Jörgen Kruth

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Jörgen Kruth
BornJörgen Ingmar Kruth
(1974-05-08) May 8, 1974 (age 50)
Stockholm, Sweden
Other namesThe Last Viking
Nationality Swedish
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb; 16.5 st)
Division Cruiserweight
Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight
Style Kickboxing, Muay Thai
TeamVallentuna Boxing Camp
TrainerMats Söderström
Po Lindwall (1987-1997)
Years active1987–2012
Professional boxing record
Total1
Wins1
Losses0
Kickboxing record
Total87
Wins71
By knockout31
Losses14
By knockout5
Draws2
Mixed martial arts record
Total5
Wins5
By knockout3
By submission2
Losses0
Other information
Website http://www.jorgenkruth.com/
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: November 21, 2009
Jörgen Kruth
Medal record
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Muay Thai
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1995 Bangkok −81 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1996 Bangkok −86 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1997 Bangkok −86 kg
Kickboxing
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1997 Copenhagen −87.5 kg

Jörgen Ingmar Kruth [1] (born May 8, 1974) is a retired Swedish professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist. [2] [3] He is a former two time World Muay Thai Council Heavyweight Muaythai World Champion. He is considered to be among the greatest Scandinavian kickboxers of all time.

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Biography and career

Muay Thai career

Jörgen started practicing martial arts first time in 1984. He tried Judo and Jujutsu and couple years later switched over to taekwondo. It was not until 1987 when he came in contact with Muay Thai first time. He started to train under Po Lindwall.

Kruth had his first Muay Thai fight in 1988 at the age of 14. In 1993 he had 3 amateur boxing bouts and as well as two Savate fights. In 1994, at the age of 19, he became Nordic Muaythai Champion.

In 1995, Kruth participated at IAMTF Amateur World Muay Thai Championships in Bangkok. He worked his way all the way to the final where he lost against a Thai and went home with a silver medal in -81 kg.

In 1996, he became the Amateur Muay Thai World Champion for the first time and defended this title in 1997 as well.

In 1997 Jörgen changed his training center to his current club, Vallentuna Boxing Camp (VBC) and a year later turned pro. He won his first two professional fights by KO at the famous Rajadamnern Stadium in Bangkok and became WKA Muay Thai Cruiserweight World Champion.

In 1999 Jörgen Kruth fought in Japan for the first time and won by KO. He followed up his strong debut by knocking out all three opponents in the same night at K-1 World GP tournament in Zagreb.

In 2004, Kruth became the WMC Heavyweight Muay Thai World Champion defeating Polish-Australian Paul Slowinski. In February 2005, he defended his title against Sergei Gur from Belarus,

MMA career

Kruth made his professional MMA debut in April 2009. He amassed an undefeated record of 5 wins over the next couple of years with none of his fights having reached the second round.

Kruth was expected to make his UFC debut on April 14, 2012 against Cyrille Diabaté at UFC on Fuel TV 2. [4] However, Kruth was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Tom DeBlass. [5]

Kruth was expected to finally make his UFC debut against Fabio Maldonado on September 29, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 5 in Nottingham, England. [6] However it was reported on September 7, 2012 that Kruth dropped out of his fight with Maldonado to retire from combat sports. [7]

