Peter Graham (fighter)

Peter Graham

Graham at K-1 World GP 2007 in Hong Kong press conference
Born (1975-08-05) 5 August 1975
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Other names The Chief
Nationality Australian
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 112 kg (247 lb; 17 st 9 lb)
Division Heavyweight (MMA)
Reach 73 in (185 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Tokyo, Japan
Team Redfern Gym
Spirit Gym
Boxing Works
IMC
Trainer Melchor Menor (Muay Thai)
Rank 2nd Degree Black belt in Kyokushin Karate
Blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu[1]
Orange belt in Judo
Years active 2000 - 2002 (Boxing)
2012 - present
2000 - 2014 (Kickboxing)
2008 - present (MMA)
Professional boxing record
Total 15
Wins 11
By knockout 5
Losses 3
By knockout 1
Draws 1
Kickboxing record
Total 73
Wins 59
By knockout 32
Losses 13
Draws 1
Mixed martial arts record
Total 21
Wins 12
By knockout 11
By decision 1
Losses 9
By submission 7
By decision 2
Other information
Spouse Silvia dos Santos
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: 29 May 2014

Peter "The Chief" Graham (born 5 August 1975) is an Australian kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist.

Background

Originally from New Zealand, Graham competed in rugby growing up and began training in Kyokushin Karate at the age of 18. Graham quickly demonstrated his talents, winning his first tournament in an under yellow belt division about half a year later. In 1999 at the age of 23, Graham won the Amateur Australian and New Zealand Open Weight Championships and soon also became the South Pacific Champion. Graham then moved to Ikebukuro in Tokyo, Japan to further hone his skills and live in a dojo. However, Graham only completed three months of this rigorous training before having to return to Australia after his brother Matthew died of a heroin overdose. Graham would earn his black belt in only five years.[1]

Kickboxing career

Graham began kickboxing and boxing at the age of 21 and before turning professional he captured the World Kickboxing Federation World Amateur Heavyweight Championship from New Zealand's Shane Wijohn, finishing his amateur career undefeated (17-0). Graham turned professional in 2000 and attained instant success, defeating Ben Hamilton in K-1 Oceania Revenge by TKO and then Clay Aumitagi.

On 19 November 2000 he became the first Australian to go ten rounds with the legendary Stan "The Man" Longinidis.[2]

In 2001 he defeated Mark Hunt, the K-1 World GP Champion of the year. He won his second WKBF Super Heavyweight title the next year, and won the Kings of Oceania 2004 championship after defeating his long-term rival Jason Suttie.[2]

In 2006, Peter had a feud with Badr Hari in K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Auckland. Hari mocked Graham that he is a has-been, and Hari is the future. A brawl at the press conference instigated by Hari kissing Graham hyped up their match.[3] The real match was won by Peter, via his trademark "Rolling Thunder" spinning kick, which broke Hari's jaw.[4] Hari was sidelined for almost a year.

On 31 December 2006 at K-1 PREMIUM 2006 Dynamite!!, Graham fought against the four time K-1 heavyweight champion, Dutch man from the Seidokaikan dojo Semmy Schilt in a 5 round match and lost by unanimous decision (3-0).[5]

On 5 August 2007, Graham and Hari met for a revenge fight in K-1 World GP 2007 in Hong Kong as one of the three super bouts of the event, held in Hong Kong for the very first time. This time, Hari was more alert to the threat of a Rolling Thunder by Graham. Both fighters could not show their top performances as Hari won the fight by points. Graham tried the Rolling Thunder Kick twice in the last moments of the fight, but could not connect with Hari.[6]

He has returned to kickboxing to fight Prince Ali at HEAT 24 in Nagoya, Japan on 7 October 2012,[7] winning the fight via decision.

He is competed in a Heavyweight Tournament at GFC Series 1 in Dubai on 29 May 2014, defeating Arnold Oborotov via an extension round majority decision in the semi-finals before losing to Badr Hari by first round TKO in the final.[8][9]

Mixed martial arts career

After training with PRIDE veteran Akira Shoji,[4] Peter made his MMA debut in World Victory Road on 5 March 2008 against the seasoned Japanese MMA fighter Kazuyuki Fujita, and was defeated by submission in the first round.[10] Graham undeterred by the loss returned to for the World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 4, where he again he fought valiantly in a much closer match against French grappler Moise Rimbon but Graham was submitted early in the second round.

