# Alexandru Lungu (fighter)

Alexandru Lungu (born 3 September 1974) is a Romanian professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and judoka. Lungu has most recently competed in the Super Heavyweight division of MMA. A professional competitor since 2005, Lungu has formerly competed for the PRIDE Fighting Championships, Cage Rage, and K-1, for both MMA and professional kickboxing.

## Judo career

A successful judoka, Lungu won several judo tournaments across Europe, including the Romanian Cup in 2004 and the International Tournament Monaco in 2005. Lungu competed in judo from 1991 until 2005.
He competed for Romania at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

## Mixed martial arts career
### PRIDE Fighting Championships

Lungu made his professional MMA debut on 23 October 2005 at PRIDE 30 against James Thompson, in a Super Heavyweight bout, Lungu weighed in at 368 lbs. and knocked Thompson down in the early seconds of round one, but seemed to fatigue upon standing up and lost via TKO at 2:13 of the first round.

### Cage Rage

Lungu picked up a win in his next fight a year later on 30 September 2006 at Cage Rage 18 against Mark Buchanan via submission (kimura) in the first round.

### Independent promotions

Lungu returned to Romania to continue competing and has compiled a record of 9-2 since PRIDE and Cage Rage.
Lungu defeated Mighty Mo via knockout in the first round on 15 December 2014 in an Open Weight bout.
Lungu is next scheduled to face Jeff Monson on 15 June 2015 at RXF 18.

### Kickboxing career

Lungu made his professional kickboxing debut for SUPERKOMBAT on 15 October 2011, against Bob Sapp. Lungu won via knockout in the first round and has since compiled a professional kickboxing record of 4-1 for the promotion, most recently picking up a win over Mike Bourke on 21 December 2013 via first round knockout.

## Championships and accomplishments
### Kickboxing

* SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship
** 2011 SUPERKOMBAT Fight of the Year (vs. Bob Sapp)

## Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record :
| 15 wins (11 KOs), 2 losses, 0 draws ||||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | Record | Notes |
| 14 Dec 2021 | Win | Vincent Liebregts | Colosseum Tournament 29 | Arad, Romania | TKO (three knockdowns) | 2 | 2:55 | 15–2 | |
| 20 Sep 2021 | Win | Adnan Alić | Colosseum Tournament 27 | Oradea, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 14–2 | |
| 31 May 2021 | Win | Franco De Martiis | Colosseum Tournament 25 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 13–2 | |
| 25 Sep 2020 | Win | Tamás Hajdu | Colosseum Tournament 19 | Debrecen, Hungary | TKO (referee stoppage) | 1 | 1:43 | 12–2 | |
| 22 Sep 2019 | Win | Satisch Jhamai | Colosseum Tournament 15 | Oradea, Romania | KO (punches flurry) | 2 | 2:25 | 11–2 | |
| 9 May 2019 | Win | Zoltán Enyedi | Colosseum Tournament 12 | Arad, Romania | KO (left hook) | 2 | 0:20 | 10–2 | |
| 10 Dec 2018 | Win | Fredi Gonzales | KO Masters 1 | Bucharest, Romania | TKO (referee stoppage) | 1 | 1:30 | 9–2 | |
| 29 Jun 2017 | Loss | Yassine Boughanem | Best of Siam 11 | Paris, France | KO (strikes) | 1 | | 8-2 | |
| 21 December 2013 | Win | Mike Bourke | SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final | Galați, Romania | KO (strikes) | 1 | 1:25 | 8-1 | |
| 6 April 2013 | Loss | Jason Dutton | SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2013 | Oradea, Romania | DQ (strikes on a downed opponent) | 1 | 3:00 | 7-1 | |
| 20 October 2012 | Win | Deutsch Pu'u | SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2012 | Arad, Romania | KO (punch) | 2 | 1:42 | 7-0 | |
| 12 May 2012 | Win | Wiesław Kwaśniewski | SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2012 | Cluj Napoca, Romania | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | 6-0 | |
| 17 November 2011 | Win | Neil Cooke | SUPERKOMBAT Fight Club | Oradea, Romania | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:50 | 5-0 | |
| 15 October 2011 | Win | Bob Sapp | SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2011 | Piatra Neamț, Romania | KO (left hook) | 1 | 1:11 | 4-0 | |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest ||||||||||

## Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown :
| 24 matches | 19 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 13 | 5 |
| By submission | 6 | 0 |
| By decision | 0 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 19–5 | Fredi Gonzales | TKO (punches) | Fight Zone 9 | 4 December 2022 | 1 | 0:34 | Deva, Romania | |
| Win | 18–5 | Florin Dănilă | TKO (leg injury) | Heroes Fight League 5 | 16 September 2022 | 1 | 1:26 | Mioveni, Romania | |
| Win | 17–5 | Peter Balaž | Submission (smother) | RXF 31 | 1 October 2018 | 1 | 3:05 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | |
| Loss | 16–5 | Chris Barnett | KO (punches) | Road FC 047 | 12 May 2018 | 1 | 2:34 | Beijing, China | Road FC 2018 Openweight Grand Prix |
| Win | 16–4 | Adnan Alić | TKO (punches) | RXF 29: All Stars | 18 December 2017 | 1 | 1:12 | Brasov, Romania | |
| Win | 15–4 | Martin Chuděj | TKO (punches) | RXF 27 | 29 July 2017 | 2 | 1:36 | Piatra Neamț, Romania | |
| Win | 14–4 | John Painter | TKO (punches) | RXF 25: All Stars | 19 December 2016 | 1 | 0:26 | Ploiești, Romania | |
| Win | 13–4 | Papis Konez | TKO (punches) | RXF 24 | 10 October 2016 | 1 | 2:05 | Brasov, Romania | |
| Loss | 12–4 | Michał Wlazło | TKO (knees and punches) | RXF 21: All Stars | 14 December 2015 | 2 | 3:11 | Bucharest, Romania | |
| Win | 12–3 | Mahmoud Hassan | Submission (Von Flue choke) | RXF 19 | 31 August 2015 | 1 | 2:43 | Galati, Romania | |
| Win | 11–3 | Andrzej Kulik | TKO (punches) | RXF 18: Stanciu vs. Belbiță | 15 June 2015 | 1 | 1:59 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | |
| Win | 10–3 | Mighty Mo | KO (punch) | RXF 15: All Stars | 15 December 2014 | 1 | 4:05 | Bucharest, Romania | |
| Loss | 9–3 | Tomasz Czerwinski | TKO (punches) | RXF 12 | 4 August 2014 | 1 | 4:25 | Mamaia, Romania | |
| Win | 9-2 | Steven Banks | TKO (strikes) | Local Kombat | 7 December 2012 | 1 | N/A | Onesti, Romania | |
| Win | 8–2 | Chris Mahle | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Gala MMA: Romania-Germany | 29 October 2011 | 1 | 1:06 | Cluj Napoca, Romania | |
| Win | 7–2 | Albert Sarkozi | Submission (punches) | Local Kombat Sibiu | 19 November 2010 | 1 | 0:25 | Sibiu, Romania | |
| Win | 6–2 | Jimmy Ambriz | TKO (doctor stoppage) | K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest – Europe GP | 21 May 2010 | 2 | N/A | Bucharest, Romania | |
| Loss | 5–2 | Rastislav Talarovic | TKO (punches) | K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final | 12 December 2009 | 2 | 0:46 | Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Win | 5–1 | Jesse Smith, Jr. | Submission (smother choke) | K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Elimination | 24 October 2009 | 1 | 0:51 | Arad, Romania | |
| Win | 4–1 | Ruben Villareal | Submission (smother choke) | Local Kombat 33 | 12 April 2009 | 1 | 1:45 | Oradea, Romania | |
| Win | 3–1 | Mark Bentley | KO (punches) | Strike MMA 3 | 31 October 2008 | 1 | 0:06 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | |
| Win | 2–1 | Tom Erikson | KO (punches) | Strike MMA 2 | 1 August 2008 | 1 | 1:21 | Mamaia, Romania | |
| Win | 1–1 | Mark Buchanan | Submission (kimura) | Cage Rage 18 | 30 September 2006 | 1 | 1:55 | London, England | |
| Loss | 0–1 | James Thompson | TKO (punches) | PRIDE 30 | 23 October 2005 | 1 | 2:13 | Saitama, Japan | |

## Achievements

| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
| 2002 | European Judo Championships | 7th | Open class |
| 2001 | World Judo Championships | 7th | Open class |
| 1999 | European Judo Championships | 3rd | Open class |
| 1999 | Universiade | 1st | Open class |
| 1998 | European Judo Championships | 7th | Heavyweight (+100 kg) |
| 1994 | Youth Judo World Championships | 1st | |
Lungu was also a multiple judo champion and gold medalist of Romania.

## Personal life

In 2015, his second wife gave birth to twins.