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Andy Ristie (born March 17, 1982) is a
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who competes in the
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division. After an unremarkable beginning to his career, he came to prominence with a lengthy and entertaining winning streak in the It's Showtime promotion in 2011 and 2012. This earned him an invite to fight amongst the 70 kg/154 lb division's elite, competing in the K-1 World MAX 2012 Tournament and debuting in Glory shortly after. Standing at , Ristie is tall for his weight class and is known to look for
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s from the first bell. He utilizes devastating
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to the body and possesses considerable
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, especially in his left
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. As of 2 November 2015, he is ranked the No. 2 lightweight in the world by GLORY.


Career


Early career (2002–2011)

Ristie was born in
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in 1982 and relocated to
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, Netherlands where he was trained by
Lucien Carbin Lucien Carbin (born 7 September 1952) is a Surinamese-Dutch former kickboxer, karateka and trainer. He was the first European Kyokushin karate champion, a world kickboxing champion and a European Savate and Muay Thai champion. Biography Carbin ...
at Fight Club Carbin. He began training
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at the age of 22, and while he won the World Kickboxing Network (WKN) Intercontinental Super Welterweight (-72.6/160.1 lb) Championship as an amateur, the beginnings of his professional career were fought in relative obscurity. Having built up an extensive record with an impressive
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ratio fighting in smaller events in Suriname and the Netherlands, he was recruited by the It's Showtime promotion at twenty-nine years of age. He debuted with a first-round KO of Nick Beljaards at '' BFN Group presents: It's Showtime Brussels'' in
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, Belgium on March 26, 2011. On September 25, 2011, Ristie defeated William Diender via
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in the tournament reserve bout of the '' BFN Group & Music Hall presents: It's Showtime "Fast & Furious 70MAX"'' in Brussels. He followed this up with a
technical knockout A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, a ...
defeat of Jonay Risco at '' Street Culture, Fight Club Group & Canary Kickboxing Federation presents: It's Showtime 53'' on November 12, 2011, in
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, Spain. Having dominated Risco throughout the fight, Ristie floored the Spaniard with a left
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in round three and, while he was able to make it back to his feet, referee Joop Ubeda called a halt to the contest.


