Cristian Ristea (born February 9, 1992)[1] is a Romanian professional kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of GLORY. He also competed for Dynamite Fighting Show (DFS), Golden Fighter Championship (GFC), Superkombat Fighting Championship, KO Masters and Enfusion. He is the current GFC Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion.
| Cristian Ristea | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cristian Ristea February 9, 1992 Găești, Romania |
| Other names | The Gladiator |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 107 kg (236 lb; 16.8 st) |
| Division | |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Bucharest, Romania |
| Team | Benny Fight Academy |
| Years active | 2009 – present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 69 |
| Wins | 45 |
| By knockout | 11 |
| Losses | 24 |
| By knockout | 13 |
| Draws | 0 |
Last updated on: December 16, 2023 | |
Ristea is ranked the #2 light heavyweight in the world by Enfusion Live. As of May 2020, Ristea was ranked the #5 heavyweight in the world by Enfusion Live.[2]
Kickboxing career
editRistea fought Florent Kaouachi for the vacant ISKA World Heavyweight K1 title.[3] Kaouachi won the fight by a fourth round TKO.[4]
He fought Vladimir Toktasynov during the OSS Fighter 4 event. Ristea won the fight by a unanimous decision.[5]
Ristea fought Jürgen Dolch during Mix Kombat 5.[6] He won the fight by TKO, after knocking Dolch down three times in the first round.[7]
Ristea took part in the 2020 OSS Fighters Heavyweight tournament.[8] In the quarter finals he knocked Thomas Froschauer out with a right hook. In the semifinals he defeated Marco Pisu by a unanimous decision. Ristea lost the final bout to Fabio Kwasi by a third round TKO.[9][10]
Ristea was scheduled to fight Pavel Zhuravlev at FEA: Reset on March 13, 2021, for the FEA Heavyweight title.[11] However, Zhuravlev pulled out of the fight citing a bicep injury. He was replaced by Kirill Kornilov.[12] Kornilov won the fight by a second-round knockout.[13]
GLORY
editOn June 19, 2023, it was announced that Ristea had signed a deal with Glory.[14]
Championships and accomplishments
edit- Fightarena World Series
- FAC Heavyweight Championship (One time, current)
- Golden Fighter Championship
- GFC Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (One time, current)
- OSS Fighters
- Local Kombat
- Local Kombat National Light Heavyweight Plus Championship (One time)[15]
- Dynamite Fighting Show
- Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Thomas Froschauer
Professional kickboxing record
edit| 45 Wins, 24 Losses, 0 Draws | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-20 | Loss |  Giannis Stoforidis |
SENSHI 21 | Varna, Bulgaria | TKO (Punches) | 1 | ||
| 2023-12-15 | Win |  Vladimir Toktasynov |
KOK 118 World Series | Berlin, Germany | KO (body hook) | 2 | ||
| Won the FAC Heavyweight Championship. | ||||||||
| 2023-09-22 | Loss |  Florin Ivănoaie |
Dynamite Fighting Show 20 - Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Semi Finals | Bucharest, Romania | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | ||
| 2023-08-19 | Loss |  Nikola Filipović |
Glory 87 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Split) | 3 | ||
| 2023-05-13 | Win | Marius Munteanu |
Dynamite Fighting Show 19 - Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals | Buzău, Romania | TKO (referee stoppage) | 3 | ||
| 2022-10-19 | Win |  Florin Matei |
Dynamite Fighting Show 16 | Iași, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | ||
| 2022-09-10 | Win | Ionuț Iancu |
Best of the Best 1 | Brăila, Romania | Decision (split) | 5 | ||
| Won the vacant GFC Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship. | ||||||||
| 2022-07-22 | Loss | Florin Ivănoaie |
Clash of the Titans 24 | Târgoviște, Romania | TKO (towel thrown) | 4 | ||
| 2022-06-20 | Win |  Kaan Murat İnanır |
