Mladen Kujundžić Explained

Mladen Kujundžić
Birth Name:Mladen Kujundžić
Other Names:Dynamite
Birth Date:August 3, 1989
Birth Place:Rijeka, Croatia
Fighting Out Of:Opatija, Croatia
Height:[1]
Weight Kg:95
Style:Kickboxing
Stance:Catholic
Team:Opatija Fight Club (2008-2012)
Dynamite Fight Club (2012-2024)[2]
Trainer:Mladen Krajnčec (2008-2012)
Ivan Filipović (2012-2024)
Years Active:2008–2024
Kickbox Win:28
Kickbox Kowin:11
Kickbox Loss:13
Kickbox Koloss:3
Mma Win:4
Mma Kowin:3
Mma Loss:6
Mma Draw:1
Boxrec:857485
Sherdog:43991

Mladen Kujundžić (born August 3, 1989) is a retired Croatian kickboxer and mixed martial artist fighting out of Opatija, Croatia.

In April 2017, he was ranked the #10 light-heavyweight in the world by LiverKick.com.[3] In June and July 2016, he was ranked the #9 heavyweight in the world by Combat Press.[4] [5]

Kickboxing career

Early career

Kujundžić had his first professional fight against Denis Marjanović, on September 25, 2010.[6] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[7] The two of them fought a rematch two months later, with Marjanović winning a unanimous decision. During the Bilić Erić Security Fight Night 5 event, Kujundžić fought Ivica Ivić.[8] He won the fight by a second-round knockout, stopping Ivić with a low kick.[9] He would go on to win his next three fights against Tom Van Duivenvoorde, Ivica Soldo and Jasmin Bečirović, before taking part in the Fight Code: Rhinos Series tournament. Kujundžić beat Anatoloy Nosyrev by TKO in the first fight, but lost to Freddy Kemayo in the quarterfinals.[10]

After this tournament loss, Kujundžić was scheduled to fight Rok Štrucl at WFC 15.[11] The fight went into an extra round, after which Štrucl won by decision.[12] Bouncing back from the first losing streak of his career, Kujundžić won his next three fights. He won his first fight against Marin Došen by decision,[13] and beat Srđan Seleš and Nermin Terzić by TKO.[14] [15] At the 8. Kickboxing Memorijal David Šain event, Kujundžić was scheduled to fight Igor Mihaljević. Igor Mihaljević won the fight by unanimous decision.[16]

Final Fight Championship

In 2013, Kujundžić signed with Final Fight Championship. He made his organizational debut during FFC03, in a rematch with Rok Štrucl.[17] He won the rematch by unanimous decision.[18] At FFC06, Kujundžić fought Nikola Dimkovski, winning the fight by unanimous decision.[19] He won his next two fight against Alija Tucak and Sanid Imamović by DQ and TKO respectively, extending his winning streak to four.[20]

He made his Glory debut at, when he was scheduled to fight Elmir Mehić.[21] He won the fight by TKO, after the ringside doctor stopped the fight at the end of the second round.[22] At FFC12, Kujundžić knocked out Dženan Poturak with middle kick in the first round.[23] His winning streak was stopped by Alexandr Bodruchin at FFC15, who knocked him out in the first round.[24]

K-1 and Tatneft cup

Kujundžić rebounded from this loss by winning his next two fights against Janos Koszfan and Andre Langen by decision.[25] At WFL Laktaši, Kujundžić fought Fabio Kwasi for the first time. Kwasi won the fight by a second-round TKO.[26]

Kujundžić once again rebounded from a loss by winning his next two fights, winning a decision against Vasil Ducar and knocking out Frank Muñoz.[27] He next fought Maxim Bolotov in the 2016 Tatneft Cup selection tournament.[28] Bolotov won the fight by an extra round decision.[29]

At Respect World Series 1, Kujundžić achieved the highest profile win of his career up to that point, managing to knock out the former SUPERKOMBAT Super Cruiserweight champion Andrei Stoica.[30]

Kujundžić took part in the 2016 K-1 Belgrade Heavyweight tournament, being scheduled to fight Fabio Kwasi.[31] Kwasi once again won the fight by unanimous decision.[32] Kujundžić further participated in the 2017 Tatneft Cup selection tournament. He knocked out Rustam Azimov in the first round of the tournament,[33] but lost to Petr Romankevich in the second round by decision.[34]

FEA

After a year long layoff, Kujundžić returned to fight Françesco Xhaja at Legends Collide. He lost by unanimous decision.[35]

