when he fought a rematch with

. The rematch ended in the same manner as their first fight, with Pereira winning by unanimous decision.

MMA career

Unified MMA

Simon made his long-awaited professional MMA debut on December 17, 2021, against Anton Tokarchuk in Unified MMA 42, a top Canadian MMA promotion. He won the bout via technical unanimous decision after Tokarchuk was unable to continue due to eye poke. Marcus was next scheduled to face Dylan Schellenberg at United MMA 43 on March 4, 2022. However the bout was scrapped when Schellenberg was forced to pull out for an undisclosed reason.

Championships and awards

Kickboxing

*Glory **2017 Glory Middleweight (-85 kg/187.4 lb) Championship **2015 Glory Middleweight (-85 kg/187.4 lb) Championship (One defense) **2015 Glory Middleweight (-85 kg/187.4 lb) Contender Tournament Winner *

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**WBC Muaythai Light Heavyweight (−79 kg/175 lb) Championship *World Championship Kickboxing Muay Thai **WCK Muay Thai World Light Heavyweight (−79 kg/175 lb) Championship *International Federation of Muaythai Amateur **2007 IFMA World Championships −81 kg/178 lb gold medalist Med 1

**2008 IFMA World Championships −81 kg/178 lb silver medalist Med 2

*Lion Fight **Lion Fight Light Heavyweight (−79 kg/175 lb) Championship *Muay Thai Authority.com **2012 North American Male Fighter of the Year **2013 North American Male Fighter of the Year *

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−81 kg/178 lb Muaythai Gold Medalist Med 1

*Thaphae Stadium **Northern Thailand Cruiserweight Championship **Thaphae Stadium Light Heavyweight Championship *

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**WKA Amateur North American Cruiserweight (−86 kg/189 lb) Championship *World Muaythai Council **WMC Open Chinese Championships Winner *World Professional Muaythai Federation **WPMF World Light Heavyweight (−79 kg/175 lb) Championship *World League of Fighting **WLF: Kunlun Fight 2 –80 kg/176 lb Tournament Championship **WLF: Kunlun Fight 12 –80 kg/176 lb Tournament Championship *International Professional Combat Council **IPPC World Light Heavyweight (−80 kg/176 lb) Championship *Combat Banchemek **Combat Banchemek World Light Heavyweight (−80 kg/176 lb) Championship

Mixed martial arts record

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, , TKO (Referee Stoppage/ Punches) , , 1 , , 1:03 , , 48-4-2 , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2017-10-14 , , Loss , , align=left,

, , Glory 46: China , ,

Guangzhou, China Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kong ...

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, , Glory 40: Copenhagen , ,

Copenhagen, Denmark Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

, , Decision (split) , , 5 , , 3:00 , , 47-3-2 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2016-12-23 , , Win , , align=left, Wang Shaohua , , Wu Fight , ,

Foshan, China Foshan (, ), postal map romanization, alternately romanization of Chinese, romanized as Fatshan, is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong province of China, Province, China. The entire prefecture covers and had a population of 9,498,863 ...

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, , Glory 34: Denver , ,

Broomfield, Colorado Broomfield is a consolidated city and county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. Broomfield has a consolidated government which operates under Article XX, Sections 10-13 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado. The Broomfield populatio ...

, US , , TKO (injury) , , 2 , , 0:01 , , 45-3-2 , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2016-09-09 , , Loss , , align=left,

, , Glory 33: New Jersey , ,

Trenton, New Jersey Trenton is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. It was the capital of the United States from November 1 to December 24, 1784.Dustin Jacoby Dustin Jacoby (born April 4, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist and kickboxer who currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. In kickboxing, he has competed for GLORY, and in MMA, he has competed also for Bellator, World Se ...

, , Glory 30: Los Angeles , ,

Ontario, California Ontario is a city in southwestern San Bernardino County in the U.S. state of California, east of downtown Los Angeles and west of downtown San Bernardino, the county seat. Located in the western part of the Inland Empire metropolitan area, ...

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, , Glory 27: Chicago , ,

Hoffman Estates, Illinois Hoffman Estates is a village in Illinois, United States. The village is located primarily in Cook County, with a small section in Kane County. It is a suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 52,530. The village now serves a ...

, US , , DQ (forfeit) , , 3 , , 2:55 , , 43-2-2 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#c5d2ea" , 2015-05-08 , , Draw , , align=left,

, , Glory 21: San Diego , ,

San Diego, California San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United States ...

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, , Glory 20: Dubai - Middleweight Contender Tournament, Final , ,

Dubai, UAE Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

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Wayne Barrett Wayne Barrett (July 11, 1945 – January 19, 2017) was an American journalist. He worked as an Investigative journalism, investigative reporter and Managing editor, senior editor for ''The Village Voice'' for 37 years, until he was laid off ...

, , Glory 20: Dubai - Middleweight Contender Tournament, Semi Finals , ,

, , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 41-2-1 , - , - bgcolor="FFBBBB" , 2015-01-31 , , Loss , , align=left,

Fang Bian Fang Bian () is a Chinese Sanda kickboxer. He was born on September 1, 1983 in Huaiyuan, Anhui, China and graduated from Jilin Institute of Physical Education. As of 1 October 2017, he is ranked the #8 middleweight in the world by CombatPress.c ...

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Wu Lin Feng Wu Lin Feng (), also known as WLF, is a martial arts competition televised by Henan Television. It is the longest running martial arts program in China. Since 2007 the competition has become more international in nature, bringing in more challen ...

