Jörgen Kruth

Jörgen Ingmar Kruth[1] (born May 8, 1974) is a retired Swedish professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist.[2][3] He is a former two time World Muay Thai Council Heavyweight Muaythai World Champion. He is considered to be among the greatest Scandinavian kickboxers of all time.

Jörgen Kruth
BornJörgen Ingmar Kruth
(1974-05-08) May 8, 1974
Stockholm, Sweden
Other namesThe Last Viking
NationalitySwedish
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb; 16.5 st)
DivisionCruiserweight
Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight
StyleKickboxing, Muay Thai
TeamVallentuna Boxing Camp
TrainerMats Söderström
Po Lindwall (1987-1997)
Years active1987–2012
Professional boxing record
Total1
Wins1
Losses0
Kickboxing record
Total87
Wins71
By knockout31
Losses14
By knockout5
Draws2
Mixed martial arts record
Total5
Wins5
By knockout3
By submission2
Losses0
Other information
Websitehttp://www.jorgenkruth.com/
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: November 21, 2009
Jörgen Kruth
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Muay Thai
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1995 Bangkok −81 kg
Gold medal – first place1996 Bangkok −86 kg
Gold medal – first place1997 Bangkok −86 kg
Kickboxing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1997 Copenhagen −87.5 kg

Biography and career

Muay Thai career

Jörgen started practicing martial arts first time in 1984. He tried Judo and Jujutsu and couple years later switched over to taekwondo. It was not until 1987 when he came in contact with Muay Thai first time. He started to train under Po Lindwall.

Kruth had his first Muay Thai fight in 1988 at the age of 14. In 1993 he had 3 amateur boxing bouts and as well as two Savate fights. In 1994, at the age of 19, he became Nordic Muaythai Champion.

In 1995, Kruth participated at IAMTF Amateur World Muay Thai Championships in Bangkok. He worked his way all the way to the final where he lost against a Thai and went home with a silver medal in -81 kg.

In 1996, he became the Amateur Muay Thai World Champion for the first time and defended this title in 1997 as well.

In 1997 Jörgen changed his training center to his current club, Vallentuna Boxing Camp (VBC) and a year later turned pro. He won his first two professional fights by KO at the famous Rajadamnern Stadium in Bangkok and became WKA Muay Thai Cruiserweight World Champion.

In 1999 Jörgen Kruth fought in Japan for the first time and won by KO. He followed up his strong debut by knocking out all three opponents in the same night at K-1 World GP tournament in Zagreb.

In 2004, Kruth became the WMC Heavyweight Muay Thai World Champion defeating Polish-Australian Paul Slowinski. In February 2005, he defended his title against Sergei Gur from Belarus,

MMA career

Kruth made his professional MMA debut in April 2009. He amassed an undefeated record of 5 wins over the next couple of years with none of his fights having reached the second round.

Kruth was expected to make his UFC debut on April 14, 2012 against Cyrille Diabaté at UFC on Fuel TV 2.[4] However, Kruth was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Tom DeBlass.[5]

Kruth was expected to finally make his UFC debut against Fabio Maldonado on September 29, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 5 in Nottingham, England.[6] However it was reported on September 7, 2012 that Kruth dropped out of his fight with Maldonado to retire from combat sports.[7]

Titles

  • Professional
  • Amateur
    • 1997 WKA Amateur World Championships, Copenhagen, Denmark Gold
    • 1997 IAMTF World Amateur Muaythai Championships, Bangkok, Thailand Gold
    • 1996 IAMTF World Amateur Muaythai Champion, Bangkok, Thailand Gold
    • 1995 IAMTF World Amateur Muaythai World Champion, Bangkok, Thailand Silver (-81 kg)
    • 1994 Nordic Muay Thai Champion

