Felipe Micheletti

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Felipe Micheletti
BornFelipe Stievano Micheletti
(1990-05-24) May 24, 1990 (age 33)
Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Nationality Brazilian
Height6 ft 4+1⁄2 in (194 cm)
Weight231 lb (105 kg; 16 st 7 lb)
DivisionCruiserweight
Reach76.7 in (195 cm)
Style Kickboxing
TeamCarseti Fight Team
TrainerAdriano Carseti & Túlio Corrá
Years active2011–present
Kickboxing record
Total28
Wins17
By knockout6
Losses11
By knockout1
Mixed martial arts record
Total1
Wins1
By knockout1
Losses0
Other information
UniversityFaculty of Physical Education of Sorocaba (FEFISO)
SpouseTalita Branco
Children3
Boxing record from BoxRec

Felipe Stievano Micheletti (born May 24, 1990) is a Brazilian professional kickboxer who fights in the light-heavyweight division of GLORY. [1] Before signing with the promotion, he also competed in Kunlun Fight and SUPERKOMBAT.

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He is ranked as the sixth best light heavyweight in the world by Combat Press as of September 2022, [2] and fourth best by Beyond Kick as of October 2022. [3] He's been continually ranked in the Combat Press Light Heavyweight top ten since November 2018. [4]

Kickboxing career

Early career

Micheletti participated in 37 amateur fights with 30 wins, including 15 wins by knockout. In 2009, he became Brazilian champion [5] through the Brazilian Confederation of Kickboxing in the K-1 style, super-heavy category. He has also been a Septa Brazilian champion and the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO) Pan American kickboxing champion, World Champion, and two-time Vice-World Champion.

Superkombat

Micheletti debuted in November 2009 as a professional against Edson Lima at KO Fight in Apucarana, and soon afterwards was invited to fight Cleber Rodrigues.

After a mixed start to his professional career, including a loss to Alex Pereira, Micheletti took part in the WGP Supekombat Heavyweight Tournament. [6] In the semifinals, he defeated Rogélio Ortiz by a second round liver kick KO. In the tournament finals he faced Edson Lima, whom he defeated by a split decision. [7]

Micheletti fought Saulo Cavalari for the WGP Brazilian Light Heavyweight title at WGP 14 on July 27, 2013. [8] Cavalari won the fight by a fifth-round technical knockout. [9]

On December 21, 2013, Micheletti fought Francisco Lefevbre during the WGP Final Tour event. [10] He beat Lefevbre in the first round, by knockout. [11] Micheletti was booked to face the WKN and WAKO champion Vladimir Mineev at WGP Kickboxing: Russia X Brasil on May 17, 2014, [12] and lost a unanimous decision. [13]

Micheletti fought Wallyson Maguila for the Brasilian Professional Kickboxing Light Heavyweight title at WGP 22 on September 27, 2014. [14] He won the fight by technical knockout. He also won a unanimous decision against Toni Milanovic at WGP 24 on December 20, 2014, [15] and faced Guto Inocente for the WGP light heavyweight (-84 kg) championship. [16] Innocente won the fight by unanimous decision. [17]

Micheletti faced Carlos Meza for the WGP Light Heavyweight title on July 2, 2016. [18] He won the fight by unanimous decision. [19] In his next fight, Micheletti fought for the WKN K-1 Super Cruiserweight title, facing Rogélio Ortiz at IVC International Vale Tudo championship on August 20, 2016. He knocked Ortiz out in the first round. [20]

Kunlun Fight

Micheletti made his Kunlun Fight debut at Kunlun Fight 56 on January 2, 2017, against Andrey Gerasimchuk. Gerasimchuk won the bout by unanimous decision. [21]

Micheletti successfully defended the WGP Heavyweight title with a unanimous decision win over Haime Morais at WGP 37 on May 20, 2017. [22]

He afterwards participated in the Kunlun Fight Heavyweight tournament. In the quarterfinals, Micheletti beat Liu Junchao by technical knockout, [23] but lost to Roman Kryklia by unanimous decision in the semifinals. [24]

A month after his loss to Kryklia, Micheletti facedIgor Darmeshkin, for the vacant WAKO Pro World Low Kick Light Heavyweight title, at Battle of Champions 10 on March 16, 2018. He won the fight by unanimous decision. [25]

Micheletti defended his WGP heavyweight title for the second time with a decision win over Ivan Galaz at WGP 45 on May 5, 2018. [26]

GLORY

Felipe Micheletti made his Glory debut at Glory 60: Lyon on October 20, 2018, when he was scheduled to fight Zinedine Hameur-Lain. He won the fight by technical knockout, after Hameur-Lain was forced to retire at the end of the first round due to injury. [27]

He was next booked to fight Luis Tavares at Glory 66: Paris on June 22, 2019, as a short notice replacement for Stephane Susperregui. [28] He won the fight by a split decision. [29]

Micheletti faced Stéphane Susperregui at Glory 69: Düsseldorf on October 12, 2019. Despite being knocked down early in the fight, Susperregui managed to take the fight into an extra round, after which he won a decision. [30]