In 2019, Kujundžić signed with FEA. In his first fight with the organization, he fought Alexandru Burduja. The fight went into an extra round, after which he won a split decision.[36] He won his next fight against Joao Chapas Silva by decision, as well.[37]

He was scheduled to fight Mikhail Tyuterev in the semifinals of the 2020 FEA Heavyweight GP, but the fight never materialized.[38]

Kujundžić challenged Alexandru Burduja for the FEA Light Heavyweight (-93 kg) championship at FEA Full Drive on December 17, 2022.[39] He captured the title by split decision.[40]

Kujundžić faced Arseniy Smirnov at RCC 16 on July 28, 2023.[41] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[42]

Kujundžić faced Ivan Petrenko at RCC 25 on February 3, 2024.[43] He lost the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[44]

Kujundžić announced his retirement from professional competition on February 4, 2024.[45]

Awards, records, and honors

Professional kickboxing record

|- style="text-align:centr; background:#fbb;"| 2024-02-03 || Loss ||align=left| Ivan Petrenko || RCC 25 || Yekaterinburg, Russia || TKO (Referee stoppage) || 2 || |- |- style="text-align:centr; background:#fbb;"| 2023-07-28 || Loss ||align=left| Arseniy Smirnov || RCC 16 || Yekaterinburg, Russia || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="text-align:centr; background:#cfc;"| 2022-12-27 || Win ||align=left| Alexandru Burduja || FEA Full Drive || Ciorescu, Moldova || Decision (Split) || 5 || 3:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- style="text-align:centr; background:#fbb;"| 2022-05-22 || Loss ||align=left| Younes Benmalek || Alpha Fight League|| Bruxelles, Belgium || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |-|- style="text-align:centr; background:#cfc;"| 2019-08-24 || Win ||align=left| Joao Chapas Silva || FEA World GP Odesa|| Odesa, Ukraine || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="text-align:centr; background:#cfc;"| 2019-03-30 || Win ||align=left| Alexandru Burduja || FEN|| Chișinău, Moldova || Ext. R. Decision (Split) || 4 || 3:00 |- |- style="text-align:centr; background:#fbb;"| 2018-11-17 || Loss ||align=left| Françesco Xhaja || Legends Collide|| Slovenia || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00 |-|- style="text-align:centr; background:#fbb;"| 2017-07-20 || Loss ||align=left| Petr Romankevich || Tatneft Cup 2017 - 1st selection 1/4 final|| Kazan, Russia || Decision (Unanimous)|| 4 || 3:00|-|- style="text-align:centr; background:#cfc;"| 2017-05-31 || Win ||align=left| Rustam Azimov || Tatneft Cup 2017 - 3rd selection 1/8 final|| Kazan, Russia || KO (Low kicks) || 2 || 2:10 |-|- style="text-align:centr; background:#fbb;"| 2016-10-27 || Loss ||align=left| Fabio Kwasi || K-1 World GP 2016 -95kg Championship Tournament || Belgrade, Serbia || Decision (Unanimous)||3 ||3:00|-|- style="text-align:centr; background:#cfc;"| 2016-03-19 || Win ||align=left| Andrei Stoica || Respect World Series 1 || Madrid, Spain || KO (Left Hook) || 1 || |-|- style="text-align:centr; background:#fbb;"| 2016-02-12 || Loss ||align=left| Maxim Bolotov || Tatneft Cup 2016 - 1st Selection 1/8 Final || Kazan, Russia || Decision || 4 || 3:00 |- |- style="text-align:centr; background:#cfc;"| 2015-11-27 || Win ||align=left| Frank Muñoz || FFC21: Rijeka || Rijeka, Croatia || KO (Right High Kick) || 2 || 2:43|-|- style="text-align:centr; background:#cfc;"| 2015-10-31 || Win ||align=left| Vasil Ducar || Opatija Fight Night 6 || Opatija, Croatia || Ext. R. Decision || 4 || 3:00|-|- style="text-align:centr; background:#fbb;"| 2015-09-25 || Loss ||align=left| Fabio Kwasi || WFL Laktaši || Laktaši, BIH || TKO (Ref. Stoppage) || 2 || |-|- style="text-align:centr; background:#cfc;"| 2015-09-04 || Win ||align=left| Andre Langen || Tatneft Cup 2015 Final || Kazan, Russia || Decision || 4 || 3:00 |- |- style="text-align:centr; background:#cfc;"| 2015-04-08 || Win ||align=left| Janos Koszfan || Oluja u ringu 7 [47] || Knin, Croatia || Decision (Unanimous)||3 ||3:00 |-|- style="text-align:centr; background:#fbb;"| 2014-11-21 || Loss ||align=left| Alexandr Bodruchin || FFC15: Poreč || Poreč, Croatia || KO (Straight Right) || 1 || |-|- style="text-align:centr; background:#cfc;"| 2014-04-25 || Win ||align=left| Dženan Poturak || FFC12: Fabjan vs. Daley || Ljubljana, Slovenia || KO (Left Middle Kick) || 1 || |-|- style="text-align:centr; background:#cfc;"| 2014-03-08 || Win ||align=left| Elmir Mehić || ||Zagreb, Croatia || TKO (Doctor stoppage) || 2 || 3:00|-|- style="text-align:centr; background:#cfc;"| 2013-10-25 || Win ||align=left| Sanid Imamović || FFC08: Zelg vs. Rodriguez || Zagreb, Croatia || TKO || 1 || 1:19|-|- style="text-align:centr; background:#cfc;"| 2013-09-13 || Win ||align=left| Alija Tucak || Fight For Glory || Banja Luka, BiH || DQ (Headbut) || 3 || |-|- style="text-align:centr; background:#cfc;"| 2013-06-14 ||Win ||align=left| Nikola Dimkovski || FFC06: Jurković vs. Poturak || Poreč, Croatia || Decision (Unanimous)||3 ||3:00 |-|- style="text-align:centr; background:#cfc;"| 2013-04-18 ||Win ||align=left| Rok Štrucl || FFC03: Jurković vs. Cătinaș || Split, Croatia || Decision (Unanimous)||3 ||3:00 |-|- style="text-align:centr; background:#fbb;"| 2013-04-07 || Loss ||align=left| Igor Mihaljević || 8. Kickboxing Memorijal David Šain || Poreč, Croatia || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|- style="text-align:centr; background:#cfc;"| 2012-10-27 || Win ||align=left| Nermin Terzić || Bajić Team & Ameno Fight Night Split || Split, Croatia || TKO (Low kick) || 1 || 0:05|- style="text-align:centr; background:#cfc;"| 2012-07-21 || Win ||align=left| Srđan Seleš || Mega Fight || Umag, Croatia || TKO (Referee stoppage) || 3 || |- style="text-align:centr; background:#cfc;"| 2012-03-10 || Win ||align=left| Marin Došen || Cro Cop Final Fight || Zagreb, Croatia || Ext.R.Decision (Unanimous) || 4 || 3:00|- style="text-align:centr; background:#fbb;"| 2011-12-18 || Loss ||align=left| Rok Štrucl|| WFC 15 - Olimp Sport Nutrition || Ljubljana, Slovenia || Ex.R.Decision || 4 || 3:00|- style="text-align:centr; background:#fbb;"| 2011-10-22 || Loss ||align=left| Freddy Kemayo || Fight Code: Rhinos Series, Quarter Finals || Moscow, Russia || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="text-align:centr; background:#cfc;"| 2011-07-09 || Win ||align=left| Anatoloy Nosyrev || Fight Code: Rhinos Series, Final 16 (Part 2) || Istanbul, Turkey || TKO (Injury) || |||- style="text-align:centr; background:#cfc;"| 2011-04-09 || Win ||align=left| Jasmin Bečirović || Slovenian muay thai league || Brežice, Slovenia || Decision || 3 || 3:00|- style="text-align:centr; background:#cfc;"| 2011-02-20 || Win ||align=left| Ivica Soldo || Opatija Fight Night 3 || Opatija, Croatia || || |||- style="text-align:centr; background:#cfc;"| 2010-12-10 || Win ||align=left| Tom Van Duivenvoorde || Podgorica Fight Night || Podgorica, Montenegro || KO || 2 || |- style="text-align:centr; background:#cfc;"| 2010-11-28 || Win ||align=left| Ivica Ivić || Bilić Erić Security Fight Night 5 || Zagreb, Croatia || KO (Low Kick) || 2 || |- style="text-align:centr; background:#fbb;"| 2010-11-06 || Loss ||align=left| Denis Marjanović || Banja Luka Fight Night 2 || Banja Luka, BIH || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="text-align:centr; background:#cfc;"| 2010-09-25 || Win ||align=left| Denis Marjanović || Fight Night || Viškovo, Croatia || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 2:00|-|-| colspan=9 | Legend:

