Yousri Belgaroui

Yousri Belgaroui
Born	Yousri Belgaroui (1992-06-02) June 2, 1992 (age 32) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Other names	Baby Face Assassin
Nationality	Dutch Tunisian
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) [1]
Weight	86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st)
Division	Middleweight
Reach	79 in (201 cm) [2]
Style	Kickboxing
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Team	Mike's Gym (2014–2019) [3] Teixeira MMA & Fitness (2021–present)
Trainer	Mike Passenier (2014–2019) Glover Teixeira (2021–present)
Years active	2014–2021 (Kickboxing) 2021–present (MMA)
Kickboxing record
Total	34
Wins	27
By knockout	13
Losses	7
By knockout	3
Draws	0
Mixed martial arts record
Total	11
Wins	8
By knockout	6
By decision	2
Losses	3
By decision	3
Other information
University	University of Amsterdam
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: April 11, 2022

Yousri Belgaroui (born 2 June 1992) is a Tunisian-Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist. In kickboxing, he has competed in Glory, where he is a three-time Glory Middleweight Championship challenger.

He was ranked as a top ten middleweight by Combat Press between November 2021 and March 2022, peaking at No. 2 ^{[4] [5]}

Personal life

Belgaroui was born in Amsterdam to a Tunisian father and a Dutch mother. He holds a degree in Public Governance and Management from the University of Amsterdam. ^[6] He works as a commentator for Veronica TV. ^[7]

Kickboxing career

In 2016 Belgaroui entered the Glory Middleweight Contender's Tournament, held at Glory 34: Denver on October 21, 2016. In the semi-finals, he won a unanimous decision over Ariel Machado, but lost a split decision to Israel Adesanya in the tournament finals. ^[8]

Yousri entered the 2017 Middleweight Contender Tournament as well, which was held at Glory 40: Copenhagen on April 29, 2017, and was booked to face Agron Preteni in the semifinals. ^[9] He beat Preteni by a unanimous decision, and faced the future champion Alex Pereira in the tournament finals. Belgaroui won the fight by a unanimous decision. ^[10]

After his tournament win, Yousri faced Jason Wilnis at Glory 45: Amsterdam on July 30, 2017. He won in the first round due to doctor's stoppage. ^[11]

Belgaroui challenged Alex Pereira for the Glory Middleweight Championship at Glory 49: Rotterdam on December 9, 2017. Pereira won the fight by a third-round technical knockout. ^[12]

In his next match, at Glory 53: Lille on May 12, 2018, Belgaroui beat Dawid Kasperski by a second-round technical knockout. This earned him the chance to once again fight for the Glory Middleweight Championship, as he was scheduled to face Pereira at Glory 55: New York on July 20, 2018. ^[13] Pereira won the fight by a first-round knockout. ^[14]

Belgaroui bounced back with a first-round knockout of Yassine Ahaggan at Glory 60: Lyon on October 20, 2018, but would lose a unanimous decision to Donovan Wisse at Glory 65: Utrecht on May 17, 2019, in his very next fight. ^[15] Yousri won his next fights against Ulric Bokeme at Glory 69: Düsseldorf by unanimous decision, ^[16] and against Jakob Styben at Glory 75: Utrecht by a second-round technical knockout.

Belgaroui was scheduled to fight Donovan Wisse at Glory 78: Rotterdam on September 4, 2021, for the vacant Glory Middleweight Championship. ^{[17] [18]} He lost the fight by a third-round technical knockout. ^[19]

Mixed martial arts career

Belgaroui made his MMA debut at UAE Warriors Arabia, being scheduled to fight Badreddine Diani. He won the fight by a unanimous decision. ^[20] He was next scheduled to fight Sallah-Eddine Dekhissi at UAE Warriors 17, three months after his professional debut. ^[21] He won the fight by knockout in the first round. ^[22]

