Yousri Belgaroui Explained

Yousri Belgaroui
Birth Name:Yousri Belgaroui
Other Names:Baby Face Assassin
Nationality:Dutch
Tunisian
Birth Date:2 June 1992
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Fighting Out Of:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height:[1]
Weight:86kg (190lb)
Reach In:79
Reach Footnote:[2]
Stance:Orthodox
Team:Mike's Gym (2014–2019)[3]
Teixeira MMA & Fitness (2021–present)
Trainer:Mike Passenier (2014–2019)
Glover Teixeira (2021–present)
Years Active:2014–2021 (Kickboxing)
2021–present (MMA)
Kickbox Win:27
Kickbox Kowin:13
Kickbox Loss:7
Kickbox Koloss:3
Kickbox Draw:0
Mma Kowin:6
Mma Decwin:2
Mma Decloss:3
Updated:April 11, 2022
Boxrec:880366
Sherdog:380449

Yousri Belgaroui (born 2 June 1992) is a Tunisian-Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist. In kickboxing, he has competed in Glory, where he is a three-time Glory Middleweight Championship challenger.

He was ranked as a top ten middleweight by Combat Press between November 2021 and March 2022, peaking at No. 2[4] [5]

Personal life

Belgaroui was born in Amsterdam to a Tunisian father and a Dutch mother. He holds a degree in Public Governance and Management from the University of Amsterdam.[6] He works as a commentator for Veronica TV.[7]

Kickboxing career

In 2016 Belgaroui entered the Glory Middleweight Contender's Tournament, held at on October 21, 2016. In the semi-finals, he won a unanimous decision over Ariel Machado, but lost a split decision to Israel Adesanya in the tournament finals.[8]

Yousri entered the 2017 Middleweight Contender Tournament as well, which was held at on April 29, 2017, and was booked to face Agron Preteni in the semifinals.[9] He beat Preteni by a unanimous decision, and faced the future champion Alex Pereira in the tournament finals. Belgaroui won the fight by a unanimous decision.[10]

After his tournament win, Yousri faced Jason Wilnis at Glory 45: Amsterdam on July 30, 2017. He won in the first round due to doctor's stoppage.[11]

Belgaroui challenged Alex Pereira for the Glory Middleweight Championship at Glory 49: Rotterdam on December 9, 2017. Pereira won the fight by a third-round technical knockout.[12]

In his next match, at Glory 53: Lille on May 12, 2018, Belgaroui beat Dawid Kasperski by a second-round technical knockout. This earned him the chance to once again fight for the Glory Middleweight Championship, as he was scheduled to face Pereira at Glory 55: New York on July 20, 2018.[13] Pereira won the fight by a first-round knockout.[14]

Belgaroui bounced back with a first-round knockout of Yassine Ahaggan at Glory 60: Lyon on October 20, 2018, but would lose a unanimous decision to Donovan Wisse at Glory 65: Utrecht on May 17, 2019, in his very next fight.[15] Yousri won his next fights against Ulric Bokeme at Glory 69: Düsseldorf by unanimous decision,[16] and against Jakob Styben at Glory 75: Utrecht by a second-round technical knockout.

Belgaroui was scheduled to fight Donovan Wisse at Glory 78: Rotterdam on September 4, 2021, for the vacant Glory Middleweight Championship.[17] [18] He lost the fight by a third-round technical knockout.[19]

Mixed martial arts career

Belgaroui made his MMA debut at UAE Warriors Arabia, being scheduled to fight Badreddine Diani. He won the fight by a unanimous decision.[20] He was next scheduled to fight Sallah-Eddine Dekhissi at UAE Warriors 17, three months after his professional debut.[21] He won the fight by knockout in the first round.[22]

Belgaroui was expected to face Mohamad Osseili at UAE Warriors 23: Arabia 5 on August 28, 2021.[23] The fight was later cancelled for undisclosed reasons. Belgaroui was booked to face Ahmed Sami at UAE Warriors 25: Africa on February 25, 2022.[24] He lost the fight by split decision.[25]

Belgaroui was booked to face Samir Zaidi at UAE Warriors 27 on March 25, 2022.[26] He won the bout via TKO stoppage in the first round.[27] Belgaroui faced Mohamad Osseili at UAE Warriors 31 on July 3, 2022, in his second fight of the year. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.[28]

Belgaroui faced Bogdan Kotlovyanov at Levels Fight League 7 on February 5, 2023. He won the fight by a first-round knockout.[29]

Less than a month later, Belgaroui faced Stefan Pretorius on February 24, 2023, at UAE Warriors 35, winning the bout via TKO stoppage in the second round.[30]

Belgaroui faced Marco Tulio Silva on August 29, 2023 at Dana White's Contender Series 60. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[31]

Belgaroui was scheduled to face Nathias Frederick in a light heavyweight bout at LFL 10 on October 29, 2023.[32] However, Frederick withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Giorgi Kvelidze. Belgaroui won the fight via TKO in round one.

