Rickard Nordstrand

Rickard Nordstrand
Rickard Nordstrand at the gala premiere of Hamilton - In the Interest of the Nation , Stockholm, January 9, 2012.
Born	(1976-03-14) March 14, 1976 (age 49) Vallentuna, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Division	Light Heavyweight
Style	Muay Thai
Fighting out of	Vallentuna
Team	Vallentuna Boxing Camp
Kickboxing record
Total	37
Wins	27
By knockout	7
Losses	8
By knockout	1
Draws	2
Last updated on: August 17, 2013

Rickard Nordstrand (born March 14, 1976) is a Swedish Light Heavyweight kickboxer competing in K-1. ^[1]

Biography and career

He knocked out Sem Braan in round two at Fight Night 08 in Stockholm, Sweden on August 17, 2013. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Titles and accomplishments

• 2009 WMC World Light Heavyweight Champion
• 2004 IFMA Amateur World Cruiserweight Champion
• 1999 WKA Amateur Kickboxing World Championship 3rd Place
• Five time IFMA Swedish Muay Thai Champion
• 2004 K-1 World Grand Prix Preliminary Scandinavia Finalist
• 2006 K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix in Stockholm Finalist

Film and television

Nordstrand has also worked with film productions as stunt double and fighting coordinator for the actor Mikael Persbrandt in the spy/action Hamilton film series. He will portray a warrior in the third season of the popular TV drama Game of Thrones and also has an unnamed project with Brad Pitt lined up. ^[5]

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record

27 Wins (9 KO's, 18 decisions), 8 Losses, 2 Draws
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time	Record
2013-08-17	Win	Sem Braan	Fight Night 08	Stockholm, Sweden	KO (punches)	2	1:34	27–8–2
2010-12-11	Win	Jiri Zak	K-1 Scandinavia Rumble of the Kings 2010	Stockholm, Sweden	Decision (3–0)	3	3:00	26–8–2
2009-09-20	Win	Clifton Brown	K-1 Scandinavia Rumble of the Kings 2009	Stockholm, Sweden	TKO (Referee stoppage)	2		25–8–2
Wins WMC Muaythai World Light Heavyweight title.
2009-05-22	Win	Alex Dally	K-1 Scandinavia Rumble of the Kings 2009 Qualification	Malmo, Sweden	TKO	2	2:43	24–8–2
2007-08-11	Loss	Patrick Barry	K-1 World GP 2007 in Las Vegas	Las Vegas, Nevada	TKO (Low kicks)	2	2:16	23–8–2
2007-05-19	Loss	Ashwin Balrak	K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2006	Stockholm, Sweden	Decision (3–0)	3	3:00	23–7–2
2007-05-19	Win	Goran Vidakovic	K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2006	Stockholm, Sweden	KO (Right hook)	2	2:50	23–6–2
2006-11-24	Draw	Magomed Magomedov	K-1 World MAX North European Qualification 2007	Stockholm, Sweden	Ext. R Decision (0-0)	4	3:00
2006-05-20	Loss	Magomed Magomedov	K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2006	Stockholm, Sweden	Decision (3–0)	3	3:00
2006-05-20	Win	Topi Helin	K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2006	Stockholm, Sweden	Decision (3–0)	3	3:00
2006-05-20	Win	Tsutomu Takahagi	K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2006	Stockholm, Sweden	KO	3
2005-09-23	Loss	Ruslan Karaev	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005	Osaka, Japan	Decision (3–0)	3	3:00
2005-07-29	Loss	Musashi	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii	Honolulu, Hawaii	Decision (2–0)	3	3:00
2005-05-21	Loss	Remy Bonjasky	K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2005	Stockholm, Sweden	Decision (3–0)	3	3:00
2004-05-31	Win	Artur Skamkalov	IFMA Muay Thai World Championships 2004	Bangkok, Thailand
Wins IFMA Muay Thai World Championships -86kg gold medal.
2004-05-31	Win		IFMA Muay Thai World Championships 2004	Bangkok, Thailand
2004-05-31	Win		IFMA Muay Thai World Championships 2004	Bangkok, Thailand
2004-05-31	Win		IFMA Muay Thai World Championships 2004	Bangkok, Thailand
2004-02-14	Loss	Brecht Wallis	K-1 Scandinavia 2004 World Qualification	Stockholm, Sweden	TKO (Corner stoppage)	3	3:00
2004-02-14	Win	Roman Kupcak	K-1 Scandinavia 2004 World Qualification	Stockholm, Sweden	Decision (3–0)	3	3:00
2004-02-14	Win	Jorgen Himmerstal	K-1 Scandinavia 2004 World Qualification	Stockholm, Sweden	TKO	1	0:54
2003	Win	Misa Baculov		Stockholm, Sweden	Decision (3–0)	5	2:00
2001-06-09	Win	Ali Reza	K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2001	Copenhagen, Denmark	Decision (2–0)	5	3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of male kickboxers
• List of K-1 Events

References

1. "Rickard Nordstrand K-1 profile". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
2. Rickard Nordstrand möter Sem Braan i comebacken Archived September 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
3. Stor kampsportsgala på Stockholms Stadion den 17:e augusti – Rickard Nordstrand gör comeback
4. Rickard Nordstrand vs Sem Braan på ”Fightnight 08″ 17:e augusti
5. "Kampsportsstjärnan i "Game of thrones"".

External links

• Official K-1 website
• Rickard Nordstrand K-1 profile