Ray Sefo

Ray Sefo
Born (1971-02-15) 15 February 1971 (age 53)
Auckland, New Zealand
Other namesSugarfoot
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb)
DivisionLight Heavyweight
Cruiserweight
Heavyweight
Reach75 in (191 cm)
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofLas Vegas, Nevada, US
TeamXtreme Couture
Ray Sefo's Fight Academy
Years active1989–2012 (Kickboxing)
1989–2012 (Muay Thai)
1994–2001 (Boxing)
2005–2013 (MMA)
Professional boxing record
Total6
Wins5
By knockout4
Losses1
Kickboxing record
Total79
Wins56
By knockout38
Losses22
By knockout11
Draws1
Mixed martial arts record
Total4
Wins2
By knockout1
By submission1
Losses2
By knockout1
By submission1
Other information
Notable relativesAfioga 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.

  1. ^ "PFL executive Ray Sefo officially announces retirement from fighting". mmafighting.com. 4 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Kickboxing: Fighting among friends". The New Zealand Herald. 17 February 2006. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  3. ^ Jessup, Peter (8 October 2005). "Kickboxing: Sefo makes his presence felt". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Kickboxer Sefo battles bankruptcy". Sunday News. 13 December 2008. Archived from the original on 8 March 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  5. ^ "WSOF President Ray Sefo". MMAJunkie.com. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.