# Karim Ghajji

Karim Ghajji (born January 16, 1981), is a French-Moroccan kickboxer and B-boy. He is a former Glory Welterweight Championship challenger.
Combat Press ranked him in the welterweight top ten between September 2014 and April 2018.

## Biography and career

Karim Ghajji is a French boxer of Moroccan descent; he resides in Meaux, France, and is part of Fantastik Armada. It is one of the fighters of 2009 and 2010.
Karim began karate at the age of 12 and in parallel, he has learned breakdance with his classmates, because at the time it was fashionable. Gradually, the two disciplines have become important in his life. His trainer is Abel El Quandili.
Turned pro in kickboxing since 3 years, he is now captain of France in the same discipline.
In 2010 he made a great tournament in Dijon at the UKC France MAX and reached the final. He won K1 Pro French title, K1 W.P.M.F European title and F-1 World Max Tournament. On 4 September, he won SportAccord Combat Games gold medal.
He defeated Dmitry Valent via decision at Nuit des Champions in Marseilles on November 24, 2012.
On December 15, 2012, he defeated Luis Reis and Jeremy Ragazzagi, respectively, on points to win the WKN 75 kg Full Contact European Grand Prix at Full Night 6 in Agde, France.
Ghajji caused a major upset by winning the 72.5 kg Muay Thai tournament at La Nuit des Titans in Tours, France on February 2, 2013. In the semi-finals, he had his rubber match with Yohan Lidon and won on points after a close fight. Then, in the final, he knocked out the much-fancied Eakpracha Meenayotin in the first round with a combination of a high kick, straight left, knee and a huge right hand.
Ghajji KO'd Darko Delic at Explosion Fight Night 7 in Châteauroux, France on March 16, 2013.
He made his debut with major kickboxing promotion Glory against Nieky Holzken at Glory 6: Istanbul in Istanbul Turkey on April 6, 2013, losing via TKO due to a cut in an extension round.
Ghajji defeated Yuri Bessmertny via unanimous decision at Time Fight 3 in Tours, France on June 15, 2013.
He was TKO'd by Joseph Valtellini late in round three at Glory 11: Chicago - Heavyweight Championship Tournament in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States on October 12, 2013.
He lost to Alexander Stetsurenko by unanimous decision in the Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament reserve match in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 2013.
He defended his ISKA title during Final Fight 2, when he defeated Ruben Garcia Gonzales by decision.
Ghajji took part in the 2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament. He won a majority decision against Yoann Kongolo in the semi-finals, but lost a unanimous decision to Murthel Groenhart in the finals.
In his next fight, Ghajji fought Mustapha Haida for the inaugural Bellator Kickboxing Welterweight Championship. Karim won by a split decision. He lost the title in his first title defense against Zoltan Laszak by a split decision. The two met again a year later, and Ghajji recaptured the title by a split decision. Ghajji once again failed to defend the Bellator title, as he lost to Raymond Daniels by a first round TKO during Bellator KB 7.
Ghajji defended the ISKA belt two additional times, against Enrico Carrara and Giannis Boukis, to bring his total tally of ISKA title defenses up to 15.
In December 2020, Ghajji was scheduled to fight Cédric Doumbé for the Glory Welterweight Championship, as a late notice replacement for Murthel Groenhart. He lost the title fight by a third round TKO.
Ghajji faced Jordan Zebo in a MMA bout on May 20, 2022, at Ares FC 6. He lost by the way of unanimous decision.
Ghajji faced Ammari Diedrick on January 20, 2023, at Ares FC 11, losing by the way of split decision.

