Mladen Brestovac (born October, 1983) is a Croatian heavyweight Muay Thai kickboxer, currently signed to Final Fight Championship, where he is the current FFC Heavyweight champion, and GLORY. He previously competed in K-1 and SUPERKOMBAT.

Mladen Brestovac
Born (1983-10-27) October 27, 1983 (age 41)
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Other namesThe Scorpion Sting
NationalityCroatia Croatia
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight116.9 kg (258 lb; 18.41 st)[1]
DivisionHeavyweight
Reach80 in (203 cm)
StyleKickboxing, Muay Thai
StanceSouthpaw
Fighting out ofZagreb, Croatia
TeamSpartan Gym
TrainerAleksandar Pupac
Years active2002 – present
Kickboxing record
Total73
Wins58
By knockout38
Losses14
By knockout5
Draws1
Other information
UniversityFaculty of Economics & Business, University of Zagreb

He was named Croatian K-1 Fighter of the Year in 2013 by a jury of experts made of Fight Channel members, kickboxing coaches and sports journalists. Mirko Filipović, as one of the best Croatian kickboxers of all time, was out of competition.[2]

Combat Press has ranked him the #6 heavyweight in the world between December 2019[3] and January 2021.[4] He's been continually ranked in the heavyweight top ten by Combat Press since December 2016.[5]

Career

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Brestovac participated in the 2008 K-1 Fighting Network Austria tournament. He achieved stoppage victories against Andreas Peters in the quarterfinal and Renato Sini in the semifinal, before winning the tournament through a unanimous decision against Roman Kleibl in the final.[6]

After winning the tournament, Brestovac had three fights in the regional circuit, scoring knockouts of Armin Zahirović, Janos Rafief-Arifov and Attila Mathe,[7] before taking part in the 2009 K-1 Rules Tournament in Budapest. He won a unanimous decision against Joachim Thomas in the quarterfinal, knocked Máté Zentai out with a head kick in the semifinal and won the tournament with an extra round decision against Sebastian Ciobanu.[8] In his next fight he won the K-1 ColliZion 2009 Mladá Boleslav tournament, despite winning only the semifinal bout Libor Polách, as the other finalist, Lubomir Šuda, was unable to fight due to an injury.[9]

In October 2014, Brestovac defeated Koos Wessels by unanimous decision, to qualify to the 2009 K-1 ColliZion Final Tournament.[10] Brestovac scored knockouts of Mihaiţă Golescu in the quarterfinal and Coco Rus in the semifinal, before facing Roman Kleibl in the final. The final went into two extra rounds, before Kleibl won the decision.[11]

Brestovac then went on a 4–0–1 run, notably defeating Jan Soukup and winning the rematch with Roman Kleibl.[12]

SUPERKOMBAT

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He subsequently signed with SUPERKOMBAT, and was immediately placed in the 2011 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II. He defeated Mighty Mo by a body kick KO in the semifinals, but lost the final bout against Ismael Londt by TKO, after the ringside doctor stopped the fight in the first round.[13]

After a TKO win against Mourad Bouzidi, in March 2012, Brestovac fought the first match, of what would be their trilogy, against Benjamin Adegbuyi. Adegbuyi won the semifinal bout of the 2012 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III by unanimous decision.[14]

Brestovac was scheduled to fight Chinese giant Taishan in a non-tournament bout at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final in Zagreb, Croatia on March 15, 2013. However Taishan was replaced, and Brestovac defeated Frank Muñoz via unanimous decision.[15][16]

GLORY and FFC debuts

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He took unanimous decision win against Sergei Lascenko, after being the better and more active fighter during the fight. Brestovac achieved effective damage with punch&kick combinations, with his left kick doing lots of damage to Lascenko's body. Lascenko, who replaced Michael Duut, had moments of danger during the fight, but not enough to take the victory. The fight was held at the Final Fight Championship 3 event in Zadar, Croatia on May 10, 2013.[17][18] He beat Ali Cenik by decision at Final Fight Championship 8 in Zagreb, Croatia on October 25, 2013. [19]

In November, 2013 Brestovac signed for world top promotion, Glory. He made his debut in his hometown Zagreb at the Glory 14: Zagreb event facing Jahfarr Wilnis, defeating him with left high kick in the first round.[20][21][22][23][24][25]

