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Usama Aziz

Usama Aziz

Swedish mixed martial arts fighter

Usama Aziz (born 31 August 1972), also known as Sami Aziz, is a Swedish retired wrestler and mixed martial artist. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. He finished 5th in the 1992 European Championships and another 5th place in the 1995 World Championships, both in the style of Greco-Roman.[1] His mixed martial arts career started in 2005. He competed in organisations such as Bellator MMA and Bodog Fight. He retired in 2013, following a victory over former UFC Lightweight Champion Jens Pulver.[2]

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Championships and accomplishments

Amateur wrestling

  • United World Wrestling - European Championships
    • 1988 Cadets European Championship Freestyle Silver (-55 kg)
    • 1989 Juniors European Championship Greco-Roman Silver (-54 kg)
    • 1992 Espoir European Championship Greco-Roman Silver (-62 kg)
  • Nordic Wrestling Association
    • 1990 Junior Nordic Championships Greco-Roman Gold (-57 kg)
    • 1991 Junior Nordic Championships Greco-Roman Bronze (-62 kg)
    • 1992 Junior Nordic Championships Greco-Roman Gold (-62 kg)
    • 1993 Baltic Sea Games Greco-Roman Bronze (-62 kg)
    • 1994 Nordic Championships Greco-Roman Bronze (-62 kg)
    • 1996 Nordic Championships Greco-Roman Gold (-62 kg)
  • Swedish Wrestling Federation
    • 1990 Swedish National Championships Freestyle Gold (Bantamweight)
    • 1992 Swedish National Championships Greco-Roman Gold (Featherweight)
    • 2002 Swedish National Championships Greco-Roman Gold (Lightweight)

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Amateur Boxing

  • Swedish Boxing Federation
    • 1998 Swedish National Championship Bronze
    • 1999 Swedish National Championship Bronze
    • 2000 Swedish National Championship Bronze
    • 2001 Swedish National Championship Bronze
    • 2006 Swedish National Championship Bronze

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Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
11 matches 6 wins 3 losses
By knockout 2 0
By submission 0 2
By decision 4 1
Draws 1
No contests 1
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References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Usama Aziz Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Sami". Sherdog.
  3. [3]
    "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de.
  4. [4]
    "Statistik & historik". Svenska Brottningsförbundet.
  5. [5]
    "Usama Aziz | RINGSIDE". mrboxhist.se.
  6. [6]
    "Swedish Nationals 1999". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl.
  7. [7]
    "Swedish Nationals 2001". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl.
  8. [8]
    "Sweden2006". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl.
  9. [9]
    "Elias Daniel och Sami Aziz gick match på gala i Antwerpen – Fighter Magazine". www.fightermag.se. 27 September 2005.
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