Yüksel_Ayaydın

Yüksel Ayaydın

Yüksel Ayaydın

Turkish kickboxer


Yüksel Ayaydın is a Turkish retired kickboxer who professionally competed from 2006 until 2018. He is the former WFC European Heavyweight Muaythai Champion, as well as the former WMC World Heavyweight Champion.

Quick Facts Born, Nationality ...

Kickboxing career

Yuksel Ayaydin made his professional debut in 2006, during La Grande Sfida sui 4 Angoli, when he faced Tihamer Brunner. He would lose a unanimous decision.[3] He would lose his next bout against Konstantin Gluhov as well.

Following his two debut losses, Ayaydin bounced back with a three fight winning streak, most notably defeating Pierre Celestin Yana. This would be followed by a three fight losing streak.

Ayaydin then amassed a five fight unbeaten streak, with notable wins over Lucian Danilencu and Abdarhmane Coulibaly, which earned him the chance to fight for the FFMDA Heavyweight title. Entering the tournament he won a unanimous decision against Frederic Heine in the semi-finals, as well as a unanimous decision over Daniel Lentie to clinch the championship.[4]

After winning his first major honor, Ayadin went on a 4-3 run, with wins over Agron Preteni and Wendell Roche. Entering the Impact Night Heavyweight Tournament, he lost in the first round to Freddy Kemayo.[5]

In 2013 he was scheduled to fight for the WMC heavyweight title against Igor Mihaljević. He won a unanimous decision.[6]

In 2014 he entered the FK ONE Heavyweight Tournamnet, but lost to Freddy Kemayo in the finals.[7]

He had his last professional fight in 2018, losing a unanimous decision to Roman Kryklia during MFC 7.[8]

Ayaydın returned to professional competition on September 22, 2022, as he was booked to face Giuseppe Dominico at MFC 9.[9]

Championships and accomplishments

  • Fédération française de kick boxing, muay thaï et disciplines associées
    • FFMDA Heavyweight Championship
  • World Fighting Championships
    • WFC European Heavyweight Muaythai Championship
  • World Muaythai Council
    • WMC World Heavyweight Championship

Kickboxing record

More information Date, Result ...

See also

List of male kickboxers


References

  1. "Yuksel Ayaydin". tapology.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  2. "AYAYDIN Yuksel". boxemag.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. "La Grande Sfida sui 4 Angoli". muaythaitv.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  4. "Championnat du Monde de K1-Rules". muaythaitv.de. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  5. "FIGHT CODE REZULTATI". croring.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  6. "Freddy KEMAYO remporte le tournoi du FK ONE". muaythaitv.fr. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  7. "MFC 7 : Kryklia et Spectu pour Ayaydin et Bennoui". fightinfos.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  8. "MFC 9 : Yuksel Ayaydin au programme !". headkicknews.com. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Yüksel_Ayaydın, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.