Diogo Calado | |
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Born | Cascais, Portugal | 17 July 1990
Nickname | The King D |
Nationality | Portuguese |
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) [1] |
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb) |
Division | Super Middleweight |
Style | Muay Thai |
Stance | Southpaw |
Fighting out of | Lisbon, Portugal |
Team | DinaMite Team [2] |
Trainer | Dina Pedro |
Years active | 2004 – present |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 54 |
Wins | 37 |
By knockout | 11 |
Losses | 16 |
By knockout | 5 |
No contests | 1 |
Other information | |
Website | https://www.instagram.com/the.king.d/ |
Diogo Calado (born 17 July 1990) is a Portuguese kickboxer and rapper who began practicing Shito-Ryu Karate at the age of 7. He is now a full-time Muay Thai and kickboxer, who has been professionally competing since 2008. He is a former Enfusion -75 kg World champion. [3]
Calado won his first major title, the ISKA European 77 kg belt, in 2012, with a first-round TKO of Mike Clarke.
Diogo Calado challenged for the WBC Muaythai World Light Heavyweight title, which was at the time vacant. Calado lost to Cheick Sidibé by second-round TKO due to a cut on his eyebrow. [4]
Calado went on a two-fight losing streak during his next fights. He first lost a decision to Yodsanklai Fairtex, [5] followed by a decision loss to Panom Topkingboxing. [6] He snapped the losing streak with a first-round KO of Lofti Talbi, which earned him the ISKA European 75 kg title. [7]
He fought Jiang Chunpeng at Kunlun Fight 22, [8] winning the fight by a third-round KO. After winning a decision against Sameer Siraj, he fought Yohan Lidon, [9] who defeated Calado in a very controversial split decision. [10]
Calado began a five-fight winning streak with a third-round TKO win over Raphaël Llodra to win the Enfusion 75 kg Championship. [11] He next won the WBC Muaythai European title with a decision win over Kamel Mezatni. [12] He then fought during Kunlun Fight 41, where he won a decision against Parviz Abdullayev. At Enfusion 40, he won a decision against Jose Bello. [13]
Calado next took part in the Kunlun Fight 47 Tournament. In the quarter-finals, Diogo won a decision against Alim Nabiev. In the semi-finals, he fought Zhang Yang and lost a decision. [14] Afterwards, he fought the future World Boxing Council Muaythai Muaythai Super Middleweight champion Hamza Ngoto and lost by unanimous decision. [15]
He fought the Albanian kickboxer Shkodran Veseli during the IFN II. Calado won the fight by a unanimous decision. [16] [17]
He made his first title defense against Aziz Kallah. He won the fight by a unanimous decision. [18] [19]
In 2017 Diogo fought Brad Riddell for the inaugural Strikers League 77 kg title. Calado won the fight by a unanimous decision. [20]
Calado made his second Enfusion title defense during Enfusion 54, when he faced Berat Aliu. Calado won the fight by a fourth round head kick KO. [21]
Diogo Calado lost a unanimous decision to Arthit Hanchana during Kunlun Fight 66, in the quarter-final round of the Kunlun Fight 75 kg tournament.
He participated in the eight man Enfusion Abu Dhabi tournament. He lost in the first, quarter final round, to the future Enfusion 75 kg champion Endy Semeleer. [22] [23]
Diogo faced Karim Ghajji during Capital Fight 3. [24] The fight went into a fourth round, where Calado won a decision. [25] [26]
Calado fought in the 72.5 kg tournament during Enfusion 72 tournament. He defeated Edye Ruiz in the semi-final by decision, and Nayanesh Ayman by decision in the finals. [27] [28] [29]
He participated in the Enfusion Al Shiraa 72.5 kg World Grand Prix. [30] In the quarter-finals he faced Zhu Baotong and won a unanimous decision. He then fought Superbon Banchamek in the tournament semi finals and lost a unanimous decision. [31] [32] [33]
Diogo Calado fought Maximo Suarez during Enfusion 81 in Tenerife. He won the fight by a first-round knockout. [34]
Calado fought Davide Armanini during the May 2019 Oktagon event. Calado lost the fight by KO. [35] [36]
In December 2021 he participated in IFMA World championships. He fought on the -81 kg weight category where he defeated Cristiano Zachenttin from Brasil on the 16th finals, Ondrej Malina from Czech Republic on the 8th finals, he passed through the quarter-finals due to a no show from the fighter from Denmark and then lost on points on the semi-finals versus Vasyl Sorokin from Ukraine winning a bronze medal. [37]
Due to his bronze medal on the last IFMA World championships, Diogo was invited to fight on The World Games 2022 edition, on the 81 kg Muay Thai category. He won a silver medal, losing in the final versus Aaron Ortiz from the US on a very controversial decision.