Dana White's Contender Series

Belgaroui, replacing Val Woodburn, faced Marco Silva on August 29, 2023 at Dana White's Contender Series season 7.[33] He lost the fight via unanimous decision[34] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[35]

Belgaroui faced Taiga Iwasaki Dana White's Contender Series 71 on September 10, 2024.[36] He won the fight via technical knockout in round three.[37] Despite this, he was not given a contract.

Championships and awards

Mixed martial arts

Kickboxing

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Win|align=center|8–3|Taiga Iwasaki|TKO (punches)|Dana White's Contender Series 71||align=center|3|align=center|2:34|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States ||-|Win|align=center|7–3|Ahmed Sami|Decision (unanimous)|Levels Fight League 11||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|Amsterdam, Netherlands||-|Win|align=center|6–3|Giorgi Kvelidze|TKO (knee to the body and punches)|Levels Fight League 10||align=center|1|align=center|4:59|Amsterdam, Netherlands||-|Loss|align=center|5–3|Marco Tulio Silva |Decision (unanimous)|Dana White's Contender Series 60||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|5–2|Stefan Pretorius|TKO (knee and punches)|UAE Warriors 35||align=center|2|align=center|0:43|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||-|Win|align=center|4–2|Bogdan Kotlovyanov|KO (punch to the body)|Levels Fight League 7||align=center|1|align=center|1:50|Amsterdam, Netherlands||-|Loss|align=center|3–2|Mohamad Osseili|Decision (unanimous) |UAE Warriors 31||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||-| Win| align=center|3–1| Samir Zaidi| TKO (punches)|UAE Warriors 27 ||align=center|1|align=center|4:32|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||-| Loss| align=center|2–1| Ahmed Sami| Decision (split)|UAE Warriors 25||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||-| Win| align=center|2–0| Sallah-Eddine Dekhissi| TKO (head kick and punches)|UAE Warriors 17||align=center|1|align=center|2:44|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Badreddine Diani|Decision (unanimous)|UAE Warriors 16||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||-[38]

Kickboxing record

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2021-09-04 || Loss||align=left| Donovan Wisse || Glory 78: Rotterdam || Rotterdam, Netherlands || TKO (Doctor Stoppage) || 3 || 2:10|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#cfc;"| 2020-02-29 || Win || align="left" | Jakob Styben || Glory 75: Utrecht || Utrecht, Netherlands || TKO (Doctor Stoppage) || 2 || 1:02|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2019-10-12 || Win ||align=left| Ulric Bokeme || Glory 69: Düsseldorf || Germany || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2019-05-17 || Loss ||align=left| Donovan Wisse || Glory 65: Utrecht || Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2018-10-20|| Win ||align=left| Yassine Ahaggan || Glory 60: Lyon || Lyon, France || KO (Knee to the body)|| 1 || 1:22|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2018-07-20 || Loss ||align=left| Alex Pereira || Glory 55: New York || New York City || KO (Right hook) || 1 || 2:16|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2018-05-12 || Win||align=left| Dawid Kasperski || Glory 53: Lille || Lille, France || TKO (3 Knockdowns Rule) || 2 || 1:16|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2017-12-09 || Loss ||align=left| Alex Pereira || Glory 49: Rotterdam || Rotterdam, Netherlands || TKO (Cut) || 3 || 1:52|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2017-07-30|| Win ||align=left| Jason Wilnis || Glory 45: Amsterdam || Amsterdam, Netherlands || TKO (Cut) || 1 || 2:47|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2017-04-29 || Win ||align=left| Alex Pereira || - Middleweight Contender Tournament, Final || Copenhagen, Denmark || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2017-04-29 || Win ||align=left| Agron Preteni || - Middleweight Contender Tournament, Semi-finals || Copenhagen, Denmark || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2016-10-21 || Loss ||align=left| Israel Adesanya || - Middleweight Contender Tournament, Final || Broomfield, Colorado, USA || Decision (Split) || 3 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2016-10-21 || Win ||align=left| Ariel Machado || - Middleweight Contender Tournament, Semi-finals || Broomfield, Colorado, USA || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-|- bgcolor="#fbb"| 2016-08-23 || Loss||align=left| Dzianis Hancharonak || Akhmat Fight Show || Grozny, Russia || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00

