Adrian Maxim

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Adrian Maxim
Born (1988-09-07) September 7, 1988 (age 35)
Oradea, Romania
NationalityRomania
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb; 9.9 st)
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofOradea, Romania
TeamGym Mar Strong
Respect Gym Oradea
TrainerHoria Radulescu
Sorin Vesa
Years active2010 - present
Kickboxing record
Total71
Wins49
By knockout19
Losses22
By knockout3

Adrian Maxim (born September 7, 1988) is a Romanian kickboxer. He is the current DFS Lightweight Champion and the 2017 Wu Lin Feng -63 kg World Tournament Winner.

Biography and career[edit]

Adrian Maxim was born on September 7, 1988, in Oradea, Romania. He started combat sports with wrestling which he trained in for three years. At the age of 14 he started kickboxing with his trainer Oleg Mereuţă.[1]

Maxim faced Petru Morari for the WKU European Light Welterweight title at GFC 6 on November 29, 2019.[2] He won the fight by unanimous decision. Maxim next faced Wang Pengfei at Wu Lin Feng 2020: WLF World Cup 2019-2020 Final on January 11, 2020. He won the fight by decision.[3]

Maxim faced Said Malek at OSS Fighters 05 on February 7, 2020. He lost the fight by split decision.[4] Maxim faced Marian Lăpușneanu at Colosseum Tournament 19 on September 25, 2020.[5] He lost the fight by unanimous decision, after an extra fourth round was fought.[6]

On December 15, 2021, Maxim engaged in a 4-man tournament for the inaugural Dynamite Fighting Show featherweight title. In the semi-final he defeated Serghei Zhanosiev by second-round TKO. In the final he rematched Ionut Popa and the two went to draw once again, after an extra round the judges gave Maxim winner by majority decision.[7]

Maxim faced Amir Bislimi El-Dakkak at Colosseum Tournament 30 on April 8, 2022. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[8]

Maxim faced Ghenadie Gîtlan at Colosseum Tournament 32 on June 3, 2022.[9] He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Maxim faced Vladimir Filipov at Prometheus 3 on September 1, 2022. He needed just 61 seconds to stop Filipov with a left hook to the body.[10]

Maxim faced Francesco Picca at FEA Championship: Full - Drive on December 17, 2022, in the semifinals of the FEA featherweight tournament.[11] He was able to beat Picca by a first-round knockout, but suffered a unanimous decision loss to Dmitrii Sirbu in the finals of the one-day tournament.[12]

Championships and awards[edit]

Fight record[edit]

