Jamie Bates

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Jamie Bates
Born (1989-09-14) 14 September 1989 (age 35)
Durham, England [1]
Nationality England
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)
Division Welterweight
Style Kickboxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Annfield Plain, England
TeamMASAC Gym
Years active2008 - present
Kickboxing record
Total36
Wins27
By knockout3
Losses7
By knockout4
Draws1
No contests1
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Last updated on: 29 February 2020

Jamie Bates (born 14 September 1989) [2] is an English Glory kickboxer fighting out of Annfield Plain, County Durham, England. He was ranked #5 in the world from 2020 to 2023 by Combat Press, [3] and was ranked #2 in Glory in 2020. [4] He is currently ranked #8 in the world. [5]

Contents

Kickboxing career

Early career

Jamie Bates grew up on the mats in his father's gym in region of Durham. Starting with karate at age 4, with his father as instructor, Bates eventually progressed to kickboxing. [6] He won a professional world title when he was 22. [7]

Superkombat Fighting Championship

Selected from the Superkombat World Tryouts from Middlesbrough, England, Bates had signed a multi-fight deal with the SUPERKOMBAT in 2014. On 24 May 2014, he was a participant in the Superkombat World Grand Prix series. Bates faced Flavius Boiciuc of Romania in the opening semifinals at Superkombat World Grand Prix II 2014 held in Mamaia, Romania and won via unanimous decision. Coming as outsider, he later faced Miles Simson in the finals, pulling off upset with another unanimous decision over the Surinamese. [8]

In October, he lost a title eliminator to Yoann Kongolo at Superkombat World Grand Prix 2014 Final Elimination in Geneva, Switzerland. After dominating the fight, Bates eventually lost via a third round KO. [9] After losing to Kongolo, Bates would go on a run, defeating notable fighters Pavel Turuk and Kev Ward, but losing to Ciprian Șchiopu and Alim Nabiev. [10] [11]

Glory

Bates [12] signed with a two-fight contract with Glory in 2017. He made his promotional debut at Glory 40: Copenhagen against Richard Abraham. Bates won the fight by unanimous decision. [13] Bates was next scheduled to fight Eyevan Danenberg at Glory 49: Rotterdam. [14] Danenberg won the fight by unanimous decision. [15]

Bates bounced back from this loss with decision wins over Tommy King at Glory 54 [16] and Vedat Hoduk at Glory 70. [17] On 29 February 2020, he made his fifth appearance inside the Glory ring when he took on the #2 ranked welterweight and former champion, Harut Grigorian, at Glory 75: Utrecht. [18] Jamies Bates defeated Grigorian via unanimous decision. [19] In 2023 he lost to Jay Overmeer.