|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2016-08-06 || Loss ||align=left| Israel Adesanya|| Glory of Heroes 4 || Changzhi, China || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00

|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2016-07-02 || Win ||align=left| Sebastian Ciobanu || Respect World Series 2 || London, England || KO (High knee) || 1 || 1:02

|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|2016-05-25|Win|align=left| Sergio Eckhart|Enfusion Live Presents Push It To The Limit|Amsterdam, Netherlands|KO (Punches)|2|0:56|-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|2016-03-05|Win|align=left| Hovik Tikrajan|Fight League, The Battle|Hoofddorp, Netherlands|KO (Knee)|1|1:12|-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|2016-02-07|Win|align=left| Henry Akdeniz|Back To The Oldschool|Amsterdam, Netherlands|KO (Punches)|3|1:15|-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|2015-11-28|Win|align=left| Jeffrey Ijdo|Enfusion Live Presents Fightsense|The Hague, Netherlands|KO (Body knee)|1|2:03|-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|2015-10-24|Win|align=left| Zakaria Khelil|IRO European Championship|Drachten, Netherlands|KO (Body knee)|1|0:31|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2015-10-02 || Win ||align=left| Dumitru Țopai || SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2015 Final Elimination || Milan, Italy || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-

|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|2015-09-26|Win|align=left| Tom De Smet|Back To The Oldschool|Amsterdam, Netherlands|Decision|3|3:00

|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|2015-05-24|Win|align=left| Youssef Elyaacoubi|Kickboxing Talents 10|Amsterdam, Netherlands|Decision|3|3:00

|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|2015-04-18|Win|align=left| Alcorac Caballero Lopez|Enfusion Live #27|Tenerife, Spain|Decision (Unanimous)|3|3:00

|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|2015-04-04|Win|align=left| Tagir Bokov|Enfusion Talents #8|The Hague, Netherlands|TKO (Doctor stopapge)|1||-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2015-03-07 || Win ||align=left| Redouan Talbi || || Groningen, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:000|-

