Remigijus Morkevičius

Remigijus Morkevičius (born August 10, 1982 in Kaunas) is a Lithuanian mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He has fought for the Lithuanian branch of RINGS, ZST, and K-1 World MAX.

Career and biography

Remigijus started off his career in Lithuania as a kickboxer becoming a national champion in both kickboxing and Muay Thai. He transitioned across to MMA in 2002 defeating Darius Baliulis at a local event. This win led to Remigijus being signed up with Japanese promotion ZST and he would make a quick impact in Japan, knocking out his first four opponents in brutal fashion (mostly with his trademark knees) and qualifying for the 2004 ZST Grand Prix where he would suffer his first MMA defeat to Marcus Aurélio in the Semi Finals.

Remigijus would continue to have success with the ZST promotion, bar a couple of submission defeats, culminating in his victory at the 2005 ZST Grand Prix 2 where he defeated Masahiro Oishi by knockout to win the featherweight title. Remigijus would later sign to Hero's where he would becoming increasingly re-involved in the kickboxing world with K-1 MAX.

His first foray into K-1 MAX began at the 2005 K-1 MAX Champions Challenge where he defeated local fighter Yasuhiro Kazuya. Remigijus would have great initial success, winning his first four fights (including an 8 second stoppage of Shingo Garyu) and earned a shot at qualification for the 2006 K-1 MAX World Final at the 2006 K-1 MAX World Open. He faced legendary Japanese fighter Masato at this event but was unable to qualify, losing instead by technical knockout in the second round. After this defeat his kickboxing career would go on the backburner for a while as he refocused back on MMA.

Remigijus had mixed success with Hero's, winning 2 and losing 2 before returning to ZST in 2006. Additionally, problems outside of the ring have limited his fighting opportunities as of late. A return to K-1 MAX in 2008 has resulted in varying results, a crushing knockout defeat to Andre Dida showing that he has some way to go in terms of breaking into the kickboxing elite.

Titles

• 2005 ZST-Grand Prix 2 Featherweight champion
• BUSHIDO Lithuania Muay Thai champion
• BUSHIDO Lithuania Kickboxing champion

Mixed martial arts record

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	16-5	Wataru Inatsu	KO (punches)	ZST 9 - The Battle Field 9	02006-02-18February 18, 2006	1	1:15	Tokyo, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	15-5	Katsuhiko Nagata	Decision (unanimous)	[[K-1 PREMIUM 2005 Dynamite!!]]	02005-12-31December 31, 2005	2	5:00	Osaka, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15-4	Ramazi Jakharydze	KO (head kick)	Hero's Lithuania 2005	02005-11-19November 19, 2005	1	N/A	Vilnius, Lithuania
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	14-4	Hiroyuki Takaya	TKO (punches)	Hero's 3	02005-10-23October 23, 2005	2	4:16	Tokyo, Japan	Hero's 2005 Lightweight Grand Prix quarter-final.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-3	Takehiro Murahama	KO (left hook)	Hero's 2	02005-07-06July 6, 2005	1	1:14	Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13-3	Danny van Bergen	Submission (armbar)	Shooto Lithuania - Chaosas	02005-04-07April 7, 2005	1	N/A	Vilnius, Lithuania
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12-3	Masahiro Oishi	KO (punches)	ZST Grand Prix 2 - Final Round, Final	02005-01-23January 23, 2005	1	3:13	Tokyo, Japan	Wins ZST Grand Prix - Final Round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	11-3	Hirotaka Miyakawa	KO (knee)	ZST Grand Prix 2 - Final Round, Semi Finals	02005-01-23January 23, 2005	1	0:48	Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	10-3	Jakob Shaap	Submission (triangle choke)	Shooto Lithuania - Bushido	02004-11-20November 20, 2004	1		Vilnius, Lithuania
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	9-3	Boulem Belaini	KO (knee & punches)	ZST Grand Prix 2 - Opening Round	02004-11-03November 3, 2004	1	0:05	Tokyo, Japan	Qualifies for ZST Grand Prix 2 - Final Round.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	8-3	Naoyuki Kotani	Submission (armbar)	ZST - Battle Hazard 1	02004-07-04July 4, 2004	1	2:07	Tokyo, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	8-2	Hideo Tokoro	Submission (triangle choke)	ZST 5 - The Battle Field 5	02004-05-05May 5, 2004	1	3:30	Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	8-1	Artemij Sitenkov	Submission (guillotine choke)	Shooto Lithuania - Vendetta	02004-04-04April 4, 2004	1	1:28	Vilnius, Lithuania
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7-1	Takahiro Uchiyama	KO (punch)	ZST - GT-F	02004-03-07March 7, 2004	1	1:48	Tokyo, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	6-1	Marcus Aurélio	Submission (triangle choke)	ZST Grand Prix - Final Round, Semi Finals	02004-01-11January 11, 2004	1	2:48	Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	6-0	Takumi Yano	KO (slam)	ZST Grand Prix - Final Round, Quarter Finals	02004-01-11January 11, 2004	1	4:36	Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	5-0	Menno Dijkstra	KO (knee)	ZST Grand Prix - Opening Round	02003-11-23November 23, 2003	1	0:20	Tokyo, Japan	Qualifies for ZST Grand Prix - Final Round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	4-0	Atsuhiro Tsuboi	KO (knee)	ZST 4 - The Battle Field 4	02003-09-07September 7, 2003	1	0:41	Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	3-0	Hideo Tokoro	KO (knees)	ZST 3 - The Battle Field 3	02003-06-01June 1, 2003	1	2:54	Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2-0	Atsuhiro Tsuboi	KO (knee)	ZST 2 - The Battle Field 2	02003-03-09March 9, 2003	2	1:37	Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	1-0	Darius Balulis	Submission (rear-naked choke)	RF 2002 - Vol. 2	02002-04-28April 28, 2002	2	1:37	Lithuania

