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Alexandru Lungu (fighter)

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Alexandru Lungu
Born (1974-09-03) September 3, 1974 (age 50)
Paleu, Bihor County, Romania
Other namesSandu Lungu
Muntele Bihorului (The Bihor Mountain)
NationalityRomanian
Height6 ft 0 in (182 cm)
Weight352 lb (160 kg; 25 st 2 lb)
DivisionSuper Heavyweight (265+ lb)
Reach74 in (188 cm)
StyleJudo Kickboxing
Fighting out ofOradea, Romania
Bucharest, Romania
TeamCentru de Arte Marțiale Mixte
Golden Glory Romania
TrainerIoan Brânză
Horia Rădulescu
Rank5th Dan Black Belt in Judo
Years active2005-present (MMA)
Kickboxing record
Total18
Wins16
By knockout11
Losses2
By knockout1
Draws0
Mixed martial arts record
Total24
Wins19
By knockout13
By submission6
Losses5
By knockout5
By submission0
Draws0
Other information
SpouseClara Lungu
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Judo career
Weight class+95 kg, Open
Judo achievements and titles
Olympic Games9th (1996)
World Champ.7th (2001)
European Champ.Bronze (1999)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Romania
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Bratislava Open
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Cairo +95 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Lisbon +95 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1999 Palma de Mallorca Open
Profile at external judo databases
IJF14154
JudoInside.com551
Updated on 31 October 2024
Last updated on: December 6, 2022

Alexandru Lungu (born 3 September 1974)[1] is a Romanian professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and judoka. Lungu has most recently competed in the Super Heavyweight division of MMA. A professional competitor since 2005, Lungu has formerly competed for the PRIDE Fighting Championships, Cage Rage, and K-1, for both MMA and professional kickboxing.

Judo career

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A successful judoka, Lungu won several judo tournaments across Europe, including the Romanian Cup in 2004 and the International Tournament Monaco in 2005. Lungu competed in judo from 1991 until 2005.[2]

Mixed martial arts career

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PRIDE Fighting Championships

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Lungu made his professional MMA debut on October 23, 2005 at PRIDE 30 against James Thompson, in a Super Heavyweight bout, Lungu weighed in at 368 lbs. and knocked Thompson down in the early seconds of round one, but seemed to fatigue upon standing up and lost via TKO at 2:13 of the first round.

Cage Rage

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Lungu picked up a win in his next fight a year later on September 30, 2006 at Cage Rage 18 against Mark Buchanan via submission (kimura) in the first round.

Independent promotions

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Lungu returned to Romania to continue competing and has compiled a record of 9-2 since PRIDE and Cage Rage.

Lungu defeated Mighty Mo via knockout in the first round on December 15, 2014 in an Open Weight bout.

Lungu is next scheduled to face Jeff Monson on June 15, 2015 at RXF 18.

Kickboxing career

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Lungu made his professional kickboxing debut for SUPERKOMBAT on October 15, 2011, against Bob Sapp. Lungu won via knockout in the first round and has since compiled a professional kickboxing record of 4-1 for the promotion, most recently picking up a win over Mike Bourke on December 21, 2013 via first round knockout.

Championships and accomplishments

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Kickboxing

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  • SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship

Kickboxing record

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Kickboxing record
15 wins (11 KOs), 2 losses, 0 draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record Notes
Dec 14, 2021 Win Netherlands Vincent Liebregts Colosseum Tournament 29 Arad, Romania TKO (three knockdowns) 2 2:55 15–2
Sep 20, 2021 Win Serbia Adnan Alić Colosseum Tournament 27 Oradea, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 14–2
May 31, 2021 Win Italy Franco De Martiis Colosseum Tournament 25 Cluj-Napoca, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 13–2
Sep 25, 2020 Win Hungary Tamás Hajdu Colosseum Tournament 19 Debrecen, Hungary TKO (referee stoppage) 1 1:43 12–2
Sep 22, 2019 Win Netherlands Satisch Jhamai Colosseum Tournament 15 Oradea, Romania KO (punches flurry) 2 2:25 11–2
May 9, 2019 Win Hungary Zoltán Enyedi Colosseum Tournament 12 Arad, Romania KO (left hook) 2 0:20 10–2
Dec 10, 2018 Win Spain Fredi Gonzales KO Masters 1 Bucharest, Romania TKO (referee stoppage) 1 1:30 9–2
Jun 29, 2017 Loss Morocco Yassine Boughanem Best of Siam 11 Paris, France KO (strikes) 1 8-2
December 21, 2013 Win United States Mike Bourke SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final Galați, Romania KO (strikes) 1 1:25 8-1
April 6, 2013 Loss England Jason Dutton SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2013 Oradea, Romania DQ (strikes on a downed opponent) 1 3:00 7-1
October 20, 2012 Win United States Deutsch Pu'u SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2012 Arad, Romania KO (punch) 2 1:42 7-0
May 12, 2012 Win Poland Wiesław Kwaśniewski SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2012 Cluj Napoca, Romania Decision (split) 3 3:00 6-0
November 17, 2011 Win United States Neil Cooke SUPERKOMBAT Fight Club Oradea, Romania KO (punches) 1 0:50 5-0
October 15, 2011 Win United States Bob Sapp SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2011 Piatra Neamț, Romania KO (left hook) 1 1:11 4-0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest

Mixed martial arts record

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Professional record breakdown
24 matches 19 wins 5 losses
By knockout 13 5
By submission 6 0
By decision 0 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 19–5 Fredi Gonzales TKO (punches) Fight Zone 9 December 4, 2022 1 0:34 Deva, Romania
Win 18–5 Florin Dănilă TKO (leg injury) Heroes Fight League 5 September 16, 2022 1 1:26 Mioveni, Romania
Win 17–5 Peter Balaž Submission (smother) RXF 31 October 1, 2018 1 3:05 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Loss 16–5 Chris Barnett KO (punches) Road FC 047 May 12, 2018 1 2:34 Beijing, China Road FC 2018 Openweight Grand Prix
Win 16–4 Adnan Alić TKO (punches) RXF 29: All Stars December 18, 2017 1 1:12 Brasov, Romania
Win 15–4 Martin Chuděj TKO (punches) RXF 27 July 29, 2017 2 1:36 Piatra Neamț, Romania
Win 14–4 John Painter TKO (punches) RXF 25: All Stars December 19, 2016 1 0:26 Ploiești, Romania
Win 13–4 Papis Konez TKO (punches) RXF 24 October 10, 2016 1 2:05 Brasov, Romania
Loss 12–4 Michał Wlazło TKO (knees and punches) RXF 21: All Stars December 14, 2015 2 3:11 Bucharest, Romania
Win 12–3 Mahmoud Hassan Submission (Von Flue choke) RXF 19 August 31, 2015 1 2:43 Galati, Romania
Win 11–3 Andrzej Kulik TKO (punches) RXF 18: Stanciu vs. Belbiță June 15, 2015 1 1:59 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Win 10–3 Mighty Mo KO (punch) RXF 15: All Stars December 15, 2014 1 4:05 Bucharest, Romania
Loss 9–3 Tomasz Czerwinski TKO (punches) RXF 12 August 4, 2014 1 4:25 Mamaia, Romania
Win 9-2 Steven Banks TKO (strikes) Local Kombat December 7, 2012 1 N/A Onesti, Romania
Win 8–2 Chris Mahle Submission (arm-triangle choke) Gala MMA: Romania-Germany October 29, 2011 1 1:06 Cluj Napoca, Romania
Win 7–2 Albert Sarkozi Submission (punches) Local Kombat Sibiu November 19, 2010 1 0:25 Sibiu, Romania
Win 6–2 Jimmy Ambriz TKO (doctor stoppage) K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest – Europe GP May 21, 2010 2 N/A Bucharest, Romania
Loss 5–2 Rastislav Talarovic TKO (punches) K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final December 12, 2009 2 0:46 Prague, Czech Republic
Win 5–1 Jesse Smith, Jr. Submission (smother choke) K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Elimination October 24, 2009 1 0:51 Arad, Romania
Win 4–1 Ruben Villareal Submission (smother choke) Local Kombat 33 April 12, 2009 1 1:45 Oradea, Romania
Win 3–1 Mark Bentley KO (punches) Strike MMA 3 October 31, 2008 1 0:06 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Win 2–1 Tom Erikson KO (punches) Strike MMA 2 August 1, 2008 1 1:21 Mamaia, Romania
Win 1–1 Mark Buchanan Submission (kimura) Cage Rage 18 September 30, 2006 1 1:55 London, England
Loss 0–1 James Thompson TKO (punches) PRIDE 30 October 23, 2005 1 2:13 Saitama, Japan

Achievements

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Year Tournament Place Weight class
2002 European Judo Championships 7th Open class
2001 World Judo Championships 7th Open class
1999 European Judo Championships 3rd Open class
Universiade 1st Open class
1998 European Judo Championships 7th Heavyweight (+100 kg)
1994 Youth Judo World Championships 1st

Lungu was also a multiple judo champion and gold medalist of Romania.

Personal life

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In 2015, his second wife gave birth to twins.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Alexandru Lungu". sherdog.com. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Alexandru Lungu, Judoka, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com.
  3. ^ "Castigatorii premiilor SUPERKOMBAT WGP 2011" (in Romanian). Gladiatorium. 4 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Sandu Lungu, doi dintr-o lovitură! Temutul luptător, tată de gemeni" (in Romanian). Libertatea. 5 November 2015.
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