Gary Turner (fighter)

Gary Turner
Born (1970-09-02) 2 September 1970
Other names Smiler
Nationality English
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 225 lb (102 kg; 16.1 st)
Division Super Heavyweight (kickboxing)
Heavyweight (MMA)
Style Kickboxing
Team Team Gary Turner
Rank 1st Degree black belt in Judo
1st Degree black belt in Ju-Jitsu
2nd Degree black belt in Kickboxing[1]
Kickboxing record
Total 40
Wins 28
Losses 10
Draws 2
Mixed martial arts record
Total 7
Wins 4
By knockout 3
By submission 1
Losses 2
By submission 1
By decision 1
Draws 1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Gary Turner (born 2 September 1970) is an English professional mixed martial artist who fought in the Cage Rage and K-1 promotions. Turner was the K-1 UK Grand Prix champion in 2003 and 2004. As a mixed martial artist, he currently holds a record of 4-2-1 with notable victories over Tank Abbott and former British Heavyweight boxing champion, Julius Francis.

Mixed martial arts career

Turner made his professional MMA debut in 1999 with a win over Joe Akano. After fighting once more seven months later Turner did not fight in a professional MMA bout again until 2007 when he joined Cage Rage. On 21 April 2007, he made his Cage Rage debut in a bout against American former UFC fighter Tank Abbott which he won by TKO after 2:31 of the opening round.

He continued with Cage Rage, winning his next two fights against Brazilian Edson Drago and former British heavyweight boxer Julius Francis before suffering his first defeat against Mostapha Al-turk by submission in March 2008 which was to be his final fight in Cage Rage as the promotion folded at the end of 2008. His last MMA bout was in April 2009, losing a split decision to Valdas Pocevicius in Croatia.

Titles

Gary is an 10 time world champion (x2 kickboxing, x8 Ju-Jitsu) who has also won countless European and domestic titles across a wide range of martial arts styles.[2]

