Alexandru Lungu (fighter)

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Alexandru Lungu
Born (1974-09-03) 3 September 1974 (age 51)
Paleu, Bihor County, Romania
Other namesSandu Lungu
Muntele Bihorului (The Bihor Mountain)
Nationality Romanian
Height6 ft 0 in (182 cm)
Weight352 lb (160 kg; 25 st 2 lb)
Division Super Heavyweight (265+ lb)
Reach74 in (188 cm)
Style Judo Kickboxing
Fighting out of Oradea, Romania
Bucharest, Romania
TeamCentru de Arte Marțiale Mixte
Golden Glory Romania
TrainerIoan Brânză
Horia Rădulescu
Rank6th Dan Black Belt in Judo
Years active2005-present (MMA)
Kickboxing record
Total18
Wins16
By knockout11
Losses2
By knockout1
Draws0
Mixed martial arts record
Total26
Wins21
By knockout13
By submission8
Losses5
By knockout5
By submission0
Draws0
Other information
SpouseClara Lungu
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Judo career
Weight class +95 kg, Open
Judo achievements and titles
Olympic Games 9th (1996)
World Champ. 7th (2001)
European Champ. Bronze medal europe.svg (1999)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Bratislava Open
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Cairo +95 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Lisbon +95 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Palma de Mallorca Open
Profile at external judo databases
IJF 14154
JudoInside.com 551
Updated on 31 October 2024
Last updated on: 6 December 2022

Alexandru Lungu (born 3 September 1974) [1] is a Romanian professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and judoka. Lungu has most recently competed in the Super Heavyweight division of MMA. A professional competitor since 2005, Lungu has formerly competed for the PRIDE Fighting Championships, Cage Rage, and K-1, for both MMA and professional kickboxing.

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Judo career

A successful judoka, Lungu won several judo tournaments across Europe, including the Romanian Cup in 2004 and the International Tournament Monaco in 2005. Lungu competed in judo from 1991 until 2005. [2]

He competed for Romania at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [3]

Mixed martial arts career

PRIDE Fighting Championships

Lungu made his professional MMA debut on 23 October 2005 at PRIDE 30 against James Thompson, in a Super Heavyweight bout, Lungu weighed in at 368 lbs. and knocked Thompson down in the early seconds of round one, but seemed to fatigue upon standing up and lost via TKO at 2:13 of the first round.

Cage Rage

Lungu picked up a win in his next fight a year later on 30 September 2006 at Cage Rage 18 against Mark Buchanan via submission (kimura) in the first round.

Independent promotions

Lungu returned to Romania to continue competing and has compiled a record of 9-2 since PRIDE and Cage Rage.

Lungu defeated Mighty Mo via knockout in the first round on 15 December 2014 in an Open Weight bout.

Lungu is next scheduled to face Jeff Monson on 15 June 2015 at RXF 18.

Kickboxing career

Lungu made his professional kickboxing debut for SUPERKOMBAT on 15 October 2011, against Bob Sapp. Lungu won via knockout in the first round and has since compiled a professional kickboxing record of 4-1 for the promotion, most recently picking up a win over Mike Bourke on 21 December 2013 via first round knockout.