Over the course of the following two years Graham proceed to hone his BJJ skills in Brazil, earning a blue belt, and continued to fight at elite level matches around the globe matched against the likes of Rolles Gracie Jr.. In July 2010 Graham defeated American K-1 Champion Carter Williams.

On 8 December 2010, Graham defeated Alexander Emelianenko by TKO via leg kicks halfway through the second round.[11] This marks Graham's biggest win in MMA to date.

In 2012, Graham defeated Konstantin Gluhov twice by KO & TKO.

Following the second Gluhov fight, he returned home to fight at Australian Fighting Championship (AFC) 4, defeating Donnie Lester by TKO 1:50 of Round 1, in December 2012.[12]

On Australian modified MMA promotion Combat8 Graham defeated Tai Tuivasa by TKO in the second round making that his eighth KO/TKO MMA win so far.[13]

Graham Beat Salimgirey Rasulov by TKO due to injury of Rasulov's broken arm in Russia on 2 June.

Bellator MMA

He signed with Bellator MMA in July 2013.[14] He debuted at Bellator 104 on 18 October 2013 when he faced Eric Prindle. He won the fight by unanimous decision which marks the first MMA fight Graham had that went the distance.

In late October, Graham was announced as the injury replacement in the Bellator Season Nine Heavyweight Tournament. He faced Cheick Kongo on 8 November 2013 at Bellator 107. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

On 7 March 2014, Graham faced Mighty Mo in the Bellator Season Ten Heavyweight Tournament at Bellator 111. Despite winning the first 2 rounds, Graham would lose via submission in the third round.[15]

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

After going 1–2 in Bellator MMA, Graham returned to MMA competition in Poland at KSW 28 versus Marcin Rózalski on 4 October 2014.[16] He won via TKO due to a leg injury in the second round.

Championships and achievements

Boxing

Kickboxing

Mixed martial arts

Personal life

Graham married a Brazilian woman living in Tokyo on 26 June 2008. He got a tattoo on his right arm reading her name, "Silvia".[22] The two have one daughter together, named Nicole. In 2010, Graham appeared on the TV program "Find My Family" where he was re-united with his younger brother who he had lost contact with and hadn't seen in 20 years. In 2012 he opened up his own full-time martial arts school Peter Grahams IMC at Prospect New South Wales, Australia.

Records

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 12–9 Mariusz Pudzianowski TKO (punches and elbows) KSW 32: Road To Wembley 31 October 2015 2 2:00 London, England
Loss 11–9 Karol Bedorf Decision (unanimous) KSW 31 23 May 2015 3 5:00 Gdansk, Poland
Loss 11–8 Denis Goltsov Submission (kimura) Tech-Krep FC - Ermak Prime Challenge 3 April 2015 2 3:23 Krasnodar, Russia
Win 11–7 Marcin Różalski TKO (Knee Injury) KSW 28 4 October 2014 2 0:43 Szczecin, Poland
Loss 10–7 Mighty Mo Submission (cobra choke) Bellator 111 7 March 2014 3 2:31 Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States Bellator Season 10 Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Loss 10–6 Cheick Kongo Decision (unanimous) Bellator 107 8 November 2013 3 5:00 Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States Bellator Season 9 Heavyweight Tournament Final
Win 10–5 Eric Prindle Decision (unanimous) Bellator 104 18 October 2013 3 5:00 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Win 9–5 Salimgirey Rasulov TKO (injury) K-1 Global MMA 2 June 2013 2 1:00 Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Win 8–5 Tai Tuivasa TKO (punches) Combat 8:03 27 April 2013 2 2:48 Sydney, Australia
Win 7–5 Donnie Lester TKO (corner stoppage) AFC 4 7 December 2012 1 1:50 Sydney, Australia
Win 6–5 Konstantin Gluhov TKO (punches) Draka 11 24 November 2012 1 3:20 Khabarovsk, Russia
Win 5–5 Konstantin Gluhov KO (punch) Governor's Cup 2012 11 February 2012 1 2:47 Khabarovsk, Russia
Win 4–5 Alexander Emelianenko TKO (leg kicks) Draka 5 18 December 2010 2 2:59 Khabarovsk, Russia Special rules allowing :30 on the ground.
Win 3–5 Yusuke Kawaguchi TKO (elbows) Xtreme MMA 3 5 November 2010 1 N/A Sydney, Australia
Win 2–5 Carter Williams TKO (strikes) Xtreme MMA 2 31 July 2010 1 4:10 Sydney, Australia
Loss 1–5 Jim York Submission (rear naked choke) Impact FC 2 18 July 2010 1 3:44 Sydney, Australia
Loss 1–4 Dion Staring Submission (armbar) Fury 1: Clash of the Titans 21 May 2010 1 N/A Macau, China
Win 1–3 Felise Leniu TKO (punches) RPA: Return Of The Chief 18 April 2010 1 N/A Keysborough, Australia
Loss 0–3 Rolles Gracie Submission (arm-triangle choke) Art of War 14 26 September 2009 1 1:43 Macau, China
Loss 0–2 Moise Rimbon Submission (rear naked choke) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 4 24 August 2008 2 0:42 Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Loss 0–1 Kazuyuki Fujita Submission (north-south choke) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku First Battle 5 March 2008 1 1:23 Tokyo, Japan