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center| 4–6–1| Vlado Neferanović| Submission (Rear-naked choke)| FNC 7| |align=center|1|align=center|1:08|Pula, Croatia||-|Loss|align=center| 4–5–1| Lukasz Sudolski| KO (Punches)| Babilon MMA 18| |align=center|1|align=center|0:13|Lodž, Poland||-|-|Loss|align=center| 4–4–1| Gerald Turek| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)| WFC 16 - Return of the Champions| |align=center|2|align=center||Ljubljana, Slovenia||-|Loss|align=center| 4–3–1| Denis Stojnić| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)| United Glory - 2010-2011 World Series Finals| |align=center|1|align=center|4:59|Moscow, Russia||-|Loss|align=center| 4–2–1| Matteo Minonzio| Submission (Guillotine Choke)| SLAM FC 3| |align=center|1|align=center||Firenze, Italia||-|Win|align=center| 4–1–1| Mihajlo Fincur| TKO (Knees)| TBCB - K-1 and FreeFight Night| |align=center|1|align=center||Brežice, Slovenia||-|Win|align=center| 3–1–1| Alen Dolicanin| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)| MedVid - Ultimate Fight Labin| |align=center|1|align=center||Labin, Croatia||-|Loss|align=center| 2–1–1| Pero Ogrizek| Submission (Punches)| OFN - Opatija Fight Night 2| |align=center|2|align=center|3:36|Opatija, Croatia||-|Win|align=center| 2–0–1| Krisztian Gera| TKO (Punches)| SFD - Summer Fight Day| |align=center|1|align=center||Opatija, Croatia||-|Win|align=center| 1–0-1| Sead Mujagić| TKO | [48] | |align=center||align=center||Vienna, Austria||-|Draw|align=center| 0–0-1| Mario Valentić| Draw| OFN - Opatija Fight Night 1| |align=center||align=center||Opatija, Croatia|MMA debut.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MLADEN "Dynamite" KUJUNDZIC . finalfightchampionship.com . 18 February 2021.
  2. Web site: Mladen Kujundžić ostvario san - otvorio Fight Club Dynamite! . profightstore.hr . 18 February 2021.
  3. Web site: LiverKick Rankings Update: April, 2017 -- Not Much Changes. https://web.archive.org/web/20170428203208/http://www.liverkick.com/index.php/item/4288-liverkick-rankings-update-april-2017-not-much-changes. dead. 28 April 2017. liverkick.com. 25 April 2017.
  4. Web site: Tatum . Rob . Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: June 2016 . combatpress.com . 18 February 2021.
  5. Web site: Tatum . Rob . Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: July 2016 . combatpress.com . 18 February 2021.
  6. Web site: FIGHTNIGHT U VIŠKOVU . croring.com . 18 February 2021.
  7. Web site: DOŠEN PORAZIO TOMASOVIĆA . croring.com . 18 February 2021.
  8. Web site: Brajdić . Dražen . Gladijatorske borbe u noćnom klubu Boogaloo . vecernji.hr . 18 February 2021.
  9. Web site: VIDEO: Kujundžić porazio Ivića . poduckun.net . 3 December 2010 . 18 February 2021.
  10. Web site: MLADEN KUJUNDŽIĆ IZGUBIO . croring.com . 18 February 2021.
  11. Web site: WFC 15: Mladen Kujundžić protiv Roka Štrucla! . profightstore.hr . 18 February 2021.
  12. Web site: Štrucl: Pobjeda nad Kujundžićem najveća u karijeri! . fightsite.hr . 18 February 2021.
  13. Web site: Video - Jurković: Hvala publici u Areni. Vidjeli su odličan meč jer smo se stalno tukli . index.hr . 18 February 2021.
  14. Web site: IZVJEŠTAJ SA MEGA FIGHTA . croring.com . 18 February 2021.
  15. Web site: Nikolić . Petar . Mladen Kujundžić porazio Nermina Terzića: Pogodio sam ga low kickom i pukla mu je noga . sportcom.hr . 18 February 2021.
  16. Web site: Nikolić . Petar . PH u K-1 disciplini: Mladen Kujundžić i Igor Mihaljević u jedinom ogledu teškaša . sportcom.hr . 18 February 2021.
  17. Web site: Final Fight 3 uvodne i glavne borbe : detaljni report i kratki osvrt . profightstore.hr . 18 February 2021.
  18. Web site: FINAL FIGHT 3 REZULTATI . fight.hr . 18 February 2021.
