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 Glory 14: Zagreb, 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

  • Combat Press
  • Fighting Entertainment Association
    • 2022 FEA Light Heavyweight (-93 kg) Championship

Professional kickboxing record

Mladen Kujundžić kickboxing record
28 Wins (11 (T)KOs), 13 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-02-03 Loss Russia Ivan Petrenko RCC 25 Yekaterinburg, Russia TKO (Referee stoppage) 2
2023-07-28 Loss Russia Arseniy Smirnov RCC 16 Yekaterinburg, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-12-27 Win Moldova Alexandru Burduja FEA Full Drive Ciorescu, Moldova Decision (Split) 5 3:00
Wins the FEA Light Heavyweight (-93 kg) title.
2022-05-22 Loss Belgium Younes Benmalek Alpha Fight League Bruxelles, Belgium Decision 3 3:00
2019-08-24 Win Portugal Joao Chapas Silva FEA World GP Odesa Odesa, Ukraine Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-03-30 Win Moldova Alexandru Burduja FEN Chișinău, Moldova Ext. R. Decision (Split) 4 3:00
2018-11-17 Loss Italy Françesco Xhaja Legends Collide Slovenia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-07-20 Loss Belarus Petr Romankevich Tatneft Cup 2017 - 1st selection 1/4 final Kazan, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2017-05-31 Win Uzbekistan Rustam Azimov Tatneft Cup 2017 - 3rd selection 1/8 final Kazan, Russia KO (Low kicks) 2 2:10
2016-10-27 Loss Suriname Fabio Kwasi K-1 World GP 2016 -95kg Championship Tournament Belgrade, Serbia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-03-19 Win Romania Andrei Stoica Respect World Series 1 Madrid, Spain KO (Left Hook) 1
2016-02-12 Loss Moldova Maxim Bolotov Tatneft Cup 2016 - 1st Selection 1/8 Final Kazan, Russia Decision 4 3:00
2015-11-27 Win Spain Frank Muñoz FFC21: Rijeka Rijeka, Croatia KO (Right High Kick) 2 2:43
2015-10-31 Win Czech Republic Vasil Ducar Opatija Fight Night 6 Opatija, Croatia Ext. R. Decision 4 3:00
2015-09-25 Loss Suriname Fabio Kwasi WFL Laktaši Laktaši, BIH TKO (Ref. Stoppage) 2
2015-09-04 Win Germany Andre Langen Tatneft Cup 2015 Final Kazan, Russia Decision 4 3:00
2015-04-08 Win Hungary Janos Koszfan Oluja u ringu 7 [47] Knin, Croatia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-11-21 Loss Ukraine Alexandr Bodruchin FFC15: Poreč Poreč, Croatia KO (Straight Right) 1
2014-04-25 Win Bosnia and Herzegovina Dženan Poturak FFC12: Fabjan vs. Daley Ljubljana, Slovenia KO (Left Middle Kick) 1
2014-03-08 Win Bosnia and Herzegovina Elmir Mehić Glory 14: Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia TKO (Doctor stoppage) 2 3:00
2013-10-25 Win Bosnia and Herzegovina Sanid Imamović FFC08: Zelg vs. Rodriguez Zagreb, Croatia TKO 1 1:19
2013-09-13 Win Bosnia and Herzegovina Alija Tucak Fight For Glory Banja Luka, BiH DQ (Headbut) 3
2013-06-14 Win Serbia Nikola Dimkovski FFC06: Jurković vs. Poturak Poreč, Croatia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-04-18 Win Slovenia Rok Štrucl FFC03: Jurković vs. Cătinaș Split, Croatia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-04-07 Loss Croatia Igor Mihaljević 8. Kickboxing Memorijal David Šain Poreč, Croatia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-10-27 Win Bosnia and Herzegovina Nermin Terzić Bajić Team & Ameno Fight Night Split Split, Croatia TKO (Low kick) 1 0:05
2012-07-21 Win Serbia Srđan Seleš Mega Fight Umag, Croatia TKO (Referee stoppage) 3
2012-03-10 Win Croatia Marin Došen Cro Cop Final Fight Zagreb, Croatia Ext.R.Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2011-12-18 Loss Slovenia Rok Štrucl WFC 15 - Olimp Sport Nutrition Ljubljana, Slovenia Ex.R.Decision 4 3:00
2011-10-22 Loss France Freddy Kemayo Fight Code: Rhinos Series, Quarter Finals Moscow, Russia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2011-07-09 Win Russia Anatoloy Nosyrev Fight Code: Rhinos Series, Final 16 (Part 2) Istanbul, Turkey TKO (Injury)
2011-04-09 Win Slovenia Jasmin Bečirović Slovenian muay thai league Brežice, Slovenia Decision 3 3:00
2011-02-20 Win Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivica Soldo Opatija Fight Night 3 Opatija, Croatia
2010-12-10 Win Netherlands Tom Van Duivenvoorde Podgorica Fight Night Podgorica, Montenegro KO 2
2010-11-28 Win Croatia Ivica Ivić Bilić Erić Security Fight Night 5 Zagreb, Croatia KO (Low Kick) 2
2010-11-06 Loss Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Marjanović Banja Luka Fight Night 2 Banja Luka, BIH Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2010-09-25 Win Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Marjanović Fight Night Viškovo, Croatia Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
11 matches 4 wins 6 losses
By knockout 3 1
By submission 1 5
Draws 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 4–6–1 Vlado Neferanović Submission (Rear-naked choke) FNC 7 Sep 3, 2022 1 1:08 Pula, Croatia
Loss 4–5–1 Lukasz Sudolski KO (Punches) Babilon MMA 18 Nov 27, 2020 1 0:13 Lodž, Poland
Loss 4–4–1 Gerald Turek Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) WFC 16 - Return of the Champions Apr 22, 2012 2 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Loss 4–3–1 Denis Stojnić Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) United Glory - 2010-2011 World Series Finals May 28, 2011 1 4:59 Moscow, Russia
Loss 4–2–1 Matteo Minonzio Submission (Guillotine Choke) SLAM FC 3 Feb 12, 2011 1 Firenze, Italia
Win 4–1–1 Mihajlo Fincur TKO (Knees) TBCB - K-1 and FreeFight Night Apr 24, 2010 1 Brežice, Slovenia
Win 3–1–1 Alen Dolicanin Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) MedVid - Ultimate Fight Labin Mar 7, 2010 1 Labin, Croatia
Loss 2–1–1 Pero Ogrizek Submission (Punches) OFN - Opatija Fight Night 2 Feb 12, 2010 2 3:36 Opatija, Croatia
Win 2–0–1 Krisztian Gera TKO (Punches) SFD - Summer Fight Day Sep 11, 2009 1 Opatija, Croatia
Win 1–0-1 Sead Mujagić TKO [48] Mar 13, 2009 Vienna, Austria
Draw 0–0-1 Mario Valentić Draw OFN - Opatija Fight Night 1 Feb 19, 2009 Opatija, Croatia MMA debut.

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Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mladen_Kujund%C5%BEi%C4%87
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