Pro Kickboxing

Amateur Kickboxing

Ju-Jitsu

Judo

Shootfighting

Professional kickboxing record

Pro Kickboxing Record
28 Wins, 10 Losses, 2 Draws[3][4]
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2008-10-05 Loss Suriname Tyrone Spong K.O. Events "Tough Is Not Enough" Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO (Doc Stop) 1 1:05
2006-12-08 Win State of Palestine Samir Seif Shin Do Kumaté XI[5] Tampa, FL, USA Decision 3 3:00
2006-09-09 Draw United States Jeff Roufus Shin Do Kumaté X[6] Tampa, FL, USA Decision Draw 3 3:00
2006-03-03 Win United States Carter Williams Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic 2006 Columbus, OH, USA Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2005-10-29 Win France Gregory Tony K-1 New Talents 2005 in Germany Koblenz, Germany TKO (Corner Stop) 3 3:00
2005-09-24 Win Albania Azem Maksutaj Fight Night Winterthur[7][8] Winterthur, Switzerland Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins Maksutaj's W.P.K.C. K-1 rules super heavyweight world title +95 kg.
2005-05-21 Loss Switzerland Bjorn Bregy K-1 Scandinavia GP '05, Final Stockholm, Sweden Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Fight was for K-1 Scandinavia GP 2005 tournament title.
2005-05-21 Win Sweden Wisam Feyli K-1 Scandinavia GP '05, Semi Final Stockholm, Sweden Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2005-05-21 Win Finland Topi Helin K-1 Scandinavia GP '05, Quarter Final Stockholm, Sweden Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2004-12-12 Loss Morocco Badr Hari Rings Fightgala "Born Invincible" Utrecht, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2004-04-24 Win Czech Republic Daniel Waciakowski Pain and Glory[9] Birmingham, England, UK TKO 2
2004-02-22 Win England Nick Sheppard K-1 Battle of Britain 2004, Final Wolverhampton, England, UK KO (Leg Kick) 1
Wins K-1 Battle of Britain 2004 tournament title.
2004-02-22 Win England James Zikic K-1 Battle of Britain 2004, Semi Final Wolverhampton, England, UK Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
2004-02-22 Win England Steve Jones K-1 Battle of Britain 2004, Quarter Final Wolverhampton, England, UK TKO (Corner Stop) 2
2003-08-20 Loss Russia Alexander Ustinov K-1 Spain GP '03, Semi Final Barcelona, Spain Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2003-08-20 Win Spain Daniel Perez K-1 Spain GP '03, Quarter Final Barcelona, Spain Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2003-05-30 Loss Switzerland Bjorn Bregy K-1 World GP '03 Basel, Semi Final Basel, Switzerland Decision 3 3:00
2003-05-30 Win Turkey Hasan Kuzucular K-1 World GP '03 Basel, Reserve Fight Basel, Switzerland KO 2
2003-04-13 Win Wales Gordon Minors K-1 World GP '03 Prelim. UK, Final Birmingham, England, UK TKO (Doc Stop) 1 0:15
Wins K-1 World GP 2003 Prelim. UK tournament title and qualifies for reserve fight at K-1 World GP '03 Basel.
2003-04-13 Win England Simon Dimitrious K-1 World GP '03 Prelim. UK, Semi Final Birmingham, England, UK Decision 3 3:00
2003-04-13 Win England Kenny Gayle K-1 World GP '03 Prelim. UK, Quarter Final Birmingham, England, UK Decision 3 3:00
2002-11-17 Win England Rob Lloyd K-1 UK MAX 2002, Super Fight Birmingham, England, UK Decision 5 3:00
2002-03-24 Loss England Mark Russell K-1 World GP '02 Prelim. UK, Quarter Final Birmingham, England, UK Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2001-?-? Loss Italy Augusto Sporano Trieste Sport Show[10] Trieste, Italy Decision 12 2:00
Fight was for W.A.K.O. Pro full-contact super cruiserweight world title -88 kg.
2000-11-19 Win England Tyrone Herod K-1 UK Global Heat 2000 Birmingham, England, UK Decision 3 3:00
2000-04-16 Loss England Matt Skelton K-1 UK Battle of Britain 2000, Quarter Final Birmingham, England, UK Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2000-?-? Loss Cyprus Decision 10 2:00
Loses W.A.K.O. Pro full-contact heavyweight European title -94 kg.
1997-?-? Win Turkey Tacci Edhem Macedonia Decision 5 2:00
1997-?-? Win Leroy Tomski England, UK KO 2
Wins W.A.K.O. Pro full-contact heavyweight European title -94 kg.
1997-?-? Draw Wales Gordon Minors England, UK Decision Draw 7 2:00
Fight was for W.A.K.O. Pro full-contact heavyweight Commonwealth title -94 kg.
1996-?-? Win England Lee Swaby England, UK Decision 7 3:00
Wins W.A.K.O. Pro low-kick super cruiserweight British title -88 kg.
1996-?-? Win England Ian Morgan England, UK KO 2
1995-?-? Win England Ricky Nicholson England, UK Decision 7 2:00
Wns W.K.A. full-contact super cruiserweight British title -90 kg.
1995-?-? Win England Ian Morgan England, UK TKO 2
Wins W.A.K.O. Pro low-kick heavyweight British title -94 kg.
1994-?-? Loss England Kevin Morton England, UK Decision 10 2:00
Fight was for W.K.A. full-contact super cruiserweight intercontinental title -90 kg.
1991-?-? Win England Richard Smith England, UK KO 2

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 4-2-1 Valdas Pocevicius Decision (split) NG 4 - Noc Gladiatora 4 25 April 2009 3 5:00 Dubrovnik, Croatia
Loss 4-1-1 Mostapha al-Turk Submission (punches) Cage Rage 25 8 March 2008 1 3:19 London, England
Win 4-0-1 Julius Francis Submission (punches) Cage Rage 23 22 September 2007 2 2:17 London, England
Win 3-0-1 Edson Claas Vieira TKO (corner stoppage) Cage Rage 22 14 July 2007 2 5:00 London, England
Win 2-0-1 Tank Abbott TKO (punches) Cage Rage 21 21 April 2007 1 2:31 London, England
Draw 1-0-1 Lee MacGuinness Draw Total Fight KRG 5 3 October 1999 2 5:00 Buckinghamshire, England
Win 1-0 Joe Akano KO Night Of The Samurai 3 7 March 1999 2 N/A Milton Keynes, England

References

  1. ↑ (c) Gary Turner. "Home - Gary 'Smiler' Turner". garyturner.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "Gary Turner - Primex (Shows titles - note that some dates e.g. W.A.K.O. have been corrected)". homepages.primex.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  3. ↑ "fighter's profile - Gary Turner (K-1 record only)". www.fansofk1.com. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  4. ↑ "Shin Do Kumate' X Results (Fight against Duke Roufus - gives Turner record of 27-9)". www.shindokumate.com. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  5. ↑ "Shin Do Kumaté XI Results". www.shindokumate.com. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  6. ↑ "Shin Do Kumate' X Results". www.shindokumate.com. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  7. ↑ "Turner takes 12th title". www.getsurrey.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  8. ↑ "Fight Night - Svájc / eredmények - Fight.hu (Hungarian language)". www.getsurrey.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  9. ↑ "www.thefightgame.tv". www.thefightgame.tv. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  10. ↑ "Kick Boxing a Trieste (Italian language)". www.artimarziali.org. Retrieved 2011-05-18.

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