Alexandru Lungu (born 3 September 1974)[1] is a Romanian professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and judoka. Lungu has most recently competed in the Super Heavyweight division of MMA. A professional competitor since 2005, Lungu has formerly competed for the PRIDE Fighting Championships, Cage Rage, and K-1, for both MMA and professional kickboxing.
| Alexandru Lungu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 3, 1974 Paleu, Bihor County, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Sandu Lungu Muntele Bihorului (The Bihor Mountain) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Romanian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (182 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 352 lb (160 kg; 25 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Super Heavyweight (265+ lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 74 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Judo Kickboxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Oradea, Romania Bucharest, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Centru de Arte Marțiale Mixte Golden Glory Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trainer | Ioan Brânză Horia Rădulescu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 5th Dan Black Belt in Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2005-present (MMA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kickboxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Clara Lungu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Judo career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +95 kg, Open | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Judo achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 9th (1996) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 7th (2001) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | 
(1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external judo databases | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IJF | 14154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 551 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 31 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last updated on: December 6, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Judo career
editA successful judoka, Lungu won several judo tournaments across Europe, including the Romanian Cup in 2004 and the International Tournament Monaco in 2005. Lungu competed in judo from 1991 until 2005.[2]
Mixed martial arts career
editPRIDE Fighting Championships
editLungu made his professional MMA debut on October 23, 2005 at PRIDE 30 against James Thompson, in a Super Heavyweight bout, Lungu weighed in at 368 lbs. and knocked Thompson down in the early seconds of round one, but seemed to fatigue upon standing up and lost via TKO at 2:13 of the first round.
Cage Rage
editLungu picked up a win in his next fight a year later on September 30, 2006 at Cage Rage 18 against Mark Buchanan via submission (kimura) in the first round.
Independent promotions
editLungu returned to Romania to continue competing and has compiled a record of 9-2 since PRIDE and Cage Rage.
Lungu defeated Mighty Mo via knockout in the first round on December 15, 2014 in an Open Weight bout.
Lungu is next scheduled to face Jeff Monson on June 15, 2015 at RXF 18.
Kickboxing career
editLungu made his professional kickboxing debut for SUPERKOMBAT on October 15, 2011, against Bob Sapp. Lungu won via knockout in the first round and has since compiled a professional kickboxing record of 4-1 for the promotion, most recently picking up a win over Mike Bourke on December 21, 2013 via first round knockout.
Championships and accomplishments
editKickboxing
editKickboxing record
edit| 15 wins (11 KOs), 2 losses, 0 draws | |||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | Record | Notes |
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| Dec 14, 2021 | Win |  Vincent Liebregts
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Colosseum Tournament 29 | Arad, Romania | TKO (three knockdowns) | 2 | 2:55 | 15–2 | |
| Sep 20, 2021 | Win |  Adnan Alić
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Colosseum Tournament 27 | Oradea, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 14–2 | |
| May 31, 2021 | Win |  Franco De Martiis
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Colosseum Tournament 25 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 13–2 | |
| Sep 25, 2020 | Win |  Tamás Hajdu
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Colosseum Tournament 19 | Debrecen, Hungary | TKO (referee stoppage) | 1 | 1:43 | 12–2 | |
| Sep 22, 2019 | Win | Satisch Jhamai
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Colosseum Tournament 15 | Oradea, Romania | KO (punches flurry) | 2 | 2:25 | 11–2 | |
| May 9, 2019 | Win | Zoltán Enyedi
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Colosseum Tournament 12 | Arad, Romania | KO (left hook) | 2 | 0:20 | 10–2 | |
| Dec 10, 2018 | Win |  Fredi Gonzales
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KO Masters 1 | Bucharest, Romania | TKO (referee stoppage) | 1 | 1:30 | 9–2 | |
| Jun 29, 2017 | Loss |  Yassine Boughanem
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Best of Siam 11 | Paris, France | KO (strikes) | 1 | 8-2 | ||
| December 21, 2013 | Win |  Mike Bourke
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SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final | Galați, Romania | KO (strikes) | 1 | 1:25 | 8-1 | |
| April 6, 2013 | Loss |  Jason Dutton
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SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2013 | Oradea, Romania | DQ (strikes on a downed opponent) | 1 | 3:00 | 7-1 | |