Kickboxing record

59 Wins (31 (T)KO's, 25 Decisions), 13 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Method Round Time
29 May 2014 Loss Morocco Badr Hari GFC Fight Series 1 - Heavyweight Tournament, Final, Dubai, UAE TKO (punches) 1 1:33
29 May 2014 Win Lithuania Arnold Oborotov GFC Fight Series 1 - Heavyweight Tournament, Semi Finals, Dubai, UAE Extension round decision (majority) 4 3:00
23 March 2013 Win New Zealand Erik Nosa Capital Punishment 7, Canberra, Australia KO (right low kick) 1 1:43
7 October 2012 Win Iran Prince Ali HEAT 24, Nagoya, Japan Decision 3 3:00
20 August 2011 Loss Poland Paul Slowinski Kings of Kombat 4, Keysborough, Australia, I.S.K.A. Heavyweight World Title KO 3
2 April 2011 Win Australia Andre Meunier Kings of Combat 3, Keysborough, Australia TKO (low kicks and punches) 3
29 August 2010 Win New Zealand Doug Viney Kings of Combat, Keysborough, Australia TKO (leg kicks) 5
5 August 2007 Loss Morocco Badr Hari K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
28 April 2006 Win Netherlands Jerrel Venetiaan K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii, USA Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
31 December 2006 Loss Netherlands Semmy Schilt K-1 Premium 2006 Dynamite!!, Japan Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
18 November 2006 Loss New Zealand Doug Viney K-1 Kings of Oceania 2006 Round 3, New Zealand Decision 3 3:00
11 November 2006 Win Japan Yuki Kamikaze Macau X-plosion, Macau TKO (low kicks) 2
16 September 2006 Win New Zealand Andrew Peck K-1 Kings of Oceania 2006 Round 2, New Zealand TKO (low kicks) 2
18 August 2006 Win Belarus Andrei Malchanau X-plosion 13, Sydney, Australia TKO (referee stoppage) 1
24 June 2006 Win Samoa Matt Samoa K-1 Kings of Oceania 2006 Round 1, New Zealand KO (right hook) 1 2:16
5 March 2006 Loss Poland Paul Slowinski K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Auckland, New Zealand TKO (low kicks) 2 1:42
5 March 2006 Win Morocco Badr Hari K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Auckland, New Zealand KO (rolling thunder) 3 2:54
10 December 2005 Win Netherlands Ricardo van den Bos K-1 Kings of Oceania 2005 Round 3, Australia KO (punches) 1 1:19
8 October 2005 Win New Zealand Jay Hepi K-1 Kings of Oceania 2005 Round 2, New Zealand Decision 3 3:00
30 July 2005 Win New Zealand Rony Sefo K-1 Kings of Oceania 2005 Round 1, New Zealand Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
30 April 2005 Win Belarus Alexey Ignashov K-1 Battle of Anzacs II, New Zealand 2nd Ext. R Decision 5 3:00
5 November 2004 Loss New Zealand Jason Suttie K-1 Oceania MAX 2004, New Zealand Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
16 July 2004 Win New Zealand Jason Suttie Kings of Oceania 2004, New Zealand Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
16 July 2004 Win Poland Paul Slowinski Kings of Oceania 2004, New Zealand Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