He defeated Tomas Pakutinskas at FFC Futures 2 on May 5, 2014 after he suffered arm injury early in round one. Tomas was late replacement for Wiesław Kwaśniewski. He fought, on June 24, 2014 in Slovenia against Tomaž Simonič, who replaced Nikolai Falin. Brestovac scored another victory on points, scoring a knockdown in third round with a flying knee.[26] He was next scheduled to fight Nikolaj Falin in June 2014, but Falin would later withdraw and be replaced by Tomaž Simonič.[27] He defeated Simonič by unanimous decision. Returning to FFC, he scored a TKO win against Luca Panto, who suffered an arm injury in the first round.[28]

He became the La Nuit Des Champions K-1 rules heavyweight +100 kg champion by defeating Nicolas Wamba on November 22, 2014 in Marseille, France. Wamba was counted two times before end of second round, when his corner threw towel because of injury.[29][30][31]

FFC and GLORY title fights

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Brestovac fought Wiesław Kwaśniewski at FFC: Super Final for the vacant FFC Heavyweight title.[32] He defeated Kwaśniewski by a second round TKO.[33] He was scheduled to defend his title four months later, against Colin George.[34] Brestovac won the fight just 27 seconds into the fight, breaking George's arm as he tried to block a body kick.[35]

He was supposed to replace Benjamin Adegbuyi to fight Anderson Silva on May 8, 2015 at Glory 21: San Diego event, however the Brazilian failed hus medical test and that fight was cancelled.[36][37] He instead took part in the 2015 Glory Heavyweight Contender tournament, fighting Benjamin Adegbuyi in the semifinals.[38] Adegbuyi won the fight by TKO, dropping Brestovac trice in the third round.[39]

Following his first loss in over three years, Brestovac was scheduled to defend his NDC title against Fabrice Aurieng in November 2015.[40] Aurieng won the fight by unanimous decision.[41]

Despite the two fight losing skid, Brestovac was nonetheless scheduled to fight Rico Verhoeven at Glory 28 for the Glory Heavyweight title.[42] Brestovac lost the fight by unanimous decision (49–46, 50–45, and 50–45).[43]

FFC title reign and Verhoeven rematch

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After these three losses, Brestovac defended his FFC title against Steve Banks.[44] Brestovac snapped his losing streak with a second round head kick knockout of Banks.[45]

Brestovac participated in the 2016 Glory Heavyweight Contender tournament, being scheduled to fight Jahfarr Wilnis in the semifinals.[46] He knocked Wilnis out with a head kick in the first round, and advanced to the finals, where he was to fight a rematch with Benjamin Adegbuyi. Adegbuyi won the fight by unanimous decision.[47]

He was scheduled to defend the FFC title for the second time against Daniel Lentie at FFC 27.[48] Brestovac won the fight by unanimous decision.[49] He then defended his title for the third time against Dževad Poturak at FFC 29,[50] winning by unanimous decision.[51]

After two consecutive title defenses, Brestovac fought Hesdy Gerges at Glory 45. He knocked Gerges out with a head kick, after 36 seconds of the first round.[52] He then challenged Rico Verhoeven at Glory 54 for the second time, but would once again lose by unanimous decision with 50–45 on all five scorecards.[53][54]

He defended the FFC title for the fourth time against Jhonata Diniz at FFC 31, who he knocked out with a head kick in the third round.[55]

2019 doping suspension

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Brestovac wouldn't fight in 2019, as in January of the same year, it was announced by GLORY that Brestovac was one of four fighters to have failed their doping tests, testing positive for meldonium.[56][57] He was given a 19 month suspension, applied retroactively from the Glory 54 event, which effectively ended on December 1, 2019.[58]

Brestovac faced Karim Dian at Glory 95 for a retirement bout on September 21, 2024. He won by first round KO with a left body kick. [59]

Titles

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Professional competition

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  • Nuit des Champions
    • 2014 NDC K-1 Rules Heavyweight +100 kg Champion
  • SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship
    • 2011 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II Runner-up
  • K-1
    • 2009 K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Tournament Runner-up
    • 2009 K-1 ColliZion 2009 Mladá Boleslav Tournament Champion
    • 2009 K-1 Rules Tournament in Budapest Champion
    • 2008 K-1 Vienna Tournament Champion

Accolades

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  • 2013 Croatian K-1 Fighter of the Year

