Felipe Micheletti

Felipe Micheletti
BornFelipe Stievano Micheletti
(1990-05-24) May 24, 1990 (age 34)
Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Height6 ft 4+1⁄2 in (194 cm)
Weight231 lb (105 kg; 16 st 7 lb)
DivisionCruiserweight
Reach76.7 in (195 cm)
StyleKickboxing
TeamCarseti Fight Team
TrainerAdriano Carseti & Túlio Corrá
Years active2011–present
Kickboxing record
Total28
Wins17
By knockout6
Losses11
By knockout1
Mixed martial arts record
Total3
Wins3
By knockout2
By decision1
Losses0
Other information
UniversityFaculty of Physical Education of Sorocaba (FEFISO)
SpouseTalita Branco
Children3
Boxing record from BoxRec

Felipe Stievano Micheletti (born May 24, 1990) is a Brazilian professional kickboxer and mixed martrial artist.

He was ranked as the sixth best light heavyweight in the world by Combat Press as of September 2022,[1] and fourth best by Beyond Kick as of October 2022.[2] He has been continually ranked in the Combat Press Light Heavyweight top ten since November 2018.[3]

Kickboxing career

Early career

Micheletti participated in 37 amateur fights with 30 wins, including 15 wins by knockout. In 2009, he became Brazilian champion[4] through the Brazilian Confederation of Kickboxing in the K-1 style, super-heavy category. He has also been a Septa Brazilian champion and the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO) Pan American kickboxing champion, World Champion, and two-time Vice-World Champion.

Superkombat

Micheletti debuted in November 2009 as a professional against Edson Lima at KO Fight in Apucarana, and soon afterwards was invited to fight Cleber Rodrigues.

After a mixed start to his professional career, including a loss to Alex Pereira, Micheletti took part in the WGP Supekombat Heavyweight Tournament.[5] In the semifinals, he defeated Rogélio Ortiz by a second round liver kick KO. In the tournament finals he faced Edson Lima, whom he defeated by a split decision.[6]

Micheletti fought Saulo Cavalari for the WGP Brazilian Light Heavyweight title at WGP 14 on July 27, 2013.[7] Cavalari won the fight by a fifth-round technical knockout.[8]

On December 21, 2013, Micheletti fought Francisco Lefevbre during the WGP Final Tour event.[9] He beat Lefevbre in the first round, by knockout.[10] Micheletti was booked to face the WKN and WAKO champion Vladimir Mineev at WGP Kickboxing: Russia X Brasil on May 17, 2014,[11] and lost a unanimous decision.[12]

Micheletti fought Wallyson Maguila for the Brasilian Professional Kickboxing Light Heavyweight title at WGP 22 on September 27, 2014.[13] He won the fight by technical knockout. He also won a unanimous decision against Toni Milanovic at WGP 24 on December 20, 2014,[14] and faced Guto Inocente for the WGP light heavyweight (-84 kg) championship.[15] Innocente won the fight by unanimous decision.[16]

Micheletti faced Carlos Meza for the WGP Light Heavyweight title on July 2, 2016.[17] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[18] In his next fight, Micheletti fought for the WKN K-1 Super Cruiserweight title, facing Rogélio Ortiz at IVC International Vale Tudo championship on August 20, 2016. He knocked Ortiz out in the first round.[19]

Kunlun Fight

Micheletti made his Kunlun Fight debut at Kunlun Fight 56 on January 2, 2017, against Andrey Gerasimchuk. Gerasimchuk won the bout by unanimous decision.[20]

Micheletti successfully defended the WGP Heavyweight title with a unanimous decision win over Haime Morais at WGP 37 on May 20, 2017.[21]

He afterwards participated in the Kunlun Fight Heavyweight tournament. In the quarterfinals, Micheletti beat Liu Junchao by technical knockout,[22] but lost to Roman Kryklia by unanimous decision in the semifinals.[23]

A month after his loss to Kryklia, Micheletti facedIgor Darmeshkin, for the vacant WAKO Pro World Low Kick Light Heavyweight title, at Battle of Champions 10 on March 16, 2018. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[24]

Micheletti defended his WGP heavyweight title for the second time with a decision win over Ivan Galaz at WGP 45 on May 5, 2018.[25]

GLORY

Felipe Micheletti made his Glory debut at Glory 60: Lyon on October 20, 2018, when he was scheduled to fight Zinedine Hameur-Lain. He won the fight by technical knockout, after Hameur-Lain was forced to retire at the end of the first round due to injury.[26]

He was next booked to fight Luis Tavares at Glory 66: Paris on June 22, 2019, as a short notice replacement for Stephane Susperregui.[27] He won the fight by a split decision.[28]

Micheletti faced Stéphane Susperregui at Glory 69: Düsseldorf on October 12, 2019. Despite being knocked down early in the fight, Susperregui managed to take the fight into an extra round, after which he won a decision.[29]

Micheletti was scheduled to fight a rematch with Luis Tavares at Glory 78: Rotterdam, on a month's notice, as a replacement for Sergej Maslobojev.[30] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[31]

Micheletti faced the #5 ranked Glory light heavyweight contender Donegi Abena at Glory: Collision 4 on October 8, 2022.[32]

Micheletti faced Nordine Mahieddine at Glory 84 on March 11, 2023.[33] He won the fight by unanimous decision, after twice knocking Mahieddine down.[34]

Micheletti faced the 2017 K-1 Heavyweight Grand Prix runner-up Ibrahim El Bouni at Glory: Collision 5 on June 17, 2023.[35]

