Cristian Ristea

Cristian Ristea  (born February 9, 1992) is a Romanian professional kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of GLORY. He also competed for Dynamite Fighting Show (DFS), Golden Fighter Championship (GFC), Superkombat Fighting Championship, KO Masters and Enfusion. He is the current GFC Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion.

Ristea is ranked the #2 light heavyweight in the world by Enfusion Live. As of May 2020, Ristea was ranked the #5 heavyweight in the world by Enfusion Live.

Kickboxing career
Ristea fought Florent Kaouachi for the vacant ISKA World Heavyweight K1 title. Kaouachi won the fight by a fourth round TKO.

He fought Vladimir Toktasynov during the OSS Fighter 4 event. Ristea won the fight by a unanimous decision.

Ristea fought Jürgen Dolch during Mix Kombat 5. He won the fight by TKO, after knocking Dolch down three times in the first round.

Ristea took part in the 2020 OSS Fighters Heavyweight tournament. In the quarter finals he knocked Thomas Froschauer out with a right hook. In the semifinals he defeated Marco Pisu by a unanimous decision. Ristea lost the final bout to Fabio Kwasi by a third round TKO.

Ristea was scheduled to fight Pavel Zhuravlev at FEA: Reset on March 13, 2021, for the FEA Heavyweight title. However, Zhuravlev pulled out of the fight citing a bicep injury. He was replaced by Kirill Kornilov. Kornilov won the fight by a second-round knockout.

GLORY
On June 19, 2023, it was announced that Ristea had signed a deal with Glory.

Championships and accomplishments

 *  Fightarena World Series
 * FAC Heavyweight Championship (One time, current)
 * Golden Fighter Championship
 * GFC Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (One time, current)
 * OSS Fighters
 * OSS Fighters 05 Heavyweight Tournament Runner Up
 * Local Kombat
 * Local Kombat National Light Heavyweight Plus Championship (One time)
 * Dynamite Fighting Show
 * Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Thomas Froschauer

