Adrian Maxim

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Adrian Maxim (born September 7, 1988) is a Romanian kickboxer. He is the current DFS Lightweight Champion and the 2017 Wu Lin Feng -63 kg World Tournament Winner.

Biography and career

Adrian Maxim was born on September 7, 1988, in Oradea, Romania. He started combat sports with wrestling which he trained in for three years. At the age of 14 he started kickboxing with his trainer Oleg Mereuţă.{{cite web |title=PORTRET: Oradeanul Adrian Maxim face spectacol în ringul de K1 |url=https://adevarul.ro/stiri-locale/oradea/portret-oradeanul-adrian-maxim-face-spectacol-in-1206771.html |website=adevarul.ro |date=4 July 2010 |access-date=26 January 2023}}

Maxim faced Petru Morari for the WKU European Light Welterweight title at GFC 6 on November 29, 2019.{{cite web |title=Un timisorean va lupta acasa pentru o centura mondiala din lumea kick-boxingului |url=https://www.djst-timis.ro/stiri/un-timisorean-va-lupta-acasa-pentru-o-centura-mondiala-din-lumea-kick-boxingului |website=djst-timis.ro |access-date=27 January 2023}} He won the fight by unanimous decision. Maxim next faced Wang Pengfei at Wu Lin Feng 2020: WLF World Cup 2019-2020 Final on January 11, 2020. He won the fight by decision.{{cite web |last1=Biriș |first1=Teodor |title=Învingător în China! Maxim l-a bătut pe campionul WLF |url=https://www.bihon.ro/sport-local/invingator-in-china-maxim-l-a-batut-pe-campionul-wlf-878002/ |website=bihon.ro |date=12 January 2020 |access-date=27 January 2023}}

Maxim faced Said Malek at OSS Fighters 05 on February 7, 2020. He lost the fight by split decision.{{cite web |last1=Biriș |first1=Teodor |title="Cred că mi-a lipsit puțin agresivitatea" |url=https://www.bihon.ro/sport-local/cred-ca-mi-a-lipsit-putin-agresivitatea-965650/ |website=bihon.ro |date=8 February 2020 |access-date=27 January 2023}} Maxim faced Marian Lăpușneanu at Colosseum Tournament 19 on September 25, 2020.{{cite web |last1=Biriș |first1=Teodor |title=Sandu Lungu și Adrian Maxim luptă în gala "Colosseum Tournament XIX" |url=https://www.bihon.ro/stirile-judetului-bihor/sandu-lungu-si-adrian-maxim-lupta-in-gala-colosseum-tournament-xix-2851072/ |website=bihon.ro |date=24 September 2020 |access-date=27 January 2023}} He lost the fight by unanimous decision, after an extra fourth round was fought.{{cite web |last1=Demian |first1=Costel |title=Gala Colosseum Tournament XIX: Alexandru Lungu a câștigat, Adrian Maxim a fost învins |url=https://www.bihon.ro/stirile-judetului-bihor/gala-colosseum-tournament-xix-alexandru-lungu-a-castigat-adrian-maxim-a-fost-invins-2858010/ |website=bihon.ro |date=25 September 2020 |access-date=27 January 2023}}

On December 15, 2021, Maxim engaged in a 4-man tournament for the inaugural Dynamite Fighting Show featherweight title. In the semi-final he defeated Serghei Zhanosiev by second-round TKO. In the final he rematched Ionut Popa and the two went to draw once again, after an extra round the judges gave Maxim winner by majority decision.{{cite web |title=Bihoreanul Adrian Maxim a cucerit centura "Dynamite Fighting Show"! Și-a făcut KO primul adversar! |url=https://www.bihon.ro/sport-local/bihoreanul-adrian-maxim-a-cucerit-centura-dynamite-fighting-show-3875602/ |website=bihon.ro |date=15 December 2021 |access-date=26 January 2023}}

Maxim faced Amir Bislimi El-Dakkak at Colosseum Tournament 30 on April 8, 2022. He won the fight by unanimous decision.{{cite web |last1=Biriș |first1=Teodor |title=Experiența a învins tinerețea. Adrian Maxim a câștigat lupta cu campionul neînvins al Suediei |url=https://www.bihon.ro/sport-local/experienta-a-invins-tineretea-adrian-maxim-a-castigat-lupta-cu-campionul-neinvins-al-suediei-3961334/ |website=bihon.ro |access-date=27 January 2023 |date=9 April 2022}}

Maxim faced Ghenadie Gîtlan at Colosseum Tournament 32 on June 3, 2022.{{cite web |last1=Buz |first1=Horia |title=Adrian Maxim revine în ringul din ţară - Va lupta la "Colosseum Tournament" Craiova |url=https://www.crisana.ro/stiri/sport-7/adrian-maxim-revine-in-ringul-din-tara-va-lupta-la-colosseum-tournament-craiova-188606.html |website=crisana.ro |access-date=27 January 2023 |date=24 May 2022}} He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Maxim faced Vladimir Filipov at Prometheus 3 on September 1, 2022. He needed just 61 seconds to stop Filipov with a left hook to the body.{{cite web |last1=Biriș |first1=Teodor |title=Adrian Maxim și-a făcut KO adversarul în 47 de secunde |url=https://www.bihon.ro/sport-local/maxim-si-a-facut-ko-adversarul-in-47-de-secunde-4077042/ |website=bihon.ro |access-date=27 January 2023 |date=2 September 2022}}