| October 20, 2012 | Win | Deutsch Pu'u
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SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2012 | Arad, Romania | KO (punch) | 2 | 1:42 | 7-0 | |
| May 12, 2012 | Win |  Wiesław Kwaśniewski
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SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2012 | Cluj Napoca, Romania | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | 6-0 | |
| November 17, 2011 | Win | Neil Cooke
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SUPERKOMBAT Fight Club | Oradea, Romania | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:50 | 5-0 | |
| October 15, 2011 | Win | Bob Sapp
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SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2011 | Piatra Neamț, Romania | KO (left hook) | 1 | 1:11 | 4-0 | |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest | |||||||||
Mixed martial arts record
edit| 24 matches | 19 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 13 | 5 |
| By submission | 6 | 0 |
| By decision | 0 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Win | 19–5 | Fredi Gonzales | TKO (punches) | Fight Zone 9 | December 4, 2022 | 1 | 0:34 | Deva, Romania | |
| Win | 18–5 | Florin Dănilă | TKO (leg injury) | Heroes Fight League 5 | September 16, 2022 | 1 | 1:26 | Mioveni, Romania | |
| Win | 17–5 | Peter Balaž | Submission (smother) | RXF 31 | October 1, 2018 | 1 | 3:05 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | |
| Loss | 16–5 | Chris Barnett | KO (punches) | Road FC 047 | May 12, 2018 | 1 | 2:34 | Beijing, China | Road FC 2018 Openweight Grand Prix |
| Win | 16–4 | Adnan Alić | TKO (punches) | RXF 29: All Stars | December 18, 2017 | 1 | 1:12 | Brasov, Romania | |
| Win | 15–4 | Martin Chuděj | TKO (punches) | RXF 27 | July 29, 2017 | 2 | 1:36 | Piatra Neamț, Romania | |
| Win | 14–4 | John Painter | TKO (punches) | RXF 25: All Stars | December 19, 2016 | 1 | 0:26 | Ploiești, Romania | |
| Win | 13–4 | Papis Konez | TKO (punches) | RXF 24 | October 10, 2016 | 1 | 2:05 | Brasov, Romania | |
| Loss | 12–4 | Michał Wlazło | TKO (knees and punches) | RXF 21: All Stars | December 14, 2015 | 2 | 3:11 | Bucharest, Romania | |
| Win | 12–3 | Mahmoud Hassan | Submission (Von Flue choke) | RXF 19 | August 31, 2015 | 1 | 2:43 | Galati, Romania | |
| Win | 11–3 | Andrzej Kulik | TKO (punches) | RXF 18: Stanciu vs. Belbiță | June 15, 2015 | 1 | 1:59 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | |
| Win | 10–3 | Mighty Mo | KO (punch) | RXF 15: All Stars | December 15, 2014 | 1 | 4:05 | Bucharest, Romania | |
| Loss | 9–3 | Tomasz Czerwinski | TKO (punches) | RXF 12 | August 4, 2014 | 1 | 4:25 | Mamaia, Romania | |
| Win | 9-2 | Steven Banks | TKO (strikes) | Local Kombat | December 7, 2012 | 1 | N/A | Onesti, Romania | |
| Win | 8–2 | Chris Mahle | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Gala MMA: Romania-Germany | October 29, 2011 | 1 | 1:06 | Cluj Napoca, Romania | |
| Win | 7–2 | Albert Sarkozi | Submission (punches) | Local Kombat Sibiu | November 19, 2010 | 1 | 0:25 | Sibiu, Romania | |
| Win | 6–2 | Jimmy Ambriz | TKO (doctor stoppage) | K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest – Europe GP | May 21, 2010 | 2 | N/A | Bucharest, Romania | |
| Loss | 5–2 | Rastislav Talarovic | TKO (punches) | K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final | December 12, 2009 | 2 | 0:46 | Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Win | 5–1 | Jesse Smith, Jr. | Submission (smother choke) | K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Elimination | October 24, 2009 | 1 | 0:51 | Arad, Romania | |
| Win | 4–1 | Ruben Villareal | Submission (smother choke) | Local Kombat 33 | April 12, 2009 | 1 | 1:45 | Oradea, Romania | |
| Win | 3–1 | Mark Bentley | KO (punches) | Strike MMA 3 | October 31, 2008 | 1 | 0:06 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | |
| Win | 2–1 | Tom Erikson | KO (punches) | Strike MMA 2 | August 1, 2008 | 1 | 1:21 | Mamaia, Romania | |
| Win | 1–1 | Mark Buchanan | Submission (kimura) | Cage Rage 18 | September 30, 2006 | 1 | 1:55 | London, England | |
| Loss | 0–1 | James Thompson | TKO (punches) | PRIDE 30 | October 23, 2005 | 1 | 2:13 | Saitama, Japan |
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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| 2002 | European Judo Championships | 7th | Open class |
| 2001 | World Judo Championships | 7th | Open class |
| 1999 | European Judo Championships | 3rd | Open class |
| Universiade | 1st | Open class | |
| 1998 | European Judo Championships | 7th | Heavyweight (+100 kg) |
| 1994 | Youth Judo World Championships | 1st |
Lungu was also a multiple judo champion and gold medalist of Romania.
Personal life
editIn 2015, his second wife gave birth to twins.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Alexandru Lungu". sherdog.com. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ "Alexandru Lungu, Judoka, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com.
- ^ "Castigatorii premiilor SUPERKOMBAT WGP 2011" (in Romanian). Gladiatorium. 4 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Sandu Lungu, doi dintr-o lovitură! Temutul luptător, tată de gemeni" (in Romanian). Libertatea. 5 November 2015.
External links
edit- Alexandru Lungu at the International Judo Federation
- Alexandru Lungu at JudoInside.com
- Alexandru Lungu at Sherdog
- Alexandru Lungu at Tapology.com
- Alexandru Lungu at ESPN
- Alexandru Lungu at Olympics.com
- Alexandru Lungu at Olympedia
- Alexandru Lungu at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Alexandru Lungu at The-Sports.org
- Alexandru Lungu on Instagram