2012–present

He stopped Hinata Watanabe in the first round of their contest at ''
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'' in
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, Netherlands, on January 28, 2012. After dropping his opponent in ten seconds, he sent Hinata to the canvas twice more, forcing a referee stoppage. This win helped establish Ristie as a force on the world stage and earned him a contract with
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. He was invited to compete alongside fifteen of the world's other top 70 kg/154 lb kickfighters in the K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament, and faced
Gago Drago Gagik Harutyunyan (; born 8 March 1985), better known as Gago Drago, is an Armenian-born Dutch welterweight kickboxer. He is known for his punch combinations and unpredictable kicking techniques and highly aggressive fighting style. Gago compete ...
in the opening stage at the ''
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'' in
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, Spain on May 27, 2012. He began the fight by battering Drago with
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to the head and body and continued to put a one-sided beating on the Armenian throughout, winning a wide unanimous decision. On June 30, 2012, he KO'd Samir Djabba with a left hook in the first round, after 32 seconds, '' Music Hall & BFN Group present: It's Showtime 57 & 58'' in Brussels. Then, in his third fight in as many months, he stopped David Calvo with a knee to the body in under a minute at '' Street Culture, Federación Canaria de Kickboxing & Fightclub Group present: It's Showtime 59'' in Tenerife on July 21, 2012. He had originally been set to face
Abraham Roqueñi Abraham Roqueñi Iglesias (born April 16, 1978) is a Spanish welterweight kickboxer. He was the K-1 MAX Spain 2004 tournament winner, and is a former ISKA, WAKO and WFCA world champion. He holds notable wins over Gago Drago, Luis Reis, Andy So ...
at the event but he withdrew due to injury a week before. After these victories, he broke the top ten in the world rankings for the first time in June 2012, coming in at No. 8. He was expected to fight on an ''It's Showtime'' card in
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, Japan, on November 17, 2012, but the event was cancelled following the promotion's acquisition by Glory and so he was transferred to '' Glory 2: Brussels'' in Belgium and put up against Nordin Benmoh. Once again, he stopped his opponent with a left hook. A rematch between Ristie and Hinata Watanabe was booked as the reserve fight for the '' Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2012'' in
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, Japan on November 17, 2012, and ended like the pair's first match ten months earlier: Hinata was
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early on and dropped with punches twice shortly after, resulting in a referee stoppage and a first-round
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win for Ristie. Ristie was drawn against
Andy Souwer Andy Souwer (born 9 November 1982) is a Dutch former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is a two-time K-1 World MAX champion (2005, 2007) and four-time Shootboxing World tournament champion as well as former It's Showtime 70MAX world champio ...
in the quarter-finals of the '' K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final'' in
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, Greece on December 15, 2013, but lost after a unanimous decision. Despite ending the year with a loss, he went 6–1 over the course of the twelve months, breaking into the top ten. For his first match in 2013, Ristie was set to face four-time world champion and original K-1 World MAX winner
Albert Kraus Albert “The Hurricane” Kraus (born August 3, 1980) is a Dutch kickboxer. He was the first K-1 World MAX Tournament Champion in 2002 and also the first SUPERKOMBAT Middleweight Champion. Kraus has also held four separate world titles in kickb ...
at '' Glory 5: London'' in
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, England on March 23 but was unable to fight due to visa issues and was replaced by
Warren Stevelmans Warren "Chaka Zulu" Stevelmans (born 16 May 1983) is a South African kickboxer, fighting out of Vos Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is the K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 tournament champion. Biography and career Despite being born in South Africa, ...
. He was then transferred onto the '' Glory 6: Istanbul'' card in
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on April 6 to face Alessandro Campagna. The Kraus-Ristie fight was rescheduled for '' Glory 8: Tokyo - 2013 65kg Slam'' on May 3, 2013, and he won with a knee KO in round two. He was to fight Sanny Dahlbeck at '' Glory 10: Los Angeles - Middleweight World Championship Tournament'' in Ontario, California on September 28, 2013. However, the Swede withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Niclas Larsen. He defeated Larsen via unanimous decision. Ristie caused one of the biggest upsets in kickboxing history when he knocked out both
Giorgio Petrosyan Gevorg "Giorgio" Petrosyan (; born December 10, 1985) is an Armenian-Italian kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. Nicknamed "The Doctor", he is noted for supreme technical skills, ringsmanship, and defensive prowess which has se ...
and
Robin van Roosmalen Robin van Roosmalen (born 1 October 1989) is a Dutch retired kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is the former Glory Featherweight Champion and former Glory Lightweight Champion. Biography Van Roosmalen is the oldest of three children. ...
to win the '' Glory 12: New York - Lightweight World Championship Tournament'' in
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, US on November 23, 2013. Against Giorgio Petrosyan in the semi-finals, Ristie applied a lot of pressure and caused the Italian problems in finding his rhythm, but Petrosyan controlled the first two rounds nonetheless. Going into the third in need of a knockout, Ristie managed just that when he landed a huge right hand that had Petrosyan stunned only for him to follow it up with a combination of a right, left and another left that finished it, becoming the first man to stop Petrosyan and ending his forty-two fight, six year undefeated streak. Riding the wave of momentum that saw him dethrone kickboxing's all-time greatest, Ristie continued his rich vein of form in the final against Robin van Roosmalen, dropping the Dutchman towards the tail end of round one before putting him away in two. Ristie had some problems with his camp in the weeks prior to the tournament, leaving his longtime trainer Lucien Carbin to form his own Team Ristie. He was to fight for the inaugural Glory Lightweight Championship against
Ky Hollenbeck Ky Conrad Hollenbeck (born June 17, 1987) is an American Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. He won national and North American titles as an amateur in his teens before turning professional in 2007 and beating Billy E ...
at '' Glory 14: Zagreb'' in
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, Croatia on March 8, 2014 but Hollenbeck withdrew and was replaced by
Davit Kiria Davit Kiria ( ka, დავით ქირია) (born February 9, 1988), also spelled as David Kyria, is a Georgian kickboxer who competes in the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions. Also an Ashihara karate stylist, Kiria is a former G ...
. He dominated the Georgian for the first three rounds and scored a knockdown with a step knee in the second, but faded in the championship rounds and was stopped in the fifth. The Hollenbeck-Ristie fight was then scheduled for '' Glory 17: Los Angeles'' in
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, US on June 21, 2014. Andy Ristie knocked out Ky Hollenbeck thirty-five seconds into round one, stunning his American opponent with a
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before putting him away with a left hook. On the February 6, 2015, Ristie fought
Steve Moxon Steve Moxon (born 9 November 1987) is an Australian kickboxer who competes in the middleweight and super middleweight divisions. Steve Moxon is a 2 x World Champion. Known for his speed and knockout power, Moxon captured the ISKA South Pacific ...
in a Superfight on Glory 19: USA in Hampton, Virginia, USA. He won the fight via TKO in the first round. Ristie fought
Robin van Roosmalen Robin van Roosmalen (born 1 October 1989) is a Dutch retired kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is the former Glory Featherweight Champion and former Glory Lightweight Champion. Biography Van Roosmalen is the oldest of three children. ...
for the Glory Lightweight title during Glory 20: Dubai. Van Roosmalen won the fight by unanimous decision. Andy Ristie returned to kickboxing, following a four-year hiatus, to fight Kong Lingfeng during Kunlun Fight 81. The fight went into an extra round, after which Lingfeng won a decision.


