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Claudio Istrate
Born (1995-08-20) August 20, 1995 (age 29)
Dorohoi, Romania
Other namesGrizzly
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight109 kg (240 lb; 17.2 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
StyleKickboxing, Muay Thai
Fighting out ofItaly
TeamKombat Gym
Kickboxing record
Total88
Wins60
By knockout33
Losses24
Draws3
No contests1

Claudio Istrate (born August 20, 1995) is a Romanian-Italian kickboxer.

Career

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On April 25, 2014, Istrate challenged Jérôme Le Banner for his ISKA K-1 World Super heavyweight title. He lost the fight by second round knockout.[1]

On October 24, 2015, Istrate participated in the Venum Victory World Sries 95 kg elimination tournament in Panama. He defeated Lucas Alsina by unanimous decision in the semifinals and Rafael Da Souza by technical knockout in the third round to earn a place in the main VVWS tournament.[2] Istrate faced Igor Bugaenko in the semifinals of the main tournament happening on November 28, 2015. He lost by unanimous decision.[3]

On May 14, 2016, Istrate defeated Davide Longoni by decision at La Notte dei Campioni event.[4]

Istrate faced Bas Vorstenbosch in the quarterfinals round of the 2016 A1 World Combat Cup on November 5, 2016. He lost the fight by decision.[5]

Istrate faced Costin Mincu in the opening round of the 2019 Tatneft Cup +80 kg tournament, held on June 11, 2019. He won the fight by first round knockout.[6] Advancing to the tournament quarterfinals, Istrate faced Valeriy Bizyaev on July 19, 2019. He won the fight by decision after scoring a knockdown in the first round.[7]

On October 9, 2021, Istrate took part in a 4-man tournament at Road to ONE: Muay Thai Grand Prix. In the semifinals he defeated Jürgen Dolch by first-round knockout with a series of punches. In the final he lost to Rhys Brudenell by first-round knockout.[8]

On February 25, 2023, Istrate faced Niknam Haghparast at Mix Fight Events 52 as the quarterfinal of a Road to ONE tournament. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[9] The semifinals and final of the tournament were scheduled to take place at Evolution FIght on July 29, 2023. In the semifinals Istrate defeated Pavlos Kochliaridis by unanimous decision. In the final he faced Yuri Farcas who stopped him with low kicks in the first round.[10]

On September 10, 2023, Istrate took part in the revived K-1 World Grand Prix for the 30th anniversary of the K-1 promotion at K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～. In the quarterfinals he faced Mahmoud Sattari who he defeated by first round knockout.[11] In the semifinals he defeated Sina Karimian by unanimous decision in a foul riddled bout.[12] He reached the final of the tournament where he faced Liu Ce. He lost the fight by first round knockout due to low kicks.[13][14]

On June 29, 2024, Istrate took part in the K-1 World GP 2024 in Sarajevo for a chance to qualify for the 2024 K-1 World GP Final. In the quarterfinals he faced Nidal Bchiri, after three rounds the bout was judged a draw and an extension round was announced. Istrate as a protest to the result left the ring, leaving Bchiri the winner by default.[15]

Istrate was invited for a 2024 K-1 World GP Final qualifier bout against Sina Karimian at K-1 World GP 2024 in Osaka on October 5, 2024. The fight ended in the first round after Karimian was declared unable to continue following a blow to the back of the head.[16] After review the bout declared a no contest according to the rules. Istrate was up on points as he had scored a knockdown before the stoppage and was therefore picked as the qualified fighter for the upcoming K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final.[17]

