Dida Diafat (born 24 April 1970) is an Algerian-French Muay Thai kickboxer who became a world champion in Thai kickboxing or Muay Thai at age 21.^[1] A fictionalised version of his life is depicted in the 2005 movie Chok-Dee, in which he plays himself.^[2]

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Born	Dida Diafat (1970-04-24) 24 April 1970 (age 53) Bab El Oued, Algiers, Algeria
Nationality	France Algeria
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	63–67 kg (139–148 lb; 9 st 13 lb – 10 st 8 lb)
Style	Muay Thai
Years active	1988–1998
Kickboxing record
Total	87
Wins	76
Losses	10
Draws	1

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At the age of 18, Dida Diafat left the town of Villiers le Bel (Val d'Oise) to join the Muay Thai training camps of Thailand and became 3 years later the first Algerian and Frenchman to be a Muay Thai world champion. He became the first Thai kickboxing fighter to win a contract with a French television channel - specifically, Canal+ in 1994. Following the release of Chok Dee he retired from kickboxing and decided to pursue a career in acting and in the clothing business.^[2] He had a role in the 2009 horror film Mutants.

• 1997 "Songh Shaï" vase
• 1995 Best Foot & Fist Fighter of the Year
• 1994 Best Foot & Fist Fighter of the Year
• 1993 Best Foot & Fist Fighter of the Year
• 2015 Hall of Fame WKL WORLD KICKBOXING LEAGUE

• List of male kickboxers