Cristian Ristea

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Cristian Ristea
BornCristian Ristea
(1992-02-09) February 9, 1992 (age 32)
Găești, Romania
Other namesThe Gladiator
NationalityRomanian
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight107 kg (236 lb; 16.8 st)
Division
Style Kickboxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Bucharest, Romania
TeamBenny Fight Academy
Years active2009 – present
Kickboxing record
Total60
Wins45
By knockout22
Losses15
By knockout13
Draws0

Cristian Ristea (born February 9, 1992) [1] is a Romanian professional kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of GLORY. He also competed for Dynamite Fighting Show (DFS), Golden Fighter Championship (GFC), Superkombat Fighting Championship, KO Masters and Enfusion. He is the current GFC Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion.

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Ristea is ranked the #2 light heavyweight in the world by Enfusion Live. As of May 2020, Ristea was ranked the #5 heavyweight in the world by Enfusion Live. [2]

Kickboxing career

Ristea fought Florent Kaouachi for the vacant ISKA World Heavyweight K1 title. [3] Kaouachi won the fight by a fourth round TKO. [4]

He fought Vladimir Toktasynov during the OSS Fighter 4 event. Ristea won the fight by a unanimous decision. [5]

Ristea fought Jürgen Dolch during Mix Kombat 5. [6] He won the fight by TKO, after knocking Dolch down three times in the first round. [7]

Ristea took part in the 2020 OSS Fighters Heavyweight tournament. [8] In the quarter finals he knocked Thomas Froschauer out with a right hook. In the semifinals he defeated Marco Pisu by a unanimous decision. Ristea lost the final bout to Fabio Kwasi by a third round TKO. [9] [10]

Ristea was scheduled to fight Pavel Zhuravlev at FEA: Reset on March 13, 2021, for the FEA Heavyweight title. [11] However, Zhuravlev pulled out of the fight citing a bicep injury. He was replaced by Kirill Kornilov. [12] Kornilov won the fight by a second-round knockout. [13]

GLORY

On June 19, 2023, it was announced that Ristea had signed a deal with Glory. [14]