## Titles and achievements
### Professional

* World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
** 2024 WAKO Pro Low Kick World Super-middleweight (78.1 kg) Champion
* International Sport Karate Association
** 2019 I.S.K.A. Oriental Rules World Champion (-78 kg) (6 title defences)
** 2019 I.S.K.A. Oriental Rules World Champion (-78 kg) (5 title defences)
** 2018 I.S.K.A. Oriental Rules World Champion (-78 kg) (4 title defences)
** 2014 I.S.K.A. Oriental Rules World Champion (-78 kg) (3 title defences)
** 2012 I.S.K.A. Oriental Rules World Champion (-75 kg) (4 title defences)
* Bellator Kickboxing
** 2016 Bellator Kickboxing Welterweight Championship (Two time)
* Glory
** 2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament Runner-up
* La Nuit des Titans
** 2013 La Nuit des Titans Tournament champion (-72.5 kg)
** 2011 La Nuit des Titans 4 Men K-1 Rules Tournament Champion (-73 kg)
* World Kickboxing Network
** 2012 WKN Full Contact European Grand Prix champion (-75 kg)
* Boxe in Défi
** 2012 "boxe in défi" tournament champion belt (-76 kg)
* Nuit des Champions
** 2011 "Nuit des Champions" Full Contact belt (-76 kg)
* Urban Boxing United
** 2011 "Urban Boxing United 2" Super Fight belt
* ProFight Karate
** 2010 ProFight Karate Middleweight Tournament Champion
* F-1
** 2010 F-1 World Max Tournament Champion (-74 kg)
* World Professional Muaythai Federation
** 2010 K1 W.P.M.F. European Champion (-72.5 kg)
* Fédération Française de Sports de Contacts et Disciplines Associées
** 2010 FFSCDA K1 Pro French Champion (-72 kg)
** 2009 FFSCDA A-Class French Kickboxing Champion (-74 kg)
* UKC
** 2010 UKC France MAX Tournament Runner-up (-70 kg)
* Others
** 2009 Sanda (Chinese Kickboxing) French Champion
* FFKB
** 2008 FFKB A-Class French Kickboxing Vice Champion (-74 kg)

### Amateur

** 2010 SportAccord World Combat Games Kick-Boxing - Low-Kick Champion (-75 kg)
** 2009 WAKO World Kick-Boxing Championships, Villach Austria (-75 kg)
** 4 times Karate-Contact French Champion
** 4 times winner of the Karate-Contact France Cup

## Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown :
| 7 matches | 3 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 0 | 1 |
| By submission | 3 | 0 |
| By decision | 0 | 3 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 3–4 | Raphael Ngoma | Submission (armbar) | Fight And Furious in Octogon | 27 January 2024 | 1 | 2:21 | Longeville-lès-Metz, France | Won the vacant FAF Welterweight Championship. |
| Loss | 2–4 | Ammari Diedrick | Decision (split) | Ares FC 11 | 20 January 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Paris, France | |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jordan Zébo | Decision (unanimous) | Ares FC 6 | 20 May 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Paris, France | |
| Loss | 2–2 | Marek Jakimowicz | TKO (punches and elbows) | Ares FC 4 | 10 March 2022 | 1 | 4:43 | Paris, France | |
| Win | 2–1 | Wallace Felipe | Submission (rear-naked choke) | MMA Grand Prix 1 | 8 October 2020 | 2 | 3:59 | Vitry-sur-Seine, France | |
| Win | 1–1 | Laïd Zerhouni | Submission (triangle choke) | Octogone: 2nd Edition | 26 May 2018 | 1 | 2:29 | Marseille, France | |
| Loss | 0–1 | Manuel Vincent-Sully | Decision (Unanimous) | 100% Fight: Contenders 8 | 2 October 2010 | 2 | 5:00 | Paris, France |

