# Sina Karimian

Sina Karimian (born 23 January 1988) is an Iranian kickboxer. He currently competes in GLORY. He is the former K-1 Cruiserweight Champion.

## Kickboxing career

Karimian participated in the 2018 K-1 WORLD GP Cruiserweight (−90 kg) Tournament. He beat OD.KEN in the quarter-finals with a fourth-round TKO. In the semi-finals he defeated K-Jee with a unanimous decision. He won a majority decision against Boubaker El Bakouri with a majority decision to become the inaugural K-1 Cruiserweight champion.
He made his first title defence against Hisaki Kato during K-1 World GP 2019: K’FESTA 2. Karimian won a unanimous decision.
He made his second title defence in a rematch against Ryo Aitaka. Karimian won a unanimous decision.
Karimian fought K-Jee on 3 November 2020 during K-1 WGP Japan. He lost the fight by a first-round knockout.
Sina was scheduled to fight Seiya Tanigawa at K'Festa 4, but the event was later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was instead scheduled to fight K-Jee at K'Festa 4 Day 2 for the K-1 WORLD GP Cruiserweight title. Sina won the fight by a second-round knockout, after being knocked down twice in the first round.
Karimian was scheduled to face the former K-1 heavyweight champion Kyotaro Fujimoto at K-1 World GP 2021: Yokohamatsuri on 20 September 2021. He won the fight by split decision, after an extra round was fought.
Karimian faced Rikiya Yamashita at THE MATCH 2022 on 19 June 2022. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Karimian faced Kosuke Jitsukata at K-1 World GP 2022 Yokohamatsuri on September 11, 2022. He won the fight by a first-round knockout.

## Titles and accomplishments
### Professional

* K-1
** 2018 K-1 World GP −90 kg Championship Tournament Winner
** 2021 K-1 World GP −90 kg Championship
*** Two successful defenses
* World Kickboxing Network
** 2017 WKN Oriental rules Super Cruiserweight (92.5kg) International Champion

### Amateur

* WKU Amateur World Heavyweight Champion
* IKN Amateur World Heavyweight Champion
* WKF Amateur World Heavyweight Champion
* 2017 IFMA Amateur Muaythai World Championship (91 kg) 3rd place.

## Kickboxing record

Professional Kickboxing Record :
| 16 Wins (8 (T)KO's), 4 Losses, 0 Draw, 2 No Contest ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time |
| 2025-04-05 | | Tomáš Možný | Glory 99 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | | | |
| 2024-12-14 | NC | Daichi Kimura | K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final | Tokyo, Japan | Doctor stop. (Low blow) | 1 | |
| 2024-10-05 | NC | Claudio Istrate | K-1 World GP 2024 in Osaka | Osaka, Japan | Doctor stop. (hit to back of the head) | 1 | |
| K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final Qualifier. Karimian unable to continue after a hit to the back of the head. Istrate was ahead on points at the time of the stoppage and qualified. ||||||||
| 2024-03-20 | Loss | Liu Ce | K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Tournament Opening Round | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Right hook) | 3 | 2:03 |
| Loses the K-1 Cruiserweight (-90kg) title. ||||||||
| 2023-09-10 | Loss | Claudio Istrate | K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～ World Grand Prix Semifinals | Yokohama, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2023-09-10 | Win | Kerim Jemai | K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～ World Grand Prix Quarterfinals | Yokohama, Japan | TKO (2 Knockdowns/Punches) | 3 | 1:35 |
| 2022-12-03 | Win | Carlos Budiao | K-1 World GP 2022 in Osaka | Osaka, Japan | DQ (Hit to the back of the head) | 2 | |
| 2022-09-11 | Win | Kosuke Jitsukata | K-1 World GP 2022 Yokohamatsuri | Yokohama, Japan | KO (Punches) | 1 | 1:21 |
| 2022-06-19 | Win | Rikiya Yamashita | THE MATCH 2022 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2021-09-20 | Win | Kyotaro | K-1 World GP 2021: Yokohamatsuri | Yokohama, Japan | Ext. R. Decision (Split) | 4 | 3:00 |
| 2021-03-28 | Win | K-Jee | K'Festa 4 Day 2 | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Spinning back fist) | 2 | 0:26 |
| Wins the K-1 Cruiserweight (-90kg) title. ||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | Loss | K-Jee | K-1 World GP 2020 in Fukuoka | Fukuoka, Japan | TKO (corner stoppage) | 1 | |
| Loses the K-1 Cruiserweight (-90kg) title. ||||||||
| 2020-03-22 | Win | Ryo Aitaka | K-1: K’Festa 3 | Saitama, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| Defends the K-1 Cruiserweight (-90kg) title}. ||||||||
| 2019-08-24 | Loss | Ryo Aitaka | K-1 World GP 2019: Japan vs World 5 vs 5 & Special Superfight in Osaka | Osaka, Japan | KO (Right overhand) | 3 | 2:08 |
| 2019-03-10 | Win | Hisaki Kato | K-1 World GP 2019: K’FESTA 2 | Saitama, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| Defends the K-1 Cruiserweight (-90kg) title. ||||||||
| 2018-09-24 | Win | Boubaker El Bakouri | K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament, Final | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 |
| Wins the inaugural K-1 Cruiserweight (-90kg) title. ||||||||
| 2018-09-24 | Win | K-Jee | K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament, Semi-finals | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2018-09-24 | Win | OD.KEN | K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament, Quarter-finals | Tokyo, Japan | TKO (ref. stop) | 4 | 3:00 |
| 2017-03-10 | Win | Neil Aquino | WKN Iran: World Cup 2017 | Teheran, Iran | KO | 2 | |
| Wins the vacant WKN Oriental rules Super Cruiserweight International Title. ||||||||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes ||||||||
Amateur Muay Thai Record :
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round |
| 2017-05-10 | Loss | Jakub Klauda | 2017 IFMA World Championships, Semi-final | Minsk, Belarus | RSO | 2 |
| Wins 2017 IFMA World Championships -91kg Bronze Medal. ||||||||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes ||||||||