World Championship 2015 , , Chongqing, China , , TKO (referee stoppage) , , 2 , , , , 40-2-1 , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 2014-10-26 , , Win , , align=left,

, , Kunlun Fight 12 , , Jianshui, China , , Decision , , 5 , , 3:00 , , 40-1-1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2014-06-21 , , Loss , , align=left,

, , Glory 17: Los Angeles - Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament, Quarter Finals , ,

, US , , KO (right cross) , , 4 , , 2:41 , , 39-1-1 , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 2014-02-16 , , Win , , align=left, Wehaj Kingboxing , , Kunlun Fight 2, Finals , ,

Zhengzhou, China Zhengzhou (; ), also spelt Zheng Zhou and alternatively romanized as Chengchow, is the capital and largest city of Henan Province in the central part of the People's Republic of China. Located in north-central Henan, it is one of the National ...

, , KO (knee to the body) , , 1 , , 2:28 , , 39-0-1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 2014-02-16 , , Win , , align=left,

, , Kunlun Fight 2, Semi Finals , ,

, , Extension round decision , , 4 , , 3:00 , , 38-0-1 , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 2014-01-03 , , Win , , align=left, Li Bei , , Hero Legends , ,

Jinan, China Jinan (), alternately romanized as Tsinan, is the capital of Shandong province in Eastern China. With a population of 9.2 million, it is the second-largest city in Shandong. The area of present-day Jinan has played an important role in the h ...

, , TKO (left jab) , , 1 , , 2:30 , , 37-0-1 , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 2013-12-15 , , Win , , align=left, Damian Bujan , , Ultra Elite Fighters V: Argentina vs. The World , ,

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, , Decision (split) , , 5 , , 3:00 , , 36-0-1 , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 2013-10-25 , , Win , , align=left, Jiang Chunpeng , , Foshan Championships , ,

, , Decision , , 5 , , 3:00 , , 35-0-1 , - , - bgcolor="#c5d2ea" , 2013-09-28 , , Draw , , align=left,

, , Push Kick Promotions: Muay Thai World Stand Off 5 , ,

, US , , Decision (majority) , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 34-0-1 , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 2013-06-14 , , Win , , align=left,

, , Muaythai Superfight , ,

Pattaya, Thailand Pattaya ( th, พัทยา, , ) is a city in Thailand. It is on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about southeast of Bangkok, within, but not part of, Bang Lamung district in the province of Chonburi. Pattaya City ( th, เมือ� ...

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, , C3: King of Fighters , , Chengdou, China , , Decision (split) , , 5 , , 3:00 , , 33-0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 2013-03-15 , , Win , , align=left,

, , Lion Fight 9 , ,

, US , , Decision (unanimous) , , 5 , , 3:00 , , 32-0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 2013-01-10 , , Win , , align=left, Wang Anying , , Foshan China vs. Thailand , ,

, , KO (right knee to the body) , , 2 , , , , 31-0 , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 2013-01-10 , , Win , , align=left, Arthit Hanchana , , Foshan China vs. Thailand , ,

, , KO (left hook and right cross) , , 4 , , , , 30-0 , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 2012-12-01 , , Win , , align=left, Sadibou Sy , , Muay Thai in America: In Honor of the King , ,

, US , , KO (left elbow) , , 3 , , 1:07 , , 29-0 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2012-05-12 , , Win , , align=left,

, , Lion Fight Muay Thai VI , ,

, US , , Decision (majority) , , 5 , , 3:00 , , 28-0 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2012-04-21 , , Win , , align=left, Li Shuai , , Qianjiang World Muay Thai King Challenge , , Chongqing, China , , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 27-0 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2012-04-21 , , Win , , align=left, Green Spangler , , Qianjiang World Muay Thai King Challenge , , Chongqing, China , , TKO (referee stoppage) , , 3 , , 1:50 , , 26-0 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2012-03-16 , , Win , , align=left,

, , Suk Wan Muaythai Naikhanomtom , ,

Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population ...

, , Decision (unanimous) , , 5 , , 3:00 , , 25-0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 2012-02-25 , , Win , , align=left,

, , Lion Fight Promotions: Battle in the Desert 5 , ,

, US , , KO (right elbow) , , 1 , , 2:50 , , 24-0 , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 2011-09-02 , , Win , , align=left,

Artem Vakhitov Artyom Olegovich Vakhitov ( rus, Артё́м Оле́гович Вахитов; born April 4, 1991) is a Russian Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions. Having begun practicing Muay Th ...

, , Muaythai Premier League: Round 1 , ,

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Hefei, China Hefei (; ) is the capital and largest city of Anhui Province, People's Republic of China. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, and cultural center of Anhui. Its population was 9,369,881 as of the 2020 census and its built-up ( ...

, , Decision , , 5 , , 3:00 , , , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 2010-12-18 , , Win , , align=left, Guo Hang Hang , , Bruce Lee 70th Birthday Celebration , ,

, , KO (left knee to the body) , , 1 , , , , , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 2010-9-25 , , Win , , align=left,

, , Khmer Boxing CTN , ,

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...

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Filip Verlinden Filip Verlinden (born 26 December 1982) is a Belgian kickboxer who competes in the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions. Verlinden was introduced to the sport at an early age and came to prominence in 2008 when he won the WKA European Super C ...

, , , , , , , , , , , , , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 2008-11-15 , , Win , , align=left, Aaron Meisner , , Shin Do Kumate XV , ,

Tampa, Florida Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and ...

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References

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