# Ivan Stanić

Ivan Stanić (born May 28, 1983) is a Croatian cruiserweight Muay Thai kickboxer, former W.B.C. Muaythai world champion and King of the Ring muay thai world champion.

## Personal life

Stanić has finished Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management in Opatija. He is also student of University of Zagreb Faculty of Kinesiology for specialist graduate professional study. He is employed by Generali Group as a Risk manager and also works as a fitness trainer for professional athletes and recreational athletes.

## Career

During Opatija Fight Night 2, Stanić fought the incumbent WBC Muaythai World cruiserweight champion Frédérique Bellonie for his title. He defeated Bellonie by a majority decision.
He replaced injured Cheick Sidibe in a match against tadej Toplak at Enfusion 3: Trial of the Gladiators on December 2, 2012, in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Stanić accepted the fight although he had only 10 days to prepare and to lose 9 kilograms, because of that he ended in hospital and in order to do the fight he arranged the fight in 88 kilogram limit. At the end he lost the fight after three even rounds by judges decision.
In May 2015, Stanić fought Bogdan Stoica for the vacant SUPERKOMBAT Cruiserweight Championship. Stoica won the fight by unanimous decision.
In September 2015, Stanić fought Jiri Zak for the vacant ISKA World Cruiserweight title. Stanić lost the fight by a third-round TKO.
Following this loss, Stanić won his next three fights, winning decision against Ricu Beleniuc, Samuele Canonico and Danilo Tošić.
Stanić fought once during 2017, when he met Denis Chorchyp at W5 Legends Collide. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
His last fight of 2018 came during Opatija Fight Night X, when he was scheduled to fight Damjan Savanović. Stanič defeated Savanović by unanimous decision.

## Titles and achievements

* Professional:
** 2011 KOTR World Cruiserweight Champion (-90 kg)
** 2010 WBC Muaythai World Champion (-86.363 kg)
* Amateur:
** 2016 Croatian Senior Kickboxing Championships -91 kg (Low kick Rules)
** 2016 Croatian Senior Kickboxing Championships -94 kg (Kick Light Rules)
** 2008 Croatian Senior Kickboxing Championships -86 kg (K-1 Rules)
** 2007 W.A.K.O. World Championships -86 kg (K-1)
** 2007 Croatian Senior Kickboxing Championships -91 kg (Low kick Rules)
** 2006 W.A.K.O. European Championships Low-Kick (-91 kg) (Low-Kick)
** 2005 Croatian Senior Kickboxing Championships -91 kg (Low kick Rules)

