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Sergej Braun
Born (1989-07-17) July 17, 1989 (age 35)
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
Total61
Wins46
By knockout27
Losses15
By knockout6

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

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

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Mix Fight

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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

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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

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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]

Braun faced Mohamed Touchassie at Glory 92 on May 18, 2024.[44] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[45]

Braun made his second WAKO-Pro K-1 World Light Heavyweight (-81.4 kg) title defense against Bilal Bakhouche-Chareuf at Battle of Barock III on May 25, 2024. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[46]

Braun challenged Donovan Wisse for the Glory Middleweight Championship at Glory 96 on October 12, 2024.[47]

Championships and accomplishments

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Kickboxing

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  • World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
    • 2021 WAKO-Pro World K-1 Light Heavyweight (-81.4 kg) Championship
      • Two successful title defenses
  • 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

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  • International Federation of Karate
    • 2013 IFK World Open Middleweight (-80 kg) 3rd place[48]
  • Kyokushin Union (IKO Kyokushinkaikan Rengokai)
    • 2015 Rengokai World Cup -80 kg 3rd place[49]
  • WKO Shinkyokushinkai
    • 3x Shinkyokushin Dutch Open Middleweight Winner (2013,[50] 2014,[51] 2015[52])
    • 2014 Shinkyokushin West European Championship Diamond Cup Middleweight Winner[53]
    • 2016 Shinkyokushin West European Championship Diamond Cup Middleweight 3rd place[54]