In 2024 Diogo did his MMA debut winning by submission on the first round.
He joined Kwalla Music Portugal team in 2019 and released his first songs during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, going by the name tKD.
1 match | 1 win | 0 losses |
By submission | 1 | 0 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 1–0 | Arie Heskel Flames | Submission (foot lock) | FIGHTER: Machado vs. Kingani | February 25, 2024 | 1 | 1:44 | Montijo, Portugal | Welterweight debut |
37 Wins (11 (T)KO's), 16 Losses, 0 Draw, 1 No Contest | ||||||||
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
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2019-5-25 | Loss | ![]() | Oktagon | Monza, Italy | KO | 1 | 0:27 | |
2019-3-30 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion 81 | Tenerife, Spain | KO | 1 | ||
2018-12-7 | Loss | ![]() | Enfusion 77, Tournament Finals | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2018-12-7 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion 76, Tournament Semi-finals | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2018-10-6 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion 72, Tournament Final | Madrid, Spain | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Wins the 72.5 kg qualifying tournament to Abu Dhabi. | ||||||||
2018-10-6 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion 72, Tournament Semi-final | Madrid, Spain | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2018-5-5 | Win | ![]() | Capital Fights 3 | Paris, France | Decision (Unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 | |
2017-12-8 | Loss | ![]() | Enfusion 58 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | KO | 3 | ||
2017-11-5 | Loss | ![]() | Kunlun Fight 66, Tournament Quarter-Finals | Wuhan, China | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-10-7 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion 54 | Ludwigsburg, Germany | KO (Head kick) | 4 | ||
Defends the Enfusion 75 kg title. | ||||||||
2017-05-27 | Win | ![]() | Strikers League | Carcavelos, Portugal | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Wins the Strikers League 77 kg title. | ||||||||
2017-03-24 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion 48 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Defends the Enfusion 75 kg title. | ||||||||
2017-02-25 | Win | ![]() | Illyrian Fight Night II | Winterthur, Switzerland | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
2016-11-19 | Loss | ![]() | Fight Night Radikal Gold | Charleville-Mézières, France | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2016-7-10 | Loss | ![]() | Kunlun Fight 47, Tournament Semi-finals | Nanjing, China | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2016-7-10 | Win | ![]() | Kunlun Fight 47, Tournament Quarter-finals | Nanjing, China | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2016-6-4 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion 40 | Gran Canaria, Spain | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2016-4-8 | Win | ![]() | Kunlun Fight 41 | Nanjing, China | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2015-12-12 | Win | ![]() | Diamond League | Lisbon, Portugal | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Wins the WBC Muaythai European 72.5 kg title. | ||||||||
2015-12-12 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion 33 | Martigny, Switzerland | TKO (3 Knockdowns) | 3 | ||
Wins the Enfusion 75 kg World title. | ||||||||
2015-6-12 | Loss | ![]() | Strike Fight | Lyon, France | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2015-5-9 | Win | ![]() | Muay Thai Arena 6 | Gothenburg, Sweden | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2015-4-12 | Win | ![]() | Kunlun Fight 22 | Hunan, China | KO | 3 | ||
2015-2-28 | Loss | ![]() | Ring War | Sesto San Giovanni, Italy | TKO (Cut) | 2 | ||
For the WMO 72.5 kg title. | ||||||||
