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Cristian Ristea
BornCristian Ristea
(1992-02-09) February 9, 1992 (age 32)
Găești, Romania
Other namesThe Gladiator
NationalityRomanian
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight107 kg (236 lb; 16.8 st)
Division
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofBucharest, Romania
TeamBenny Fight Academy
Years active2009 – present
Kickboxing record
Total69
Wins45
By knockout11
Losses24
By knockout13
Draws0
Last updated on: December 16, 2023

Cristian Ristea (born February 9, 1992)[1] is a Romanian professional kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of GLORY. He also competed for Dynamite Fighting Show (DFS), Golden Fighter Championship (GFC), Superkombat Fighting Championship, KO Masters and Enfusion. He is the current GFC Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion.

Ristea is ranked the #2 light heavyweight in the world by Enfusion Live. As of May 2020, Ristea was ranked the #5 heavyweight in the world by Enfusion Live.[2]

Kickboxing career[edit]

Ristea fought Florent Kaouachi for the vacant ISKA World Heavyweight K1 title.[3] Kaouachi won the fight by a fourth round TKO.[4]

He fought Vladimir Toktasynov during the OSS Fighter 4 event. Ristea won the fight by a unanimous decision.[5]

Ristea fought Jürgen Dolch during Mix Kombat 5.[6] He won the fight by TKO, after knocking Dolch down three times in the first round.[7]

Ristea took part in the 2020 OSS Fighters Heavyweight tournament.[8] In the quarter finals he knocked Thomas Froschauer out with a right hook. In the semifinals he defeated Marco Pisu by a unanimous decision. Ristea lost the final bout to Fabio Kwasi by a third round TKO.[9][10]

Ristea was scheduled to fight Pavel Zhuravlev at FEA: Reset on March 13, 2021, for the FEA Heavyweight title.[11] However, Zhuravlev pulled out of the fight citing a bicep injury. He was replaced by Kirill Kornilov.[12] Kornilov won the fight by a second-round knockout.[13]

GLORY[edit]

On June 19, 2023, it was announced that Ristea had signed a deal with Glory.[14]

Championships and accomplishments[edit]

Professional kickboxing record[edit]