Professional kickboxing record

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Kickboxing record
46 Wins (28 (T)KO's), 15 Losses, 0 Draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-10-12 Loss Suriname Donovan Wisse Glory 96 Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
For the Glory Middleweight Championship.
2024-05-25 Win France Bilal Bakhouche-Chareuf Battle of Barock III Fulda, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Defends the WAKO-Pro K-1 World Light Heavyweight (-81.4 kg) title.
2024-05-18 Win Morocco Mohamed Touchassie Glory 92 Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2023-08-19 Loss Ghana Michael Boapeah Glory 87 Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2023-02-11 Loss Turkey Serkan Ozcaglayan Glory 83 Essen, Germany KO (Left hook) 2 2:40
2022-10-29 Win Turkey Baris Turkmen Battle Of Barock 2 Fulda, Germany TKO (Punches) 2 2:07
Defended the WAKO-Pro K-1 World Light Heavyweight (-81.4 kg) title.
2022-10-08 Win Ghana Michael Boapeah Glory: Collision 4 Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2022-06-04 Win Germany Daniel Krost Prestige Championship 2 Heilbronn, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-04-30 Loss Netherlands Chico Kwasi Super Cup Kickboxing 2 Erzhausen, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-02-26 Win Serbia Nikola Todorovic SENSHI 11 Varna, Bulgaria Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-12-03 Win France Assane Bafeta SENSHI 10 Varna, Bulgaria KO (Left hook) 2
2021-07-10 Win France Samuel Dbili SENSHI 9 Varna, Bulgaria Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-02-27 Win Serbia Aleksander Menković SENSHI 7 Varna, Bulgaria KO (Head kick) 3
Won the WAKO-Pro K-1 World Light Heavyweight (-81.4 kg) title.
2020-08-21 Win Romania Daniel Manole SENSHI 6 Varna, Bulgaria KO (Spinning back kick) 1 0:40
2020-02-01 Win Suriname Guillermo Blokland Battle Of Barock Fulda, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-12-07 Win Cameroon Brice Kombou Mix Fight Championship 27, -77 kg Tournament Finals Frankfurt, Germany KO (Head kick) 3 1:41
Won the Mix Fight -77 kg Tournament title.
2019-12-07 Win Poland Lukasz Plawecki Mix Fight Championship 27, -77 kg Tournament Semifinals Frankfurt, Germany KO (Head kick) 3 1:41
2019-10-26 Win Turkey Mustafa Genc CWS Fight Night 5 Neu-Ulm, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-06-22 Loss Portugal Juri De Sousa Mix Fight Championship 26 Kassel, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-05-11 Win Croatia Stipe Mrsic Fightarena 5 Heilbronn, Germany TKO (Punches) 1
2019-04-20 Win Japan Akira Umemura Senshi 2 Varna, Bulgaria Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-02-23 Win Slovenia Hamza Sivro Super Cup Kickboxing Erzhausen, Germany TKO (Punches) 2 2:59
Won the AFSO Super Light Heavyweight -82 kg title.
2018-12-01 Loss Bosnia and Herzegovina Arian Sadiković Mix Fight Championship 25 Poland Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2018-04-21 Loss Albania Shkodran Veseli Enfusion 64 Dillingen, Germany TKO 1 3:00
2018-03-09 Loss France Yohan Lidon DSF Kickboxing Challenge 13 Poland KO (Front Kick to the Body) 2
2017-12-02 Win Poland Bartosz Zajac Mix Fight Championship 23 Frankfurt, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-10-07 Win Germany Ramon Kubler Enfusion Live 54 Ludwigsburg, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-05-06 Loss Suriname Regian Eersel Mix Fight Gala 21, -78.5 kg Tournament Finals Heilbronn, Germany KO (Liver shot) 1
For the Mix Fight -78.5 kg Tournament title.
2017-05-06 Win Iran Akam Tarageh Mix Fight Gala 21, -78.5 kg Tournament Semifinals Heilbronn, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-12-03 Win Switzerland Philipp Hafeli Wu Lin Feng 2016: WLF x Mix Fight Gala 20 - China vs Europe China TKO 2
2016-10-16 Loss Russia Islam Beibatyrov ACB KB 8: Only The Braves Hoofddorp, Netherlands KO (Punch) 3
2016-09-17 Win Germany Alexander Schmitt It's Fight Time 3 Darmstadt, Germany KO (Spinning heel kick) 3
2016-06-13 Loss Ukraine Volodymyr Artemenko Welcome to the East Erfurt, Germany Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2016-04-28 Loss Russia Alim Ozhev Tatneft Cup, -80 kg Tournament Kazan, Russia Decision 3 3:00
2015-10-16 Win Romania Dorin Stan ACB KB 3: Grand Prix Final Sibiu, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-06-05 Win Greece Alexandros Chatzichronoglou Mix Fight Gala Fulda, Germany Decision 3 3:00
2015-04-29 Loss Russia Timur Aylyarov Tatneft Cup, -80 kg Tournament Quarter Final Kazan, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-03-21 Loss Turkey Ertugrul Bayrak Night of the Champions 3 Frankfurt, Germany Decision 3 3:00
2015-02-21 Win Czech Republic Matous Kohout Tatneft Cup, -80 kg Tournament Opening Round Kazan, Russia KO (Liver shot) 2 1:09
2014-10-04 Loss Suriname Darryl Sichtman Mix Fight Gala XVI Fulda, Germany KO
2014-04-07 Win Turkey Taylan Yesil Apache Fight Night Aschaffenburg, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Defended the WKU World Middleweight -85 kg K-1 title.
2014-03-17 Win Turkey Ertugrul Bayrak Night of the Champions Fulda, Germany TKO (Injury) 2 3:00
Won the WFMC -84.6 kg title.
2013-10-01 Win Germany Lorand Sachs Apache Fight Night Fulda, Germany KO (Head kick) 2
Won the WKU World Middleweight -85 kg K-1 title.
2013-06-07 Win Germany Daniel Dörrer Steko Fight Night Munchen, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-03-09 Win Germany Denis Liebau Apache Fight Night Frankfurt, Germany KO (Spinning back kick) 1
Won the WKU European Middleweight -85 kg K-1 title.
2012-10-06 Win Iran Mohammad Reza Farohi Fight Factory Waldkirch, Germany KO (Head kick) 2 1:30
Won the WKF -81 kg title.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

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References

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