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
71 Wins (32 (T)KO's, 39 Decisions), 14 Losses
Date Result OpponentEventLocation MethodRoundTime
2010-11-27WinUnited States Bob SappK-1 Scandinavia Rumble of the Kings 2010Stockholm, SwedenTKO (Corner stoppage/left knee strike)11:19
2007-05-20WinFrance Freddy KemayoK-1 Scandinavia 2007Stockholm, SwedenDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2006-12-16LossBosnia and Herzegovina Dzevad PoturakK-1 Fighting Network Prague Round '07Prague, Czech RepublicDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2006-11-24WinAlbania Azem MaksutajK-1 World MAX North European Qualification 2007Stockholm, SwedenKO (Knee)11:30
2006-05-20WinSouth Africa Francois BothaK-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2006Stockholm, SwedenDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2005-12-18LossBosnia and Herzegovina Dzevad PoturakHeaven or Hell 5Prague, Czech RepublicDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2005-02-19WinBelarus Sergei GurSM Thaiboxing GalaStockholm, SwedenDecision (Unanimous)53:00
Retains WMC Muaythai World Heavyweight title.
2004-12-19WinCroatia Ivica PerkovicHeaven or Hell 4Prague, Czech RepublicTKO2
2004-09-05WinPoland Paul SlowinskiSM Thaiboxing GalaStockholm, SwedenDecision (Unanimous)53:00
Wins WMC Muaythai World Heavyweight title.
2004-08-07LossBelgium Brecht WallisK-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas IILas Vegas, NevadaDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2004-08-07WinNew Zealand Rony SefoK-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas IILas Vegas, NevadaDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2004-04-24WinBelarus Vitali AkhramenkoK-1 Italy Grand Prix 2004 in MilanMilan, ItalyDecision (Unanimous)33:00
Wins K-1 Italy Grand Prix 2004 in Milan tournament title.
2004-04-24WinCroatia Josip BodrozicK-1 Italy Grand Prix 2004 in MilanMilan, ItalyKO (Right overhand)32:59
2004-04-24WinCroatia Ivica PerkovicK-1 Italy Grand Prix 2004 in MilanMilan, ItalyTKO (Ref. stop/three knockdowns)22:30
2004-02-14WinBelarus Vitali AkhramenkoK-1 Scandinavia 2004 World QualificationStockholm, SwedenDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2003-06-15LossPoland Paul SlowinskiKnees of Fury IVAdelaide, AustraliaTKO (Doc. stop/elbow)1
2003-05-30LossAlbania Xhavit BajramiK-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in BaselBasel, SwitzerlandExt. R Decision (Split)43:00
2003-04-06WinMorocco Samir BenazzouzK-1 Holland Grand Prix 2003Zoetermeer, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)33:00
Wins K-1 Holland Grand Prix 2003 tournament title.
2003-04-06WinBelarus Andrei ZuravkovK-1 Holland Grand Prix 2003Zoetermeer, NetherlandsExt.R Decision (Majority)43:00
2003-04-06LossBelgium Brecht WallisK-1 Holland Grand Prix 2003Zoetermeer, NetherlandsExt.R Decision (Majority)43:00
2003-03-15WinBelarus Vitali AkhramenkoK-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary ScandinaviaStockholm, SwedenDecision (Unanimous)53:00
2003-02-22WinJapan Ryuto NojiIchigeki TokyoTokyo, JapanDecision (Unanimous)53:00
2002-03-03LossSouth Africa Jan NortjeK-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in NagoyaNagoya, JapanKO (Left punch)21:38
2001-08-11LossUnited States Maurice SmithK-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Las VegasLas Vegas, NevadaDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2001-06-09LossFrance Gregory TonyK-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary ScandinaviaCopenhagen, DenmarkDisqualification32:38