16 July 2004 Win New Zealand Hiriwa Te-Rangi Kings of Oceania 2004, New Zealand KO (rolling thunder) 1 1:59
6 March 2004 Loss Albania Xhavit Bajrami Kings Of The Ring, Pristina, Kosovo, Serbia Decision 5 3:00
6 December 2003 Loss Netherlands Remy Bonjasky K-1 World Grand Prix 2003, Japan TKO (referee stoppage) 1 2:58
11 October 2003 Win Australia Sam Greco K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Final Elimination, Japan TKO (leg injury) 2 0:30
27 July 2003 Win New Zealand Jason Suttie K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Melbourne, Australia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
27 July 2003 Win Papua New Guinea Mitch O'Hello K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Melbourne, Australia Ext.R TKO (punch) 4 0:47
27 July 2003 Win Croatia Josip Bodrozic K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Melbourne, Australia Decision 3 3:00
27 April 2003 Win Australia Chris Chrispoulides License to Thrill, Australia Decision 3 3:00
24 April 2003 Win New Zealand Mike Angove Fights in Dunedin, New Zealand TKO (knees) 2 0:55
31 August 2002 Win New Zealand Hiriwa Te-Rangi WKBF World Super Heavyweight Title, Dunedin, NZ Decision 5 3:00
12 July 2002 Loss New Zealand Jason Suttie KB4 Fightnight, Sydney, Australia Decision 3 3:00
12 July 2002 Win Australia Chris Chrispoulides KB4 Fightnight, Sydney, Australia Decision 3 3:00
1 September 2001 Draw New Zealand Jason Suttie JNI Promotions, Star City, Australia Draw 3 3:00
21 July 2001 Win New Zealand Mark Hunt K-1 New Zealand Grand Prix 2001 Decision 5 3:00
29 April 2001 Loss Australia Adam Watt K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka, Japan KO (left punch) 2 1:29
29 April 2001 Win South Africa Jan Nortje K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka, Japan Ext. R Decision 4 3:00
7 April 2001 Win Australia Fadi Hadara Australia vs USA, Sydney, Australia Decision 3 3:00
24 February 2001 Loss New Zealand Mark Hunt K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary Melbourne, Australia KO (right uppercut) 3 2:10
24 February 2001 Win New Zealand Rony Sefo K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary Melbourne, Australia Decision 3 3:00
24 February 2001 Win Australia Phil Fagan K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary Melbourne, Australia TKO (2 knockdowns) 2
19 November 2000 Loss Australia Stan Longinidis K-1 Oceania Star Wars 2000, Australia Decision (unanimous) 10 2:00
10 September 2000 Win Turkey Gurkan Ozkan K-1 Oceania Dream, Australia Ext.R TKO (3 knockdowns) 4
24 June 2000 Win Samoa Clay Aumitagi Bradford's Show, Sydney, Australia Decision 3 3:00
14 May 2000 Win Australia Ben Hamilton K-1 Revenge Oceania, Australia TKO (doctor stoppage) 2
8 April 2000 Win Australia Shane Wijohn Bound for Glory, NSW, Australia TKO (leg kicks and punches) 1