Titles and accomplishments

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Fight record

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Kickboxing record
60 Wins (33 (T)KO's), 24 Losses, 3 Draws, 1 No Contest
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-12-14 South Korea Kwon Jangwon K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final, Quarterfinals Tokyo, Japan
2024-10-05 NC Iran Sina Karimian K-1 World GP 2024 in Osaka Osaka, Japan Doctor stoppage 1
Karimian unable to continue after a hit to the back of the head. Istrate was ahead on points at the time of the stoppage and qualified for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final.
2024-09-07 Loss Japan Daichi Henry Mikami Ganryujima Virtual Fight 2 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2024-06-29 Loss Morocco Nidal Bchiri K-1 World GP 2024 in Sarajevo, Quarterfinals Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina retirement (left the ring) 3 3:00
2023-09-10 Loss China Liu Ce K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～, Tournament Final Yokohama, Japan KO (Low kicks) 1 0:45
For the 2023 K-1 30th Anniversary Openweight Grand Prix title.
2023-09-10 Win Iran Sina Karimian K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～, Tournament Semifinals Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2023-09-10 Win Iran Mahmoud Sattari K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～, Tournament Quarterfinals Yokohama, Japan KO (Right hook) 1 2:19
2023-07-29 Loss Romania Yuri Farcas Evolution Fight - Road to ONE Tournament, Final Rosolini, Italy KO (Low kicks) 1
2023-07-29 Win Greece Pavlos Kochliaridis Evolution Fight - Road to ONE Tournament, Semifinals Rosolini, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2023-02-25 Win Iran Niknam Haghparast Mix Fight Events 52 - Road to ONE Tournament, Quarterfinals Yerevan, Armenia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2023-02-18 Loss Portugal Bruno Suzano Senshi 15 Varna, Bulgaria Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-10-09 Loss United Kingdom Rhys Brudenell Road to ONE: Muay Thai Grand Prix, Tournament Final London, England TKO (Punches) 1 2:40
2021-10-09 Win Germany Jürgen Dolch Road to ONE: Muay Thai Grand Prix, Tournament Semifinals London, England KO (Punches) 1 0:22
2020-08-28 Loss Czech Republic Tomáš Hron Yangames Fight Night Prague, Czech Republic KO 2
2019-12-07 Draw Moldova Maxim Bolotov FEA Kickboxing WGP Chişinau, Moldova Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
2019-10-04 Loss Belarus Petr Romankevich 2019 Tatneft Cup, +80 kg Tournament Semifinals Kazan, Russia KO (Low kicks) 2 1:39
2019-08-22 Loss Netherlands Fabio Kwasi OSS Fighters 04 Mamaia, Romania TKO (retirement/hand injury) 2 0:43
2019-07-19 Win Russia Valeriy Bizyaev 2019 Tatneft Cup, +80 kg Tournament Quarterfinals Kazan, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-06-06 Win Romania Ionuț Iancu Dynamite Fighting Show 4 Cluj-Napoca, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-04-26 Win Romania Costin Mincu Tatneft Cup, +80 kg Tournament Opening Round Kazan, Russia KO (Punches) 1 1:50
2018-11-10 Win United Kingdom Kazadi Mwamba Iron Fighter XX Pordenone, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins the vacant ISKA K-1 European Heavyweight (-100 kg) title.
2018-10-19 Loss Romania Marius Munteanu Dynamite Fighting Show 2 Piatra Neamț, Romania Disqualification 3 1:57
2018-10-06 Loss Slovenia Miran Fabjan FEA Kickboxing WGP Chişinau, Moldova Decision (Unanimous 3 3:00
2018-03-24 Loss Czech Republic Michal Reissinger Night of Warriors Liberec, Czech Republic TKO (retirement/broken hand) 1 3:00
2017-10-27 Loss Belarus Petr Romankevich Tatneft Cup Semifinals Kazan, Russia Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
2017-07-27 Loss Germany Mohammad Namivandi Yangames Prague, Czech Republic Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
2017-05-27 Win Czech Republic David Vinš Night of Warriors Liberec, Czech Republic KO (Punches) 1
2017-04-08 Win Serbia Milan Dasić Strong Hill Fight Night 2 Italy TKO 1
2016-11-05 Loss Netherlands Bas Vorstenbosch A1 World Combat Cup, Quarterfinals Wuppertal, Germany Decision 3 3:00
2016-09-24 Win Netherlands Dennis Stolzenbach Germany Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-07-23 Draw Serbia Bojdan Dzepina East Invasion 2 Trieste, Italy Decision
2016-05-14 Win Italy Davide Longoni La Notte dei Campioni Seregno, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-02-21 Win Slovenia Marko Bohorč Iron Fighter Fiume Veneto, Italy KO (Punches) 2
2016-01-30 Loss Italy Rafaelle Vitale Thai Boxing Mania 2016 Torino, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2015-11-28 Loss Belarus Igor Bugaenko Venum Victory World Series - Rhino Series 95 kg Tournament, Semifinals Levallois Perret, France Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-10-24 Win Brazil Rafael Da Souza Venum Victory World Series - Qualifying Tournament, Final Panama City, Panama TKO 3
Qualifies for the Victory World Series Final Tournamaent.
2015-10-24 Win Argentina Lucas Alsina Venum Victory World Series - Qualifying Tournament, Semifinals Panama City, Panama Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-10-02 Win Italy Gianfranco Bianchi SuperKombat Final Elimination Milan, Italy Decision 3 3:00
2015-08-04 Loss Ukraine Roman Kryklia Tatneft Cup 2015 Semifinal Kazan, Russia TKO (3 Knockdowns) 1 1:57
2015-04-25 Loss France Jérôme Le Banner Final Fight 2 Évreux, France KO (left knee to the body) 2 0:53
For the ISKA K-1 World Super Heavyweight (+100kg) title.
2015-03-28 Win Italy Andrea Eolini Fight Clubbing Lecce, Italy TKO 1
2015-01-24 Loss Russia Mikhail Tyuterev Tatneft Cup 2015 1/8 final Kazan, Russia Points 3 3:00
2014-10-25 Draw Italy Andrea Eolini Fight Clubbing Pescara, Italy Decision 3 3:00
2014-05-24 Win Italy Ivan Dailji Gorizia Fight Night 2 Italy KO 1
2014-05-10 Win Italy Alessandro Lamonica La Notte dei Campioni Italy KO 1
2013-07-13 Loss Italy Giorgio Galasso Best of the Best 11 Jesolo, Italy TKO (Doctor stoppage) 3
2013-05-17 Loss France Yassine Ahaggan Impacts Fight Night 3 Bordeaux, France Decision 3 3:00
2012-11-17 Win Italy Francesco Demontis Mondiale 2012 Iron Fighter Pordenone, Italy Decision
Wins the Italian National Muay Thai (-85kg) title.
2012-10-20 Loss Switzerland Joel Ritschard Roschtigrabe Derby Uetendorf, Switzerland Decision
2011-11-26 Win Moldova Veaceslav Frasineac Iron Fighter Zoppola, Italy Decision 3 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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