Mourad Bouzidi

Mourad Bouzidi
Born	Mourad Bouzidi (1984-11-23) November 23, 1984 (age 40) The Hague, Netherlands
Native name	مراد بوزيدي
Other names	The Silent Power
Nationality	Tunisian Dutch
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	95.1 kg (210 lb; 14.98 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Reach	75.5 in (192 cm)
Style	Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Fighting out of	The Hague, Netherlands
Team	Bouzidi Gym Dojo Kamakura Team Aerts Mousid Gym
Trainer	Anil Dubar Giel de Jager Gerard Gordeau Peter Aerts Mousid Akhamrane
Years active	1997–present
Kickboxing record
Total	100
Wins	72
By knockout	34
Losses	25
By knockout	8
Draws	2
No contests	1
Mixed martial arts record
Total	2
Wins	1
By submission	1
Losses	1
By submission	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: April 12, 2014

Mourad "The Silent Power" Bouzidi (Arabic: مراد بوزيدي) (born November 23, 1984) is a Dutch–Tunisian heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Dojo Kamakura/Team Aerts in The Hague, Netherlands. He is the current Dutch Heavyweight W.F.C.A. kickboxing champion.[1]

Biography and career

Mourad Bouzidi was born in The Hague, Netherlands and started practicing Muay Thai at the age of 10. He had his first fight at the age of 13. Bouzidi still resides in The Hague and trains both at Team Kamakura and Team Aerts under Peter Aerts.[2]

Bouzidi rose to prominence in May 2004 when he defeated Sergey Razvodovskiy, Szilard Szecsei and Konstantin Gluhov on the same night to win the Draka European Championships at +90 kg. He then beat Daniel Leko on March 25, 2005 to win the WKN European Muay Thai title at -96 kg. However, he lost the belt only two months later when he was defeated by Daniel Ghita at Local Kombat 14 "Lupta capitală".

On June 3, 2006, he made his K-1 debut in the 8-man tournament at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Seoul. He defeated Iranian strongman Mehdi Mirdavoudi by unanimous decision in the quarter-finals, but then lost out to local fighter Kim Min-Soo in the semis. In June the following year, he lost to Gökhan Saki at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam. He then returned in February 2008 when he beat Hesdy Gerges at K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 The Final Qualification.

He defeated Henriques Zowa via unanimous decision on June 15, 2008 to win the WFCA Dutch Muaythai Super Heavyweight (+95 kg) title.

Bouzidi then began competing for the It's Showtime promotion regularly and took wins over Hasan Gul, Rustemi Kreshnik and Errol Zimmerman between 2008 and 2009 before recording his first promotional loss to Brice Guidon at It's Showtime 2009 Barneveld in November 2009. On February 13, 2010, he faced Badr Hari for the It's Showtime Heavyweight Championship at It's Showtime 2010 Prague and was knocked out in the second round.

On October 16, 2010, he beat Anderson "Braddock" Silva in the quarter-finals of the 2010/11 United Glory World Series at United Glory 12 in Amsterdam. Advancing to the semi-finals in Charleroi on March 19, 2011, Bouzidi lost to Brice Guidon via technical knockout at United Glory 13. He then faced Errol Zimmerman for the second time in his career in a super fight at United Glory 14 in Moscow, losing via decision to bring the pair's rivalry to 1–1.

He faced Gökhan Saki at Glory 2: Brussels on October 6, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium[3] and lost by unanimous decision.[4]

He competed in the sixteen-man 2012 Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam at Glory 4: Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2012 and arm injuries were the story of the night for Bouzidi. At the tournament's opening stage, he was drawn against his trainer, the legendary Peter Aerts. Aerts took the first round but broke his right hand and was unable to come out for the second, gifting Bouzidi a passage to the quarter-finals where he came up against Daniel Ghiţă. After a close first round, Bouzidi injured his right arm in round two by throwing an awkward punch that was then countered by a powerful kick from Ghiţă. He was unable to continue and was counted out by the referee.[5][6]

He defeated Fabiano Cyclone via TKO due to corner stoppage in round two at Glory 6: Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey on April 6, 2013.[7][8][9]

He competed in the Glory 9: New York - 2013 95kg Slam in New York City on June 22, 2013,[10][11] losing out to Danyo Ilunga by unanimous decision in the quarter-finals.[12][13][14]

He lost to Saulo Cavalari by first-round KO on the Glory 12: New York - Lightweight World Championship Tournament undercard in New York City, New York, US on November 23, 2013. [15][16][17]

He was expected to face Brian Collette at Glory 15: Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey on April 12, 2014[18] but Collette withdrew after suffering an injury and was replaced by Randy Blake.[19] Bouzidi defeated Blake via unanimous decision.[20][21]

