Cătălin Zmărăndescu
Cătălin Zmărăndescu | |
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Born |
Bucharest, Romania | January 26, 1973
Nationality | Romanian |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 249 lb (113 kg; 17 st 11 lb) |
Division | Heavyweight |
Reach | 73.0 in (185 cm) |
Style | Sanshou, Kickboxing |
Stance | Orthodox |
Fighting out of | Woodgreen, England |
Team | Team Bloodline |
Trainer | Eddie Kone |
Years active | 1997-present |
Professional boxing record | |
Total | 8 |
Wins | 2 |
By knockout | 1 |
Losses | 6 |
By knockout | 5 |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 14 |
Wins | 11 |
By knockout | 6 |
Losses | 1 |
Draws | 1 |
No contests | 1 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 17 |
Wins | 11 |
By knockout | 8 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 1 |
Losses | 6 |
By knockout | 4 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 1 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Medal record | ||
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Representing Romania | ||
Wushu - Sanshou | ||
World Championships | ||
1999 Hong Kong | 85 kg | |
National Championships | ||
2003 Macau | 90 kg |
Cătălin Zmărăndescu (born January 26, 1973, in Bucharest)[1] is a Romanian professional mixed martial artist, boxer and kickboxer. He has fought for the Local Kombat kickboxing circuit before turning to MMA.
Biography
He played rugby and was amateur wrestler for Steaua before becoming a sanshou practitioner.[2]
Aside from sport, Zmărăndescu was the bodyguard of Gigi Becali.
Mixed martial arts career
Cătălin Zmărăndescu moved to the UK from Romania and started training with BJJ Black Belt Eddie Kone and his Bloodline fight team. He is currently managed by Flawless MMA.
At BAMMA 6, Zmărăndescu stopped Sharif Mohammed Ali early in the first round due to a forearm choke.[3]
His next bout was against Mark Godbeer in a Heavyweight bout at BAMMA 9 on March 24, 2012. He lost by corner stoppage at the conclusion of the first round.
In 2013, Zmarandeacu become IFC Heavyweight Champion(MMA) after he defeated by TKO in the first round, in just 1min and 18sec against Vince Lucero from USA.
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown | ||
17 matches | 11 wins | 6 losses |
By knockout | 8 | 4 |
By submission | 2 | 1 |
By decision | 1 | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 11–6 | John Demmel | TKO (punches) | UCMMA 45 - Ultimate Challenge MMA 45 | November 7, 2015 | 1 | 1:28 | London, England | Ultimate Challenge MMA Heavyweight Championship |
Win | 11–5 | Tomasz Czerwinski | TKO (punches) | WCMMA 21 | July 17, 2015 | 1 | 0:55 | London, England | Vacant Warrior Challenge MMA Heavyweight Championship |
Win | 10–5 | Ben Schneider | TKO (punches) | UCMMA 40 - Ultimate Challenge MMA 40 | September 6, 2014 | 1 | 1:30 | London, England | |
Win | 9–5 | Marvin Campbell | TKO (punches) | UCMMA 39 - Ultimate Challenge MMA 39 | May 3, 2014 | 1 | 3:00 | London, England | |
Loss | 8–5 | Arvydas Juska | TKO (knees and punches) | UCMMA 38 - Ultimate Challenge MMA 38 | February 1, 2014 | 2 | 1:28 | London, England | |
Win | 8–4 | Vince Lucero | TKO (punches) | IFC Revolution: UK vs. USA | March 9, 2013 | 1 | 1:18 | Birmingham, England | IFC Champion |
Win | 7–4 | Dave Rintoul | Submission | IFC - Christmas Bash | December 15, 2012 | 1 | 2:00 | Hampshire, England | |
Loss | 6–4 | Mark Godbeer | TKO (corner stoppage) | BAMMA 9 | March 24, 2012 | 1 | 5:00 | Birmingham, England | |
Loss | 6–3 | Jarno Nurminen | Submission (punches) | Cage 16 - 1st Defense | October 8, 2011 | 1 | 2:25 | Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland | |
Win | 6–2 | Sharif Mohammed Ali | Submission (front choke) | BAMMA 6: Watson vs. Rua | May 21, 2011 | 1 | 0:32 | London, England | |
Loss | 5–2 | Kamen Georgiev | Decision (unanimous) | Local Kombat: Batalia Balcanilor | July 16, 2010 | 2 | 5:00 | Constanta, Romania | |
Loss | 5–1 | Valentijn Overeem | KO (knee) | K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest | May 21, 2010 | 1 | 0:40 | Bucharest, Romania | |
Win | 5-0 | Erni Strmonja | TKO (punches) | K-1 ColliZion 2010 Croatia | March 27, 2010 | 1 | 0:56 | Split, Croatia | |
Win | 4–0 | Marian Visan | TKO (punches) | Strike FC 3: Noaptea Demonilor | October 31, 2008 | 1 | 0:58 | Cluj Napoca, Romania | |
Win | 3–0 | Tom Clemens | Decision (unanimous) | Strike FC 2: Mamaia | August 1, 2008 | 2 | 5:00 | Mamaia, Romania | |
Win | 2–0 | Houston Smith | TKO (punches) | Invincible: A Means to an End | June 21, 2008 | 2 | 1:54 | Ontario, California, United States | |
Win | 1–0 | Steve Sayegh | TKO (punches) | Strike FC: Night of Gladiators | April 18, 2008 | 1 | 0:13 | Ploie?ti, Romania |
Kickboxing record
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11 wins (5 (T) KO's), 1 loss, 1 draw
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
Boxing record
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2 Wins (1 (T)KO's, 1 Decision), 6 Losses
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
See also
External links
- Professional MMA record for Catalin Zmarandescu - Sherdog.com
- Professional boxing record for Cătălin Zmărăndescu from BoxRec
References
- ↑ "Catalin Zmarandescu's MMA profile on Sherdog". www.sherdog.com. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ↑ "Catalin Zmarandescu's profile on CZone". www.czone.ro. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- ↑ Zmărăndescu