Professional boxing record

11 Wins (6 TKOs), 3 Losses.
Date Result Opponent Event Method Round Note
27 February 2016 Win United States Julius Long Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia TD 5 Wins vacant World Boxing Foundation World heavyweight title
28 November 2015 Win Tanzania Alphonce Mchumiatumbo Suzhou Sports Center, Suzhou, China TKO 4 Wins the WBO Asia Pacific heavyweight title
11 July 2015 Win Australia Ben Edwards Hellenic Club, Woden, Australian Capital Territory, Australia SD 10 Wins the Australian heavyweight title
22 February 2013 Win Australia David Levi Entertainment Centre, Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia TKO 6 Defended the New South Wales State heavyweight title
19 May 2012 Win Australia George Poulivaati Croatian Club, Punchbowl, New South Wales, Australia Decision 5 Won the New South Wales State heavyweight title
15 November 2002 Win Australia Pat Kennedy Club Nova, Newcastle, NSW, Australia TKO (punch to the body) 5
9 August 2002 Win Australia Pat Kennedy Club Nova, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Decision 6
10 May 2002 Win Australia Joseph Semeatu Mayfield Ex Services Club, Newcastle, NSW, Australia KO (punches) 1
1 April 2002 Draw Australia Phil Gregory Sports Complex, Carrara (Gold Coast), Queensland, Australia Draw 8
4 March 2002 Win Australia Paul Withers Entertainment Centre, Townsville, Queensland, Australia KO (right hook) 6
15 February 2002 Win New Zealand Andrew Fepuileai Woonona Bulli RSL Club, Wollongong, NSW, Australia Decision (split) 4
12 October 2001 Win Australia Glen Sewell Sydney, NSW, Australia Decision 4
28 September 2001 Loss Australia Simon Paterson The Octagon, Sydney, NSW, Australia Decision (majority) 4
21 July 2000 Loss Australia Caine Melbourne Hornsby RSL Club, Sydney, NSW, Australia KO (punches) 2
23 April 2000 Loss Australia Caine Melbourne Wyong Leagues Club, Wyong, NSW, Australia Decision 4

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Rolling Thunder: Peter Graham". Theme Park at its Darkest.
  2. 1 2 Profile of Peter Graham Sengoku Raiden Championship (Japanese)
  3. ↑ "As we all expected the brawler causes a brawl!! Badr Hari pounces on Graham", 4 March 2006, K-1 (Japanese)
  4. 1 2 "Sengoku : 5 March, Fujita's opponent will be Peter Graham, who broke Badr Hari's jaw", 21 February 2008, Livedoor Sports (Japanese)
  5. ↑ "K-1 PREMIUM 2006 Dynamite!! Round 7 : Semmy Schilt vs. Peter Graham", 31 December 2006, Sportsnavi - Yahoo! Japan (Japanese)
  6. ↑ "Fujimoto Defends K-1 Asia GP Title in Hong Kong". K-1 Official Website. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2007.
  7. ↑ Dave Walsh. "Japanese Kickboxing Scene: October Preview". LiverKick.com.
  8. ↑ Dave Walsh. "Badr Hari Wins Big in Dubai, Aerts and Cooper Draw". LiverKick.com.
  9. ↑ "Global FC 3 Live Results - Ergebnisse - Stefan Leko, Badr Hari & Peter Aerts". Fighterheart.com. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  10. ↑ "Peter "The Chief" Graham MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography". Sherdog.com. 1975-08-05. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  11. ↑ Platinum Arena, Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia (2010-12-18). "Draka - Governor's Cup 2010". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  12. ↑ "AFC 4 Results: Soa Palalei Finishes McCorkle; Continues Push For UFC Contract". Mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  13. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  14. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  15. ↑ "Bellator 111 results: Dantas vs. Leone". Mmafighting.com. 7 March 2014.
  16. ↑ "Peter Graham-Marcin Rozalski Heavyweight Bout Completes KSW 28 Lineup". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  17. ↑ "BoxRec Australian Heavyweight Title". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  18. ↑ "BoxRec Australia - New South Wales State Heavyweight Title". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  19. ↑ "BoxRec World Boxing Foundation World Heavyweight Title". Boxrec.com. 1975-08-05. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  20. ↑ "BoxRec WBO Asia Pacific Heavyweight Title". Boxrec.com. 1975-08-05. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  21. ↑ "Peter Graham Overcomes Doug Vinney". Iskaworldhq.com. 2010-10-06. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  22. ↑ "Sengoku : Peter Graham, let's get the first MMA victory with a newlywed power", 26 June 2008, Livedoor Sports (Japanese)

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Ben Edwards		 Australian heavyweight Championship Succeeded by
Willie Nasio
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