Cristian Ristea

Cristian Ristea (born February 9, 1992)^[1] is a Romanian professional kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of GLORY. He also competed for Dynamite Fighting Show (DFS), Golden Fighter Championship (GFC), Superkombat Fighting Championship, KO Masters and Enfusion. He is the current GFC Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion.

Cristian Ristea
Born	Cristian Ristea (1992-02-09) February 9, 1992 (age 33) Găești, Romania
Other names	The Gladiator
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	100.3 kg (221 lb; 15.79 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Kickboxing
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Bucharest, Romania
Team	Benny Fight Academy
Years active	2009 – present
Kickboxing record
Total	72
Wins	45
By knockout	22
Losses	27
By knockout	14
Draws	0
Other information
Spouse	Mihaela Ristea

Ristea is ranked the #2 light heavyweight in the world by Enfusion Live. As of May 2020, Ristea was ranked the #5 heavyweight in the world by Enfusion Live.^[2]

As of 1 August 2025, Ristea is ranked the #11 heavyweight kickboxer in the world by Boxemag.^[3]

Kickboxing career

Ristea fought Florent Kaouachi for the vacant ISKA World Heavyweight K1 title.^[4] Kaouachi won the fight by a fourth round TKO.^[5]

He fought Vladimir Toktasynov during the OSS Fighter 4 event. Ristea won the fight by a unanimous decision.^[6]

Ristea fought Jürgen Dolch during Mix Kombat 5.^[7] He won the fight by TKO, after knocking Dolch down three times in the first round.^[8]

Ristea took part in the 2020 OSS Fighters Heavyweight tournament.^[9] In the quarter finals he knocked Thomas Froschauer out with a right hook. In the semifinals he defeated Marco Pisu by a unanimous decision. Ristea lost the final bout to Fabio Kwasi by a third round TKO.^[10][11]

Ristea was scheduled to fight Pavel Zhuravlev at FEA: Reset on March 13, 2021, for the FEA Heavyweight title.^[12] However, Zhuravlev pulled out of the fight citing a bicep injury. He was replaced by Kirill Kornilov.^[13] Kornilov won the fight by a second-round knockout.^[14]

GLORY

On June 19, 2023, it was announced that Ristea had signed a deal with Glory.^[15]

Ristea took part in the Glory 99 “Heavyweight Last Man Standing Tournament” where 32 heavyweight fighters competed on April 5, 2025 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.^[16][17] He faced Jamal Ben Saddik, losing via unanimous decision.^[18]

Ristea fought Mory Kromah at Glory 103, in a non-tournament bout. He lost via TKO due to a nose injury in the second round.^[19]

Championships and accomplishments

• Fightarena World Series
  • FAC Heavyweight Championship (One time, current)
• Golden Fighter Championship
  • GFC Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (One time, current)
• OSS Fighters
  • OSS Fighters 05 Heavyweight Tournament Runner Up
• Local Kombat
  • Local Kombat National Light Heavyweight Plus Championship (One time)^[20]
• Dynamite Fighting Show
  • Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Thomas Froschauer