Achievements

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
27 Wins (3 (T)KOs), 7 losses, 1 Draw, 1 No Contest
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2024-06-29Draw Flag of Italy.svg Mustapha Haida Oktagon Tsunami Edition Rome, Italy Decision33:00
2023-03-11Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jay Overmeer Glory 84 Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO (Three knockdowns)22:42
2022-12-10Win Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim HaggVictory 10 Newcastle upon Tyne, England Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2022-02-12NC Flag of Romania.svg Anghel CardoşFight Fest Champions 16 Newcastle, EnglandNo Contest32:00
For the FFC Welterweight International Title.
2020-02-29Win Flag of Armenia.svg Harut Grigorian Glory 75: Utrecht Utrecht, Netherlands Decision (unanimous)33:00
2019-10-26Win Flag of Turkey.svg Vedat Hoduk Glory 70: Lyon Lyon, France Decision (unanimous)33:00
2018-06-02Win Flag of England.svg Tommy King Glory 54: Birmingham Birmingham, EnglandDecision (unanimous)33:00
2017-12-09Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eyevan Danenberg Glory 49: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (unanimous)33:00
2017-04-29Win Flag of the United States.svg Richard Abraham Glory 40: Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark Decision (unanimous)33:00
2017-03-11Win Flag of England.svg Kev WardRoad to Glory UK Grantham, EnglandDecision (unanimous)32:00
2016-11-02Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elijah Baker Durham United KingdomDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2016-10-01Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack JosephCDK 7 Durham United KingdomDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2016-07-02Loss Flag of Romania.svg Ciprian ȘchiopuRespect World Series 2 London, EnglandTKO (retirement)23:00
2016-05-12Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trevor WilliamsDKF 2 Durham United KingdomDecision(Unanimous)33:00
2016-02-27Loss Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Alim Nabiev ACB KB 5 Orel, Russia Decision (unanimous)33:00
2015-10-16Win Flag of Belarus.svg Pavel Turuk ACB KB 3: Grand Prix Final Sibiu, Romania Decision (unanimous)33:00
2015-05-29Loss Flag of Belarus.svg Pavel TurukTatneft Cup Kazan, Russia Ext.R Decision (unanimous)43:00
2014-10-25Loss Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yoann Kongolo Superkombat World Grand Prix 2014 Final Elimination Geneva, Switzerland KO (spinning back fist + flying knee)32:23
SUPERKOMBAT Light Heavyweight Championship Eliminator
2014-05-24Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Miles SimsonSuperkombat World Grand Prix II 2014, Final Constanța, Romania Decision (unanimous)33:00
Wins the Superkombat World Grand Prix II 2014 Tournament Championship.
2014-05-24Win Flag of Romania.svg Flavius BoiciucSuperkombat World Grand Prix II 2014, Semi Finals Constanța, Romania Decision (unanimous)33:00
2014-04-13Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Karl LangleyDUEL Fight SportsUnited KingdomKO5
2013-11-02Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Christian Di PaoloThe Main Event 2013 Manchester, EnglandTKO (injury)3
2011-11-19Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marlon HuntDuel Fight Sports Newcastle, EnglandDecision (unanimous)122:00
Wins the WKF Full Contact Light Cruiserweight Championship.
2010-10-16Loss Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Tate History IN The Making 4 - Undisputed! Newark-on-Trent, United KingdomKO (Head kick)8
2009-06-13Win Flag of Greece.svg Eletherios ChachmidisFinal Elimination, Tournament Final Stanley, United KingdomDecision (Split)52:00
Wins the Final Elimination 8-man Tournament.
2009-06-13Win Flag of France.svg Allan BlondeauFinal Elimination, Tournament Semi Final Stanley, United KingdomDecision52:00
2009-06-13Win Flag of Latvia.svg Reinis PorosozsFinal Elimination, Tournament Quarter Final Stanley, United KingdomDecision52:00
2009-03-21Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael ElmslyUnited KingdomDecision
2009-02-1Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William BladesDurham County’s Fighting Experience Durham United KingdomKO1
2009-01-23Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Clay BrunsonCounty Combat Durham United KingdomDecision33:00
2008-12-2Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joshua ClayCounty Combat Durham United KingdomDecision33:00
2008-11-20Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frankie SolomonsCounty Combat Durham United KingdomDecision33:00
2008-08-3Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike PetersonCounty Combat Durham United KingdomDecision33:00
2008-06-2Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan HashDKB Durham United KingdomDecision33:00
2008-05-1Win Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jonathan EadesDKB Durham United KingdomDecision33:00
2008-02-5Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trevor JacksonDKB Durham United KingdomDecision33:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Boxing record

1 fight1 win0 losses
By decision10
Key to abbreviations used for results
DQDisqualificationRTDCorner retirement
KOKnockoutSDSplit decision / split draw
MDMajority decision / majority drawTDTechnical decision / technical draw
NCNo contestTKOTechnical knockout
PTSPoints decisionUDUnanimous decision / unanimous draw
Boxing record
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound(s), timeDateLocationNotes
1Win1-0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Yailton NevesPoints4 (3:00)2019-07-06UK

References

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  13. "Jamie Bates wins GLORY 40 debut against GLORY ranked #6, Richard Abraham!". muaythaiblog.co.uk. May 2017. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
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