Maxim faced Francesco Picca at FEA Championship: Full - Drive on December 17, 2022, in the semifinals of the FEA featherweight tournament.{{cite web |title=Adrian Maxim luptă în gala "Fea Championship Full Drive" |url=https://ziarelocale24.ro/adrian-maxim-lupta-in-gala-fea-championship-full-drive/293530 |website=ziarelocale24.ro |access-date=27 January 2023 |date=16 December 2022}} He was able to beat Picca by a first-round knockout, but suffered a unanimous decision loss to Dmitrii Sirbu in the finals of the one-day tournament.{{cite web |title=Adrian Maxim și-a făcut KO primul adversar în gala "Fea Championship Full Drive" |url=https://ziarelocale24.ro/adrian-maxim-si-a-facut-ko-primul-adversar-in-gala-fea-championship-full-drive/295863 |website=ziarelocale24.ro |access-date=27 January 2023 |date=18 December 2022}}

Championships and awards

Wu Lin Feng
2017 Wu Lin Feng -63 kg World Tournament Winner{{cite web |last1=Hothi |first1=Anoop |title=Wu Lin Feng (WLF) World Championship 2017: Round-up of controversy |url=http://www.mmaplus.co.uk/kickboxing/wlf-world-championship-2017-roundup/ |website=mmaplus.co.uk |date=16 January 2017 |access-date=25 January 2023}}
World Kickboxing and Karate Union
2019 WKU European -65 kg Champion{{cite web |title=Golden Fighter: Romania vs Holland Results |url=https://kickboxingz.com/golden-fighter-romania-vs-holland-results |website=kickboxingz.com |access-date=26 January 2023 |archive-date=2 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202222806/https://kickboxingz.com/golden-fighter-romania-vs-holland-results |url-status=bot: unknown }}
Dynamite Fighting Show
2021 DFS Lightweight Champion{{cite web |title=Bihoreanul Adrian Maxim a cucerit centura "Dynamite Fighting Show"! Și-a făcut KO primul adversar! |url=https://www.bihon.ro/sport-local/bihoreanul-adrian-maxim-a-cucerit-centura-dynamite-fighting-show-3875602/ |website=bihon.ro |date=15 December 2021 |access-date=26 January 2023}}
International Fight Sport Association
2023 IFSA World -65 kg Champion

Fight record

{{Fight record start|norec=y|title=Professional Kickboxing record|record=50 Wins (20 (T)KO's), 24 Losses, 0 Draws, 1 No Contest}}

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| 2024-12-06 || Loss|| align=left|{{flagicon|POR}} Vinicius Bereta || Dynamite Fighting Show 25 || Oradea, Romania || Decision (Split) || 3 ||3:00

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| 2024-06-13|| NC||align=left|{{flagicon|UKR}} Serhii Adamchuk || K-1 Fighting Network Romania 2024 || Galați, Romania || Doctor stoppage (head clah)|| 1 || 2:47

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| 2024-03-29 || Loss|| align=left|{{flagicon|ROM}} Andrei Varga || Dynamite Fighting Show 22, Lightweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal || Baia Mare, Romania || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00

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| 2023-06-24|| Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhu Shuai || Wu Lin Feng 539 || Tangshan, China || TKO (Low kicks)|| 3 ||1:12

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| 2023-04-29 || Win||align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Johann Dederer || Muskel Kater Fight Night XIV || Mainz, Germany || TKO (low kick) || 3 || 0:42

! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|Wins the vacant IFSA K-1 World -65kg title.}}

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| 2023-04-08 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|Moldova}} Dmitrii Sîrbu || FEA Take Off || Chișinău, Moldova || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 ||3:00

! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|For the FEA Featherweight title.}}

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| 2023-02-04 || Loss|| align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} Wei Rui || Wu Lin Feng 2023: Chinese New Year || Tangshan, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00

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| 2022-12-17 || Loss||align=left|{{flagicon|Moldova}} Dmitrii Sîrbu || FEA Championship: Full - Drive, Tournament Final || Chișinău, Moldova || Ext. R. Decision || 4 || 3:00

! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|For the FEA interim Featherweight title.}}{{cite web |title=FEA CHAMPIONSHIP FULL-DRIVE TOURNAMENT! |url=https://fea.md/en/tournament1/fea-championship-full-drive-tournament/ |website=fea.md |date=29 September 2022 |access-date=26 January 2023}}

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| 2022-12-17 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Picca || FEA Championship: Full - Drive, Tournament Semi-final || Ciorescu, Moldova || TKO (Punches) || 1 || 0:53

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| 2022-09-01 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|MDA}} Vladimir Filipov || Prometheus 3 || Dej, Romania || KO (left hook to the body) || 1 || 1:01

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| 2022-06-03 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|MDA}} Ghenadie Gîtlan || Colosseum Tournament 32 || Craiova, Romania || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00