Professional kickboxing record
! style=background:white colspan=9 |Won the FAC Heavyweight Championship. ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Won the vacant GFC Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship. ! style=background:white colspan=9 |For the FEA Heavyweight Championship. ! style=background:white colspan=9 |OSS Fighters Heavyweight tournament final. ! style=background:white colspan=9 |For the ISKA World Heavyweight K-1 Championship. ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Won the vacant Local Kombat National Light Heavyweight Plus Championship.
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 * 2024-04-20|| Loss ||align=left| Giannis Stoforidis || SENSHI 21 || Varna, Bulgaria || TKO (Punches)|| 1
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 * 2023-12-15 || Win || align=left|🇩🇪 Vladimir Toktasynov || KOK 118 World Series || Berlin, Germany || KO (body hook) || 2
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 * 2023-09-22 || Loss ||align=left|🇷🇴 Florin Ivănoaie || Dynamite Fighting Show 20 - Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Semi Finals || Bucharest, Romania || Decision (Unanimous) || 3
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 * 2023-08-19 || Loss ||align=left|🇷🇸 Nikola Filipović || Glory 87 || Rotterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Split) || 3
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 * 2023-05-13 || Win ||align=left|🇷🇴 Marius Munteanu || Dynamite Fighting Show 19 - Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals || Buzău, Romania || TKO (referee stoppage) || 3
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 * 2022-10-19 || Win ||align=left|🇮🇹 Florin Matei || Dynamite Fighting Show 16 || Iași, Romania || Decision (unanimous) || 3
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 * 2022-09-10 || Win ||align=left|🇷🇴 Ionuț Iancu || Best of the Best 1 || Brăila, Romania || Decision (split) || 5
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 * 2022-10-19 || Win ||align=left|🇮🇹 Florin Matei || Dynamite Fighting Show 16 || Iași, Romania || Decision (unanimous) || 3
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 * 2022-09-10 || Win ||align=left|🇷🇴 Ionuț Iancu || Best of the Best 1 || Brăila, Romania || Decision (split) || 5
 * 2022-09-10 || Win ||align=left|🇷🇴 Ionuț Iancu || Best of the Best 1 || Brăila, Romania || Decision (split) || 5
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 * 2022-07-22 || Loss ||align=left|🇷🇴 Florin Ivănoaie || Clash of the Titans 24 || Târgoviște, Romania || TKO (towel thrown) || 4
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 * 2022-06-20 || Win ||align=left|🇹🇷 Kaan Murat İnanır || KO Masters 10 || Bucharest, Romania || TKO (towel thrown) || 1
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 * 2021-11-19 || Loss ||align=left|🇳🇬 Tariq Osaro || OSS Fighters 07 || Constanța, Romania || Decision (unanimous) || 3
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 * 2021-11-01 || Win ||align=left| Mustafa Al-Taslaq || Superkombat Universe || Dubai, UAE || Decision (unanimous) || 3
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 * 2021-08-17 || Win ||align=left| Muhammed Balli || KO Masters 9 || Bucharest, Romania || Decision (unanimous) || 3
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 * 2021-07-16 || Win ||align=left| Nico Pereira Horta || OSS Fighters 06 || Constanța, Romania || Decision (split) || 3
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 * 2021-03-13 || Loss ||align=left|🇷🇺 Kirill Kornilov || FEA World GP: Reset || Chișinău, Moldova || KO (right hook) || 2
 * 2021-08-17 || Win ||align=left| Muhammed Balli || KO Masters 9 || Bucharest, Romania || Decision (unanimous) || 3
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 * 2021-07-16 || Win ||align=left| Nico Pereira Horta || OSS Fighters 06 || Constanța, Romania || Decision (split) || 3
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 * 2021-03-13 || Loss ||align=left|🇷🇺 Kirill Kornilov || FEA World GP: Reset || Chișinău, Moldova || KO (right hook) || 2
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 * 2021-03-13 || Loss ||align=left|🇷🇺 Kirill Kornilov || FEA World GP: Reset || Chișinău, Moldova || KO (right hook) || 2
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 * 2020-02-07 || Loss ||align=left| Fabio Kwasi || OSS Fighters 05, Final || Bucharest, Romania || TKO (referee stoppage) || 3
 * 2020-02-07 || Loss ||align=left| Fabio Kwasi || OSS Fighters 05, Final || Bucharest, Romania || TKO (referee stoppage) || 3
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 * 2020-02-07 || Win ||align=left|🇮🇹 Marco Pisu || OSS Fighters 05, Semi Finals || Bucharest, Romania || Decision (unanimous) || 3
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 * 2020-02-07 || Win ||align=left|🇦🇹 Thomas Froschauer || OSS Fighters 05, Quarter Finals || Bucharest, Romania || KO (right hook) || 2
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 * 2019-12-07 || Win ||align=left|🇩🇪 Jürgen Dolch || Mix Kombat 5 || Bistrița, Romania || TKO (referee stoppage/3 knockout rule) || 1
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 * 2019-11-21 || Win ||align=left|🇦🇹 Thomas Froschauer || Dynamite Fighting Show 6 || Iași, Romania || Decision (split) || 3
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 * 2019-10-05 || Loss || align=left|🇧🇪 Mohamed El Bouchaibi || Battle Arena Series || Waregem, Belgium || TKO (eye injury) || 2
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 * 2019-08-22 || Win ||align=left|🇷🇺 Vladimir Toktasynov || OSS Fighters 04 || Mamaia, Romania || Decision (unanimous) || 3
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 * 2019-06-06 || Win ||align=left| Eldar Oliveira || Dynamite Fighting Show 4 || Cluj-Napoca, Romania || Decision (unanimous) || 3
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 * 2019-04-13 || Loss ||align=left| Nidal Bchiri || Enfusion #82 || Orchies, France || Decision || 3
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 * 2019-02-28 || Win ||align=left|🇺🇦 Yurii Chornoivanenko || OSS Fighters 03 || Bucharest, Romania || Decision || 3
