Usama Aziz (born 31 August 1972), also known as Sami Aziz, is a Swedish retired

wrestler Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves diffe ...

and

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...

. He competed at the

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and the

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. He finished 5th in the 1992 European Championships and another 5th place in the 1995 World Championships, both in the style of

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. His mixed martial arts career started in 2005. He competed in organisations such as

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and Bodog Fight. He retired in 2013, following a victory over former

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Championships and accomplishments

Amateur wrestling

*United World Wrestling - European Championships **1988 Cadets European Championship Freestyle (-55 kg) **1989 Juniors European Championship Greco-Roman (-54 kg) **1992 Espoir European Championship Greco-Roman (-62 kg) *Nordic Wrestling Association **1990 Junior Nordic Championships Greco-Roman (-57 kg) **1991 Junior Nordic Championships Greco-Roman (-62 kg) **1992 Junior Nordic Championships Greco-Roman (-62 kg) **1993 Baltic Sea Games Greco-Roman (-62 kg) **1994 Nordic Championships Greco-Roman (-62 kg) **1996 Nordic Championships Greco-Roman (-62 kg) *Swedish Wrestling Federation **1990 Swedish National Championships Freestyle (Bantamweight) **1992 Swedish National Championships Greco-Roman (Featherweight) **2002 Swedish National Championships Greco-Roman (Lightweight)

Amateur Boxing

*Swedish Boxing Federation **1998 Swedish National Championship **1999 Swedish National Championship **2000 Swedish National Championship **2001 Swedish National Championship **2006 Swedish National Championship

Mixed martial arts record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aziz, Usama 1972 births Living people Swedish male boxers Swedish male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Sweden Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swedish male mixed martial artists Featherweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing boxing Mixed martial artists utilizing freestyle wrestling Mixed martial artists utilizing Greco-Roman wrestling Sportspeople from Gothenburg Mixed martial arts trainers Swedish sports coaches