Kickboxing record

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Kickboxing record
56 Wins (38 (T)KO's, 16 decisions), 14 Losses (5 (T)KO's, 9 decisions), 1 Draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-09-21 Win   Karim Dian Glory 95 Zagreb, Croatia KO (Left body kick) 1 1:13
2018-10-12 Win   Jhonata Diniz FFC 31: Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada KO (Left High Kick) 3 1:36
Defends FFC Heavyweight Championship.
2018-06-02 Loss   Rico Verhoeven Glory 54: Birmingham Birmingham, England Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
For the Glory Heavyweight Championship.
2017-09-30 Win   Hesdy Gerges Glory 45: Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Left High Kick) 1 0:36
2017-04-22 Win   Dževad Poturak FFC 29 Ljubljana, Slovenia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Defends FFC Heavyweight Championship.
2016-12-17 Win   Daniel Lentie FFC 27: Night of Champions Zagreb, Croatia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Defends FFC Heavyweight Championship.
2016-11-05 Loss   Benjamin Adegbuyi Glory 35: Nice, Final Nice, France Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
For the Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament.
2016-11-05 Win   Jahfarr Wilnis Glory 35: Nice, Semi Finals Nice, France TKO (Left High Kick) 1 2:06
2016-06-04 Win   Steve Banks FFC 24: Villefort vs Rela Daytona Beach, Florida, USA TKO (Left High Kick) 2 2:42
Defended FFC Heavyweight Championship.
2016-03-12 Loss   Rico Verhoeven Glory 28: Paris Paris, France Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
For the Glory Heavyweight Championship.
2015-11-14 Loss   Fabrice Aurieng La 22ème Nuit Des Champions Marseille, France Decision 5 3:00
Lost NDC K-1 Rules Heavyweight +100 kg Championship.
2015-10-09 Loss   Benjamin Adegbuyi Glory 24: Denver, Semi Finals Denver, Colorado, USA TKO (Low Kicks) 3 1:47
2015-04-17 Win   Colin George FFC18: Ljubljana Ljubljana, Slovenia TKO (Arm Injury) 1 0:27
Defends FFC Heavyweight Championship.
2014-12-20 Win   Wiesław Kwaśniewski FFC Super Final Opatija, Croatia TKO 2 0:45
Wins the Vacant FFC Heavyweight Championship.
2014-11-22 Win   Nicolas Wamba La 21ème Nuit des Champions Marseille, France RTD (Injury) 2 3:00
Wins NDC K-1 Rules Heavyweight +100 kg Championship.
2014-09-26 Win   Luca Panto FFC Futures 3, Super Fight [61] Zagreb, Croatia TKO (Arm Injury) 1 1:06
2014-06-24 Win   Tomaž Simonič K1 International Fight Night Čatež ob Savi, Slovenia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-05-03 Win   Tomas Pakutinskas FFC Futures 2, Super Fight Opatija, Croatia TKO (Arm Injury) 1 0:36
2014-03-08 Win   Jahfarr Wilnis Glory 14: Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia KO (Left High Kick) 1 1:19
2013-12-13 Win   Kirk Krouba FFC10: Rodriguez vs. Batzelas Skopje, Macedonia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-10-25 Win   Ali Cenik FFC08: Zelg vs. Rodriguez Zagreb, Croatia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-05-10 Win   Sergei Lascenko FFC04: Perak vs. Joni Zadar, Croatia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-03-15 Win   Frank Muñoz K-1 World Grand Prix FINAL in Zagreb, Super Fight Zagreb, Croatia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-02-23 Win   Andy Van Steen SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes 1 Opatija, Croatia TKO (Left High Kick) 1 N/A
2012-07-07 Loss   Benjamin Adegbuyi SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2012, Semi Finals Varna, Bulgaria Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-03-10 Win   Mourad Bouzidi Cro Cop Final Fight Zagreb, Croatia TKO (Injury) 1 0:30
2011-07-16 Loss   Ismael Londt SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2011, Final Constanța, Romania TKO (Referee Stoppage) 1 0:55
For the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2011 Tournament title.
2011-07-16 Win   Mighty Mo SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2011, Semi Finals Constanța, Romania KO (Left Body Kick) 1 2:18
2011-05-01 Win   Tihamer Brunner Fight Code: Dragons Round 3 Budapest, Hungary KO 1 1:06
2010-10-09 Win   Roman Kleibl TK2 tournament in Marseille Marseille, France KO (Right High Kick) 1 1:55
2010-05-21 Win   Jan Soukup K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest Bucharest, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2010-04-24 Draw   Reamon Welboren Gotti Promotion presents: Apocalix Milan, Italy Draw 3 3:00