  19. Web site: Gerges u fantastičnom meču pobijedio Zhuravleva, Jurković nastavlja put prema vrhu FFC-a (FOTO) . fightsite.hr . 18 February 2021.
  20. Web site: Novogodišnje želje Mladena Kujundžića : "Zdravlje, što bolji treninzi i što jači mečevi" . profightstore.hr . 18 February 2021.
  21. Web site: Elmir Mehić: Nastup na Gloryju vrhunac je moje dosadašnje karijere . fightsite.hr . 18 February 2021.
  22. Web site: Cro Cop poražen u zagrebačkoj Areni na oproštaju Remyja Bonjaskog: "Nisam zaslužio ovakvo suđenje u svom gradu" . crosport.hr . 18 February 2021.
  23. Web site: Dženan Poturak: Chorchypu je bolje da pjeva nego da ulazi u ring! . index.hr . 18 February 2021.
  24. Web site: Stefanescu . Elias . FFC 15: Salchow und Wolf greifen in Kroatien an . gnp1.de . 18 February 2021.
  25. Web site: (VIDEO) Mladen Kujundžić vs. Andre Langen . croring.com . 18 February 2021.
  26. Web site: (VIDEO) Mladen Kujundžić vs. Fabio Kwasi . croring.com . 18 February 2021.
  27. Web site: FFC 21: Mladen Kujundžić high kickom nokautirao Franka Munoza . croring.com . 18 February 2021.
  28. Web site: Cro Cop mi je pomogao, i dalje je penzioner u zavidnoj formi . vecernji.hr . 18 February 2021.
  29. Web site: Nakon Kujundžića, Maxim Bolotov bori se s Adegbuyijem . croring.com . 18 February 2021.
  30. Web site: Mladen Kujundžić nokautirao Andreia Stoicu u prvoj rundi (VIDEO) . fightsite.hr . 18 February 2021 .
  31. Web site: Mladen Kujundžić na K-1 Grand Prixu u Beogradu . fightsite.hr . 18 February 2021.
  32. Web site: (VIDEO) K-1 GP: Mladen Kujundžić vs. Fabio Kwasi . fight.hr . 18 February 2021.
  33. Web site: (VIDEO) Mladen Kujundžić vs. Rustam Azimov; Tatneft kup . croring.com . 18 February 2021.
  34. Web site: VIDEO, Mladen Kujundžić poražen u Kazanu, pogledajte meč s Tatneft Kupa . profightstore.hr . 18 February 2021.
  35. Web site: (VIDEO) Mladen Kujundžić vs. Francesco Xhaja . croring.com . 18 February 2021.
  36. Web site: Mladen Kujundžić došao do velike pobjede u Moldaviji . fightsite.hr . 18 February 2021.
  37. Web site: (VIDEO) Mladen Kujundžić sjajnim nastupom slavio u svojoj jubilarnoj borbi . fightsite.hr . 18 February 2021.
  38. Web site: Mladen Kujundžić doznao ime sljedećeg protivnika u lovu na titulu . fightsite.hr . 18 February 2021.
  39. Web site: Kujundžić prezentirao odličnu formu na vaganju: Sutra ga čeka najveći meč u dosadašnjoj karijeri . fightsite.hr . 19 December 2022.
  40. Web site: Mladen Kujundžić emotivnom objavom zahvalio svima: 'Ovo je najvažnija pobjeda u mojoj karijeri' . fightsite.hr . 19 December 2022.
  41. Web site: (VIDEO) Mladen Kujundžić večeras nastupa na spektakularnom eventu u Rusiji: Vaganje je uspješno odradio . fightsite.hr . 28 July 2023.
  42. Web site: (VIDEO) Arseniy Smirnov porazio Mladena Kujundžića: Pogledajte kakve je udarce preživio čvrsti Kujundžić . fightsite.hr . 29 July 2023.
  43. Web site: Riječki kickboksač Mladen Kujundžić uskoro u ponajvećoj ruskoj borilačkoj organizaciji . fiuman.hr . 2 February 2024 . hr . 29 December 2023.
  44. Web site: Fight Site - Srčani Mladen Kujundžić poražen na teškom gostovanju u Rusiji: Protivnik je iskazao poštovanje našem kickboksaču . fightsite.hr . 9 April 2024 . hr-hr . 4 February 2024.
  45. Web site: Mladen Kujundžić objavio kraj profesionalne karijere koja je trajala 15 godina . CroRing . 9 April 2024 . hr.
  46. Web site: Aittama . Zach . Combat Press 2016 Kickboxing Awards: Fight of the Year – Mohammed Jaraya vs. Nordin Ben-Moh . combatpress.com . 18 February 2021.
  47. http://www.profightstore.hr/novosti/kickboxing-odrzana-sedma-oluja-u-ringu-slavili-bajic-kujundzic-taci/20357.aspx Održana sedma Oluja u Ringu, slavili Bajić, Kujundžić, Taći
  48. http://www.croring.com/news/opatija-fight-club/1587.aspx OPATIJA FIGHT CLUB

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