Professional kickboxing record

Professional kickboxing record

45 Wins, 27 Losses, 0 Draws
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round
2025-08-23	Loss	Mory Kromah	Glory 103	Rotterdam, Netherlands	TKO (nose injury)	2
2025-04-05	Loss	Jamal Ben Saddik	Glory 99 - Last Heavyweight Standing, Opening Round	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3
2024-09-07	Loss	Rade Opačić	SENSHI 23	Varna, Bulgaria	Decision (Unanimous)	3
2024-04-20	Loss	Giannis Stoforidis	SENSHI 21	Varna, Bulgaria	TKO (Punches)	1
2023-12-15	Win	Vladimir Toktasynov	KOK 118 World Series	Berlin, Germany	KO (body hook)	2
Won the FAC Heavyweight Championship.
2023-09-22	Loss	Florin Ivănoaie	Dynamite Fighting Show 20 - Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Semi Finals	Bucharest, Romania	Decision (Unanimous)	3
2023-08-19	Loss	Nikola Filipović	Glory 87	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Split)	3
2023-05-13	Win	Marius Munteanu	Dynamite Fighting Show 19 - Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals	Buzău, Romania	TKO (referee stoppage)	3
2022-10-19	Win	Florin Matei	Dynamite Fighting Show 16	Iași, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3
2022-09-10	Win	Ionuț Iancu	Best of the Best 1	Brăila, Romania	Decision (split)	5
Won the vacant GFC Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship.
2022-07-22	Loss	Florin Ivănoaie	Clash of the Titans 24	Târgoviște, Romania	TKO (towel thrown)	4
2022-06-20	Win	Kaan Murat İnanır	KO Masters 10	Bucharest, Romania	TKO (towel thrown)	1
2021-11-19	Loss	Tariq Osaro	OSS Fighters 07	Constanța, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3
2021-11-01	Win	Mustafa Al-Taslaq	Superkombat Universe	Dubai, UAE	Decision (unanimous)	3
2021-08-17	Win	Muhammed Balli	KO Masters 9	Bucharest, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3
2021-07-16	Win	Nico Pereira Horta	OSS Fighters 06	Constanța, Romania	Decision (split)	3
2021-03-13	Loss	Kirill Kornilov	FEA World GP: Reset	Chișinău, Moldova	KO (right hook)	2
For the FEA Heavyweight Championship.
2020-02-07	Loss	Fabio Kwasi	OSS Fighters 05, Final	Bucharest, Romania	TKO (referee stoppage)	3
OSS Fighters Heavyweight tournament final.
2020-02-07	Win	Marco Pisu	OSS Fighters 05, Semi Finals	Bucharest, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3
2020-02-07	Win	Thomas Froschauer	OSS Fighters 05, Quarter Finals	Bucharest, Romania	KO (right hook)	2
2019-12-07	Win	Jürgen Dolch	Mix Kombat 5	Bistrița, Romania	TKO (referee stoppage/3 knockout rule)	1
2019-11-21	Win	Thomas Froschauer	Dynamite Fighting Show 6	Iași, Romania	Decision (split)	3
2019-10-05	Loss	Mohamed El Bouchaibi	Battle Arena Series	Waregem, Belgium	TKO (eye injury)	2
2019-08-22	Win	Vladimir Toktasynov	OSS Fighters 04	Mamaia, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3
2019-06-06	Win	Eldar Oliveira	Dynamite Fighting Show 4	Cluj-Napoca, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3
2019-04-13	Loss	Nidal Bchiri	Enfusion #82	Orchies, France	Decision	3
2019-02-28	Win	Yurii Chornoivanenko	OSS Fighters 03	Bucharest, Romania	Decision	3
2018-10-27	Loss	Кirill Kornilov	Tatneft Cup 2018, Semi Finals	Kazan, Russia	Decision	4
2018-08-24	Win	Аdel Zaripov	Tatneft Cup 2018	Kazan, Russia	TKO (referee stoppage/3 knockdown rule)	1
2018-07-05	Win	Miroslav Vujović	Dynamite Fighting Show 1	Bucharest, Romania	Decision (split)	3
2018-05-31	Loss	Igor Darmeshkin	Tatneft Cup 2018	Kazan, Russia	Decision	4
2018-02-24	Loss	Florent Kaouachi	K1 Event 11	Troyes, France	TKO	4
For the ISKA World Heavyweight K-1 Championship.
2017-09-06	Loss	Aleksandr Grinchuk	Tatneft Cup 2017	Kazan, Russia	TKO (referee stoppage/punches)	4
2017-05-06	Loss	Dawid Żółtaszek	SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2017	Madrid, Spain	KO (punches)	2
2017-04-07	Win	Dawid Żółtaszek	SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2017	Bucharest, Romania	Extra round decision	4
2017-03-22	Win	Gordon Haupt	Tatneft Cup 2017	Kazan, Russia	Decision	3
2016-05-07	Loss	Dănuț Hurduc	SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix	Bucharest, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3
2015-06-19	Loss	Gökhan Gedik	SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix	Constanța, Romania	KO (overhand right)	2
2015-05-23	Win	Reda Oudgou	SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix	Bucharest, Romania	Decision (split)	3
2015-03-07	Loss	Clyde Brunswijk	SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix	Ploiești, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3
2014-06-21	Loss	Moisés Baute	SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix, Semi Finals	Constanța, Romania	KO (punch to the body)	3
2014-05-24	Win	Christian Brorhilker	SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix	Mamaia, Romania	TKO (referee stoppage)	3
2014-03-29	Win	Romano Romasco	SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes	Ploiești, Romania	KO (right hook)	2
2013-12-20	Win	Izidor Bunea	Full Fight	Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3
2013-11-03	Loss	Fabian Gondorf	SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes	Carrara, Italy	TKO (leg injury)	3
2013-09-28	Win	Romelleo da Silva	SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix	Botoșani, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3
2013-08-30	Win	Ștefan Szomoru	SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes	Târgoviște, Romania	KO (right hook)	1
2013-08-03	Loss	Ciprian Șchiopu	Pitbull Challenge	Rădăuți, Romania	Decision	3
2013-03-02	Loss	Flavius Boiciuc	Respect Gym	Găești, Romania	TKO (referee stoppage)	3
2012-12-07	Win	Alexandru Nedelcu	Local Kombat	Onești, Romania	Decision (split)	3
Won the vacant Local Kombat National Light Heavyweight Plus Championship.
2012-10-05	Win	Mihai Vicențiu	Romanian Xtreme Fighting	Târgoviște, Romania	TKO (referee stoppage)	1
2012-08-15	Win	Izidor Bunea	RFC - Noaptea Campionilor	Uricani, Romania	Decision	3
2012-06-08	Loss	Daniel Alexandru	Local Kombat	Craiova, Romania	TKO (doctor stoppage/eye injury)	3
2012-03-30	Loss	Alexandru Nedelcu	Local Kombat	Târgu Jiu, Romania	Decision (split)	3
2012-03-30	Win	Radu Pralea	Local Kombat	Târgu Jiu, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3
2011-12-17	Win	Ionuț Jipa	Romanian Xtreme Fighting	Brașov, Romania	TKO (retirement)	4
2011-09-03	Loss	Sorin Vesa	Challenge Fight	Rieni, Romania	Decision	3
2011-07-01	Win	Răzvan Popescu	Golden League	Târgoviște, Romania	Decision	3
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of male kickboxers