Professional kickboxing record
45 Wins, 24 Losses, 0 Draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round
2024-04-20 Loss Greece Giannis Stoforidis SENSHI 21 Varna, Bulgaria TKO (Punches) 1
2023-12-15 Win Germany Vladimir Toktasynov KOK 118 World Series Berlin, Germany KO (body hook) 2
Won the FAC Heavyweight Championship.
2023-09-22 Loss Romania Florin Ivănoaie Dynamite Fighting Show 20 - Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Semi Finals Bucharest, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3
2023-08-19 Loss Serbia Nikola Filipović Glory 87 Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Split) 3
2023-05-13 Win Romania Marius Munteanu Dynamite Fighting Show 19 - Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals Buzău, Romania TKO (referee stoppage) 3
2022-10-19 Win Italy Florin Matei Dynamite Fighting Show 16 Iași, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3
2022-09-10 Win Romania Ionuț Iancu Best of the Best 1 Brăila, Romania Decision (split) 5
Won the vacant GFC Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship.
2022-07-22 Loss Romania Florin Ivănoaie Clash of the Titans 24 Târgoviște, Romania TKO (towel thrown) 4
2022-06-20 Win Turkey Kaan Murat İnanır KO Masters 10 Bucharest, Romania TKO (towel thrown) 1
2021-11-19 Loss Nigeria Tariq Osaro OSS Fighters 07 Constanța, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3
2021-11-01 Win United Kingdom Mustafa Al-Taslaq Superkombat Universe Dubai, UAE Decision (unanimous) 3
2021-08-17 Win Netherlands Muhammed Balli KO Masters 9 Bucharest, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3
2021-07-16 Win Netherlands Nico Pereira Horta OSS Fighters 06 Constanța, Romania Decision (split) 3
2021-03-13 Loss Russia Kirill Kornilov FEA World GP: Reset Chișinău, Moldova KO (right hook) 2
For the FEA Heavyweight Championship.
2020-02-07 Loss Netherlands Fabio Kwasi OSS Fighters 05, Final Bucharest, Romania TKO (referee stoppage) 3
OSS Fighters Heavyweight tournament final.
2020-02-07 Win Italy Marco Pisu OSS Fighters 05, Semi Finals Bucharest, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3
2020-02-07 Win Austria Thomas Froschauer OSS Fighters 05, Quarter Finals Bucharest, Romania KO (right hook) 2
2019-12-07 Win Germany Jürgen Dolch Mix Kombat 5 Bistrița, Romania TKO (referee stoppage/3 knockout rule) 1
2019-11-21 Win Austria Thomas Froschauer Dynamite Fighting Show 6 Iași, Romania Decision (split) 3
2019-10-05 Loss — Battle Arena Series Waregem, Belgium TKO (eye injury) 2
2019-08-22 Win Russia Vladimir Toktasynov OSS Fighters 04 Mamaia, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3
2019-06-06 Win Netherlands Eldar Oliveira Dynamite Fighting Show 4 Cluj-Napoca, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3
2019-04-13 Loss Netherlands Nidal Bchiri Enfusion #82 Orchies, France Decision 3
2019-02-28 Win Ukraine Yurii Chornoivanenko OSS Fighters 03 Bucharest, Romania Decision 3
2018-10-27 Loss Russia Кirill Kornilov Tatneft Cup 2018, Semi Finals Kazan, Russia Decision 4
2018-08-24 Win Russia Аdel Zaripov Tatneft Cup 2018 Kazan, Russia TKO (referee stoppage/3 knockdown rule) 1
2018-07-05 Win Montenegro Miroslav Vujović Dynamite Fighting Show 1 Bucharest, Romania Decision (split) 3
2018-05-31 Loss Russia Igor Darmeshkin Tatneft Cup 2018 Kazan, Russia Decision 4
2018-02-24 Loss France Florent Kaouachi K1 Event 11 Troyes, France TKO 4
For the ISKA World Heavyweight K-1 Championship.
2017-09-06 Loss Russia Aleksandr Grinchuk Tatneft Cup 2017 Kazan, Russia TKO (referee stoppage/punches) 4
2017-05-06 Loss United Kingdom Dawid Żółtaszek SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2017 Madrid, Spain KO (punches) 2
2017-04-07 Win United Kingdom Dawid Żółtaszek SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2017 Bucharest, Romania Extra round decision 4
2017-03-22 Win Germany Gordon Haupt Tatneft Cup 2017 Kazan, Russia Decision 3
2016-05-07 Loss Romania Dănuț Hurduc SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Bucharest, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3
2015-06-19 Loss Netherlands Gökhan Gedik SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Constanța, Romania KO (overhand right) 2
2015-05-23 Win France Reda Oudgou SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Bucharest, Romania Decision (split) 3
2015-03-07 Loss Netherlands Clyde Brunswijk SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Ploiești, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3
2014-06-21 Loss Spain Moisés Baute SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix, Semi Finals Constanța, Romania KO (punch to the body) 3
2014-05-24 Win Germany Christian Brorhilker SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Mamaia, Romania TKO (referee stoppage) 3
2014-03-29 Win Italy Romano Romasco SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes Ploiești, Romania KO (right hook) 2
2013-12-20 Win Romania Izidor Bunea Full Fight Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3
2013-11-03 Loss Netherlands Fabian Gondorf SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes Carrara, Italy TKO (leg injury) 3
2013-09-28 Win Brazil Romelleo da Silva SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Botoșani, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3
2013-08-30 Win Romania Ștefan Szomoru SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes Târgoviște, Romania KO (right hook) 1
2013-08-03 Loss Romania Ciprian Șchiopu Pitbull Challenge Rădăuți, Romania Decision 3
2013-03-02 Loss Romania Flavius Boiciuc Respect Gym Găești, Romania TKO (referee stoppage) 3
2012-12-07 Win Romania Alexandru Nedelcu Local Kombat Onești, Romania Decision (split) 3
Won the vacant Local Kombat National Light Heavyweight Plus Championship.
2012-10-05 Win Romania Mihai Vicențiu Romanian Xtreme Fighting Târgoviște, Romania TKO (referee stoppage) 1
2012-08-15 Win Romania Izidor Bunea RFC - Noaptea Campionilor Uricani, Romania Decision 3
2012-06-08 Loss Romania Daniel Alexandru Local Kombat Craiova, Romania TKO (doctor stoppage/eye injury) 3
2012-03-30 Loss Romania Alexandru Nedelcu Local Kombat Târgu Jiu, Romania Decision (split) 3
2012-03-30 Win Romania Radu Pralea Local Kombat Târgu Jiu, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3
2011-12-17 Win Romania Ionuț Jipa Romanian Xtreme Fighting Brașov, Romania TKO (retirement) 4
2011-09-03 Loss Romania Sorin Vesa Challenge Fight Rieni, Romania Decision 3
2011-07-01 Win Romania Răzvan Popescu Golden League Târgoviște, Romania Decision 3
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fighter Cristian Ristea". DFS. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  2. ^ "Ranking". enfusionlive.com.
  3. ^ "K-1 Event 11 : Florent Kaouachi apprend encore !". fightinfos.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Kick-boxing : Florent Kaouachi conserve sa couronne". clicanoo.re. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  5. ^ "OSS Fighters 04 Results". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Gala Mix Kombat 5: Ei sunt luptătorii! (FOTO-VIDEO)". timponline.ro. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  7. ^ "FOTO-VIDEO Gala Mix Kombat 5, la Sala Polivalentă. Ce au făcut sportivii bistrițeni". timponline.ro. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Cristian Ristea e gata să îşi pună adversarii la pământ în cea mai tare piramidă K1 din ultimii ani: "Va fi o gală explozivă! Sunt pregătit fizic şi mental pentru trei meciuri" EXCLUSIV". fanatik.ro. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Fabio Kwasi, învingător în piramida greilor de la gala "OSS Fighters 05 & SK - Gentlemen's Tournament". Victorie și pentru Ștefan Orza (galerie foto)". ziuaconstanta.ro. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  10. ^ "OSS Fighters 5 Results". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Pavel Zhuravlev και Cristian Ristea σε μάχη τίτλου στο «FEA Reset» στις 13 Μαρτίου – Όσα θα δούμε!". sportlive.gr. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  12. ^ Pavel Zhuravlev Injured: New Opponent for Ristea
  13. ^ "FEA Kickboxing Reset: Kornilov, Matei Victorious". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Glory haalt zwaargewicht Cristian Ristea binnen! 'Versloeg al eerder pas gekroonde kampioen'". vechtsportinfo.nl (in Dutch). 2023-06-19.
  15. ^ "PITBULL Atodiresei este CAMPION MONDIAL! Colosul Lungu si adversarul sau AU CAZUT DIN RING! VIDEO Vezi toate fazele aici" (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 7 December 2012.

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