2001-03-17WinCroatia Stefan LekoK-1 Gladiators 2001Yokohama, JapanKO (Right hook)22:19
2001-02-04LossNetherlands Jerrel VenetiaanK-1 Holland GP 2001 in ArnhemArnhem, NetherlandsTKO (Doctor stoppage)1
Fight was for K-1 Holland GP 2001 in Arnhem tournament title.
2001-02-04WinBelgium Marc de WitK-1 Holland GP 2001 in ArnhemArnhem, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2001-02-04WinHungary Peter VargaK-1 Holland GP 2001 in ArnhemArnhem, NetherlandsKO (High kick)2
2000-10-09LossSouth Africa Mike BernardoK-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in FukuokaFukuoka, JapanKO (Right overhand)12:24
2000-09-01WinAlbania Xhavit BajramiK-1 Grand Prix Europe 2000Zagreb, CroatiaKO (High kick)3
Wins K-1 Grand Prix Europe 2000 tournament title.
2000-09-01WinCroatia Drazo OrduriK-1 Grand Prix Europe 2000Zagreb, CroatiaKO (Knees)1
2000-09-01WinItaly Tony KatoniK-1 Grand Prix Europe 2000Zagreb, CroatiaKO (Punch)1
2000-03-13LossBelarus Alexey IgnashovNight Club "Reaktor"Minsk, BelarusDecision (Unanimous)53:00
Fight was for WMC Muaythai World Heavyweight title.
1999-08-15LossBelarus Alexey IgnashovQueen's Birthday, Rajamangala StadiumBangkok, ThailandKO2
Fight was for WMC Muaythai World Heavyweight title.
1998WinKO1
Wins WKA Muaythai World Cruiserweight title.
1998WinRajadamnern StadiumBangkok, ThailandKO
1998WinRajadamnern StadiumBangkok, ThailandKO
1994-12-03WinNovahalliHelsinki, FinlandDecision (Unanimous)53:00
Boxing record
1 Win (0 (T) KO's, 1 decisions), 0 Losses
Date Result OpponentLocation MethodRoundTimeRecord
2004-04-17WinSlovakia Marek ZeloBaltic Hall, Mariehamn, FinlandDecision (Unanimous)43:001-0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
5 matches 5 wins 0 losses
By knockout 3 0
By submission 2 0
By decision 0 0
By disqualification 0 0
Unknown 0 0
Draws 0
No contests 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 5-0 Yusuke Kawaguchi TKO (punches and elbows) Rumble of the Kings 6 November 26, 2011 1 3:18 Stockholm, Sweden
Win 4-0 Tadas Sapoka TKO (submission to punches) International Fighting Arena 2 October 23, 2011 1 0:38 Uppsala, Sweden
Win 3-0 Jaime Fletcher TKO (punches) K-1 Rumble of the Kings 2009 in Stockholm November 21, 2009 1 4:25 Stockholm, Sweden
Win 2-0 Tadas Levickas Submission (triangle choke) K-1 Rumble of the Kings Qualification 2009 Malmö May 22, 2009 1 0:50 Malmö, Sweden
Win 1-0 Arturas Liutika TKO (punches) World Freefight Challenge 8 "D-Day" April 18, 2009 1 0:35 Ljubljana, Slovenia

See also

References

  1. NSAC report of K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Las Vegas
  2. Sherdog.com: Jorgen "The Last Viking" Kruth, accessed 2010-06-04
  3. Jörgen Kruth Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, Fans of K-1 2010-03-01
  4. "UFC on FUEL TV 2 in Sweden adds Diabate vs. Kruth". mmajunkie.com. January 5, 2012. Archived from the original on January 10, 2012.
  5. "Tom DeBlass replaces injured Jorgen Kruth at UFC on FUEL TV 2". mmajunkie.com. April 4, 2012. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012.
  6. "Maldonado vs. Kruth Set For UFC Nottingham". YourMMA.tv. July 3, 2012. Archived from the original on April 18, 2013.
  7. "Swedish kickboxing legend Jorgen Kruth retires from MMA less than a month out from his UFC debut". cagepotato.com. September 7, 2012.
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