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record

9 Wins (6 (T)KO's, 3 Decisions), 2 Losses, 1 Draw Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record 2011-11-19 Win Eliasz Jankowski HERO'S World GP 2011 Lithuania Vilnius, Lithuania KO (Spinning Heel kick) 1 0:29 9-2-1 2010-04-10 Win Joel Knoch K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Vilnius Vilnius, Lithuania TKO (Punches) 1 0:39 8-2-1 2010-03-28 Draw Michał Głogowski K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Warsaw Warsaw, Poland Decision Draw 3 3:00 7-2-1 2008-11-08 Win Leo Boninger MMA Bushido HERO'S 2008 Vilnius, Lithuania Decision (Unanimious) 3 3:00 7-2 2008-07-07 Loss Andre Dida K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Final 8 Tokyo, Japan TKO (3 Knockdowns) 1 2:52 6-2 First fight after more than 2 years break due to back injury. 2006-04-05 Loss Masato K-1 World MAX 2006 World Tournament Open Tokyo, Japan TKO (Corner Stoppage) 2 1:56 6-1 Fails to qualify for K-1 World MAX 2006 World Championship Final. 2006-03-10 Win Denis Schneidmiller K-1 East Europe MAX 2006 Vilnius, Lithuania Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 6-0 2006-02-04 Win Shingo Garyu K-1 World MAX 2006 Japan Tournament Saitama, Japan KO (Flying Knee) 1 0:08 5-0 2005-11-05 Win Su Hwan Lee K-1 Fighting Network Korea MAX 2005 Seoul, South Korea KO (Left hook) 2 2:50 4-0 2005-10-12 Win Yasuhiro Kazuya K-1 World MAX 2005 Champions Challenge Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 3-0 2003-05-10 Win Aurelijus Guogis MUAY THAI super fights - "SPROGIMAS" N/A TKO (Doctor stoppage) 1 N/A 2-0 2002-12-14 Win Dmitrij Vasiljev 6th BUSHIDO-RINGS tournament "DINAMITAS" N/A KO (Knee) 1 N/A 1-0 Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

• List of male kickboxers
• List of male mixed martial artists

References

External links

• Kickboxing record
• Professional MMA record for Remigijus Morkevicius from Sherdog