Titles

• 2008 WFCA Dutch Muaythai Super Heavyweight (+95 kg) champion
• 2006 K-1 World Grand Prix in Seoul semi finalist
• 2005–2006 World Champion WFCA
• 2005–2006 European Champion WKN
• 2004–2005 World Champion WFCA
• 2005 Champion Tournoi Marrakech
• 2004–2005 European Champion DRAKA
• 2002–2003 The Eight Tournament Champion

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

72 Wins (34 (T)KO's, 37 decisions), 25 Losses, 3 Draws
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2018-09-29	Loss	Michael Duut	Glory 59: Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO (Punch)	3	2:56
2017-05-20	Win	Michael Duut	Glory 41: Holland	Den Bosch, Netherlands	DQ (3 point deductions)	2	2:18
2016-06-25	Loss	Zack Mwekassa	Glory 31: Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	TKO (Three knockdowns/Right punch)	1	1:47
Fight was for the interim Glory Light Heavyweight Championship.
2015-12-04	Win	Danyo Ilunga	Glory 26: Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (split)	3	3:00
2015-06-05	Win	Filip Verlinden	Glory 22: Lille	Lille, France,	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2015-04-03	Win	Dustin Jacoby	Glory 20: Dubai	Dubai, UAE	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2014-04-12	Win	Randy Blake	Glory 15: Istanbul	Istanbul, Turkey	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2013-11-23	Loss	Saulo Cavalari	Glory 12: New York	New York City, New York, USA	KO (right overhand)	1	1:23
2013-06-22	Loss	Danyo Ilunga	Glory 9: New York - 95 kg Slam Tournament, Quarter Finals	New York City, New York, USA	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2013-04-06	Win	Fabiano Cyclone	Glory 6: Istanbul	Istanbul, Turkey	TKO (corner stoppage)	2
2012-12-31	Loss	Daniel Ghiţă	Glory 4: Tokyo - Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament, Quarter Finals	Saitama, Japan	TKO (arm injury)	2	0:40
2012-12-31	Win	Peter Aerts	Glory 4: Tokyo - Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament, First Round	Saitama, Japan	TKO (broken hand)	1	2:00
2012-10-06	Loss	Gökhan Saki	Glory 2: Brussels	Brussels, Belgium	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2012-06-30	Win	Rustemi Kreshnik	Music Hall & BFN Group present: It's Showtime 57 & 58	Brussels, Belgium	TKO (Injury)	2	2:45
2012-03-10	Loss	Mladen Brestovac	Cro Cop Final Fight	Zagreb, Croatia	TKO (Injury)	1	0:30
2012-01-28	Loss	Sahak Parparyan	It's Showtime 2012 in Leeuwarden	Leeuwarden, Netherlands	Decision (split)	3	3:00
2011-10-23	Loss	Ismael Londt	Muay Thai Mania 4	Rijswijk, Netherlands	KO (uppercut)	2	1:15
2011-05-28	Loss	Errol Zimmerman	United Glory 14: 2010-2011 World Series Finals	Moscow, Russia	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2011-03-19	Loss	Brice Guidon	United Glory 13: 2010-2011 World Series Semifinals, Semi Finals	Charleroi, Belgium	TKO (Right Hook)	2	1:39
2010-10-16	Win	Anderson Silva	United Glory 12: 2010-2011 World Series Quarterfinals, Quarter Finals	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2010-05-29	Win	Anderson Silva	It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Ext. R Decision	4	3:00
2010-02-13	Loss	Badr Hari	It's Showtime 2010 Prague	Prague, Czech Republic	KO (Right uppercut)	2	2:55
Fight was for It's Showtime Heavyweight title.
2010-01-09	Win	Erhan Deniz	Ring Sensation Championships - Uprising 12	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2009-11-21	Loss	Brice Guidon	It's Showtime 2009 Barneveld	Barneveld, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2009-10-31	Loss	Pavel Zhuravlev	W5 Grand Prix 2009 Ryazan	Ryazan, Russia	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Fight is for W5 (+96 kg) World title.
2009-05-16	Win	Errol Zimmerman	It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	TKO (Ref. stop/Cut from knee)	1
2009-03-23	Win	Mohamed Boubkari	Bad Boys Day	Utrecht, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2009-02-08	Win	Rustemi Kreshnik	Fights at the Border presents: It's Showtime 2009	Antwerp, Belgium	TKO (Doctor stoppage/Cut)	1	1:53
2008-11-29	Win	Hasan Gul	It's Showtime 2008 Eindhoven	Eindhoven, Netherlands	TKO (Referee stoppage/3 knockdowns)	1
2008-10-05	Loss	Goran Radonjic	Tough Is Not Enough	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2008-06-15	Win	Henriques Zowa	Rumble in the Hague	The Hague, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Wins WFCA Dutch Muaythai Super Heavyweight (+95 kg) title.
2008-02-17	Win	Hesdy Gerges	K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 The Final Qualification	Utrecht, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2007-10-14	Win	Rickard Gregorian	Kickboks Gala Istanbul	Istanbul, Turkey	KO
2007-06-23	Loss	Gokhan Saki	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2007-01-27	Win	Mindaugas Sakalauskas	WFCA Grand Prix 2007	Riga, Latvia	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2006-11-18	Win	Frédéric Sinistra	La Nuit du Kickboxing	Liège, Belgium	TKO (Mid kicks)
2006-11-04	Win	Aziz Jahjah	MSN Fightgala @ Delfzijl	Delfzijl, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2006-06-03	Loss	Min-Soo Kim	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Seoul	Seoul, South Korea	Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00
2006-06-03	Win	Mehdi Mirdavoudi	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Seoul	Seoul, South Korea	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2006-03-10	Win	Sebastian Grămadă	Local Kombat 19 "Înfruntarea titanilor"	Iaşi, Romania	Ext. R Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00
2005-12-11	Win	Samir Bennazouz	WFCA Gala Veghel	Veghel, Netherlands	TKO (Doctor stoppage)
2005-11-05	Win	Jan Lomulder	Muay Thai / MMA gala	Delfzijl, Netherlands	TKO (Doctor stoppage)
Wins WFCA World title (Thaiboxing -86,18 kg) .
2005-05-14	Loss	Daniel Ghiţă	Local Kombat 14 "Lupta capitală"	Bucharest, Romania	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Lose WKN European title (Thaiboxing -96,600 kg) .
2005-03-25	Win	Daniel Leko	Local Kombat 13	Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania	KO	1
Wins WKN European title (Thaiboxing -96,600 kg) .
2004-11-06	Loss	Mounier Zekhini	The Battle Zone Breda	Breda, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
2004-10-16	Win	Mohtar Bezzerouki	Muaythai & Mixfight Gala	Emmen, Netherlands	KO	5
2004-09-04	Loss	Bas van de Muizenberg	Gala Geeraets Gym	Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Fight was for WFCA Dutch (+90 kg) thaiboxing title.
2004-05-09	Loss	Konstantin Gluhov	1st Draka European Championships finals	Riga, Latvia	Decision (Unanimous)	5	2:00
Fight was for 1st Draka European Championships (+90 kg) tournament title.
2004-05-09	Win	Szilard Szecsei	1st Draka European Championships 1/2 finals	Riga, Latvia	Decision (Unanimous)	5	2:00
2004-05-09	Win	Sergey Razvodovskiy	1st Draka European Championships 1/4 finals	Riga, Latvia	TKO (Ref. stop/low kicks)
2004-04-24	NC	Hussein Taymor	Muaythai Gala in Breda	Breda, Netherlands	No Contest
2004-04-12	Win	Hakim Akbar	Benefitgala Sporthal Zeeburg	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	5	2:00
2003-12-12	Win	Ruslan Babolinch	Team Karakura Muaythai & Freefight Gala	Katwijk, Netherlands	Decision	5	2:00
2001-05-21	Loss	Ray Staring		Katwijk, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	2:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	1-1	Hubert Veenendaal	Submission (choke)	Shooto Holland: Open European Championship	June 21, 2003	1	0:51	Schalkhaar, Netherlands
Win	1-0	Niels Kersen	Submission (armbar)	Shooto Holland: Open European Championship	June 21, 2003	1	1:02	Schalkhaar, Netherlands

