Liu Ce

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.
Liu Ce
Born刘策
(1996-09-04) September 4, 1996 (age 28)
Fushun, Liaoning, China
NationalityChinese
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st)
DivisionLight Heavyweight
Cruiserweight
Heavyweight
Reach197 cm (78 in)
StyleSanda, Kickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofTangshan, China
TeamTangshan Buntai Riding Fight Club/CFP
TrainerWei Rui
Years active2018 - present
Kickboxing record
Total21
Wins18
By knockout14
Losses3
By knockout0
Mixed martial arts record
Total3
Wins2
By knockout2
Losses1
By knockout1

Liu Ce (Chinese: 刘策) is a Chinese professional Sanda kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight divisions of Wu Lin Feng and K-1. He is the current K-1 Cruiserweight (−90kg) champion and the K-1 30th Anniversary Openweight Tournament winner.

Professional kickboxing career

Liu started to focus on professional kickboxing full time in 2018. He lost his first two fights of the year on the Glory of Heroes promotion. He lost by decision to Marino Schouten on July 28, 2018 at Glory of Heroes 33: Shanghai. On October 12, 2018, Liu lost to Mikita Shostak by unanimous decision at Glory of Heroes 35: Meishan.[1]

On August 9, 2023, it was announced that Liu Ce would be one of eight participants in the 30th Anniversary K-1 Openweight Grand Prix, which took place at K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～ on September 10, 2023.[2] Ce was booked to face Valentin Bordianu in the quarterfinals of the one-day tournament.[3][4] He won the fight by a first-round knockout, as he was able to floor himn with a right hook midway through the opening round.[5] Ce faced Glory veteran Ariel Machado in the semifinals and once again won by stoppage, forcing his opponent to stay on the canvas with low kicks in the second round.[6] He won the tournament title with a first-round knockout of Claudiu Istrate in the tournament finals.[7][8]

Liu Ce faced Seiya Tanigawa in a cruiserweight bout at K-1 ReBIRTH 2 on December 9, 2023.[9] He won the fight by a first-round knockout.[10]

Liu faced Sebastian Lutaniuc for the vacant ISKA K-1 Intercontinental Super-cruiserweight (-95 kg) title at Wu Lin Feng 2024: 12th Global Kung Fu Festival on January 27, 2024. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[11]

Liu faced K-1 Cruiserweight (-90kg) titlist Sina Karimian at K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Tournament Opening Round on March 20, 2024.[12] He won the fight by a third-round knockout.[13]

Ce made his first K-1 Cruiserweight (-90kg) title defense against Mahmoud Sattari at K-1 World MAX 2024 on September 29, 2024.[14] He won the fight by majority decision.[15]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

Professional

Amateur

  • 2023 Chinese National Kickboxing Championship Gold -90 kg Champion

Sanda

  • Amateur Sanda
    • 4x Liaoning Provincial Sanda Championship -90 kg Gold (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
    • 2016 National Wushu Sanda Championship Silver -100 kg
    • 2017 National Wushu Sanda Championship 5th place -100 kg

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
18 Wins (14 (T)KO's), 3 Losses, 0 Draw, 0 No Contest
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-09-29 Win Iran Mahmoud Sattari K-1 World MAX 2024 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
Defends the K-1 Cruiserweight (-90kg) title.
2024-03-20 Win Iran Sina Karimian K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Tournament Opening Round Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 3 2:03
Wins the K-1 Cruiserweight (-90kg) title.
2024-01-27 Win Romania Sebastian Lutaniuc Wu Lin Feng 2024: 12th Global Kung Fu Festival Tangshan, China TKO (3 Knockdowns/Low kick) 1 2:48
Wins the vacant ISKA K-1 Intercontinental Super-cruiserweight (-95kg) title.
2023-12-09 Win Japan Seiya Tanigawa K-1 ReBIRTH 2 Osaka, Japan KO (Right cross) 1 2:38
2023-09-10 Win Italy Claudio Istrate K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～, Tournament Final Yokohama, Japan KO (Right low kick) 1 0:45
Won the 2023 K-1 30th Anniversary Openweight Grand Prix.
2023-09-10 Win Brazil Ariel Machado K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～, Tournament Semifinal Yokohama, Japan KO (Right low kicks) 2 1:57
2023-09-10 Win Romania Valentin Bordianu K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～, Tournament Quarterfinal Yokohama, Japan KO (Right hook) 1 1:36
2023-02-04 Win Serbia Nemanja Knežić Wu Lin Feng 2023: Chinese New Year Tangshan, China TKO (Right low kick) 2 2:13
2021-12-25 Win China Zhou Xuanwei Wu Lin Feng China KO (Right knee to the head) 2 2:30
2021-09-25 Win Brazil Renato Lopes Wu Lin Feng 2021: WLF in Tangshan Tangshan, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-07-03 Loss China Feng Rui Wu Lin Feng 2021: World Contender League 5th Stage Zhengzhou, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-04-24 Win Brazil Renato Lopes Wu Lin Feng 2021: World Contender League 2nd Stage Zhengzhou, China TKO (Punches) 3 0:58
2021-03-27 Win China Zhang Caibao Wu Lin Feng 2021: World Contender League 1st Stage Zhengzhou, China KO (Right low kick) 1 2:38
2020-12-22 Win China Zhou Wei Wu Lin Feng 2020: Women's 52kg Championship Tournament Zhengzhou, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2020-11-27 Win Uzbekistan Sado Glory of Heroes 47 Meishan, China TKO (Right low kick) 1
2020-01-04 Win Serbia Miloš Bajović Glory of Heroes 45 Shenzhen, China KO (Right straight) 1
2019-12-24 Win Greece Giorgios Mpazakas Glory of Heroes 43 Greece KO (Jab) 2 0:43
2019-08-05 Win Egypt Mahmoud Zakareya Glory of Heroes 40 Cairo, Egypt TKO (Right hook) 2
2019-04-16 Win New Zealand Jordan Maroroa Glory of Heroes 37 Auckland, New Zealand Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-10-12 Loss Belarus Mikita Shostak Glory of Heroes 35: Meishan Sichuan, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-07-28 Loss Netherlands Marino Schouten Glory of Heroes 33: Shanghai Sichuan, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
3 matches 2 wins 1 loss
By knockout 2 1
By submission 0 0
By decision 0 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 2–1 Ivan Gnizditskiy TKO (punches) Happy Elephant MMA Champions League 11 October 12, 2024 2 1:55 Macau, SAR, China
Win 2–0 Batjargal Munkh-Erdene KO (punches) WLF W.A.R.S. 65 June 28, 2023 2 1:07 Zhengzhou, China
Win 1–0 Yu Haiming KO (head kick) WLF W.A.R.S. 64 May 17, 2023 1 1:11 Zhengzhou, China Light Heavyweight debut.

See also

References

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