|-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2014-11-29 || Win ||align=left| Younes Brahimi || FIGHTSENSE VI || The Hague, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00|-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2014-09-13 || Win ||align=left| Michel Adelina || || The Hague, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00|-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2014-05-28 || Win ||align=left| Mo Bouzakri || Push It To The Limit || Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00|-| colspan=9 | Legend:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yousri Belgaroui . glorykickboxing.com . 17 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Yousri Belgaroui. 7 September 2024. Tapology.
  3. Web site: Yousri Belgaroui . kickboxingz.com/ . 17 January 2020 . 13 September 2020.
  4. Web site: Aittama . Zach . Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: November 2021 . combatpress.com . 1 December 2021.
  5. Web site: Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: March 2022. Aittama . Zach . combatpress.com . 26 March 2022.
  6. Web site: Yousri Belgaroui . glorykickboxing.com . 13 September 2020.
  7. Web site: yousriofficial . instagram.com . 13 September 2020.
  8. Web site: Yousri Belgaroui frustrated at split decision loss to Israel Adesanya at GLORY 34 . mmaplus.co.uk . 25 October 2016 . 13 September 2020.
  9. Web site: Glory 40: Agron Preteni u lovu na izazivačku poziciju, Wilnis vs. Marcus III . fightchannel.hr . 13 September 2020.
  10. Web site: GLORY 40 results: Simon Marcus reclaims 185-pound crown, Yousri Belgaroui wins middleweight tournament . mmamania.com . 29 April 2017 . 13 September 2020.
  11. Web site: Yousri Belgaroui happy with win at GLORY 45 but wanted to knockout Jason Wilnis . mmaplus.co.uk . 4 October 2017 . 13 September 2020.
  12. Web site: GLORY Redemption Results: Verhoeven Stops Ben Saddik, Pereira Finishes Belgaroui . combatpress.com . 13 September 2020.
  13. Web site: Glory 55 stiže u New York s dva meča za titulu: Vječni rivali Pereira i Belgaroui zaključuju trilogiju; okršaj za privremeni pojas prvaka perolake divizije . fightchannel.hr/ . 13 September 2020.
  14. Web site: GLORY 55 New York Results: Pereira Scores Huge Knockout, Petchpanomrung Wins Interim Title . combatpress.com . 13 September 2020.
  15. Web site: Donovan Wisse verslaat Yousri Belgaroui na een unanieme beslissing (video) . sportnieuws.nl . 17 May 2019 . 4 January 2021.
  16. Web site: Glory 69 – Fight Results . perfectkickboxing.com . 4 January 2021.
  17. Web site: GLORY 78: Hamicha Faces Menshikov . kickboxingz.com . 3 May 2021 . 3 May 2021 . 25 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211025163534/https://kickboxingz.com/glory-78-hamicha-faces-menshikov/ . dead .
  18. News: GLORY 78 verwelkomt fans terug in Ahoy op 4 september. 6 July 2021 . GLORY Kickboxing. Dutch.
  19. Web site: Donovan Wisse wint en is wereldkampioen namens Suriname . waterkant.net . 4 September 2021 . 5 September 2021.
  20. Web site: Van Dinter . Sean . GLORY KICKBOKSER BELGAROUI: 'Ik wil UFC-kampioen worden' . vechtsportinfo.nl . 10 February 2021 . 17 March 2021.
  21. Web site: Full fight card for UAE Warriors 17 released . asianmma.com . 14 March 2021 . 17 March 2021. .
  22. Web site: Martial Arts Info . GLORY's Yousri Belgaroui scoort dikke knock-out in MMA-wedstrijd . vechtsportinfo.nl . 19 March 2021 . 9 August 2021.
  23. Web site: News . Mohammed Osseili faces Yousri Belgaroui at UAE Warriors 23 . asianmma.com . 19 October 2021 . 26 October 2021.
  24. Web site: Dorff . Marcel . Yousri Belgaroui In Derde MMA Partij Voor UAE Warriors . eurosport.nl . 20 February 2022 . 14 February 2022.
  25. Web site: Jackson . Splinta . Yousri Belgaroui Verliest Zijn Eerste Mma Partij Bij UAE Warriors 25 . dutchfightnetwork.nl . 20 March 2022 . 26 February 2022.
  26. Web site: Pereira . Yannick . BREAKING: Belgaroui in actie op UAE Warriors 27 in Abu Dhabi . vechtsportinfo.nl . 20 March 2022 . 16 March 2022.
  27. Web site: 2022-03-25 . UAE Warriors 27: Africa 2 Results . 2022-07-07 . MMA Sucka . en.
  28. Web site: FightBookMMA . 2022-07-04 . UAE Warriors 30 and 31 Results: Four New Champions Crowned . 2022-07-07 . FightBook MMA . en-US.
  29. Web site: van Dinter . Sean . 'Sniper!' Yousri Belgaroui pakt knock-out winst in LFL MMA debuut . vechtsportinfo.nl . 6 February 2023 . 5 February 2023.
  30. Web site: O . Jack . 2023-02-26 . UAE Warriors 35 & 36 results and highlights . 2023-03-14 . ArabsMMA . en-US.
  31. Web site: King . Nolan . Hathaway . Ken . Wells . Matthew . Dana White's Contender Series 60 results: Three fighters get UFC contracts; two denied . MMA Junkie . 30 August 2023 . 27 September 2023.
  32. Web site: Davis . Jake . EXCLUSIVE - Nathias Frederick returns at LFL 10 against Yousri Belgaroui. Violent Money TV. September 11, 2023 . November 28, 2023.
  33. Web site: Yousri Belgaroui, common kickboxing foe of Adesanya and Pereira, heads to Dana White’s Contender Series. sports.yahoo.com. Nolan King. 2023-07-13. 2023-07-13.
  34. Web site: Jones . A. K. . 2023-08-29 . DWCS Week 4 results . 2024-09-11 . MMAWeekly.com UFC and MMA News, Results, Rumors, and Videos . en.
  35. Web site: Staff . 2023-08-29 . Dana White’s Contender Series Season 7, Week 4 Results . 2024-09-11 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  36. Web site: Hester . Bryson . 2024-09-09 . Redemption: Second Chances on Dana White’s Contender Series – Yousri Belgaroui . 2024-09-11 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  37. Web site: 2024-09-11 . Dana White's Contender Series 71 results: Three contracts awarded, one gets another DWCS bout . 2024-09-11 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  38. Web site: Yousri Belgaroui. Sherdog.

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