See also

• List of K-1 Events
• List of male kickboxers

References

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2. "Artikel". www.fightnewz.net. Archived from the original on 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
3. "Glory 2: Brussels final fight card for this Saturday". Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
4. Glory 2: Brussels live results
5. GLORY 4 Tokyo Grand Slam Tournament Match-Ups Set
6. DREAM 18 / GLORY 4 Tokyo Live Results
7. GLORY 6 Poster/Fighters Expected to Participate
8. Updated GLORY 6 Istanbul Fight Card For Saturday, April 6
9. GLORY 6 Istanbul: Daniel Ghita vs. Gokhan Saki, Live Results
10. More Details Announced For GLORY 9 NYC LHW Tournament, June 22
11. Full Glory 9 NYC Fight Card So Far
12. Glory 9 Results and Recap: Tyrone Spong Wins Light Heavyweight Tournament Archived 2013-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
13. GLORY 9 Results and Review: Tyrone Spong Wins Light Heavyweight Tournament, Ghita Dominates Guidon Archived 2013-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
14. GLORY 9 New York Live Results and Updates
15. Glory 12 Results and Recap: Andy Ristie shocks the world with two huge knockouts Archived 2015-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
16. GLORY 12 Live Results and Updates
17. GLORY 12 results: Upsets galore as Giorgio Petrosyan falls short to tourney winner Andy Ristie Archived 2013-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
18. Glory 15 Full Fight Card Archived 2014-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
19. "Blake steps up to represent USA at GLORY 15". Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
20. Glory 15 Results and Recap Archived 2014-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
21. GLORY 15 Results/Pictures: Saki wins title, Spong suffers horrific leg injury Archived 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Team Kamakura Official site
• Professional MMA record for Mourad Bouzidi from Sherdog