## Kickboxing record

Professional Kickboxing Record :
| 104 Wins (53 (T)KO's), 18 Losses, 1 Draw ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time |
| 2024-09-07 | Win | Alex Fernandez | Boxing Event | El Jadida, Morocco | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| Wins the vacant WAKO Pro Low Kick World Super-middleweight (78,1 kg) title. ||||||||
| 2023-09-09 | Loss | Nikola Todorović | Glory 88 | Paris, France | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2020-12-19 | Loss | Cédric Doumbé | Glory 76: Rotterdam | Rotterdam, Netherlands | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 1:30 |
| For the Glory Welterweight Championship. ||||||||
| 2019-12-12 | Win | Giannis Boukis | Triumph Fighting Tour III | Paris, France | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| Defends ISKA K1 Rules World title (-78 kg). ||||||||
| 2019-11-09 | Win | Kristos Cacaj | Meaux Fight 8 | Meaux, France | TKO (corner stoppage) | 2 | 3:00 |
| 2019-06-13 | Win | Jordi Fernandez | Triumph Fighting Tour II | Paris, France | KO (Low kick) | 4 | 2:44 |
| 2019-02-16 | Win | Alcorac Caballero | K1 Event 12 | Troyes, France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2018-12-01 | Loss | Yuri Bessmertny | Bellator Kickboxing 11 | Italy | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2018-09-22 | Win | Enrico Carrara | Le Trophée Des Etoiles | Aix En Provence, France | KO (Low kick) | 3 | 3:00 |
| Defends ISKA K1 Rules World title (-78 kg). ||||||||
| 2018-05-05 | Loss | Diogo Calado | Capital Fights 3 | France | Extra Round Decision | 4 | 3:00 |
| 2017-09-23 | Loss | Raymond Daniels | Bellator Kickboxing 7 | San Jose, California, USA | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 3:00 |
| Lost Bellator Kickboxing Welterweight Championship. ||||||||
| 2017-04-14 | Win | Zoltan Laszak | Bellator Kickboxing 6 | Budapest, Hungary | Decision (Split) | 5 | 3:00 |
| Wins Bellator Kickboxing Welterweight Championship. ||||||||
| 2016-12-10 | Win | Luca Novello | Bellator Kickboxing 4 | Florence, Italy | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2016-09-17 | Loss | Zoltan Laszak | Bellator Kickboxing 3 | Budapest, Hungary | Decision (Split) | 5 | 3:00 |
| Lost Bellator Kickboxing Welterweight Championship. ||||||||
| 2016-04-16 | Win | Mustapha Haida | Bellator Kickboxing 1 | Torino, Italy | Decision (Split) | 5 | 3:00 |
| Wins the Inaugural Bellator Kickboxing Welterweight Championship. ||||||||
| 2015-11-06 | Loss | Murthel Groenhart | Glory 25: Milan - Welterweight Contender Tournament, Final | Monza, Italy | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| For the Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament. ||||||||
| 2015-11-06 | Win | Yoann Kongolo | Glory 25: Milan - Welterweight Contender Tournament, Semi-finals | Monza, Italy | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2015-04-25 | Win | Ruben Garcia Gonzales | Final Fight 2 | Évreux, France | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| Defends ISKA Oriental Rules World title (-78 kg). ||||||||
| 2015-04-11 | Win | Fabio Siciliani | Oktagon 2015: 20 Years Edition | Milan, Italy | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2015-03-14 | Win | Kevin Ward | Duel des maitres II | Villepinte, France | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| Defends ISKA Oriental Rules World title (-78 kg). ||||||||
| 2014-12-13 | Win | Alexander Stetsurenko | Victory | Paris, France | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2014-30-05 | Win | Mustapha Haïda | Final Fight I | Le Havre, France | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| Defends ISKA World title ||||||||
| 2014-22-03 | Win | Dan Balsemao | Meaux Fight 3 | Paris, France | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| Defends ISKA K1 Rules World title (-75 kg). ||||||||
| 2014-02-01 | Win | Nigel Thomas | Explosion Fight Night 9 | Châteauroux, France | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| Defends ISKA K1 Rules World title (-75 kg). ||||||||