KO Masters 10 | Bucharest, Romania | TKO (towel thrown) | 1 | ||
| 2021-11-19 | Loss |  Tariq Osaro |
OSS Fighters 07 | Constanța, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | ||
| 2021-11-01 | Win |  Mustafa Al-Taslaq |
Superkombat Universe | Dubai, UAE | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | ||
| 2021-08-17 | Win |  Muhammed Balli |
KO Masters 9 | Bucharest, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | ||
| 2021-07-16 | Win | Nico Pereira Horta |
OSS Fighters 06 | Constanța, Romania | Decision (split) | 3 | ||
| 2021-03-13 | Loss |  Kirill Kornilov |
FEA World GP: Reset | Chișinău, Moldova | KO (right hook) | 2 | ||
| For the FEA Heavyweight Championship. | ||||||||
| 2020-02-07 | Loss | Fabio Kwasi |
OSS Fighters 05, Final | Bucharest, Romania | TKO (referee stoppage) | 3 | ||
| OSS Fighters Heavyweight tournament final. | ||||||||
| 2020-02-07 | Win | Marco Pisu |
OSS Fighters 05, Semi Finals | Bucharest, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | ||
| 2020-02-07 | Win |  Thomas Froschauer |
OSS Fighters 05, Quarter Finals | Bucharest, Romania | KO (right hook) | 2 | ||
| 2019-12-07 | Win | Jürgen Dolch |
Mix Kombat 5 | Bistrița, Romania | TKO (referee stoppage/3 knockout rule) | 1 | ||
| 2019-11-21 | Win | Thomas Froschauer |
Dynamite Fighting Show 6 | Iași, Romania | Decision (split) | 3 | ||
| 2019-10-05 | Loss |  Mohamed El Bouchaibi |
Battle Arena Series | Waregem, Belgium | TKO (eye injury) | 2 | ||
| 2019-08-22 | Win | Vladimir Toktasynov |
OSS Fighters 04 | Mamaia, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | ||
| 2019-06-06 | Win | Eldar Oliveira |
Dynamite Fighting Show 4 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | ||
| 2019-04-13 | Loss | Nidal Bchiri |
Enfusion #82 | Orchies, France | Decision | 3 | ||
| 2019-02-28 | Win |  Yurii Chornoivanenko |
OSS Fighters 03 | Bucharest, Romania | Decision | 3 | ||
| 2018-10-27 | Loss | Кirill Kornilov |
Tatneft Cup 2018, Semi Finals | Kazan, Russia | Decision | 4 | ||
| 2018-08-24 | Win | Аdel Zaripov |
Tatneft Cup 2018 | Kazan, Russia | TKO (referee stoppage/3 knockdown rule) | 1 | ||
| 2018-07-05 | Win |  Miroslav Vujović |
Dynamite Fighting Show 1 | Bucharest, Romania | Decision (split) | 3 | ||
| 2018-05-31 | Loss | Igor Darmeshkin |
Tatneft Cup 2018 | Kazan, Russia | Decision | 4 | ||
| 2018-02-24 | Loss |  Florent Kaouachi |
K1 Event 11 | Troyes, France | TKO | 4 | ||
| For the ISKA World Heavyweight K-1 Championship. | ||||||||
| 2017-09-06 | Loss | Aleksandr Grinchuk |
Tatneft Cup 2017 | Kazan, Russia | TKO (referee stoppage/punches) | 4 | ||
| 2017-05-06 | Loss | Dawid Żółtaszek |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2017 | Madrid, Spain | KO (punches) | 2 | ||
| 2017-04-07 | Win | Dawid Żółtaszek |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2017 | Bucharest, Romania | Extra round decision | 4 | ||
| 2017-03-22 | Win | Gordon Haupt |
Tatneft Cup 2017 | Kazan, Russia | Decision | 3 | ||
| 2016-05-07 | Loss | Dănuț Hurduc |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix | Bucharest, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | ||
| 2015-06-19 | Loss | Gökhan Gedik |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix | Constanța, Romania | KO (overhand right) | 2 | ||
| 2015-05-23 | Win | Reda Oudgou |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix | Bucharest, Romania | Decision (split) | 3 | ||
| 2015-03-07 | Loss | Clyde Brunswijk |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix | Ploiești, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | ||
| 2014-06-21 | Loss |  Moisés Baute |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix, Semi Finals | Constanța, Romania | KO (punch to the body) | 3 | ||
| 2014-05-24 | Win | Christian Brorhilker |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix | Mamaia, Romania | TKO (referee stoppage) | 3 | ||
