# Ilias Ennahachi

Ilias Ennahachi (born May 15, 1996) is a Moroccan-Dutch kickboxer. He is the former ONE Kickboxing Flyweight World Champion, having won the title on August 16, 2019, until he vacated his title on January 3, 2023, due to hydration issues, the former Enfusion 60 kg champion, and the former BLADE 61 kg champion.
As of November 2021, Combat Press ranks him as the #4 bantamweight in the world. Combat Press ranked him as the #2 super bantamweight between September 2020 and July 2021. He was previously ranked in the bantamweight top ten by Combat Press from May 2019 until August 2020.

## Early life

Ennahachi was born and raised in the Netherlands by parents who were originally from Morocco. His dad and uncle practiced karate, and his cousins practiced kickboxing. At his father's urging, Ennahachi started training in kickboxing at age 11 and had his first match two months later.

## Kickboxing career
### Early career

Ilias was scheduled to fight Ali Zoubai for the Enfusion -60 kg title in May 2016. Ennahachi won the bout by unanimous decision. Ennahachi defended his title five months later, during Enfusion Live 42, against Cristofer Opazos. He won by a first-round TKO.
He challenged Hikaru Machida for the BLADE 61 kg title during Rebels 47. Ilias defeated Machida by unanimous decision.
Following his successful title bid, Ennahachi fought twice in China. He lost to Zhao Chongyang by KO, after only 32 seconds, and lost a decision to Wang Wenfeng.
He defended his Enfusion title for the second time with a TKO win over Krobsut Fairtex.
Ilias participated in the 2018 WFL 63 kg tournament. Ennahachi knocked Cătălin Eduard out with a head kick in the semifinals, and won a decision against Issam Laazibi in the finals.
Ennahachi defended his Enfusion title for the third time with a second-round TKO win over Madani Belhaddad at Enfusion 82.

### ONE Championship
#### ONE Flyweight Kickboxing champion

In June 2019, Ilias signed a two-year contract with ONE Championship. After signing with ONE, he was immediately granted a title shot against Petchdam Petchyindee Academy for the ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Championship. On August 16, 2019, Ennahachi knocked Petchdam out in the third round at ONE Championship: Dreams of Gold.
On November 21, 2019, he defended his title against Wang Wenfeng at ONE Championship: Age Of Dragons. Ilias won a split decision.
Ennahachi defend his title against Superlek Kiatmuu9 at ONE Championship: Fists Of Fury on February 26, 2021. Ennahachi won by a controversial unanimous decision.
Ennahachi will defend his title against Superlek in an immediate rematch after the controversial nature of his win. The rematch between Ennahachi and Superlek was scheduled on January 14, 2023, at ONE on Prime Video 6. Ennahachi pulled out due to his inability to make the flyweight limit of 135 pounds while hydrated and decided to vacated the title. Superlek was rescheduled to face Daniel Puertas for the vacant championship.

#### Move to bantamweight

Ennahachi faced Aliasghar Ghodratisaraskan at ONE Friday Fights 6 on February 24, 2023. He won the fight by a second-round knockout.
Ennahachi faced Hiroki Akimoto on September 27, 2024, at ONE Friday Fights 81. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Ennahachi is scheduled to face Petchtanong Petchfergus on February 20, 2025, at ONE 171.

## Titles

* ONE Championship
** ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Champion (Former, Two title defenses)
* World Fighting League
** 2018 World Fighting League -63 kg Champion
* BLADE
** 2016 BLADE -61 kg Champion
* Enfusion
** 2016 Enfusion -60 kg Champion (Three title defenses)

## Professional kickboxing record

Professional Kickboxing Record :
| 40 Wins (8 (T)KO's), 3 Losses, 0 Draws ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time |
| 2024-09-27 | Win | Hiroki Akimoto | ONE Friday Fights 81 | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2024-06-02 | Win | Khyzer Hayat | Fight 2 One | Tenerife, Spain | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2023-02-24 | Win | Aliasghar Ghodratisaraskan | ONE Friday Fights 6, Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO (Left hook) | 2 | 1:20 |
| 2021-02-26 | Win | Superlek Kiatmuu9 | ONE Championship: Fists Of Fury | Kallang, Singapore | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| Defended the ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Championship. ||||||||
| 2019-11-21 | Win | Wang Wenfeng | ONE Championship: Age Of Dragons | Beijing, China | Decision (Split) | 5 | 3:00 |
| Defended the ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Championship. ||||||||
| 2019-08-16 | Win | Petchdam Petchyindee Academy | ONE Championship: Dreams of Gold | Bangkok, Thailand | KO (Left Hook) | 3 | 1:00 |
| Wins the ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Championship. ||||||||
| 2019-04-13 | Win | Madani Belhaddad | Enfusion Live 82 | France | TKO | 2 | |
| Defends the Enfusion -60kg title. ||||||||
| 2018-11-24 | Win | Enez Ilgin | Night of the Generation | Netherlands | KO (Low Kick) | 1 | |
| 2018-10-21 | Win | Issam Laazibi | World Fighting League, Final | Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| Wins the WFL -63kg title. ||||||||
| 2018-10-21 | Win | Eduard Cătălin | World Fighting League, Semi Final | Netherlands | KO (High kick) | 1 | |
| 2018-03-09 | Win | Krobsut Fairtex | Enfusion Live 63 | Abu Dhabi | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:34 |
| Defends the Enfusion -60kg Title. ||||||||
| 2017-11-05 | Loss | Wang Wenfeng | Kunlun Fight 66 - 61.5 kg 8 Man Tournament, Quarter Finals | Wuhan, China | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2017-04-08 | Loss | Zhao Chongyang | Wu Lin Feng | Henan, China | KO (Right cross) | 1 | 0:32 |
| 2016-11-30 | Win | Hikaru Machida | Rebels.47 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| Wins the BLADE -61kg Title. ||||||||
| 2016-10-08 | Win | Cristofer Opazos | Enfusion Live 42 | Madrid, Spain | TKO (Punches) | 1 | |
| Defends the Enfusion -60kg Title. ||||||||
| 2016-05-14 | Win | Ali Zoubai | Fighting Rookies | Nijmegen, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| Wins the Enfusion -60kg Title. ||||||||
| 2016-01-23 | Win | Ilias El Hajoui | Sportmani Events VIII | Amsterdam, Netherlands | TKO (High Kick) | 3 | |
| 2015-02-07 | Win | Tommy Dieckmann | Enfusion Talents | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2014-11-09 | Loss | Yosuke Morii | KICKBOXING ZONE | Japan | KO (Left Hook) | 1 | 2:40 |
| 2014-09-28 | Win | Wang Wenfeng | Wu Lin Feng - Mejiro Gym | Zaandam, Netherlands | Decision | 4 | 3:00 |
| 2014-03-17 | Win | Imounachen | Fight For Victory V | Netherlands | KO(Headkick) | 1 | |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes ||||||||