Ray Sefo | |
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Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 15 February 1971
Other names | Sugarfoot |
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb) |
Division | Light Heavyweight Cruiserweight Heavyweight |
Reach | 75 in (191 cm) |
Style | Kickboxing |
Stance | Orthodox |
Fighting out of | Las Vegas, Nevada, US |
Team | Xtreme Couture Ray Sefo's Fight Academy |
Years active | 1989–2012 (Kickboxing) 1989–2012 (Muay Thai) 1994–2001 (Boxing) 2005–2013 (MMA) |
Professional boxing record | |
Total | 6 |
Wins | 5 |
By knockout | 4 |
Losses | 1 |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 79 |
Wins | 56 |
By knockout | 38 |
Losses | 22 |
By knockout | 11 |
Draws | 1 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 4 |
Wins | 2 |
By knockout | 1 |
By submission | 1 |
Losses | 2 |
By knockout | 1 |
By submission | 1 |
Other information | |
Notable relatives | Afioga Valelia Sefo “mother”, Ioane Leilua Sefo “father”, Rony Sefo, brother Selestina Brown Soifua “sister”, Antz Nansen, cousin Baby Nansen, cousin |
Boxing record from BoxRec | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Last updated on: 11 May 2011 |
Ray Sefo (born 15 February 1971) is a New Zealand fight promoter and retired[1] kickboxer, boxer, and mixed martial artist.[2][3] He was the K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Runner-up, is a six-time Muay Thai World Champion,[4] and was an eight time K-1 World Grand Prix Finals tournament participant. He is the president of MMA promotion Professional Fighters League.[5] In kickboxing, he defeated world champions Jerome Le Banner, Peter Aerts, Stefan Leko, Mike Bernardo, and Mark Hunt. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight kickboxers to have never won the K-1 World Grand Prix. As mixed martial artist, he most notably competed in the now defunct Strikeforce in 2009 and 2011.