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
15 wins (11 KOs), 2 losses, 0 draws
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTimeRecordNotes
14 Dec 2021Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent Liebregts Colosseum Tournament 29 Arad, Romania TKO (three knockdowns)22:5515–2
20 Sep 2021Win Flag of Serbia.svg Adnan Alić Colosseum Tournament 27 Oradea, Romania Decision (unanimous)33:0014–2
31 May 2021Win Flag of Italy.svg Franco De Martiis Colosseum Tournament 25 Cluj-Napoca, Romania Decision (unanimous)33:0013–2
25 Sep 2020Win Flag of Hungary.svg Tamás Hajdu Colosseum Tournament 19 Debrecen, Hungary TKO (referee stoppage)11:4312–2
22 Sep 2019Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Satisch Jhamai Colosseum Tournament 15 Oradea, Romania KO (punches flurry)22:2511–2
9 May 2019Win Flag of Hungary.svg Zoltán Enyedi Colosseum Tournament 12 Arad, Romania KO (left hook)20:2010–2
10 Dec 2018Win Flag of Spain.svg Fredi GonzalesKO Masters 1 Bucharest, Romania TKO (referee stoppage)11:309–2
29 Jun 2017Loss Flag of Morocco.svg Yassine Boughanem Best of Siam 11 Paris, France KO (strikes)18-2
21 December 2013Win Flag of the United States.svg Mike BourkeSUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final Galați, Romania KO (strikes)11:258-1
6 April 2013Loss Flag of England.svg Jason DuttonSUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2013 Oradea, Romania DQ (strikes on a downed opponent)13:007-1
20 October 2012Win Flag of the United States.svg Deutsch Pu'uSUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2012 Arad, Romania KO (punch)21:427-0
12 May 2012Win Flag of Poland.svg Wiesław KwaśniewskiSUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2012 Cluj Napoca, Romania Decision (split)33:006-0
17 November 2011Win Flag of the United States.svg Neil CookeSUPERKOMBAT Fight Club Oradea, Romania KO (punches)10:505-0
15 October 2011Win Flag of the United States.svg Bob Sapp SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2011 Piatra Neamț, Romania KO (left hook)11:114-0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
26 matches21 wins5 losses
By knockout135
By submission80
By decision00
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Win21–5Dejan BubicSubmission (smother choke)Heroes Fight League 730 June 202314:58 Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania
Win20–5Gyula SzuhanyiSubmission (kimura)Heroes Fight League 6 & ARMMADA 3: Fight In The Balkans16 December 202212:16 Bucharest, Romania
Win19–5Fredy CubanoTKO (punches) Fight Zone 9 4 December 202210:34 Deva, Romania
Win18–5Florin DănilăTKO (leg injury)Heroes Fight League 516 September 202211:26 Mioveni, Romania
Win17–5Peter BalažSubmission (smother) RXF 31 1 October 201813:05 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Loss16–5 Chris Barnett KO (punches) Road FC 047 12 May 201812:34 Beijing, ChinaRoad FC 2018 Openweight Grand Prix
Win16–4Adnan AlićTKO (punches) RXF 29: All Stars 18 December 201711:12 Brasov, Romania
Win15–4Martin ChudějTKO (punches) RXF 27 29 July 201721:36 Piatra Neamț, Romania
Win14–4John PainterTKO (punches) RXF 25: All Stars 19 December 201610:26 Ploiești, Romania
Win13–4Papis KonezTKO (punches) RXF 24 10 October 201612:05 Brasov, Romania
Loss12–4Michał WlazłoTKO (knees and punches) RXF 21: All Stars 14 December 201523:11 Bucharest, Romania
Win12–3Mahmoud HassanSubmission (Von Flue choke) RXF 19 31 August 201512:43 Galati, Romania
Win11–3Andrzej KulikTKO (punches) RXF 18: Stanciu vs. Belbiță 15 June 201511:59 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Win10–3 Mighty Mo KO (punch) RXF 15: All Stars 15 December 201414:05 Bucharest, Romania
Loss9–3Tomasz CzerwinskiTKO (punches) RXF 12 4 August 201414:25 Mamaia, Romania
Win9-2Steven BanksTKO (strikes)Local Kombat7 December 20121N/A Onesti, Romania
Win8–2Chris MahleSubmission (arm-triangle choke)Gala MMA: Romania-Germany29 October 201111:06 Cluj Napoca, Romania
Win7–2Albert SarkoziSubmission (punches)Local Kombat Sibiu19 November 201010:25 Sibiu, Romania
Win6–2Jimmy AmbrizTKO (doctor stoppage) K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest – Europe GP 21 May 20102N/A Bucharest, Romania
Loss5–2Rastislav TalarovicTKO (punches)K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final12 December 200920:46 Prague, Czech Republic
Win5–1Jesse Smith, Jr.Submission (smother choke)K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Elimination24 October 200910:51 Arad, Romania
Win4–1Ruben VillarealSubmission (smother choke)Local Kombat 3312 April 200911:45 Oradea, Romania
Win3–1Mark BentleyKO (punches)Strike MMA 331 October 200810:06 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Win2–1 Tom Erikson KO (punches)Strike MMA 21 August 200811:21 Mamaia, Romania
Win1–1Mark BuchananSubmission (kimura) Cage Rage 18 30 September 200611:55 London, England
Loss0–1 James Thompson TKO (punches) PRIDE 30 23 October 200512:13 Saitama, Japan

Achievements

YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2002 European Judo Championships 7thOpen class
2001 World Judo Championships 7thOpen class
1999 European Judo Championships 3rdOpen class
Universiade 1stOpen class
1998 European Judo Championships 7thHeavyweight (+100 kg)
1994Youth Judo World Championships1st

Lungu was also a multiple judo champion and gold medalist of Romania.

Personal life

In 2015, his second wife gave birth to twins. [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Alexandru Lungu". sherdog.com. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "Alexandru Lungu". JudoInside.com.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexandru Lungu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Castigatorii premiilor SUPERKOMBAT WGP 2011" (in Romanian). Gladiatorium. 4 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Sandu Lungu, doi dintr-o lovitură! Temutul luptător, tată de gemeni" (in Romanian). Libertatea. 5 November 2015.
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