Valentin Mavrodin

Valentin Mavrodin Senpai (born 29 February 2004) is a Romanian professional kickboxer and karateka. He currently competes in the Dynamite Fighting Show (DFS), where he is the current DFS Middleweight Champion.

Valentin Mavrodin
Born	(2004-02-29) February 29, 2004 (age 21) Brăilaa, Romania
Other names	The Young Samurai
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Division	Super Welterweight (2023–2024) Welterweight (2021–2023, 2025–present)
Fighting out of	Brăila, Romania
Team	Doru Ryu
Trainer	Shihan Dorel Beșleagă
Rank	black belt in Kyokushin budokai karate
Years active	2021 – present
Kickboxing record
Total	20
Wins	16
By knockout	7
Losses	4
By knockout	3
Draws	0
Last updated on: May 17, 2025

Mavrodin previously competed for the Colosseum Tournament promotion, where he was the Colosseum Tournament New Heroes Featherweight Champion.

In 2024, he signed with K-1 and made his promotional debut on 13 June.^[1]

Outside of professional kickboxing, Mavrodin is a three-time National Kyokushin Budokai Champion and a two-time National Amateur Kickboxing Champion.^[2]

Personal life

Mavrodin likes fellow kickboxers Daniel Ghiță and Sorin Căliniuc, and his favorite fighter is Alex Pereira. He obtained a 1st Dan in Kyokushin budokai karate.^[3]

Championships and accomplishments

• International Sport Karate Association
  • 2024 ISKA Oriental Rules World Super Welterweight Championship
• Dynamite Fighting Show
  • DFS Middleweight Championship
  • 2024 Kickboxer of the Year^[4]
  • 2023 Rising Star of the Year
• Colosseum Tournament
  • Colosseum Tournament New Heroes Featherweight Championship
• Kickboxing Romania Awards
  • 2024 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year^[5]
  • 2024 Fight of the Year vs. Călin Petrișor 2^[5]

Professional kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

16 wins (7 KOs), 4 losses (3 KOs), 0 draws
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time	Record
2025-05-17	Loss	Guerric Billet	Veyle Kick Event	Saint-Jean-sur-Veyle, France	KO (Calf kick)	5	1:42	16-4-0
Lost the ISKA World Super Welterweight Oriental Rules Championship.
2025-03-07	Win	Vinicius Bereta	DFS 26	Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	16-3-0
2024-12-14	Loss	Kacper Muszyński	K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (Referee stoppage)	3	2:08	15-3-0
2024-10-11	Win	Călin Petrișor	DFS 24	Târgu Jiu, Romania	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	15-2-0
Defends the DFS Middleweight Championship and wins the ISKA World Super Welterweight Oriental Rules Championship.
2024-06-13	Win	Joey Klijenburg	K-1 Fighting Network Romania 2024	Galați, Romania	TKO (punches and knee)	1	2:37	14–2–0
2024-03-29	Win	Marian Lăpușneanu	DFS 22 - Middleweight Championship Tournament, Final	Baia Mare, Romania	TKO (three knockdowns)	1	1:13	13-2-0
Won the inaugural DFS Middleweight Championship.
2024-03-29	Win	Andrei Varga	DFS 22 - Middleweight Championship Tournament, Semi Finals	Baia Mare, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	12–2–0
2024-03-29	Win	Darius Argyo	DFS 22 - Middleweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals	Baia Mare, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	11-2-0
2023-12-15	Win	Călin Petrișor	DFS 21	Galați, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	10–2–0
2023-10-20	Loss	Bogdan Floriștean	Colosseum Tournament 40 - Featherweight Championship Tournament, Final	Baia Mare, Romania	TKO (three knockdowns)	1	2:19	9-2-0
For the Colosseum Tournament World Featherweight Championship.
2023-10-20	Win	Alfadel Alkasid	Colosseum Tournament 40 - Featherweight Championship Tournament, Semi Finals	Baia Mare, Romania	Ext. R Decision (split)	4	3:00	9–1–0
2023-05-05	Win	Daniel Dragomir	Colosseum Tournament 38	Brașov, Romania	TKO (referee stoppage)	5	2:52	8-1-0
Retained the Colosseum Tournament New Heroes Featherweight Championship.
2022-11-21	Win	Daniel Dragomir	Colosseum Tournament 37	Buzău, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00	7–1–0
Retained the Colosseum Tournament New Heroes Featherweight Championship.
2022-09-10	Win	Marko Dușinschi	Best of the Best 1	Brăila, Romania	KO (head kick)	1	2:12	6-1-0
2022-08-18	Win	Bogdan Floriștean	Colosseum Tournament 34 - Featherweight New Heroes Championship Tournament, Final	Brașov, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	5–1–0
Won the inaugural Colosseum Tournament New Heroes Featherweight Championship.
2022-08-18	Win	Alex Popescu	Colosseum Tournament 34 - Featherweight New Heroes Championship Tournament, Semi Finals	Brașov, Romania	Decision (majority)	3	3:00	4-1-0
2022-05-09	Win	Alex Popescu	Colosseum Tournament 31	Arad, Romania	TKO (three knockdowns)	2	1:35	3–1–0
2022-03-25	Loss	Bogdan Floriștean	Prometheus 2	Ploiești, Romania	Decision (majority)	3	3:00	2-1-0
2021-10-25	Win	Paul Cornea	Colosseum Tournament 28	Craiova, Romania	TKO (doctor stoppage)	3	0:22	2–0–0
2021-10-01	Win	Andrei Cofei	Urban Legend 11	Constanța, Romania	TKO (towel thrown)	1	1:40	1–0–0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of male kickboxers