Belgaroui was expected to face Mohamad Osseili at UAE Warriors 23: Arabia 5 on August 28, 2021. ^[23] The fight was later cancelled for undisclosed reasons. Belgaroui was booked to face Ahmed Sami at UAE Warriors 25: Africa on February 25, 2022. ^[24] He lost the fight by split decision. ^[25]

Belgaroui was booked to face Samir Zaidi at UAE Warriors 27 on March 25, 2022. ^[26] He won the bout via TKO stoppage in the first round. ^[27] Belgaroui faced Mohamad Osseili at UAE Warriors 31 on July 3, 2022, in his second fight of the year. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. ^[28]

Belgaroui faced Bogdan Kotlovyanov at Levels Fight League 7 on February 5, 2023. He won the fight by a first-round knockout. ^[29]

Less than a month later, Belgaroui faced Stefan Pretorius on February 24, 2023, at UAE Warriors 35, winning the bout via TKO stoppage in the second round. ^[30]

Belgaroui faced Marco Tulio Silva on August 29, 2023 at Dana White's Contender Series 60. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. ^[31]

Belgaroui was scheduled to face Nathias Frederick in a light heavyweight bout at LFL 10 on October 29, 2023. ^[32] However, Frederick withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Giorgi Kvelidze. Belgaroui won the fight via TKO in round one.

Dana White's Contender Series

Belgaroui, replacing Val Woodburn, faced Marco Silva on August 29, 2023 at Dana White's Contender Series season 7. ^[33] He lost the fight via unanimous decision ^[34] He lost the fight via unanimous decision. ^[35]

Belgaroui faced Taiga Iwasaki Dana White's Contender Series 71 on September 10, 2024. ^[36] He won the fight via technical knockout in round three. ^[37] Despite this, he was not given a contract.

Championships and awards

Mixed martial arts

• Levels Fight League
  • LFL Light Heavyweight Championship (One time, current)

Kickboxing

• Glory
  • 2017 Glory Middleweight (-85 kg/187.4 lb) Contender Tournament Winner
• International Ringsports Organisation
  • IRO European Middleweight (-86 kg) Championship

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

11 matches	8 wins	3 losses
By knockout	6	0
By decision	2	3

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	8–3	Taiga Iwasaki	TKO (punches)	Dana White's Contender Series 71	September 10, 2024	3	2:34	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Belgaroui was deducted one point in round 2 due to a multiple eye pokes.
Win	7–3	Ahmed Sami	Decision (unanimous)	Levels Fight League 11	February 18, 2024	5	5:00	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Won the LFL Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win	6–3	Giorgi Kvelidze	TKO (knee to the body and punches)	Levels Fight League 10	October 29, 2023	1	4:59	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Catchweight (190 lb) bout.
Loss	5–3	Marco Tulio Silva	Decision (unanimous)	Dana White's Contender Series 60	August 29, 2023	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Return to Middleweight.
Win	5–2	Stefan Pretorius	TKO (knee and punches)	UAE Warriors 35	February 24, 2023	2	0:43	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win	4–2	Bogdan Kotlovyanov	KO (punch to the body)	Levels Fight League 7	February 5, 2023	1	1:50	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Light Heavyweight debut.
Loss	3–2	Mohamad Osseili	Decision (unanimous)	UAE Warriors 31	July 3, 2022	3	5:00	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win	3–1	Samir Zaidi	TKO (punches)	UAE Warriors 27	March 25, 2022	1	4:32	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Catchweight (194 lb) bout.
Loss	2–1	Ahmed Sami	Decision (split)	UAE Warriors 25	February 25, 2022	3	5:00	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Catchweight (194 lb) bout.
Win	2–0	Sallah-Eddine Dekhissi	TKO (head kick and punches)	UAE Warriors 17	March 19, 2021	1	2:44	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win	1–0	Badreddine Diani	Decision (unanimous)	UAE Warriors 16	January 22, 2021	3	5:00	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Middleweight debut.