| 2014-03-29 | Win | Romano Romasco |
SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes | Ploiești, Romania | KO (right hook) | 2 | ||
| 2013-12-20 | Win | Izidor Bunea |
Full Fight | Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | ||
| 2013-11-03 | Loss | Fabian Gondorf |
SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes | Carrara, Italy | TKO (leg injury) | 3 | ||
| 2013-09-28 | Win |  Romelleo da Silva |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix | Botoșani, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | ||
| 2013-08-30 | Win | Ștefan Szomoru |
SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes | Târgoviște, Romania | KO (right hook) | 1 | ||
| 2013-08-03 | Loss | Ciprian Șchiopu |
Pitbull Challenge | Rădăuți, Romania | Decision | 3 | ||
| 2013-03-02 | Loss | Flavius Boiciuc |
Respect Gym | Găești, Romania | TKO (referee stoppage) | 3 | ||
| 2012-12-07 | Win | Alexandru Nedelcu |
Local Kombat | Onești, Romania | Decision (split) | 3 | ||
| Won the vacant Local Kombat National Light Heavyweight Plus Championship. | ||||||||
| 2012-10-05 | Win | Mihai Vicențiu |
Romanian Xtreme Fighting | Târgoviște, Romania | TKO (referee stoppage) | 1 | ||
| 2012-08-15 | Win | Izidor Bunea |
RFC - Noaptea Campionilor | Uricani, Romania | Decision | 3 | ||
| 2012-06-08 | Loss | Daniel Alexandru |
Local Kombat | Craiova, Romania | TKO (doctor stoppage/eye injury) | 3 | ||
| 2012-03-30 | Loss | Alexandru Nedelcu |
Local Kombat | Târgu Jiu, Romania | Decision (split) | 3 | ||
| 2012-03-30 | Win | Radu Pralea |
Local Kombat | Târgu Jiu, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | ||
| 2011-12-17 | Win | Ionuț Jipa |
Romanian Xtreme Fighting | Brașov, Romania | TKO (retirement) | 4 | ||
| 2011-09-03 | Loss | Sorin Vesa |
Challenge Fight | Rieni, Romania | Decision | 3 | ||
| 2011-07-01 | Win | Răzvan Popescu |
Golden League | Târgoviște, Romania | Decision | 3 | ||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Fighter Cristian Ristea". DFS. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- ^ "Ranking". enfusionlive.com.
- ^ "K-1 Event 11 : Florent Kaouachi apprend encore !". fightinfos.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Kick-boxing : Florent Kaouachi conserve sa couronne". clicanoo.re. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "OSS Fighters 04 Results". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Gala Mix Kombat 5: Ei sunt luptătorii! (FOTO-VIDEO)". timponline.ro. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "FOTO-VIDEO Gala Mix Kombat 5, la Sala Polivalentă. Ce au făcut sportivii bistrițeni". timponline.ro. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Cristian Ristea e gata să îşi pună adversarii la pământ în cea mai tare piramidă K1 din ultimii ani: "Va fi o gală explozivă! Sunt pregătit fizic şi mental pentru trei meciuri" EXCLUSIV". fanatik.ro. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Fabio Kwasi, învingător în piramida greilor de la gala "OSS Fighters 05 & SK - Gentlemen's Tournament". Victorie și pentru Ștefan Orza (galerie foto)". ziuaconstanta.ro. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "OSS Fighters 5 Results". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Pavel Zhuravlev και Cristian Ristea σε μάχη τίτλου στο «FEA Reset» στις 13 Μαρτίου – Όσα θα δούμε!". sportlive.gr. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ Pavel Zhuravlev Injured: New Opponent for Ristea
- ^ "FEA Kickboxing Reset: Kornilov, Matei Victorious". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Glory haalt zwaargewicht Cristian Ristea binnen! 'Versloeg al eerder pas gekroonde kampioen'". vechtsportinfo.nl (in Dutch). 2023-06-19.
- ^ "PITBULL Atodiresei este CAMPION MONDIAL! Colosul Lungu si adversarul sau AU CAZUT DIN RING! VIDEO Vezi toate fazele aici" (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 7 December 2012.