## Kickboxing record

Professional Kickboxing Record :
| 32 Wins (13 (T)KO's), 12 Losses |||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time |
| 2018-11-03 | Win | Damjan Savanović | Opatija Fight Night X | Opatija, Croatia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2017-09-16 | Win | Denis Chorchyp | W5 Legends Collide | Koper, Slovenia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2016-10-08 | Win | Danilo Tošić | Bilić-Erić Security Fight Night 8 | Zagreb, Croatia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2016-07-30 | Win | Samuele Canonico | Opatija Fight Night 7 | Opatija, Croatia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2015-10-31 | Win | Ricu Beleniuc | Opatija Fight Night 6 | Opatija, Croatia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2015-09-27 | Loss | Jiri Zak | ISKA Fight Night | Brno, Czech Republic | TKO | 3 | |
| For the ISKA World Cruiserweight (-88.5 kg/194 lb) Muay Thai Championship. |||||||||
| 2014-12-20 | Loss | Bahrudin Mahmić | FFC Super Final | Opatija, Croatia | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2014-03-01 | Loss | Patrick Van Rees | FFC Futures 1 | Opatija, Croatia | KO (Right Cross) | 1 | 2:00 |
| 2013-11-15 | Win | Strahinja Ivanović | FFC09: McSweeney vs. Traunmuller | Ljubljana, Slovenia | TKO (Low kick) | 2 | 1:30 |
| 2013-05-24 | Loss | Igor Emkić | FFC05: Rodriguez vs. Simonjič | Osijek, Croatia | KO (Left hook) | 3 | 1:52 |
| 2013-02-23 | Win | Laurent Attrifi | SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes 1 | Opatija, Croatia | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2012-12-02 | Loss | Tadej Toplak | Enfusion 3: Trial of the Gladiators | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2012-10-27 | Win | Hracho Darpinyan | Bajić Team & Ameno Fight Night | Split, Croatia | TKO (Low kicks) | 2 | |
| 2012-08-18 | Loss | Franci Grajš | Admiral Markets Fight Night | Portorož, Slovenia | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2012-05-12 | Loss | Bogdan Stoica | SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2012 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| For the vacant SUPERKOMBAT Cruiserweight Championship. |||||||||
| 2012-02-24 | Win | Vidak Mravalj | Opatija Fight Night 4 | Opatija, Croatia | TKO (Ref. stop/Right low kick) | 2 | |
| 2011-08-13 | Loss | Vitali Akhramenko | Fight Code: Rhinos Series, Final 16 (Part 3), Super Fight | Debrecen, Hungary | Majority decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2011-02-20 | Win | Rodney Glunder | Opatija Fight Night 3 | Opatija, Croatia | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| Wins KOTR cruiserweight (-90kg) title. |||||||||
| 2010-12-10 | Win | Đemal Mahmić | Podgorica Fight Night | Podgorica, Montenegro | TKO (Low kicks) | 2 | 1:22 |
| 2010-02-12 | Win | Frédérique Bellonie | Opatija Fight Night 2 | Opatija, Croatia | Decision (Majority) | 5 | 3:00 |
| Wins WBC Muaythai World cruiserweight (190lbs/86.363kg) title. |||||||||
| 2009-02-10 | Win | Kos Klemen | Opatija Fight Night 1 | Opatija, Croatia | TKO | 2 | 2:17 |
| 2009-10-16 | Draw | Tomaš Šenkyr | Return of the Gladiators | Brno, Czech Republic | Decision (Draw) | 5 | 3:00 |
| Jury declared Stanić as the best fighter of the tournament among 32 fighters. |||||||||
| 2008-10-18 | Win | Laszlo Racz | Opatija Challenger 2008 | Opatija, Croatia | TKO | 2 | 1:54 |
| 2008-07-04 | Loss | Stanislav Popov | PFAMT Muaythai event | Blagoveshchensk, Russia | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 2007-08-04 | Win | Sven Plivičević | Bilić – Erić Security Night 2 | Rijeka, Croatia | KO | 2 | |
| 2007-04-25 | Win | Denis Marjanović | Bilić Fight Night | Zagreb, Croatia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2007-04-25 | Win | Stipe Stipetić | Kickboxing – Free Fight Night | Pula, Croatia | TKO (Medical intervention) | 2 | 2:41 |
| 2006-05-13 | Loss | Bojan Glavaš | Gold Liga – Bjelovarska noć kickboxinga | Bjelovar, Croatia | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2006-04-07 | Loss | Bojan Glavaš | Noć Šampiona | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2005-07-22 | Loss | Igor Jurković | Gold Liga | Mali Lošinj, Croatia | | | |
| 2005-05-14 | Win | Bojan Glavaš | King of the Ring | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | KO | 2 | 1:45 |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |||||||||
Amateur Kickboxing Record :
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time |
| 2017-07-26 | Loss | Igor Darmeskhin | World Combat Games, Low kick, Quarter Finals -91 kg | Wrocław, Poland | 3:0 | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2016-10-27 | Loss | Pavel Voronin | W.A.K.O European Championships 2016, K-1 Quarter Finals -91 kg | Maribor, Slovenia | 1:2 | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2016-10-26 | Win | Aliaksandr Baranouski | W.A.K.O European Championships 2016, K-1 First round -91 kg | Maribor, Slovenia | 3:0 | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2016-04-30 | Loss | Toni Čatipović | Croatian Kickboxing Championship, L-K Final -91 kg | Poreč, Croatia | 1:2 | 3 | 2:00 |
| Wins Croatian Kickboxing Championships '16 L-K Silver Medal -91 kg. |||||||||
| 2016-04-30 | Win | Nino Tolić | Croatian Kickboxing Championship, L-K Semi Finals -91 kg | Poreč, Croatia | 3:0 | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2016-04-09 | Win | Zoran Miloš | Croatian Kickboxing Championship, KL Final -94 kg | Opatija, Croatia | 3:0 | 3 | 2:00 |
| Wins Croatian Kickboxing Championships '16 KL Gold Medal -94 kg. |||||||||
| 2016-04-09 | Win | Ivo Harambašić | Croatian Kickboxing Championship, KL Semi Finals -94 kg | Opatija, Croatia | 2:1 | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2016-04-09 | Win | Marino Šestan | Croatian Kickboxing Championship, KL Quarter Finals -94 kg | Opatija, Croatia | 0:0 | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2007-09-30 | Loss | Dženan Poturak | W.A.K.O World Championships 2007, K-1 Final -91 kg | Belgrade, Serbia | Decision (Split) | 3 | 2:00 |
| Wins W.A.K.O. World Championship '07 K-1 Silver Medal -86 kg. |||||||||
| 2007-09-29 | Win | Siarhei Krauchanka | W.A.K.O World Championships 2007, K-1 Semi Final -86 kg | Belgrade, Serbia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2007-09-?? | Win | Aly Staubmann | W.A.K.O World Championships 2007, K-1 Quarter Finals -86 kg | Belgrade, Serbia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2006-11-23 | Loss | Dejan Milosavljević | W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006, Low Kick Semi Finals -91 kg | Skopje, Macedonia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| Wins 2006 W.A.K.O. European Championship Low Kick Bronze Medal -91 kg. |||||||||
| 2006-11-22 | Win | Kolev Krasimir | W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006, Low Kick Quarter Finals -91 kg | Skopje, Macedonia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |||||||||