Mehdi Zatout

Mehdi Zatout
Born	(1983-01-01) January 1, 1983 (age 40) Paris, France
Other names	Diamond Heart
Residence	Bangkok, Thailand
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Weight	65.0 kg (143.3 lb; 10.24 st)
Division	Featherweight
Style	Muay Thai, Kickboxing
Stance	Southpaw
Fighting out of	Bangkok, Thailand
Team	Venum Training Camp
Trainer	Kamel Jemel
Years active	1994-2022
Kickboxing record
Total	120
Wins	79
By knockout	26
Losses	40
Draws	1
Other information
Notable students	Alaverdi Ramazanov, Adam Noi, Nabil Anane, Zehra Doğan

Mehdi Zatout (born January 1, 1983) is a retired French Muay Thai kickboxer. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He is an ISKA world, WMC world and WBC Muay Thai world and diamond champion. ^[4]

Early life

Zatout started Muay Thai when he was 10 years old. He was hooked instantly, and just two years later, his dedication to the “art of eight limbs” brought him to the Sit-Or camp in Pattaya, Thailand. ^{[5] [6]}

Over the course of his career spanning more than 20 years, Zatout would go on to travel to Thailand more than 50 times to train and compete, amassing over 100 competitive bouts under kickboxing and Muay Thai rules. ^[7]

Zatout won two national titles in France, a European championship, and two world titles. He is owner of the Venum Training Camp in Thailand. ^{[8] [9]}

Career

International Sport Karate Association

In 2013 Zatout won ISKA world title. ^[10]

World Muaythai Council

In 2008 and 2009 Zatout won the WMC Eroupian and world title. ^[11]

WBC Muay Thai

On September 7, 2013, Zatout won the featherweight world title. ^[12]

On May 14, 2022, Zatout won the featherweight diamond title. ^[13]

ONE Championship

Zatout was next scheduled to fight for the ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Championship against champion Capitan Petchyindee Academy at ONE Championship: Revolution on September 24, 2021. ^[14] He lost the fight by unanimous decision. ^[15]

On October 22, 2022, Zatout won Asa Ten Pow by KO in first round in the ONE on Prime Video 3 and has been retired. ^{[16] [17] [18]}

Championships and awards

Muay Thai

• ONE Championship
  • Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Asa ten pow
• World Boxing Council Muaythai
  • 2013 WBC -66.7 kg World Championship
  • 2022 WBC -66.7 kg Diamond Championship
• World Muaythai Council
  • 2009 WMC -66.7 kg European Championship

Kickboxing

• International Sport Karate Association
  • 2013 ISKA -67 kg World Championship

Fight record

Muay Thai and Kickboxing record

79 wins (25 (T)KO's), 40 losses, 1 draws
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2022-10-22	Win	Asa Ten Pow	ONE on Prime Video 3	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	TKO (Retirement)	1	3:00
2022-05-14	Win	Saensiri JPowerRoofPhuket	Venum Fight, Rajadamnern Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO (Punches)	4
Won the WBC Muaythai Welterweight Diamond Championship.
2021-09-24	Loss	Capitan Petchyindee Academy	ONE Championship: Revolution	Kallang, Singapore	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
For the ONE Championship Bantamweight Kickboxing World Title.
2020-08-14	Win	Leo Pinto	ONE Championship: No Surrender 2	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2020-01-10	Win	Han Zihao	ONE Championship: A New Tomorrow	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
2018-10-06	Loss	Nong-O Gaiyanghadao	ONE Championship: Kingdom of Heroes	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2018-06-29	Loss	Tukkatatong Petpayatai	ONE Championship: Spirit of a Warrior	Yangon, Myanmar	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2016-01-23	Loss	Morgan Adrar	Burning Series	Arbent, France	Decision	3	3:00
For the WBC -67kg World Title.
2015-11-28	Win	Yetkin Ozkul	Venum Victory World Series 2015 [19]	Paris, France	Decision	3	3:00
2014-09-09	Loss	Liam Harrison	Smash 10	Liverpool, England	Decision	5	3:00
For the WBC Thai World Title (66kg).
2014-01-25	Loss	Houcine Bennoui	La Ligue des Gladiateurs	Paris, France	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00
2013-10-11	Loss	Fabio Pinca	WARRIORS NIGHT 2 [20]	France	Decision	5	3:00
2013-09-07	Win	Singmanee Kaewsamrit	Millennium Team Fight	France	Decision	5	3:00
Wins the WBC Muaythai World Welterweight title (147 lbs).
2013-02-14	Loss	Sak Kaoponlek	Best Of Siam 3	Paris, France	Decision	3	3:00
2012-06-14	Loss	Saenchai	Best of Siam	Paris, France	Decision	5	3:00
2010-03-13	Loss	Sagetdao Petpayathai	France VS Thaïlande	Bagnolet, France	Decision	5	3:00
2009-11-07	Win	Andy Trasher	MSA Muay Thai Premier League	Bolton, United Kingdom	Decision	5	3:00
Wins the WMC European title (147 lbs).
2009-07-11	Loss	Houcine Bennoui	Diamond Fight World Tour 2	Marrakech, Morocco	TKO (Referee Stoppage)
2009-06-20	Loss	Mustapha Youcef	Le Grand Défi	Levallois Perret, France	Decision	5	3:00
2009-03-26	Win	Arican	Les Stars Du Ring	Levallois Perret, France	Decision	5	3:00
2008-12-20	Draw	Amadou Ba	K1 Survivor	Paris, France	Draw	5	3:00
2008-11-06	Win	Rit Kaewsamrit	Muay Thai	Levallois Perret, France	KO	3
2008-06-07	Win	Tarik Mahillon	Le choc des boxes	Paris, France	KO	1
2008-04-30	Loss	Andrei Kulebin	W.M.C. I-1 World GP '08, Semi Finals	Kowloon, Hong Kong	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2008-04-30	Win	Raul Llopis	WMC I-1 World Muay Thai Grand Prix Quarter Finals	Kowloon, Hong Kong	Decision	5	3:00
2007-11-29	Win	Charles François	Gala in Coubertin	Paris, France	TKO (referee stoppage)	3
2007-04-20	Win	Tanwanhek Domenlek	Le défi des champions	Levallois Perret, France	Decision	5	3:00
2007-02-17	Win	Houcine Bennoui	La Nuit des Titans	Tours, France	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2007-01-27	Win	Guillaume Mautz	Gala de Saumur	Saumur, France	KO (Throw)	4
2006-12-04	Loss	Gomenlek Tor Silchai	King's Birthday	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
2006-04-29	Win	Anthony Etcheverry	Finales Golden Cup 2006	Paris, France	TKO (Referee Stoppage)	3
2006-03-25	Win	Hakim Benzouac	Championnat de France : 1/2 finale	Paris, France	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	5
2006-02-11	Win	Anthony Etcheverry	Muay Thai	Vannes, France	TKO	3
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

External links

• ONE Championship profile

References

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