2014-11-15 | Win | ![]() | Memorial Jorge Martins – La Nuit des Champions | Martigny, Switzerland | KO | 1 | ||
Wins the ISKA 75 kg title. | ||||||||
2014-7-6 | Loss | ![]() | Max Muay Thai | Pattaya, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2014-4-6 | Loss | ![]() | Thai Fight | Sattahip, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2014-2-22 | Win | ![]() | La Noche Del Luchador 2 | Torre de Benagalbón, Spain | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2014-2-1 | Loss | ![]() | Grande Soirée de la Boxe | Tours, France | TKO (Cut) | 2 | ||
For the WBC Muaythai World title. | ||||||||
2013-11-16 | Win | ![]() | Memorial Jorge Martins 9 | Martigny, Switzerland | KO | 4 | ||
2013-9-28 | Win | ![]() | Chitalada Showdown V | Tampere, Finland | KO | 4 | ||
2013-6-1 | Win | ![]() | Casino Estoril | Lisbon, Portugal | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
2013-4-13 | Win | ![]() | K-1 World Max Elimination | Loures, Portugal | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2012-11-17 | Loss | ![]() | Muay Thai | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | TKO | 4 | ||
2012-10-20 | Win | ![]() | Xtreme Combat | Leeds, United Kingdom | TKO | 1 | ||
Wins the ISKA European 77 kg title. | ||||||||
2011-11-27 | Win | ![]() | WMC Fight Night 2 | São Domingos de Rana, Portugal | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
2011-10-8 | Win | ![]() | WMC Fight Night | São Domingos de Rana, Portugal | TKO | 3 | ||
2011-7-23 | Win | ![]() | Will 2 Fight | Lisbon, Portugal | KO | 3 | ||
2011-5-21 | Win | ![]() | Will 2 Fight | Lisbon, Portugal | KO | 1 | ||
2010-3-27 | Loss | ![]() | WKA World Championship | Geneva, Switzerland | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
For the WKA World 72.5 kg title. | ||||||||
2009-11-09 | Win | ![]() | Gala Spain | Spain | KO | 1 | ||
2009-03-01 | Win | ![]() | Gala Spain | Spain | KO | 2 | ||
2008-12-6 | Loss | ![]() | Campeonato Del Mundo De Kick Boxing | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
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2022-07-16 | Loss | ![]() | World Games 2022, Final | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (29:28) | 3 | ||
Wins 2022 World Games Muay Thai -81kg Silver Medal. | ||||||||
2022-07-16 | Win | ![]() | World Games 2022, Semi-final | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (29:28) | 3 | ||
2021-12-10 | Loss | ![]() | 2021 IFMA World Championships, Semi-final | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (30:27) | 3 | ||
Wins 2021 IFMA World Championships -81kg Bronze Medal. | ||||||||
2021-12-09 | Win | ![]() | 2021 IFMA World Championships, Quarter-final | Bangkok, Thailand | Forfeit | 3 | ||
2021-12-08 | Win | ![]() | 2021 IFMA World Championships, Second Round | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (30:27) | 3 | ||
2021-12-06 | Win | ![]() | 2021 IFMA World Championships, First Round | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (29:28) | 3 | ||
2018-07-01 | Loss | ![]() | 2018 IFMA European Championships, First Round | Paris, France | Decision (29:28) | 3 | ||
2017-07-28 | Loss | ![]() | I.F.M.A. World Games 2017, Quarter-finals -75 kg | Poland | Decision | 3 | ||
2017-05-12 | Loss | ![]() | 2017 IFMA World Championships, Final | Minsk, Belarus | TKO | 3 | ||
Wins 2017 IFMA World Championships -75kg Silver Medal. | ||||||||
2017-05-10 | Win | ![]() | 2017 IFMA World Championships, Semi-final | Minsk, Belarus | Decision (29:28) | 3 | ||
2017-05-08 | Win | ![]() | 2017 IFMA World Championships, Quarter-final | Minsk, Belarus | Decision (29:28) | 3 | ||
2016-11-26 | Loss | ![]() | IFMA World Cup 2016 in Kazan, Final | Kazan, Russia | Decision (split) | 3 | ||
Wins the 2016 IFMA World Cup -75kg Silver Medal. | ||||||||
2016-11-24 | Win | ![]() | IFMA World Cup 2016 in Kazan, Semi-final | Kazan, Russia | Decision | 3 | ||
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
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