Ionuţ Iftimoaie (born August 26, 1978) is a retired Romanian kickboxer. Besides the K-1, Iftimoaie has fought for a number of other promotions including the Local Kombat and Superkombat Fighting Championship. He was one of Romania's most popular fighters and for his retirement fight he headlined the Superkombat World Grand Prix IV 2016 against Jorge Loren in his hometown of Comănești, Romania.[1][2] The event drew a record-setting crowd of 34,000 spectators, marking the largest attendance for a kickboxing event in Europe at the time.[3] As of 28 September 2016, he was ranked the #7 light heavyweight in the world by LiverKick.com.[4]
He is married and has four children.[5]
Iftimoaie faced Milan Dašić at K-1 ColliZion 2010 Croatia on March 27, 2010. Dašić won the fight by a first-round knockout.[6]
Iftimoaie was scheduled to fight the K-1 veteran Ray Sefo at K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest on May 21, 2010. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[7]
Iftimoaie was scheduled to face Dževad Poturak at SUPERKOMBAT The Pilot Show on March 18, 2011. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[8]
Iftimoaie was scheduled to face Luca Panto at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2011 on October 15, 2011. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[9]
Iftimoaie was scheduled to face James Wilson at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 on November 10, 2012, following a year long absence from the sport.[10] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[11]
Iftimoaie was scheduled to challenge the reigning Superkombat and WKN Super Cruiserweight champion Jorge Loren at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2016 on August 6, 2016.[12] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[13]
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-06 | Win |  Jorgen Loren
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SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2016, Comănești, Romania | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Wins the SUPERKOMBAT Super Cruiserweight Championship & the WKN Diamond Super Cruiserweight Title. |
| 2012-11-10 | Win |  James Wilson
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SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination, Craiova, Romania | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2011-10-15 | Win |  Luca Panto
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SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2011, Piatra Neamț, Romania | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2011-03-18 | Loss |  Dževad Poturak
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SUPERKOMBAT The Pilot Show, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-05-21 | Loss |  Ray Sefo
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K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-03-27 | Win |  Milan Dašić
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K-1 ColliZion 2010 Croatia, Split, Croatia | KO | 1 | 1:15 | |
| 2007-03-02 | Win |  Miroslav Kielar
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Local Kombat 25, Romania | KO | 2 | ||
| 2006-06-02 | Win |  Sergei Gur
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Local Kombat 21, Romania | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2006-03-10 | Win | Wojciech Jastrzębski
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Local Kombat 19 "Înfruntarea titanilor", Romania | KO | 1 | ||
| 2005-12-18 | Win |  Freddy Kemayo
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Local Kombat 18 "Revanşa", Constanţa, Romania | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2005-09-16 | Draw |  Alexander Ustinov
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Local Kombat 16 "Liga Campionilor", Cluj Napoca, Romania | Decision draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2005-04-16 | Loss | Freddy Kemayo
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K-1 Italy 2005 Oktagon, Milan, Italy | TKO (Leg injury) | 1 | 0:21 | Semi finals |
| 2005-04-16 | Win |  Petar Majstorovic
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K-1 Italy 2005 Oktagon, Milan, Italy | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | Quarter finals. |
| 2005-02-11 | Win | André Tete
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Local Kombat 12, Romania | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2004-12-10 | Win |  Josip Bodrozic
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Local Kombat 11, Romania | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2004-09-11 | Win | Stephen Réveillon
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Local Kombat 9, Romania | TKO | 1 | ||
| 2004-06-11 | Win | Ivica Perkovic
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Local Kombat 7, Romania | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2004-04-24 | Win | Luca Bellora
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K-1 Italy 2004, Milan, Italy | KO | 1 | 2:45 | |
| 2003-11-29 | Loss |  Jerrel Venetiaan
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King Of The Ring 2003 Europe Grand Prix, Padova, Italy, semi finals | KO (Kick) | 2 | ||
| 2003-11-29 | Win | Achille Roger
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King Of The Ring 2003 Europe Grand Prix, Padova, Italy, quarter finals[15] | TKO (2 knockdowns) | 1 | ||
| 2003-03-29 | Loss | Ante Varnica
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Noć Obračuna 1, Split, Croatia | KO (High kick) | 2 | For MTA K-1 rules European Title +95 kg.[16] | |
| 2002-12-27 | Loss |  Petr Horak
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K-1 Bassano 2002, Bassano del Grappa, Italy | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
The event broke European attendance record with 34.000 fans.
record setting attendance that garnered an astounding 34,000 people in Comănești
