| Souleimane Konate | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | February 4, 1984 Aulnay-sous-Bois, France |
| Other names | Black Grizzly, Grizzly |
| Nationality |  French |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 227 lb (103 kg; 16.2 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Villepinte, France |
| Years active | 2005-2013 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 25 |
| Wins | 18 |
| Losses | 7 |
Souleimane Konate (born February 4, 1984) is a French heavyweight kickboxer.
Souleimane Konate joined Faucon Gym in 2005.
His first success in K-1 came on August 19, 2007 at K-1 2007 Hungary, when he defeated Ferencz József and Jánosi László and reached the tournament finals, where he was stopped by Dániel Török by unanimous decision. [1]
On December 8, 2007 at K-1 World GP Final in Yokohama, Japan, Konaté was scheduled to fight on a Superfight against Musashi but was forced to pull out due to injuries and was replaced by David Dancrade. [2]
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-04 | Win |  Yassine Boughanem | Thailand SuperFight Thepprasit | Pattaya, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2013-05-10 | Loss | Gaetan Sautron | French Muay Thai Championships Finals | Saint-Denis, Réunion | TKO (Corner stoppage) | 2 | 02:18 | |
| Fight was for FFSCDA French Heavyweight (+91kg/200lb) Thaiboxing Championship belt. | ||||||||
| 2013-03-16 | Win | Jeremy Damon | French K-1 rules Championships Semi Finals [4] | L'Île-Rousse, Corsica | KO (Right Cross) | 5 | 00:38 | |
| 2012-12-02 | Win | Aissam Bouallem | French K-1 rules Cup | Évreux, France | TKO | 3 | ||
| Wins K-1 rules French Cup Heavyweight 2012 Title. | ||||||||
| 2012-10-28 | Win | Jerome Biancamaria | French Kickboxing Cup | Paris, France | Decision | 3 | ||
| Wins Kickboxing French Cup Heavyweight 2012 Title. | ||||||||
| 2010-11-20 | Win |  Antz Nansen | Philip Lam Promotions "NZ vs Australia & France" [5] | Auckland, New Zealand | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-07-17 | Win | Daniel Tai | Philip Lam Promotions "NZ vs Australia & France" [6] | Auckland, New Zealand | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2009-11-21 | Loss | Daniel Tai | Philip Lam Promotions | Auckland, New Zealand | Ext. R. Decision | 4 | 3:00 | |
| 2009-08-29 | Loss | Daniel Tai | Clash of the Norths | Whangarei, New Zealand | KO | 2 | ||
| 2007-10-26 | Win |  Luboš Raušer | Klash III "Show no mercy" | Sibiu, Romania | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2007-08-19 | Loss |  Dániel Török | K-1 Fighting Network Hungary 2007, Final | Debrecen, Hungary | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Fight was for K-1 Fighting Network Hungary 2007 title. | ||||||||
| 2007-08-19 | Win | Jánosi László | K-1 Fighting Network Hungary 2007, Semi Finals | Debrecen, Hungary | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2007-08-19 | Win | Ferencz József | K-1 Fighting Network Hungary 2007, Quarter Finals | Debrecen, Hungary | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2007-02-24 | Loss |  Rustemi Kreshnik | K-1 Rules Heavy Weights Academy 2007 | Tournai, Belgium | TKO (doctor stoppage) | |||
| Fight was for WFCA Benelux Heavyweight (−95kg/209lb) Thaiboxing Championship. | ||||||||
| 2007-01-26 | Win | Jean Marrie Capdevilla | K-1 Rules Kick Tournament 2007 in Marseilles | Marseilles, France | KO (Right High Kick) | 2 | ||
| 2006-12-16 | Loss | Roman Kleibl | K-1 Fighting Network Prague Round '07, Reserve Fight | Prague, Czech Republic | TKO | |||
| 2006-11-04 | Win |  Giedrius Pranckevicius | K-1 Fighting Network Riga 2006 | Riga, Latvia | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2006-08-18 | Loss | Benjamin Petit | K-1 Hungary 2006 | Debrecen, Hungary | Decision (Split) | |||
| 2006-05-20 | Win | Karl Dubus | Urban Trip Tournament 2006, Finals | Montélimar, France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins Urban Trip Tournament 2006 Title. | ||||||||
| 2006-05-20 | Win |  Farsi | Urban Trip Tournament 2006, Semi Finals | Montélimar, France | KO (Right Cross) | 1 | 0:19 | |
| 2006-02-25 | Win |  Benjey Zimmerman | Heavy Weights Academy “K-1 rules” 2006, Final | Tournai, Belgium | Ext. R. Decision | 4 | 2:00 | |
| Wins Heavy Weights Academy “K-1 rules” 2006 Title. | ||||||||
| 2006-02-25 | Win | Benjamin Petit | Heavy Weights Academy “K-1 rules” 2006, Semi Finals | Tournai, Belgium | Decision | 3 | 2:00 | |
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