Professional Kickboxing record
50 Wins (20 (T)KO's), 23 Losses, 0 Draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-03-29 Loss Romania Andrei Varga Dynamite Fighting Show 22, Lightweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal Baia Mare, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2023-06-24 Loss China Zhu Shuai Wu Lin Feng 539 Tangshan, China TKO (Low kicks) 3 1:12
2023-04-29 Win Germany Johann Dederer Muskel Kater Fight Night XIV Mainz, Germany TKO (low kick) 3 0:42
Wins the vacant IFSA K-1 World -65kg title.
2023-04-08 Loss Moldova Dmitrii Sîrbu FEA Take Off Chișinău, Moldova Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
For the FEA Featherweight title.
2023-02-04 Loss China Wei Rui Wu Lin Feng 2023: Chinese New Year Tangshan, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-12-17 Loss Moldova Dmitrii Sîrbu FEA Championship: Full - Drive, Tournament Final Chișinău, Moldova Ext. R. Decision 4 3:00
For the FEA interim Featherweight title.[16]
2022-12-17 Win Italy Francesco Picca FEA Championship: Full - Drive, Tournament Semi-final Ciorescu, Moldova TKO (Punches) 1 0:53
2022-09-01 Win Moldova Vladimir Filipov Prometheus 3 Dej, Romania KO (left hook to the body) 1 1:01
2022-06-03 Win Moldova Ghenadie Gîtlan Colosseum Tournament 32 Craiova, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-04-08 Win Sweden Amir Bislimi El-Dakkak Colosseum Tournament 30 Malmö, Sweden Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-12-15 Win Romania Ionuț Popa Dynamite Fighting Show 13, Final Bucharest, Romania Ext.R Decision (majority) 4 3:00
Wins the inaugural Dynamite Fighting Show lightweight title.
2021-12-15 Win Romania Serghei Zanosiev Dynamite Fighting Show 13, Semi-final Bucharest, Romania TKO (knee) 2 1:49
2021-09-20 Win Romania Lucian Gherman Colosseum Tournament 27 Oradea, Romania TKO (retirement) 2 3:00
2021-07-22 Win Romania Ionuț Popa Prometheus 1 Cluj-Napoca, Romania Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
2021-04-01 Loss Romania Cristian Spetcu Colosseum Tournament 24 Bucharest, Romania Decision 3 3:00
2020-12-18 Win Romania Silviu Ionescu Colosseum Tournament 22 Bucharest, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2020-09-25 Loss Romania Marian Lăpușneanu Colosseum Tournament 19 Hungary Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2020-02-07 Loss Morocco Said Malek OSS Fighters 05 Bucharest, Romania Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2020-01-11 Win China Wang Pengfei Wu Lin Feng 2020: WLF World Cup 2019-2020 Final Zhuhai, China Decision 3 3:00
2019-11-29 Win Moldova Petru Morari GFC 6 Timișoara, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins the WKU European Light Welterweight title.
2019-10-28 Loss Moldova Maxim Railean Colosseum Tournament 16, -65 kg Tournament Final Sibiu, Romania TKO (retirement) 3 3:00
For the inaugural Colosseum Tournament -65kg World title. Maxim left the ring at the announce of the extra round.[17]
2019-10-28 Win Italy Fabrizio Conti Colosseum Tournament 16, -65 kg Tournament Semi-final Sibiu, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-09-22 Win Armenia Artom Grigoryan Colosseum Tournament 15 Oradea, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-07-27 Loss China Pan Jiayun Wu Lin Feng 2019: WLF -67kg World Cup 2019-2020 2nd Group Stage Zhengzhou, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-06-03 Win Iran Mohammad Firouzabadi KO Masters 3 Bucharest, Romania KO (Left Hook) 2 2:05
2019-03-31 Win Italy Sergio Vinto Supreme Night Fight Dej, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-10-28 Win Moldova Dmitrii Sirbu Colosseum Tournament IX Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-08-24 Win China Jin Ying Wu Lin Feng 2018: WLF x OSS Fighters - China vs Romania Mamaia, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-06-02 Loss China Zhang Chenglong Glory 54: Birmingham Birmingham, England Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-04-28 Win Bulgaria Ali Uzeir GFC 4 Varna, Bulgaria Decision 3 3:00
2018-04-07 Win China Wang Pengfei Wu Lin Feng 2018: World Championship Shijiazhuang Shijiazhuang, China Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
2018-01-27 Win Italy Samuele De Mais Fighters League 2 Reșița, Romania Decision 3 3:00
2017-11-04 Win China Jin Ying Wu Lin Feng 2017: Yi Long VS Sitthichai Kunming, China Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
2017-08-25 Loss France Victor Pinto Glory 44: Chicago Featherweight Contender Tournament, Semi-final Chicago, United States Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2017-06-16 Win China Liu Qilliang Wu Lin Feng 2017: Romania VS China Timișoara, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-04-01 Win China Liu Yong Wu Lin Feng 2017: China VS Europe Zhengzhou, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-03-10 Loss United Kingdom Bailey Sugden Road to Glory UK: 65 kg Tournament, Semi-final Grantham, England Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2017-03-10 Win Italy Matteo de Rosa Road to Glory UK: 65 kg Tournament, Quarter-final Grantham, England Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-02-04 Loss Scotland Chris Shaw DUEL GRAND PRIX, Semi-final England Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-01-14 Win China Zhao Fuxiang Wu Lin Feng World Championship 2017 63 kg Tournament Final Zhengzhou, China TKO 1
Wins the Wu Lin Feng World -63kg Tournament title.
2017-01-14 Win China Jin Ying Wu Lin Feng World Championship 2017 63 kg Tournament Semi-finals Zhengzhou, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-01-14 Win China Wang Zhiwei Wu Lin Feng World Championship 2017 63 kg Tournament Quarter-finals Zhengzhou, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-12-17 Loss China Qiu Jianliang Glory of Heroes - Rise 5 Nanning, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-11-19 Loss Germany Kevin Burmester Get in the Ring 2016 Hamburg, Germany Decision 3 3:00
2016-09-09 Win Romania Cezar Andrieş Respect World Series Pitesti Pitești, Romania Decision 3 3:00
2016-06-04 Win China Liang Shoutao Wu Lin Feng: Japan vs China Zhengzhou, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-04-05 Win Spain Avelino Molina WFT Sevilla Sevilla, Spain TKO (Low Kicks) 2
2015-10-30 Loss Egypt Emad Kadyear WFT Madrid Madrid, Spain Decision 3 3:00
2015-10-02 Win San Marino Roberto Gheorghita WFT Madrid Milan, Italy Decision (Uannimous) 3 3:00
2015-08-01 Win Romania Alexandru Șerban SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2015 Mamaia, Romania Decision 3 3:00
2015-04-25 Loss Romania Cristian Spetcu Confruntarea Titanilor Bucharest, Romania Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
2014-12-06 Win Germany Marius Groß Muskel Kater Fight Nights Saulheim, Germany KO (High kick) 2
2014-09-06 Loss Spain David Mejia Fight Dreams Albacete Spain Decision 3 3:00
2014-03-29 Win Serbia Aleksandar Topic SuperKombat New Heroes Ploieşti, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-11-15 Loss Romania Sebastian Dragan UFT - Ultimate Fighting Tournament Cluj-Napoca, Romania TKO (leg injury) 1
2013-10-05 Win Romania Ciprian Botezat Noaptea Catanelor Negre Nasaud, Romania TKO (Corner stoppage) 2
2013-05-05 Loss Greece Athanasios Karousos Scorpion 4 Greece Decision 3 3:00
2013-04-06 Win Romania Marius Ciucala Superkombat Oradea, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2011-11-04 Loss France Anis Kaabouri Romanian Fighting Series 2 Slobozia, Romania Decision 3 3:00
2011-09-03 Win Romania Nicolae Hristea Rieni Challenge Fight Rieni, Romania TKO (retirement) 2 3:00
2010-12-23 Loss Romania Alexandru Niţă Bloody Mary Fight Night Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania Decision 3 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

External links[edit]

References[edit]

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