| 2013-12-21 | Loss | Alexander Stetsurenko | Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament, Reserve Match | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2013-11-16 | Win | Alex Schmitt | Explosion Fight Night 8 | France | TKO | 5 | |
| Defends ISKA K1 Rules World title (-75 kg). ||||||||
| 2013-10-12 | Loss | Joseph Valtellini | Glory 11: Chicago - Heavyweight World Championship Tournament | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA | TKO (punches and right high kick) | 3 | 2:53 |
| 2013-06-15 | Win | Yuri Bessmertny | Time Fight 3 | Tours, France | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2013-04-06 | Loss | Nieky Holzken | Glory 6: Istanbul | Istanbul, Turkey | TKO (cut) | 4 | |
| 2013-03-16 | Win | Darko Delic | Explosion Fight Night 7 | Châteauroux, France | KO | 1 | |
| Defends ISKA K1 Rules World title (-75 kg). ||||||||
| 2013-02-02 | Win | Eakpracha Meenayotin | La Nuit des Titans, Final | Tours, France | KO (left knee and right overhand) | 1 | |
| Wins La Nuit des Titans Tournament title (-72.5 kg). ||||||||
| 2013-02-02 | Win | Yohan Lidon | La Nuit des Titans, Semi-finals | Tours, France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2012-12-15 | Win | Jeremy Ragazzagi | Full Night 6, Final | Agde, France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| Wins the 2012 WKN 75kg Full Contact European Grand Prix title. ||||||||
| 2012-12-15 | Win | Luis Reis | Full Night 6, Semi-finals | Agde, France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2012-11-24 | Win | Dmitry Valent | Nuit des Champions | Marseilles, France | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 2012-06-09 | Win | Patrik Kontraszti | Gala du Phenix Muaythai 4 | Trets, France | KO | 3 | |
| Defends ISKA K1 Rules World title (-75 kg). ||||||||
| 2012-04-28 | Loss | Naruepol Fairtex | Boxe Thai et K1 Rules à Bagnolet | Paris, France | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 2012-04-07 | Win | Francisco Matos | Explosion Fight Night Volume 05 | Châteauroux, France | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| Wins ISKA K1 Rules World title (-75 kg). ||||||||
| 2012-03-17 | Win | Yannick Tamas | Boxe in défi XIII, Tournament, Final | Muret, France | Decision | 4 | 2:00 |
| Wins Boxe in défi XIII, Tournament belt (-76 kg). ||||||||
| 2012-03-17 | Win | Stevan Živković | Boxe in défi XIII, Tournament, Semi-final | Muret, France | Decision | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2011-11-12 | Win | Sebastien Pace | La 18ème Nuit des Champions | Marseille, France | Decision | 7 | 2:00 |
| Wins "Nuit des Champions" Full Contact belt -76 kg. ||||||||
| 2011-10-01 | Win | Karim Benmansour | F-1 World MAX 2011 | Meyreuil, France | Decision | | |
| 2011-07-17 | Loss | Yodsanklai Fairtex | Thai Fight Extreme | Hong Kong, China | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2011-05-07 | Win | Karim Benmansour | Urban Boxing United 2 | Marseilles, France | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| Wins "Urban Boxing United 2" Super Fight belt. ||||||||
| 2011-02-12 | Win | Sébastien Billard | La Nuit des Titans, Tournament, Final | Tours, France | TKO (corner stoppage) | 3 | |
| Wins La Nuit des Titans 4 Men K-1 Rules Tournament (-73 kg). ||||||||
| 2011-02-12 | Win | Tuncay Aydın | La Nuit des Titans, Tournament, Semi-final | Tours, France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2010-11-27 | Win | Chamil Batchaev | ProFight Karate Middleweight Tournament, Final | Toulon, France | Decision | | |
| Wins ProFight Karate Middleweight Tournament. ||||||||
| 2010-11-27 | Win | Hamza Ridène | ProFight Karate Middleweight Tournament, Semi-final | Toulon, France | Decision | | |
| 2010-09-25 | Win | Yohan Lidon | F-1 World MAX 2010, Final | Meyreuil, France | Decision | 3 | 2:00 |
| Wins F-1 World MAX Tournament title (-74 kg). ||||||||