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 * 2018-10-27 || Loss ||align=left|🇷🇺 Кirill Kornilov || Tatneft Cup 2018, Semi Finals || Kazan, Russia || Decision || 4
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 * 2018-08-24 || Win ||align=left|🇷🇺 Аdel Zaripov || Tatneft Cup 2018 || Kazan, Russia || TKO (referee stoppage/3 knockdown rule) || 1
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 * 2018-07-05 || Win ||align=left|🇲🇪 Miroslav Vujović || Dynamite Fighting Show 1 || Bucharest, Romania || Decision (split) || 3
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 * 2018-05-31 || Loss ||align=left|🇷🇺 Igor Darmeshkin || Tatneft Cup 2018 || Kazan, Russia || Decision || 4
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 * 2018-02-24 || Loss ||align=left|🇫🇷 Florent Kaouachi || K1 Event 11 || Troyes, France || TKO || 4
 * 2018-02-24 || Loss ||align=left|🇫🇷 Florent Kaouachi || K1 Event 11 || Troyes, France || TKO || 4
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 * 2017-09-06 || Loss ||align=left|🇷🇺 Aleksandr Grinchuk || Tatneft Cup 2017 || Kazan, Russia || TKO (referee stoppage/punches) || 4
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 * 2017-05-06 || Loss ||align=left| Dawid Żółtaszek || SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2017 || Madrid, Spain || KO (punches) || 2
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 * 2017-04-07 || Win ||align=left| Dawid Żółtaszek || SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2017 || Bucharest, Romania || Extra round decision || 4
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 * 2017-03-22 || Win ||align=left|🇩🇪 Gordon Haupt || Tatneft Cup 2017 || Kazan, Russia || Decision || 3
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 * 2016-05-07 || Loss ||align=left| Dănuț Hurduc|| SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix || Bucharest, Romania || Decision (unanimous) || 3
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 * 2015-06-19 || Loss ||align=left| Gökhan Gedik || SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix || Constanța, Romania || KO (overhand right) || 2
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 * 2015-05-23 || Win ||align=left|🇫🇷 Reda Oudgou || SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix || Bucharest, Romania || Decision (split) || 3
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 * 2015-03-07 || Loss ||align=left| Clyde Brunswijk || SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix || Ploiești, Romania || Decision (unanimous) || 3
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 * 2014-06-21 || Loss ||align=left|🇪🇸 Moisés Baute || SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix, Semi Finals || Constanța, Romania || KO (punch to the body) || 3
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 * 2014-05-24 || Win ||align=left|🇩🇪 Christian Brorhilker || SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix || Mamaia, Romania || TKO (referee stoppage) || 3
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 * 2014-03-29 || Win ||align=left|🇮🇹 Romano Romasco || SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes || Ploiești, Romania || KO (right hook) || 2
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 * 2013-12-20 || Win ||align=left| Izidor Bunea || Full Fight || Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania || Decision (unanimous) || 3
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 * 2013-11-03 || Loss ||align=left| Fabian Gondorf || SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes || Carrara, Italy || TKO (leg injury) || 3
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 * 2013-09-28 || Win ||align=left|🇧🇷 Romelleo da Silva || SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix || Botoșani, Romania || Decision (unanimous) || 3
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 * 2013-08-30 || Win ||align=left| Ștefan Szomoru || SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes || Târgoviște, Romania || KO (right hook) || 1
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 * 2013-08-03 || Loss ||align=left| Ciprian Șchiopu || Pitbull Challenge || Rădăuți, Romania || Decision || 3
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 * 2013-03-02 || Loss ||align=left| Flavius Boiciuc || Respect Gym || Găești, Romania || TKO (referee stoppage) || 3
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 * 2012-12-07 || Win ||align=left| Alexandru Nedelcu || Local Kombat || Onești, Romania || Decision (split) || 3
 * 2012-12-07 || Win ||align=left| Alexandru Nedelcu || Local Kombat || Onești, Romania || Decision (split) || 3
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 * 2012-10-05 || Win ||align=left| Mihai Vicențiu || Romanian Xtreme Fighting || Târgoviște, Romania || TKO (referee stoppage) || 1
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 * 2012-08-15 || Win ||align=left| Izidor Bunea || RFC - Noaptea Campionilor || Uricani, Romania || Decision || 3
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 * 2012-06-08 || Loss ||align=left| Daniel Alexandru || Local Kombat || Craiova, Romania || TKO (doctor stoppage/eye injury) || 3
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 * 2012-03-30 || Loss ||align=left| Alexandru Nedelcu || Local Kombat || Târgu Jiu, Romania || Decision (split) || 3
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 * 2012-03-30 || Win ||align=left| Radu Pralea || Local Kombat || Târgu Jiu, Romania || Decision (unanimous) || 3
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 * 2011-12-17 || Win ||align=left| Ionuț Jipa || Romanian Xtreme Fighting || Brașov, Romania || TKO (retirement) || 4
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 * 2011-09-03 || Loss ||align=left| Sorin Vesa || Challenge Fight || Rieni, Romania || Decision || 3
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 * 2011-07-01 || Win ||align=left| Răzvan Popescu || Golden League || Târgoviște, Romania || Decision || 3
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