Sergej Braun

Sergej Braun (born July 17, 1989) is a German kickboxer and karateka, currently competing in the middleweight division of Glory.

Sergej Braun
Born (1989-07-17) July 17, 1989
Fulda, Germany
NationalityGerman
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
DivisionMiddleweight
StyleKyokushin, Kickboxing
StanceOrthodox
TeamBrauns Gym
Years active2013–present
Kickboxing record
Total57
Wins43
By knockout27
Losses14
By knockout6
Last updated on: June 4, 2022

As of December 2022, Braun is ranked as the ninth best middleweight in the world by Beyond Kick and sixth best by Combat Press.[1][2] He first entered both rankings in October 2022.[3][4]

Professional kickboxing career

Mix Fight

Braun challenged Lorand Sachs for the WKU Middleweight K-1 championship at Apache Fight Night on October 1, 2013. He won the fight by a second-round knockout.[5] He mad his first title defense against Taylan Yesil on June 7, 2014. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[6]

Braun was scheduled to participate in the 2017 Mix Fight -78.5 kg Tournament, which was held at Mix Fight Gala 21 on May 6, 2017. He faced Akam Tarageh in the semifinals of the one-day tournament.[7] Braun won the fight by unanimous decision and advanced to finals, where he faced the Lion Fight Super Middleweight champion. He lost the final bout by a first-round knockout.[8]

Braun faced Yohan Lidon at DSF Kickboxing Challenge 13 on March 9, 2018. He lost the fight by a second-round knockout.[9] Braun next faced Shkodran Veseli at Enfusion 64 on April 21, 2018. He lost the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[10] Braun was booked to face Arian Sadiković at Mix Fight Championship 25 on December 1, 2018. He lost the fight by a narrowly contested split decision.[11]

Braun faced Stipe Mrsic at Fightarena 5 on May 11, 2019. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[12] Braun was scheduled to face Juri De Sousa in an -80 kg Mix Fight title eliminator, which was held at Mix Fight Championship 26 on June 22, 2019.[13] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[14]

Braun ext faced Mustafa Genc at CWS Fight Night 5 on October 26, 2019.[15] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[16]

Braun took part in the 2019 Mix Fight welterweight (-77 kg) tournament. He faced Lukasz Plawecki in the semifinals of the one-day tournament, held at Mix Fight Championship 27 on December 7, 2019,[17] and was able to win by a third-round knockout. Braun captured the tournament title with a third-round head kick knockout of Brice Kombou in the finals.[18]

Senshi

After capturing the welterweight Mix Fight tournament title, Braun was booked to face Blokland Guillermo at Battle Of Barock on February 1, 2020.[19] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[20] Braun returned to Senshi for his second and final fight of the year, as he faced Daniel Manole at SENSHI 6 on August 21, 2020.[21] He needed just 40 seconds to stop Manole with a spinning back kick.[22]

Braun challenged the WAKO-Pro World K-1 Light Heavyweight (-81.4 kg) champion Aleksander Menković at SENSHI 7 on February 27, 2021.[23] He won the fight by a third-round knockout. Braun knocked his opponent down twice prior to the stoppage, with both knockdowns happening in the third round, first time with a left hook and the second time with a right uppercut. The fight was finally stopped after he knocked Menković down with a head kick, which left the Serbian unable to beat rise from the canvas.[24]

Braun was expected to face the WAKO-Pro World K-1 Super Middleweight champion Nikola Todorovic in a non-title bout on Senshi 8 on May 22, 2021. Braun withdrew from the fight after testing positive for COVID-19.[25] Braun instead faced Samuel Dbili at SENSHI 9 on July 10.[26] He won the fight by a dominant unanimous decision.[27]

Braun was once again booked to face Nikola Todorovic in a non-title bout at SENSHI 10 on December 3, 2021. Todorovic later withdrew from the bout, after testing positive for COVID-19, and was replaced by Assane Bafeta.[28] Braun won the fight by a third-round knockout. He dropped Bafeta with a short left hook, and although Bafeta was able to beat the eight-count, he was unsteady on his feet which prompted the referee to wave the bout off.[29]