Championships and accomplishments

Professional kickboxing record

Professional kickboxing record
45 Wins, 15 Losses, 0 Draws
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRound
2024-09-07Loss Flag of Serbia.svg Rade Opačić SENSHI 23 Varna, Bulgaria Decision (Unanimous)3
2024-04-20Loss Flag of Greece.svg Giannis Stoforidis SENSHI 21 Varna, Bulgaria TKO (Punches)1
2023-12-15Win Flag of Germany.svg Vladimir ToktasynovKOK 118 World Series Berlin, Germany KO (body hook)2
Won the FAC Heavyweight Championship.
2023-09-22Loss Flag of Romania.svg Florin Ivănoaie Dynamite Fighting Show 20 - Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Semi Finals Bucharest, Romania Decision (Unanimous)3
2023-08-19Loss Flag of Serbia.svg Nikola Filipović Glory 87 Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Split)3
2023-05-13Win Flag of Romania.svg Marius Munteanu Dynamite Fighting Show 19 - Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals Buzău, Romania TKO (referee stoppage)3
2022-10-19Win Flag of Italy.svg Florin Matei Dynamite Fighting Show 16 Iași, Romania Decision (unanimous)3
2022-09-10Win Flag of Romania.svg Ionuț Iancu Best of the Best 1 Brăila, Romania Decision (split)5
Won the vacant GFC Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship.
2022-07-22Loss Flag of Romania.svg Florin Ivănoaie Clash of the Titans 24 Târgoviște, Romania TKO (towel thrown)4
2022-06-20Win Flag of Turkey.svg Kaan Murat İnanır KO Masters 10 Bucharest, Romania TKO (towel thrown)1
2021-11-19Loss Flag of Nigeria.svg Tariq Osaro OSS Fighters 07 Constanța, Romania Decision (unanimous)3
2021-11-01Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mustafa Al-Taslaq Superkombat Universe Dubai, UAE Decision (unanimous)3
2021-08-17Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Muhammed Balli KO Masters 9 Bucharest, Romania Decision (unanimous)3
2021-07-16Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nico Pereira Horta OSS Fighters 06 Constanța, Romania Decision (split)3
2021-03-13Loss Flag of Russia.svg Kirill KornilovFEA World GP: Reset Chișinău, Moldova KO (right hook)2
For the FEA Heavyweight Championship.
2020-02-07Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Fabio Kwasi OSS Fighters 05, Final Bucharest, Romania TKO (referee stoppage)3
OSS Fighters Heavyweight tournament final.
2020-02-07Win Flag of Italy.svg Marco Pisu OSS Fighters 05, Semi Finals Bucharest, Romania Decision (unanimous)3
2020-02-07Win Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Froschauer OSS Fighters 05, Quarter Finals Bucharest, Romania KO (right hook)2
2019-12-07Win Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Dolch Mix Kombat 5 Bistrița, Romania TKO (referee stoppage/3 knockout rule)1
2019-11-21Win Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Froschauer Dynamite Fighting Show 6 Iași, Romania Decision (split)3
2019-10-05Loss Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mohamed El BouchaibiBattle Arena Series Waregem, Belgium TKO (eye injury)2
2019-08-22Win Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Toktasynov OSS Fighters 04 Mamaia, Romania Decision (unanimous)3
2019-06-06Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eldar Oliveira Dynamite Fighting Show 4 Cluj-Napoca, Romania Decision (unanimous)3
2019-04-13Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nidal Bchiri Enfusion #82 Orchies, France Decision3
2019-02-28Win Flag of Ukraine.svg Yurii Chornoivanenko OSS Fighters 03 Bucharest, Romania Decision3
2018-10-27Loss Flag of Russia.svg Кirill KornilovTatneft Cup 2018, Semi Finals Kazan, Russia Decision4
2018-08-24Win Flag of Russia.svg Аdel ZaripovTatneft Cup 2018 Kazan, Russia TKO (referee stoppage/3 knockdown rule)1
2018-07-05Win Flag of Montenegro.svg Miroslav Vujović Dynamite Fighting Show 1 Bucharest, Romania Decision (split)3
2018-05-31Loss Flag of Russia.svg Igor DarmeshkinTatneft Cup 2018 Kazan, Russia Decision4
2018-02-24Loss Flag of France.svg Florent Kaouachi K1 Event 11 Troyes, France TKO4
For the ISKA World Heavyweight K-1 Championship.
2017-09-06Loss Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr GrinchukTatneft Cup 2017 Kazan, Russia TKO (referee stoppage/punches)4
2017-05-06Loss Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dawid Żółtaszek SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2017 Madrid, Spain KO (punches)2
2017-04-07Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dawid Żółtaszek SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2017 Bucharest, Romania Extra round decision4
2017-03-22Win Flag of Germany.svg Gordon HauptTatneft Cup 2017 Kazan, Russia Decision3
2016-05-07Loss Flag of Romania.svg Dănuț HurducSUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Bucharest, Romania Decision (unanimous)3
2015-06-19Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gökhan GedikSUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Constanța, Romania KO (overhand right)2
2015-05-23Win Flag of France.svg Reda Oudgou SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Bucharest, Romania Decision (split)3
2015-03-07Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Clyde BrunswijkSUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Ploiești, Romania Decision (unanimous)3
2014-06-21Loss Flag of Spain.svg Moisés Baute SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix, Semi Finals Constanța, Romania KO (punch to the body)3
2014-05-24Win Flag of Germany.svg Christian BrorhilkerSUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Mamaia, Romania TKO (referee stoppage)3
2014-03-29Win Flag of Italy.svg Romano RomascoSUPERKOMBAT New Heroes Ploiești, Romania KO (right hook)2
2013-12-20Win Flag of Romania.svg Izidor BuneaFull Fight Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania Decision (unanimous)3
2013-11-03Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Fabian GondorfSUPERKOMBAT New Heroes Carrara, Italy TKO (leg injury)3
2013-09-28Win Flag of Brazil.svg Romelleo da SilvaSUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Botoșani, Romania Decision (unanimous)3
2013-08-30Win Flag of Romania.svg Ștefan SzomoruSUPERKOMBAT New Heroes Târgoviște, Romania KO (right hook)1
2013-08-03Loss Flag of Romania.svg Ciprian ȘchiopuPitbull Challenge Rădăuți, Romania Decision3
2013-03-02Loss Flag of Romania.svg Flavius BoiciucRespect Gym Găești, Romania TKO (referee stoppage)3
2012-12-07Win Flag of Romania.svg Alexandru NedelcuLocal Kombat Onești, Romania Decision (split)3
Won the vacant Local Kombat National Light Heavyweight Plus Championship.
2012-10-05Win Flag of Romania.svg Mihai VicențiuRomanian Xtreme Fighting Târgoviște, Romania TKO (referee stoppage)1
2012-08-15Win Flag of Romania.svg Izidor BuneaRFC - Noaptea Campionilor Uricani, Romania Decision3
2012-06-08Loss Flag of Romania.svg Daniel AlexandruLocal Kombat Craiova, Romania TKO (doctor stoppage/eye injury)3
2012-03-30Loss Flag of Romania.svg Alexandru NedelcuLocal Kombat Târgu Jiu, Romania Decision (split)3
2012-03-30Win Flag of Romania.svg Radu PraleaLocal Kombat Târgu Jiu, Romania Decision (unanimous)3
2011-12-17Win Flag of Romania.svg Ionuț JipaRomanian Xtreme Fighting Brașov, Romania TKO (retirement)4
2011-09-03Loss Flag of Romania.svg Sorin VesaChallenge Fight Rieni, Romania Decision3
2011-07-01Win Flag of Romania.svg Răzvan PopescuGolden League Târgoviște, Romania Decision3
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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