Championships and awards


Kickboxing

* Glory ** Glory Lightweight (-70kg/154.3lb) World Championship Tournament Champion *Bloody Elbow.com **2013 Knockout of the Year vs.
Giorgio Petrosyan Gevorg "Giorgio" Petrosyan (; born December 10, 1985) is an Armenian-Italian kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. Nicknamed "The Doctor", he is noted for supreme technical skills, ringsmanship, and defensive prowess which has se ...
on November 23
*Liver Kick.com **2013 Knockout of the Year vs.
Giorgio Petrosyan Gevorg "Giorgio" Petrosyan (; born December 10, 1985) is an Armenian-Italian kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. Nicknamed "The Doctor", he is noted for supreme technical skills, ringsmanship, and defensive prowess which has se ...
on November 23
LiverKick Best of 2013: Knockout of the Year
/ref> *World Kickboxing Network **WKN Amateur Intercontinental Super Welterweight (-72.6 kg/160.1 lb) Championship


Kickboxing record

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Ky Hollenbeck Ky Conrad Hollenbeck (born June 17, 1987) is an American Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. He won national and North American titles as an amateur in his teens before turning professional in 2007 and beating Billy E ...
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Davit Kiria Davit Kiria ( ka, დავით ქირია) (born February 9, 1988), also spelled as David Kyria, is a Georgian kickboxer who competes in the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions. Also an Ashihara karate stylist, Kiria is a former G ...
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Robin van Roosmalen Robin van Roosmalen (born 1 October 1989) is a Dutch retired kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is the former Glory Featherweight Champion and former Glory Lightweight Champion. Biography Van Roosmalen is the oldest of three children. ...
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Giorgio Petrosyan Gevorg "Giorgio" Petrosyan (; born December 10, 1985) is an Armenian-Italian kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. Nicknamed "The Doctor", he is noted for supreme technical skills, ringsmanship, and defensive prowess which has se ...
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Albert Kraus Albert “The Hurricane” Kraus (born August 3, 1980) is a Dutch kickboxer. He was the first K-1 World MAX Tournament Champion in 2002 and also the first SUPERKOMBAT Middleweight Champion. Kraus has also held four separate world titles in kickb ...
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Andy Souwer Andy Souwer (born 9 November 1982) is a Dutch former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is a two-time K-1 World MAX champion (2005, 2007) and four-time Shootboxing World tournament champion as well as former It's Showtime 70MAX world champio ...
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Gago Drago Gagik Harutyunyan (; born 8 March 1985), better known as Gago Drago, is an Armenian-born Dutch welterweight kickboxer. He is known for his punch combinations and unpredictable kicking techniques and highly aggressive fighting style. Gago compete ...
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Jonay Risco Jonay Risco (born 25 May 1987 in Spain) is a Spanish kickboxer currently signed with ONE Championship. He was ranked as a top ten lightweight by Combat Press between June 2018 and July 2021. Kickboxing career Early career Risco fought Andy Souw ...
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Tenerife, Spain Tenerife ( ; ; formerly spelled ''Teneriffe'') is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With a land area of and a population of 965,575 inhabitants as of April 2025, it is the most populou ...
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Brussels, Belgium Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium#Regions, region of Belgium comprising #Municipalit ...
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Brussels, Belgium Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium#Regions, region of Belgium comprising #Municipalit ...
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Henri van Opstal Henri van Opstal (born February 20, 1989) is a Dutch kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. Van Opstal came to prominence by winning the WMC European Junior Middleweight Championship but found further success competing in Japan, t ...
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Paramaribo, Suriname Paramaribo ( , , ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's p ...
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Leroy Kaestner Leroy "Bamm Bamm" Kaestner (born September 28, 1988) is a Dutch welterweight kickboxer fighting out of house of Champions. He is the K-1 World MAX 2009 Europe Tournament champion currently competing in K-1, K-1 MAX. Career and biography Kaest ...
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Paramaribo, Suriname Paramaribo ( , , ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's p ...
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Paramaribo, Suriname Paramaribo ( , , ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's p ...
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Suriname Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...
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Suriname Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...
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Suriname Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...
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