Braun and Nikola Todorovic were scheduled to fight for the third time at SENSHI 11 on February 26, 2022.[30] Braun won the fight by unanimous decision. He scored the sole knockdown of the fight late in the third round, although he was unable to finish the Serbian.[31] Braun next faced Chico Kwasi at Super Cup Kickboxing 2 on April 30, 2022.[32] Kwasi snapped Braun's eight-fight winning streak, as he won the fight by unanimous decision.[33] Braun was however able to rebounded from this loss with a unanimous decision win over Daniel Krost at Prestige Championship 2 on June 4, 2022.[34]

Glory

Braun made his Glory debut against Michael Boapeah at Glory: Collision 4 on October 8, 2022.[35] He won the fight by unanimous decision. Braun scored the sole knockdown of the fight in the third round, as he dropped Boapeah with a left hook in the final minute of the fight.[36]

Braun made his first WAKO-Pro World Light Heavyweight (-81.4 kg) title defense against Baris Turkmen at Battle Of Barock 2 on October 29, 2022.[37] He retained the title by a second-round technical knockout.[38]

Braun faced the #2 ranked Glory middleweight contender Serkan Ozcaglayan at Glory 83 on February 11, 2023.[39][40] He lost the fight by a fourth-round knockout.[41]

Braun faced Michael Boapeah at Glory 87 on August 19, 2023, having beat Boapeah in his debut 10 months prior.[42] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[43]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

  • World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
    • 2021 WAKO-Pro World K-1 Light Heavyweight (-81.4 kg) Championship
      • One successful title defense
  • Mix Fight Championship
    • 2019 Mix Fight Welterweight (-77 kg) Tournament Winner
  • All Fight System Organization
    • 2019 AFSO Super Light Heavyweight (-82 kg) Championship
  • World Kickboxing and Karate Union
    • 2013 WKU European Middleweight (-85 kg) K-1 Championship
    • 2014 WKU World Middleweight (-85 kg) K-1 Championship
      • One successful title defense
  • World Sport Fight Martial Arts Council
    • 2014 WFMC Middleweight (-84.6 kg) Championship
  • World Kickboxing Federation
    • 2012 WKF -81 kg Championship

Karate

  • International Federation of Karate
    • 2013 IFK World Open Middleweight (-80 kg) 3rd place[44]
  • Kyokushin Union (IKO Kyokushinkaikan Rengokai)
    • 2015 Rengokai World Cup -80 kg 3rd place[45]
  • WKO Shinkyokushinkai
    • 3x Shinkyokushin Dutch Open Middleweight Winner (2013,[46] 2014,[47] 2015[48])
    • 2014 Shinkyokushin West European Championship Diamond Cup Middleweight Winner[49]
    • 2016 Shinkyokushin West European Championship Diamond Cup Middleweight 3rd place[50]