2010-03-27 Win   Mihaiţă Golescu K-1 ColliZion 2010 Croatia Split, Croatia TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 2 3:00
2009-12-12 Loss   Roman Kleibl K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Tournament Prague, Czech Republic 2 Ext. R Decision 5 3:00
Fight was for K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final tournament title.
2009-12-12 Win   Coco Rus K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Tournament Prague, Czech Republic TKO (Corner Stoppage) 1 1:57
2009-12-12 Win   Mihaiţă Golescu K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Tournament Prague, Czech Republic KO (Left Knee Strike) 3 2:00
2009-10-24 Win   Koos Wessels K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Elimination Arad, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2009-05-16 Win   Libor Polach K-1 ColliZion 2009 Mladá Boleslav, Semi Finals Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic KO (Knee Strike) 2 N/A
Wins K-1 ColliZion 2009 Mladá Boleslav 4-man Heavyweight tournament title. Had walktrough in final as Lubomir Suda was injured.
2009-02-28 Win   Sebastian Ciobanu K-1 Rules Tournament 2009 in Budapest Budapest, Hungary Ext. R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
Wins K-1 Rules Tournament 2009 in Budapest championship.
2009-02-28 Win   Máté Zentai K-1 Rules Tournament 2009 in Budapest Budapest, Hungary KO (Left High Kick) 1 2:46
2009-02-28 Win   Joachim Thomas K-1 Rules Tournament 2009 in Budapest Budapest, Hungary Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2008-10-26 Win   Attila Mathe King of Colosseum - European Final Fight 2008 Ljubuški, Bosnia and Herzegovina KO N/A N/A
2008-10-19 Win   Janos Rafief-Arifov Lords of the Ring Vienna, Austria KO 2 2:09
2008-07-25 Win   Armin Zahirović Božić vs Aramjan WBA title Fight Night Novalja, Pag, Croatia TKO 1 N/A
2008-05-17 Win   Roman Kleibl K-1 Fighting Network Austria 2008 Vienna, Austria Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Wins K-1 Fighting Network Austria 2008 championship.
2008-05-17 Win   Renato Sini K-1 Fighting Network Austria 2008 Vienna, Austria KO (Left High Kick) 1 1:40
2008-05-17 Win   Andreas Peters K-1 Fighting Network Austria 2008 Vienna, Austria TKO (Corner Stoppage) 1 1:53
2008-03-29 Win   Kristof Kristodopulous Božić vs Selini WBA title Fight Night Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina KO (Knee Strike) 1 2:21
2007-12-15 Win   Tihamer Brunner Ultimate Fight Challenge 2 Samobor, Croatia Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2005-12-18 Win   Johan Mparmpagiannis Heaven or Hell 6 Prague, Czech Republic Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2005-11-25 Loss   Cheick Kongo King of Colloseum 2005 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2005-11-25 Win   Elvedin Tukić King of Colosseum 2005 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina TKO N/A N/A
2005-08-19 Win   Nicolae Moroşanu K-1 Hungary Grand Prix 2005 Debrecen, Hungary KO 1 2:13
2005-05-06 Loss   Alexander Ustinov K-1 Slovakia 2005 Bratislava, Slovakia KO N/A N/A
2004-12-20 Loss   Vitali Akhramenko Heaven or Hell 5 Prague, Czech Republic Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2004-06-11 Loss   Duško Basrak K-1 Grand Prix BIH 2004 Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2004-06-11 Win   Nikolaus Tsoukalas K-1 Grand Prix BIH 2004 Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2004-05-15 Win   Amir el Alfy Muay Thai Gala, Sporthal Zilvermeeuwen Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO (Corner Stoppage) 2 0:00
2004-04-08 Loss   Bjorn Bregy Heaven or Hell 4 Prague, Czech Republic TKO (Eye Injury) 2 N/A
2004-02-07 Win   Duško Basrak Croatia vs Serbia Kickboxing Valpovo, Croatia Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2003-12-21 Win   Dženan Muminović WKA European championship Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina KO 3 1:32
2003-10-25 Win   Dženan Muminović Memorijal Ludvig Pavlović Ljubuški, Bosnia and Herzegovina TKO 1 N/A
2003-05-10 Loss   Evgeny Orlov K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary Milan Milan, Italy KO 4 2:40
2003-04-13 Win   Jeno Beck Noć Gladijatora Osijek, Croatia KO 1 0:32
2002-12-21 Win   Miroslav Kasaja Vanocni Lucernu Prague, Czech Republic KO 2 1:45
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

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References

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