Sergej Braun
Born (1989-07-17) July 17, 1989
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
Total57
Wins43
By knockout27
Losses14
By knockout6
Last updated on: June 4, 2022

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

Mix Fight

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

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

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]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

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

  • International Federation of Karate
    • 2013 IFK World Open Middleweight (-80 kg) 3rd place[44]
  • Kyokushin Union (IKO Kyokushinkaikan Rengokai)
    • 2015 Rengokai World Cup -80 kg 3rd place[45]
  • WKO Shinkyokushinkai
    • 3x Shinkyokushin Dutch Open Middleweight Winner (2013,[46] 2014,[47] 2015[48])
    • 2014 Shinkyokushin West European Championship Diamond Cup Middleweight Winner[49]
    • 2016 Shinkyokushin West European Championship Diamond Cup Middleweight 3rd place[50]

Professional kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
44 Wins (28 (T)KO's), 14 Losses, 0 Draws
Date Result OpponentEventLocation MethodRoundTime
2023-08-19LossGhana Michael BoapeahGlory 87Rotterdam, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2023-02-11LossTurkey Serkan OzcaglayanGlory 83Essen, GermanyKO (Left hook)22:40
2022-10-29WinTurkey Baris TurkmenBattle Of Barock 2Fulda, GermanyTKO (Punches)22:07
Defended the WAKO-Pro World Light Heavyweight (-81.4 kg) K-1 title.
2022-10-08WinGhana Michael BoapeahGlory: Collision 4Arnhem, NetherlandsDecision (Majority)33:00
2022-06-04WinGermany Daniel KrostPrestige Championship 2Heilbronn, GermanyDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2022-04-30LossNetherlands Chico KwasiSuper Cup Kickboxing 2Erzhausen, GermanyDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2022-02-26WinSerbia Nikola TodorovicSENSHI 11Varna, BulgariaDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2021-12-03WinFrance Assane BafetaSENSHI 10Varna, BulgariaKO (Left hook)2
2021-07-10WinFrance Samuel DbiliSENSHI 9Varna, BulgariaDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2021-02-27WinSerbia Aleksander MenkovićSENSHI 7Varna, BulgariaKO (Head kick)3
Won the WAKO-Pro World Light Heavyweight (-81.4 kg) K-1 title.
2020-08-21WinRomania Daniel ManoleSENSHI 6Varna, BulgariaKO (Spinning back kick)10:40
2020-02-01WinSuriname Guillermo BloklandBattle Of BarockFulda, GermanyDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2019-12-07WinCameroon Brice KombouMix Fight Championship 27, -77 kg Tournament FinalsFrankfurt, GermanyKO (Head kick)31:41
Won the Mix Fight -77 kg Tournament title.
2019-12-07WinPoland Lukasz PlaweckiMix Fight Championship 27, -77 kg Tournament SemifinalsFrankfurt, GermanyKO (Head kick)31:41
2019-10-26WinTurkey Mustafa GencCWS Fight Night 5Neu-Ulm, GermanyDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2019-06-22LossPortugal Juri De SousaMix Fight Championship 26Kassel, GermanyDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2019-05-11WinCroatia Stipe MrsicFightarena 5Heilbronn, GermanyTKO (Punches)1
2019-04-20WinJapan Akira UmemuraSenshi 2Varna, BulgariaDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2019-02-23WinSlovenia Hamza SivroSuper Cup KickboxingErzhausen, GermanyTKO (Punches)22:59
Won the AFSO Super Light Heavyweight -82 kg title.
2018-12-01LossBosnia and Herzegovina Arian SadikovićMix Fight Championship 25PolandDecision (Split)33:00
2018-04-21LossAlbania Shkodran VeseliEnfusion 64Dillingen, GermanyTKO13:00
2018-03-09LossFrance Yohan LidonDSF Kickboxing Challenge 13PolandKO (Front Kick to the Body)2
2017-12-02WinPoland Bartosz ZajacMix Fight Championship 23Frankfurt, GermanyDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2017-10-07WinGermany Ramon KublerEnfusion Live 54Ludwigsburg, GermanyDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2017-05-06LossSuriname Regian EerselMix Fight Gala 21, -78.5 kg Tournament FinalsHeilbronn, GermanyKO (Liver shot)1
For the Mix Fight -78.5 kg Tournament title.
2017-05-06WinIran Akam TaragehMix Fight Gala 21, -78.5 kg Tournament SemifinalsHeilbronn, GermanyDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2016-12-03WinSwitzerland Philipp HafeliWu Lin Feng 2016: WLF x Mix Fight Gala 20 - China vs EuropeChinaTKO2
2016-10-16LossRussia Islam BeibatyrovACB KB 8: Only The BravesHoofddorp, NetherlandsKO (Punch)3
2016-09-17WinGermany Alexander SchmittIt's Fight Time 3Darmstadt, GermanyKO (Spinning heel kick)3
2016-06-13LossUkraine Volodymyr ArtemenkoWelcome to the EastErfurt, GermanyDecision (Split)33:00
2016-04-28LossRussia Alim OzhevTatneft Cup, -80 kg TournamentKazan, RussiaDecision33:00
2015-10-16WinRomania Dorin StanACB KB 3: Grand Prix FinalSibiu, RomaniaDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2015-06-05WinGreece Alexandros ChatzichronoglouMix Fight GalaFulda, GermanyDecision33:00
2015-04-29LossRussia Timur AylyarovTatneft Cup, -80 kg Tournament Quarter FinalKazan, RussiaDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2015-03-21LossTurkey Ertugrul BayrakNight of the Champions 3Frankfurt, GermanyDecision33:00
2015-02-21WinCzech Republic Matous KohoutTatneft Cup, -80 kg Tournament Opening RoundKazan, RussiaKO (Liver shot)21:09
2014-10-04LossSuriname Darryl SichtmanMix Fight Gala XVIFulda, GermanyKO
2014-04-07WinTurkey Taylan YesilApache Fight NightAschaffenburg, GermanyDecision (Unanimous)53:00
Defended the WKU World Middleweight -85 kg K-1 title.
2014-03-17WinTurkey Ertugrul BayrakNight of the ChampionsFulda, GermanyTKO (Injury)23:00
Won the WFMC -84.6 kg title.
2013-10-01WinGermany Lorand SachsApache Fight NightFulda, GermanyKO (Head kick)2
Won the WKU World Middleweight -85 kg K-1 title.
2013-06-07WinGermany Daniel DörrerSteko Fight NightMunchen, GermanyDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2013-03-09WinGermany Denis LiebauApache Fight NightFrankfurt, GermanyKO (Spinning back kick)1
Won the WKU European Middleweight -85 kg K-1 title.
2012-10-06WinIran Mohammad Reza FarohiFight FactoryWaldkirch, GermanyKO (Head kick)21:30
Won the WKF -81 kg title.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References

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