Cătălin Zmărăndescu

Cătălin Zmărăndescu
Born	(1973-01-26) January 26, 1973 Bucharest, Romania
Nationality	Romanian
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	249 lb (113 kg; 17 st 11 lb)
Division	Heavyweight
Reach	73.0 in (185 cm)
Style	Sanshou, Kickboxing
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Woodgreen, England
Team	Team Bloodline
Trainer	Eddie Kone
Years active	1997-present

Professional boxing record
Total	8
Wins	2
By knockout	1
Losses	6
By knockout	5

Kickboxing record
Total	14
Wins	11
By knockout	6
Losses	1
Draws	1
No contests	1

Mixed martial arts record
Total	15
Wins	10
By knockout	7
By submission	2
By decision	1
Losses	5
By knockout	3
By submission	1
By decision	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: March 24, 2012

Cătălin Zmărăndescu
Medal record

Competitor for Romania
Wushu - Sanshou
World Championships
Silver	1999 Hong Kong	85 kg
National Championships
Bronze	2003 Macau	90 kg

Cătălin Zmărăndescu (born January 26, 1973, in Bucharest)^[1] is a Romanian professional mixed martial artist, boxer and kickboxer. He has fought for the Local Kombat kickboxing circuit before turning to MMA.

Biography

He played rugby and was amateur wrestler for Steaua before becoming a sanshou practitioner.^[2]

Aside from sport, Zmărăndescu was the bodyguard of Gigi Becali.

Mixed martial arts career

Cătălin Zmărăndescu moved to the UK from Romania and started training with BJJ Black Belt Eddie Kone and his Bloodline fight team. He is currently managed by Flawless MMA.^[3]

At BAMMA 6, Zmărăndescu stopped Sharif Mohammed Ali early in the first round due to a forearm choke.^[4]

His next bout was against Mark Godbeer in a Heavyweight bout at BAMMA 9 on March 24, 2012. He lost by corner stoppage at the conclusion of the first round.

In 2013, Zmarandeacu become IFC Heavyweight Champion(MMA) after he defeated by TKO in the first round, in just 1min and 18sec against Vince Lucero from USA.

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	10–5	Ben Schneider	TKO (punches)	UCMMA 40 - Ultimate Challenge MMA 40	02014-09-06-0000September 6, 2014	1	1:30	London, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	9–5	Marvin Campbell	TKO (punches)	UCMMA 39 - Ultimate Challenge MMA 39	02014-05-03-0000May 3, 2014	1	3:00	London, England
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	8–5	Arvydas Juska	TKO (knees and punches)	UCMMA 38 - Ultimate Challenge MMA 38	02014-02-01-0000February 1, 2014	2	1:28	London, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	8–4	Vince Lucero	TKO (punches)	IFC Revolution: UK vs. USA	02013-03-09-0000March 9, 2013	1	1:18	Birmingham, England	IFC Champion
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	7–4	Dave Rintoul	Submission	IFC - Christmas Bash	02012-12-15-0000December 15, 2012	1	2:00	Hampshire, England
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	6–4	Mark Godbeer	TKO (corner stoppage)	BAMMA 9	02012-03-24-0000March 24, 2012	1	5:00	Birmingham, England
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	6–3	Jarno Nurminen	Submission (punches)	Cage 16 - 1st Defense	02011-10-08-0000October 8, 2011	1	2:25	Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	6–2	Sharif Mohammed Ali	Submission (front choke)	BAMMA 6	02011-05-21-0000May 21, 2011	1	0:32	London, England
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	5–2	Kamen Georgiev	Decision (unanimous)	Local Kombat: Bătălia Balcanilor	02010-07-16-0000July 16, 2010	2	5:00	Constanţa, Romania
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	5–1	Valentijn Overeem	KO (knee)	K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest	02010-05-21-0000May 21, 2010	1	0:40	Bucharest, Romania
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	5-0	Erni Strmonja	TKO (punches)	K-1 ColliZion 2010 Croatia	02010-03-27-0000March 27, 2010	1	0:56	Split, Croatia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	4–0	Marian Vişan	TKO (punches)	Strike FC 3: Noaptea Demonilor	02008-10-31-0000October 31, 2008	1	0:58	Cluj Napoca, Romania
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	3–0	Tom Clemens	Decision (unanimous)	Strike FC 2: Mamaia	02008-08-01-0000August 1, 2008	2	5:00	Mamaia, Romania
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	2–0	Houston Smith	TKO (punches)	Invincible: A Means to an End	02008-06-21-0000June 21, 2008	2	1:54	Ontario, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	1–0	Steve Sayegh	TKO (punches)	Strike FC: Night of Gladiators	02008-04-18-0000April 18, 2008	1	0:13	Ploiești, Romania

Kickboxing record

11 wins (5 (T) KO's), 1 loss, 1 draw

Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time	Record
2006-11-11	NC	Ciprian Sora	Local Kombat 23	Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania	No Contest	3		11-1-1
2006-04-14	Loss	Ciprian Sora	Local Kombat 20	Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania	Decision	3	3:00	11-1-1
2006-03-10	Win	Stanislav Batchevanov	Local Kombat 19	Iași, Romania	Decision	3	3:00	11-0-1
2005-11-11	Win	Josip Bodrozic	Local Kombat 17	Brașov, Romania	Decision	3	3:00	10-0-1
2005-05-27	Win	Jan Wessels	Total Kombat 5	Tulcea, Romania	TKO (leg kicks)	2		9-0-1
2005-02-04	Win	Ciprian Popa	Total Kombat 3	Pitești, Romania	KO (knee)	2		8-0-1
2004-12-17	Win	Cristiano Delgado	Total Kombat 2	Bacău, Romania	Decision		3:00	7-0-1
2004-11-04	Draw	Brecht Wallis	Total Kombat 1	Brașov, Romania	Decision		3:00	6-0-1
2004-08-06	Win	Tamas Feher	Gala Antena 1	Timișoara, Romania	KO (right hook)	1		6-0-0
2004-06-10	Win	Hayes Jemide	Extrem Kung Fu 3	Bucharest, Romania	Decision	3	3:00	5-0-0
2004-05-14	Win	Gheorghe Lazăr	Local Kombat 6	Galați, Romania	KO (strikes)	2		4-0-0
2004-03-26	Win	Gábor Koza	Local Kombat 5	Brașov, Romania	KO (knee to the body)	1		3-0-0
2003-08-23	Win	Aurel Bococi	Local Kombat 1	Ploiești, Romania	Decision	3	3:00	2-0-0
2003-06-20	Win	Goran Vidakovic	Provocarea Campionilor	Bucharest, Romania	KO	1		1-0-0

Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes

Boxing record

Boxing Record

2 Wins (1 (T)KO's, 1 Decision), 6 Losses

Date	Result	Opponent	Location	Method	Round	Time	Record
2007-06-02	Loss	Carlos Takam	Lille, France	TKO	2		2-6-0
2006-07-21	Win	Humberto Evora	Timișoara, Romania	PTS	4		2-5-0
2002-01-22	Loss	Albert Sosnowski	Gdynia, Poland	KO	1		1-5-0
2001-10-12	Loss	Richel Hersisia	Herning, Denmark	TKO	5		1-4-0
1999-11-30	Loss	Paolo Ferrara	Syracuse, Italy	TKO	3		1-3-0
1998-04-26	Loss	Furkat Tursunov	Berlin, Germany	TKO	5		1-2-0
1997-12-05	Loss	Aziz Baba Haddou	Toulon, France	PTS	6		1-1-0
1997-04-08	Win	Frank Boehme	Vigo, Spain	KO (right hook)	2		1-0-0