Titles

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
71 Wins (32 (T)KO's, 39 Decisions), 14 Losses
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2010-11-27Win Flag of the United States.svg Bob Sapp K-1 Scandinavia Rumble of the Kings 2010 Stockholm, Sweden TKO (Corner stoppage/left knee strike)11:19
2007-05-20Win Flag of France.svg Freddy Kemayo K-1 Scandinavia 2007 Stockholm, Sweden Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2006-12-16Loss Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Dzevad Poturak K-1 Fighting Network Prague Round '07 Prague, Czech Republic Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2006-11-24Win Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Azem Maksutaj K-1 World MAX North European Qualification 2007 Stockholm, Sweden KO (Knee)11:30
2006-05-20Win Flag of South Africa.svg Francois Botha K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2006 Stockholm, Sweden Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2005-12-18Loss Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Dzevad Poturak Heaven or Hell 5 Prague, Czech Republic Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2005-02-19Win Flag of Belarus.svg Sergei Gur SM Thaiboxing Gala Stockholm, Sweden Decision (Unanimous)53:00
Retains WMC Muaythai World Heavyweight title.
2004-12-19Win Flag of Croatia.svg Ivica PerkovicHeaven or Hell 4 Prague, Czech Republic TKO2
2004-09-05Win Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Slowinski SM Thaiboxing Gala Stockholm, Sweden Decision (Unanimous)53:00
Wins WMC Muaythai World Heavyweight title.
2004-08-07Loss Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brecht Wallis K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II Las Vegas, Nevada Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2004-08-07Win Flag of New Zealand.svg Rony Sefo K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II Las Vegas, Nevada Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2004-04-24Win Flag of Belarus.svg Vitali Akhramenko K-1 Italy Grand Prix 2004 in Milan Milan, Italy Decision (Unanimous)33:00
Wins K-1 Italy Grand Prix 2004 in Milan tournament title.
2004-04-24Win Flag of Croatia.svg Josip Bodrozic K-1 Italy Grand Prix 2004 in Milan Milan, Italy KO (Right overhand)32:59
2004-04-24Win Flag of Croatia.svg Ivica Perkovic K-1 Italy Grand Prix 2004 in Milan Milan, Italy TKO (Ref. stop/three knockdowns)22:30
2004-02-14Win Flag of Belarus.svg Vitali Akhramenko K-1 Scandinavia 2004 World Qualification Stockholm, Sweden Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2003-06-15Loss Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Slowinski Knees of Fury IVAdelaide, AustraliaTKO (Doc. stop/elbow)1
2003-05-30Loss Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Xhavit Bajrami K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Basel Basel, Switzerland Ext. R Decision (Split)43:00
2003-04-06Win Flag of Morocco.svg Samir Benazzouz K-1 Holland Grand Prix 2003 Zoetermeer, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous)33:00
Wins K-1 Holland Grand Prix 2003 tournament title.
2003-04-06Win Flag of Belarus.svg Andrei Zuravkov K-1 Holland Grand Prix 2003 Zoetermeer, Netherlands Ext.R Decision (Majority)43:00
2003-04-06Loss Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brecht Wallis K-1 Holland Grand Prix 2003 Zoetermeer, Netherlands Ext.R Decision (Majority)43:00
2003-03-15Win Flag of Belarus.svg Vitali Akhramenko K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary Scandinavia Stockholm, Sweden Decision (Unanimous)53:00
2003-02-22Win Flag of Japan.svg Ryuto NojiIchigeki Tokyo Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous)53:00
2002-03-03Loss Flag of South Africa.svg Jan Nortje K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Nagoya Nagoya, Japan KO (Left punch)21:38
2001-08-11Loss Flag of the United States.svg Maurice Smith K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2001-06-09Loss Flag of France.svg Gregory Tony K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary Scandinavia Copenhagen, Denmark Disqualification32:38
2001-03-17Win Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Leko K-1 Gladiators 2001 Yokohama, Japan KO (Right hook)22:19
2001-02-04Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jerrel Venetiaan K-1 Holland GP 2001 in Arnhem Arnhem, Netherlands TKO (Doctor stoppage)1
Fight was for K-1 Holland GP 2001 in Arnhem tournament title.
2001-02-04Win Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marc de WitK-1 Holland GP 2001 in Arnhem Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2001-02-04Win Flag of Hungary.svg Peter Varga K-1 Holland GP 2001 in Arnhem Arnhem, Netherlands KO (High kick)2
2000-10-09Loss Flag of South Africa.svg Mike Bernardo K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan KO (Right overhand)12:24
2000-09-01Win Flag of Albania.svg Xhavit Bajrami K-1 Grand Prix Europe 2000 Zagreb, Croatia KO (High kick)3
Wins K-1 Grand Prix Europe 2000 tournament title.
2000-09-01Win Flag of Croatia.svg Drazo Orduri K-1 Grand Prix Europe 2000 Zagreb, Croatia KO (Knees)1
2000-09-01Win Flag of Italy.svg Tony Katoni K-1 Grand Prix Europe 2000 Zagreb, Croatia KO (Punch)1
2000-03-13Loss Flag of Belarus.svg Alexey Ignashov Night Club "Reaktor" Minsk, Belarus Decision (Unanimous)53:00
Fight was for WMC Muaythai World Heavyweight title.
1999-08-15Loss Flag of Belarus.svg Alexey Ignashov Queen's Birthday, Rajamangala Stadium Bangkok, Thailand KO2
Fight was for WMC Muaythai World Heavyweight title.
1998WinFlag placeholder.svgKO1
Wins WKA Muaythai World Cruiserweight title.
1998WinFlag placeholder.svg Rajadamnern Stadium Bangkok, Thailand KO
1998WinFlag placeholder.svg Rajadamnern Stadium Bangkok, Thailand KO
1994-12-03WinFlag placeholder.svgNovahalli Helsinki, Finland Decision (Unanimous)53:00
Boxing record
1 Win (0 (T) KO's, 1 decisions), 0 Losses
DateResultOpponentLocationMethodRoundTimeRecord
2004-04-17Win Flag of Slovakia.svg Marek ZeloBaltic Hall, Mariehamn, Finland Decision (Unanimous)43:001-0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
5 matches5 wins0 losses
By knockout30
By submission20
By decision00
By disqualification00
Unknown00
Draws0
No contests0
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Win5-0 Yusuke Kawaguchi TKO (punches and elbows)Rumble of the Kings 6November 26, 201113:18 Stockholm, Sweden
Win4-0Tadas SapokaTKO (submission to punches)International Fighting Arena 2October 23, 201110:38 Uppsala, Sweden
Win3-0Jaime FletcherTKO (punches) K-1 Rumble of the Kings 2009 in Stockholm November 21, 200914:25 Stockholm, Sweden
Win2-0Tadas LevickasSubmission (triangle choke) K-1 Rumble of the Kings Qualification 2009 Malmö May 22, 200910:50 Malmö, Sweden
Win1-0Arturas LiutikaTKO (punches)World Freefight Challenge 8 "D-Day"April 18, 200910:35 Ljubljana, Slovenia

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References

  1. ↑ NSAC report of K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Las Vegas
  2. ↑ Sherdog.com: Jorgen "The Last Viking" Kruth, accessed 2010-06-04
  3. ↑ Jörgen Kruth Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine , Fans of K-1 2010-03-01
  4. ↑ "UFC on FUEL TV 2 in Sweden adds Diabate vs. Kruth". mmajunkie.com. January 5, 2012. Archived from the original on January 10, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Tom DeBlass replaces injured Jorgen Kruth at UFC on FUEL TV 2". mmajunkie.com. April 4, 2012. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Maldonado vs. Kruth Set For UFC Nottingham". YourMMA.tv. July 3, 2012. Archived from the original on April 18, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Swedish kickboxing legend Jorgen Kruth retires from MMA less than a month out from his UFC debut". cagepotato.com. September 7, 2012. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
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