| 2010-09-25 | Win | Samir Dourid | F-1 World MAX 2010, Semi-final | Meyreuil, France | TKO | 2 | |
| 2010-09-04 | Win | Alpay Kır | SportAccord World Combat Games, Final -75 kg | Beijing, China | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 2:00 |
| Wins SportAccord Combat Games Kick-Boxing - Low-Kick 75kg gold medal. ||||||||
| 2010-09-03 | Win | Kanan Sadikhov | SportAccord World Combat Games, Semi-finals -75 kg | Beijing, China | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2010-06-19 | Win | Yassin Baitar | Explosion Fight Night Volume 01 | Brest, France | KO | 5 | |
| Wins K1 W.P.M.F European title (-72.500 kg). ||||||||
| 2010-04-30 | Win | Mehdi Baghdad | Urban Boxing United | Marseilles, France | TKO (cut) | 3 | |
| Wins K1 Pro French title (-75 kg). ||||||||
| 2010-02-06 | Loss | Abdallah Mabel | UKC France MAX, Final | Dijon, France | KO (right flying knee) | 2 | |
| Fight was for UKC France MAX Tournament title (-70 kg). ||||||||
| 2010-02-06 | Win | Marat Grigorian | UKC France MAX, Semi-final | Dijon, France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2010-02-06 | Win | Jakub Gazdík | UKC France MAX, Quarter-final | Dijon, France | KO | 1 | |
| 2009-12-12 | Win | Sebastien Pace | Full Night III | Agde, France | KO | 7 | |
| 2009-11-21 | Win | Marco Silva | Portugal vs France | Algarve, Portugal | KO | 3 | |
| 2009-09-26 | Loss | Yohan Lidon | F-1 World MAX 2009, Semi-final | Meyreuil, France | Decision | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2009-05-30 | Win | Arton Berisha | France vs Germany | Strasbourg, France | KO | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2009-04-25 | Win | Benjamin Gerbet | French Kickboxing Championships A-Class Elite, Final | Paris, France | Decision | 5 | 2:00 |
| Wins French Kickboxing Championships 2009 A-Class Elite title (-74 kg). ||||||||
| 2008-12-06 | Draw | Sebastien Pace | Full Night II | Agde, France | Decision draw | 7 | 2:00 |
| 2008-06-07 | Win | Bakari Tounkara | Le Choc des Boxes | Paris, France | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 |
| 2008-04-17 | Loss | Bakari Tounkara | French Kickboxing Championships FFKB A-Class, Final | Paris, France | Decision | 5 | 2:00 |
| Fight was for French Kickboxing Championships 2008 A-Class (74 kg). ||||||||
| 2008-03-08 | Win | Mustapha Hamiche | French Kickboxing Championships FFKB A-Class, Semi-final | Paris, France | Decision | | |
| 2008 | Win | Thomas Diagne | French Kickboxing Championships FFKB A-Class, Final 8 | Paris, France | Decision | 4 | |
| 2007-12-08 | Win | Jordan Gomez | Full Night I | Agde, France | TKO (broken jaw) | 2 | |
Amateur kickboxing record :
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time |
| 2014-10-23 | Loss | Khasan Khaliev | W.A.K.O European Championships 2014, Low-Kick Semi-finals -75 kg | Bilbao, Spain | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2014-10-21 | Win | Jerzy Wronski | W.A.K.O European Championships 2014, Low-Kick First Round -75 kg | Bilbao, Spain | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2010-09- | Win | Alpay Kır | 2010 World Combat Games Kickboxing Low-Kick (-75 kg), Final | Beijing, China | Decision | 3 | 2:00 |
| Wins 2010 World Combat Games Kickboxing Low-Kick (-75 kg) Gold Medal. ||||||||
| 2009-10-25 | Loss | Alpay Kır | World KickBoxing Championship WAKO | Villach, Austria | Decision (2-1) | 3 | 2:00 |
| Wins WAKO World KickBoxing Championships 2009 silver medal (-75 kg). ||||||||
| 2009-10-23 | Win | Kanan Sadikhov | World KickBoxing Championship WAKO, Semi-final | Villach, Austria | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2009-10-23 | Win | Kumar Jaliev | World KickBoxing Championship WAKO, Quarter-final | Villach, Austria | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2009-10-21 | Win | Pinherio Leonardo | World KickBoxing Championship WAKO, Final 8 | Villach, Austria | KO | 1 | 2:00 |
| 2008-11-26 | Loss | Luka Simic | European Kickboxing Championships, Final 8 | Guimarães, Portugal | Decision | | |