Micheletti was scheduled to fight a rematch with Luis Tavares at Glory 78: Rotterdam, on a month's notice, as a replacement for Sergej Maslobojev. [31] He lost the fight by unanimous decision. [32]

Micheletti faced the #5 ranked Glory light heavyweight contender Donegi Abena at Glory: Collision 4 on October 8, 2022. [33]

Micheletti faced Nordine Mahieddine at Glory 84 on March 11, 2023. [34] He won the fight by unanimous decision, after twice knocking Mahieddine down. [35]

Micheletti faced the 2017 K-1 Heavyweight Grand Prix runner-up Ibrahim El Bouni at Glory: Collision 5 on June 17, 2023. [36]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
1 match1 win0 losses
By knockout10
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Win1-0Manoel Vitor SantosKO (Punch to the body)Fight Pro Championship 213 August 202212:20 São Paulo, Brazil

Kickboxing record

Professional kickboxing record
17 Wins (6 KOs), 11 Losses
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2023-06-17Loss Flag of Morocco.svg Ibrahim El Bouni Glory: Collision 5 Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2023-03-11Win Flag of Algeria.svg Nordine Mahieddine Glory 84 Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2022-10-08Loss Flag of Suriname.svg Donegi Abena Glory: Collision 4 Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2021-09-04Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Luis Tavares Glory 78: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous)33:00
Glory Light Heavyweight Title eliminator.
2019-10-12Loss Flag of France.svg Stéphane Susperregui Glory 69: Düsseldorf Düsseldorf, Germany Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)43:00
2019-06-22Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Luis Tavares Glory 66: Paris Paris, France Decision (Split)33:00
2018-10-20Win Flag of France.svg Zinedine Hameur-Lain Glory 60: Lyon Lyon, France TKO (Retirement)13:00
2018-05-05Win Flag of Chile.svg Ivan GalazWGP 45 São Paulo, Brazil Decision (Unanimous)53:00
Retains the WGP Heavyweight Championship.
2018-03-16Win Flag of Russia.svg Igor DarmeshkinBattle of Champions 10 Moscow, Russia Decision53:00
Wins vacant WAKO Pro World Low Kick Championship -94.2 kg
2018-02-04Loss Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman Kryklia Kunlun Fight 69 Heavyweight Tournament, Semi Finals China Decision (Unanimous)3
2017-12-17Win Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Junchao Kunlun Fight 68 Heavyweight Tournament, Quarter Finals China TKO
2017-05-20Win Flag of Brazil.svg Haime MoraisWGP 37 Sorocaba, São Paulo Decision (unanimous)53:00
Retains the WGP Heavyweight Championship.
2017-01-02Loss Flag of Belarus.svg Andrey Gerasimchuk Kunlun Fight 56 Sanya, Hainan, China Decision (unanimous)33:00
2016-08-20Win Flag of Argentina.svg Rogélio OrtizIVC International Vale Tudo championship Brazil KO11:45
Wins WKN World K-1 Super Cruiserweight Championship under 92.5 kg.
2016-07-02Win Flag of Paraguay.svg Carlos MezaWGP Kickboxing Brazil Decision53:00
Wins WGP under 94.1 kg Championship.
2016-05-07Win Flag of Brazil.svg Haime MoraisWGP Kickboxing 3.0 – Special Edition Brazil Decision (unanimous)33:00
2015-09-05Loss Flag of Brazil.svg Guto Inocente WGP Kickboxing 26 Guarapuava, Brazil Decision (unanimous)53:00
For the WGP world light heavyweight championship under 185 pounds. [38]
2015-06-20Win Flag of Brazil.svg Fábio Alberto Cordovil Jungle Fight 78 Brazil Decision (unanimous)53:00
Retains Brasilian Professional Kickboxing under 94 kg Championship.
2014-12-20Win Flag of Croatia.svg Toni Milanovic WGP 24 São Paulo, Brazil Decision (unanimous)33:00
2014-09-27Win Flag of Brazil.svg Wallyson MaguilaWGP 22 Brazil TKO
Wins The Brasilian Professional Kickboxing under 94 kg Championship.
2014-05-17Loss Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Mineev WGP Kickboxing: Russia X Brasil [39] São Paulo, Brazil Decision (unanimous)33:00
2013-12-21Win Flag of Paraguay.svg Francisco LefevbreWGP Final Tour Brazil KO1
2013-07-27Loss Flag of Brazil.svg Saulo Cavalari WGP 14 São Paulo, Brazil TKO5
For The WGP Brazilian under 94.1 kg championship
2013-03-23Win Flag of Brazil.svg Edson LimaSUPERKOMBAT New Heroes 2 São Caetano, Brazil Decision (split)33:00
Wins WGP Supekombat Heavyweight Tournament.
2013-03-23Win Flag of Argentina.svg Rogélio OrtizSUPERKOMBAT New Heroes 2 São Caetano, Brazil KO (liver kick)2
2012-09-16Loss Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Pereira WGP Kickboxing 9 São Paulo, Brazil Decision (unanimous)3
2012-06-02Win Flag of Brazil.svg Cleber RodriguesWGP Kickboxing 8 Brazil Decision33:00
2011-11-12Loss Flag of Brazil.svg Edson LimaK.O Fight – Apucarana Brazil Decision (unanimous)33:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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