^[38]

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

27 wins (13 KOs), 7 losses, 0 draws
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2021-09-04	Loss	Donovan Wisse	Glory 78: Rotterdam	Rotterdam, Netherlands	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	3	2:10
For the vacant Glory Middleweight Championship.
2020-02-29	Win	Jakob Styben	Glory 75: Utrecht	Utrecht, Netherlands	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	2	1:02
2019-10-12	Win	Ulric Bokeme	Glory 69: Düsseldorf	Germany	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2019-05-17	Loss	Donovan Wisse	Glory 65: Utrecht	Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2018-10-20	Win	Yassine Ahaggan	Glory 60: Lyon	Lyon, France	KO (Knee to the body)	1	1:22
2018-07-20	Loss	Alex Pereira	Glory 55: New York	New York City	KO (Right hook)	1	2:16
For The Glory Middleweight Championship.
2018-05-12	Win	Dawid Kasperski	Glory 53: Lille	Lille, France	TKO (3 Knockdowns Rule)	2	1:16
2017-12-09	Loss	Alex Pereira	Glory 49: Rotterdam	Rotterdam, Netherlands	TKO (Cut)	3	1:52
For The Glory Middleweight Championship.
2017-07-30	Win	Jason Wilnis	Glory 45: Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	TKO (Cut)	1	2:47
2017-04-29	Win	Alex Pereira	Glory 40: Copenhagen - Middleweight Contender Tournament, Final	Copenhagen, Denmark	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Wins the Glory 40: Copenhagen - Middleweight Contender Tournament Championship.
2017-04-29	Win	Agron Preteni	Glory 40: Copenhagen - Middleweight Contender Tournament, Semi-finals	Copenhagen, Denmark	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2016-10-21	Loss	Israel Adesanya	Glory 34: Denver - Middleweight Contender Tournament, Final	Broomfield, Colorado, USA	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
For the Glory 34: Denver - Middleweight Contender Tournament Championship.
2016-10-21	Win	Ariel Machado	Glory 34: Denver - Middleweight Contender Tournament, Semi-finals	Broomfield, Colorado, USA	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2016-08-23	Loss	Dzianis Hancharonak	Akhmat Fight Show	Grozny, Russia	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2016-08-06	Loss	Israel Adesanya	Glory of Heroes 4	Changzhi, China	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2016-07-02	Win	Sebastian Ciobanu	Respect World Series 2	London, England	KO (High knee)	1	1:02
2016-05-25	Win	Sergio Eckhart	Enfusion Live Presents Push It To The Limit	Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO (Punches)	2	0:56
2016-03-05	Win	Hovik Tikrajan	Fight League, The Battle	Hoofddorp, Netherlands	KO (Knee)	1	1:12
2016-02-07	Win	Henry Akdeniz	Back To The Oldschool	Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO (Punches)	3	1:15
2015-11-28	Win	Jeffrey Ijdo	Enfusion Live Presents Fightsense	The Hague, Netherlands	KO (Body knee)	1	2:03
2015-10-24	Win	Zakaria Khelil	IRO European Championship	Drachten, Netherlands	KO (Body knee)	1	0:31
Wins IRO European Championship belt -86 kg.
2015-10-02	Win	Dumitru Țopai	SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2015 Final Elimination	Milan, Italy	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2015-09-26	Win	Tom De Smet	Back To The Oldschool	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2015-05-24	Win	Youssef Elyaacoubi	Kickboxing Talents 10	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2015-04-18	Win	Alcorac Caballero Lopez	Enfusion Live #27	Tenerife, Spain	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2015-04-04	Win	Tagir Bokov	Enfusion Talents #8	The Hague, Netherlands	TKO (Doctor stopapge)	1
2015-03-07	Win	Redouan Talbi		Groningen, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:000
2014-11-29	Win	Younes Brahimi	FIGHTSENSE VI	The Hague, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2014-09-13	Win	Michel Adelina		The Hague, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2014-05-28	Win	Mo Bouzakri	Push It To The Limit	Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of male kickboxers

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External links

• Profile at GLORY