Championships and accomplishments

Amateur Boxing

  • Copa Lisoboxe – gold
  • Brasil Ceintures – gold
  • Kid Jofre – gold
  • Forja dos Campeões – silver

Kickboxing

  • WGP Kickboxing
    • 2016 WGP Kickboxing Heavyweight (-94.1 kg) Champion
      • Two successful title defenses
  • World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
    • 2018 WAKO Pro World Low Kick -94.2 kg Champion
    • 2014 WAKO Pro Brazil Low kick -94.2 kg Champion
      • One successful title defense
  • World Kickboxing Network
    • 2016 WKN World Super Cruiserweight (-92.5 kg) K-1 Champion[36]
  • SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship
    • 2013 SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes Heavyweight Tournament Winner[37]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
3 matches 3 wins 0 losses
By knockout 2 0
By decision 1 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 3-0 Fabricio Almeida Decision (split) Hyper Fight 2 28 September 2024 3 5:00 São Paulo, Brazil Heavyweight debut.
Win 2-0 Alisson Nascimento TKO (punches) Dragon Fight 6 13 July 2024 1 2:44 São Paulo, Brazil
Win 1-0 Manoel Vitor Santos KO (punch to the body) Fight Pro Championship 2 13 August 2022 1 2:20 São Paulo, Brazil Light Heavyweight debut.

Kickboxing record

Professional kickboxing record
17 Wins (6 KOs), 11 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2023-06-17 Loss Morocco Ibrahim El Bouni Glory: Collision 5 Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2023-03-11 Win Algeria Nordine Mahieddine Glory 84 Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-10-08 Loss Suriname Donegi Abena Glory: Collision 4 Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-09-04 Loss Netherlands Luis Tavares Glory 78: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Glory Light Heavyweight Title eliminator.
2019-10-12 Loss France Stéphane Susperregui Glory 69: Düsseldorf Düsseldorf, Germany Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2019-06-22 Win Netherlands Luis Tavares Glory 66: Paris Paris, France Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2018-10-20 Win France Zinedine Hameur-Lain Glory 60: Lyon Lyon, France TKO (Retirement) 1 3:00
2018-05-05 Win Chile Ivan Galaz WGP Kickboxing 45 São Paulo, Brazil Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Retains the WGP Kickboxing Heavyweight (94.1 kg) Championship.
2018-03-16 Win Russia Igor Darmeshkin Battle of Champions 10 Moscow, Russia Decision 5 3:00
Wins vacant WAKO Pro World Low Kick Championship -94.2 kg
2018-02-04 Loss Ukraine Roman Kryklia Kunlun Fight 69 Heavyweight Tournament, Semi Finals Guiyang, China Decision (Unanimous) 3
2017-12-17 Win China Liu Junchao Kunlun Fight 68 Heavyweight Tournament, Quarter Finals Guiyang, China TKO
2017-05-20 Win Brazil Haime Morais WGP Kickboxing 37 Sorocaba, São Paulo Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
Retains the WGP Kickboxing Heavyweight (94.1 kg) Championship.
2017-01-02 Loss Belarus Andrey Gerasimchuk Kunlun Fight 56 Sanya, Hainan, China Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-08-20 Win Argentina Rogélio Ortiz IVC International Vale Tudo championship Brazil KO 1 1:45
Wins WKN World K-1 Super Cruiserweight (-92.5 kg) Championship.
2016-07-02 Win Paraguay Carlos Meza WGP Kickboxing 31 Brazil Decision 5 3:00
Wins the vacant WGP Kickboxing Heavyweight (94.1 kg) Championship.
2016-05-07 Win Brazil Haime Morais WGP Kickboxing 3.0 – Special Edition Brazil Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-09-05 Loss Brazil Guto Inocente WGP Kickboxing 26 Guarapuava, Brazil Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
For the WGP world light heavyweight championship under 185 pounds.[38]
2015-06-20 Win Brazil Fábio Alberto Cordovil Jungle Fight 78 São Paulo, Brazil Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
Retains WAKO Pro Low Kick Brazil -94 kg Championship.
2014-12-20 Win Croatia Toni Milanovic WGP Kickboxing 24 São Paulo, Brazil Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-09-27 Win Brazil Wallyson Maguila WGP Kickboxing 22 São Paulo, Brazil TKO
Wins WAKO Pro Low Kick Brazil -94 kg Championship.
2014-05-17 Loss Russia Vladimir Mineev WGP Kickboxing: Russia X Brasil[39] São Paulo, Brazil Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-12-21 Win Paraguay Francisco Lefevbre WGP Kickboxing Final Tour Brazil KO 1
2013-07-27 Loss Brazil Saulo Cavalari WGP Kickboxing 14 São Paulo, Brazil TKO 5
For The WGP Kickboxing Brazil -94.1 kg championship.
2013-03-23 Win Brazil Edson Lima WGP Kickboxing 12 x SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes 2 São Caetano, Brazil Decision (split) 3 3:00
Wins WGP Supekombat Heavyweight Tournament.
2013-03-23 Win Argentina Rogélio Ortiz WGP Kickboxing 12 x SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes 2 São Caetano, Brazil KO (liver kick) 2
2012-09-16 Loss Brazil Alex Pereira WGP Kickboxing 9 São Paulo, Brazil Decision (unanimous) 3
2012-06-02 Win Brazil Cleber Rodrigues WGP Kickboxing 8 Brazil Decision 3 3:00
2011-11-12 Loss Brazil Edson Lima K.O Fight – Apucarana Brazil Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

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