Professional kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
44 Wins (28 (T)KO's), 14 Losses, 0 Draws
Date Result OpponentEventLocation MethodRoundTime
2023-08-19LossGhana Michael BoapeahGlory 87Rotterdam, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2023-02-11LossTurkey Serkan OzcaglayanGlory 83Essen, GermanyKO (Left hook)22:40
2022-10-29WinTurkey Baris TurkmenBattle Of Barock 2Fulda, GermanyTKO (Punches)22:07
Defended the WAKO-Pro World Light Heavyweight (-81.4 kg) K-1 title.
2022-10-08WinGhana Michael BoapeahGlory: Collision 4Arnhem, NetherlandsDecision (Majority)33:00
2022-06-04WinGermany Daniel KrostPrestige Championship 2Heilbronn, GermanyDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2022-04-30LossNetherlands Chico KwasiSuper Cup Kickboxing 2Erzhausen, GermanyDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2022-02-26WinSerbia Nikola TodorovicSENSHI 11Varna, BulgariaDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2021-12-03WinFrance Assane BafetaSENSHI 10Varna, BulgariaKO (Left hook)2
2021-07-10WinFrance Samuel DbiliSENSHI 9Varna, BulgariaDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2021-02-27WinSerbia Aleksander MenkovićSENSHI 7Varna, BulgariaKO (Head kick)3
Won the WAKO-Pro World Light Heavyweight (-81.4 kg) K-1 title.
2020-08-21WinRomania Daniel ManoleSENSHI 6Varna, BulgariaKO (Spinning back kick)10:40
2020-02-01WinSuriname Guillermo BloklandBattle Of BarockFulda, GermanyDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2019-12-07WinCameroon Brice KombouMix Fight Championship 27, -77 kg Tournament FinalsFrankfurt, GermanyKO (Head kick)31:41
Won the Mix Fight -77 kg Tournament title.
2019-12-07WinPoland Lukasz PlaweckiMix Fight Championship 27, -77 kg Tournament SemifinalsFrankfurt, GermanyKO (Head kick)31:41
2019-10-26WinTurkey Mustafa GencCWS Fight Night 5Neu-Ulm, GermanyDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2019-06-22LossPortugal Juri De SousaMix Fight Championship 26Kassel, GermanyDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2019-05-11WinCroatia Stipe MrsicFightarena 5Heilbronn, GermanyTKO (Punches)1
2019-04-20WinJapan Akira UmemuraSenshi 2Varna, BulgariaDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2019-02-23WinSlovenia Hamza SivroSuper Cup KickboxingErzhausen, GermanyTKO (Punches)22:59
Won the AFSO Super Light Heavyweight -82 kg title.
2018-12-01LossBosnia and Herzegovina Arian SadikovićMix Fight Championship 25PolandDecision (Split)33:00
2018-04-21LossAlbania Shkodran VeseliEnfusion 64Dillingen, GermanyTKO13:00
2018-03-09LossFrance Yohan LidonDSF Kickboxing Challenge 13PolandKO (Front Kick to the Body)2
2017-12-02WinPoland Bartosz ZajacMix Fight Championship 23Frankfurt, GermanyDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2017-10-07WinGermany Ramon KublerEnfusion Live 54Ludwigsburg, GermanyDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2017-05-06LossSuriname Regian EerselMix Fight Gala 21, -78.5 kg Tournament FinalsHeilbronn, GermanyKO (Liver shot)1
For the Mix Fight -78.5 kg Tournament title.
2017-05-06WinIran Akam TaragehMix Fight Gala 21, -78.5 kg Tournament SemifinalsHeilbronn, GermanyDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2016-12-03WinSwitzerland Philipp HafeliWu Lin Feng 2016: WLF x Mix Fight Gala 20 - China vs EuropeChinaTKO2
2016-10-16LossRussia Islam BeibatyrovACB KB 8: Only The BravesHoofddorp, NetherlandsKO (Punch)3
2016-09-17WinGermany Alexander SchmittIt's Fight Time 3Darmstadt, GermanyKO (Spinning heel kick)3
2016-06-13LossUkraine Volodymyr ArtemenkoWelcome to the EastErfurt, GermanyDecision (Split)33:00
2016-04-28LossRussia Alim OzhevTatneft Cup, -80 kg TournamentKazan, RussiaDecision33:00
2015-10-16WinRomania Dorin StanACB KB 3: Grand Prix FinalSibiu, RomaniaDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2015-06-05WinGreece Alexandros ChatzichronoglouMix Fight GalaFulda, GermanyDecision33:00
2015-04-29LossRussia Timur AylyarovTatneft Cup, -80 kg Tournament Quarter FinalKazan, RussiaDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2015-03-21LossTurkey Ertugrul BayrakNight of the Champions 3Frankfurt, GermanyDecision33:00
2015-02-21WinCzech Republic Matous KohoutTatneft Cup, -80 kg Tournament Opening RoundKazan, RussiaKO (Liver shot)21:09
2014-10-04LossSuriname Darryl SichtmanMix Fight Gala XVIFulda, GermanyKO
2014-04-07WinTurkey Taylan YesilApache Fight NightAschaffenburg, GermanyDecision (Unanimous)53:00
Defended the WKU World Middleweight -85 kg K-1 title.
2014-03-17WinTurkey Ertugrul BayrakNight of the ChampionsFulda, GermanyTKO (Injury)23:00
Won the WFMC -84.6 kg title.
2013-10-01WinGermany Lorand SachsApache Fight NightFulda, GermanyKO (Head kick)2
Won the WKU World Middleweight -85 kg K-1 title.
2013-06-07WinGermany Daniel DörrerSteko Fight NightMunchen, GermanyDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2013-03-09WinGermany Denis LiebauApache Fight NightFrankfurt, GermanyKO (Spinning back kick)1
Won the WKU European Middleweight -85 kg K-1 title.
2012-10-06WinIran Mohammad Reza FarohiFight FactoryWaldkirch, GermanyKO (Head kick)21:30
Won the WKF -81 kg title.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

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