Elvis Gashi

Elvis Gashi (born December 12, 1992) is a Kosovar kickboxer currently signed with Glory, where he is the former Lightweight title challenger.

Elvis Gashi
Born	(1992-12-12) December 12, 1992 (age 32) Peja, Yugoslavia (nowadays Kosovo)
Other names	Super
Nationality	Kosovar[1]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb; 11 st)
Division	Lightweight
Style	Kickboxing
Stance	Southpaw
Fighting out of	New York, United States
Years active	2014 - present
Kickboxing record
Total	25
Wins	23
By knockout	11
Losses	2
By knockout	1
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec

Kickboxing career

Early career

Gashi made his professional debut against Jeremy Carper at CSC 39. He won the fight by a first-round knockout.^[2] He would go on to win his next his next six fights, defeating Andre Shuler twice, Ben Peak, Eric Olsen and Michael Stevens by stoppage, and Chris Lukusa by decision.^[3]

Glory

Gashi made his promotional debut against Josh Jauncey at Glory 43: New York.^[4] He beat Jauncey by a third-round TKO. He was next scheduled to fight Nate Richardson at Glory 48: New York,^[5] and won the fight by unanimous decision.^[6] Gashi would go on to string together three more victories, defeating William Goldie-Galloway and Nick Chasteen by decision,^[7] as well as Justin Houghton by a first round knockout.^[8]

Gashi's five fight winning streak earned him the chance to challenge to Lightweight kingpin Marat Grigorian at Glory 73.^[9] Grigorian won the fight in the fifth round, by way of knockout.^[10]

Gashi was scheduled to fight Tyjani Beztati at Glory 78: Rotterdam for the vacant Glory Lightweight Championship.^[11][12] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.^[13]

Titles and accomplishments

Amateur

• 4x Kosovo National champion
• IKF USA Champion

Professional

• Glory upset of the year 2017^[14]
• Fastest knockout in Glory kickboxing lightweight history (23 sec)

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record

23 Wins (12 (T) KO's), 2 Losses
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2021-09-04	Loss	Tyjani Beztati	Glory 78: Rotterdam	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
For the vacant Glory Lightweight Championship.
2019-12-07	Loss	Marat Grigorian	Glory 73: Shenzhen	Shenzhen, China	KO (Punches)	5	2:03
For the Glory Lightweight Championship.[15]
2019-07-05	Win	Justin Houghton	Glory 67: Orlando	Orlando, United States	KO (Body kick)	1	0:23
2018-07-20	Win	Nick Chasteen	Glory 55: New York	New York City, New York, USA	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2018-06-02	Win	William Goldie-Galloway	Glory 54: Birmingham	Birmingham, United Kingdom	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2017-12-01	Win	Nate Richardson	Glory 48: New York	New York City, New York, USA	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2017-07-14	Win	Josh Jauncey	Glory 43: New York	New York City, New York, USA	TKO (Referee Stoppage/Punches)	2	2:59
2017-03-03	Win	Chris Lukusa	Friday Night Fights	United States	Decision	3	3:00
2016-10-14	Win	Michael Stevens	Friday Night Fights	United States	TKO (Punches)	3	2:15
2016-08-19	Win	Andre Shuler	Friday Night Fights	United States	KO	1	2:49
2015-12-11	Win	Eric Olsen	Friday Night Fights	United States	KO	1
2015-07-17	Win	Ben Peak	Combat Zone 54	United States	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	1	1:36
2014-06-13	Win	Mike Santiago	Combat at the Capitale 33	New York City, New York, USA	TKO (Referee stoppage)	1	1:51
2014-04-04	Win	Andre Shuler	Combat At The Capitale 32	New York City, New York, USA	KO (Right hook)	1	1:51
2014-03-22	Win	Jeremy Carper	Combat Sports Challenge 39	Richmond, Virginia, United States	TKO	2	1:09
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of male kickboxers