Konstantin Gluhov

Konstantin Gluhov is a Latvian heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist of Russian descent. He is a former WPKA World Muaythai champion, currently competing in K-1. He made his K-1 debut in 2006 at K-1 Fighting Network Riga 2006 against Denis Sobolyev.

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Biography and career

Konstantin Gluhov started karate and hand-to-hand fighting in 1996 at the Fair Fighting club with coaches Saulius Sheikis and Vasily Fleisher. But just a couple of months later, the club shifted to kickboxing. In the same year, 1996, Kostya wins his first title with his teammate Alexei Kharchuk - Latvian kickboxing champion. In the amateur ring, Glukhov won the world championships in Thai boxing, Kickboxing and Kick-jitsu. In 2000, after 60 amateur fights, Konstantin became a professional.
In 2006 and 2008, Gluhov as part of the Latvian national team won the world championship in universal combat. And in 2009, he became Europe Champion.
In 2007, in Sochi, Gluhov lost for WBKF world championship belt to Alexei Kudin from Belarus
On November 22, 2008 Gluhov won the K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Riga tournament by three consecutive knockouts over Marco Della Ricca, Pacome Assi and Mindaugas Sakalauskas.
March 26, 2009 in Moscow hosted a kickboxing world championship tournament, which was attended by Pavel Zhuravlev, Alexei Kudin, Konstantin Gluhov and Elvin Abbasov. Gluhov lost in the finals to Zhuravlev
Gluhov's debut in MMA took place in 2006 in Finland. Konstantin won his first fight by TKO in the first round over Atte Backman, Finland.
At the KSW XII 8-men tournament Konstantin won the quarterfinal of the Pole Daniel Omielanczuk, but in the tournament finals, already at KSW XIII, he lost to the American David Olivia.
In December 2010, Gluhov took part in the Ultimate Cage Fighters Championship 16-men tournament, held in Vienna. Having won 4 early victories, including over Serb Miodrag Petkovic, whom Gluhov lost in previous competitions, Konstantin won the UCFC belt.

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

2010 K-1 World Grand Prix Selection champion
2009 WBKF World Tournament runner up
2008 Warrior's Honor Tournament Champion
2008 K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Riga champion
2006 Masters Fight Night tournament finalist
2006 WBKF Europe Tournament runner up
2005 WBKF Europe Tournament runner up
2005 2nd Draka European championships champion
2004 1st Draka European championships champion
2002 WPKA World Heavyweight champion
2002 WPKA Heavyweight Champion of Asia
2002 WPKA Baltic States Heavyweight Champion
2000 IKF European champion

Boxing

2012 Bigger's Better 12 elimination tournament winner, Lithuania, 2012

Mixed martial arts

HIT Fighting Championship
*HIT FC Heavyweight Champion
International League MMA
*Oleg Taktarov Cup Tournament Winner
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
*KSW Heavyweight Tournament second place
M-1 Global
*2013 M-1 Global Heavyweight Grand Prix second place
Pancrase Fighting Championship
*PFC Heavyweight Championship
*PFC 3 Tournament Winner
Russian MMA Championship
*Russian MMA Championship Tournament second place
Ultimate Cage Fighting Championship
*2010 UCFC 20,000 Euro Tournament Winner
*2009 UCFC 20,000 Dollar Tournament Runner Up
Warrior's Honor
*Warrior's Honor Superfight Winner
*Warrior's Honor 3 Tournament Winner
Kick-Jitsu
*2005 World Champion kick-jitsu
UNIFIGHT
*2009 "Universal Fight" Europe Championships champion
*2009 Xth "Universal Fight" World Championships vice-champion
*2008 IXth "Universal Fight" World Championships champion
*2006 VIIth "Universal Fight" World Championships champion
WFCA
*2008 WFCA European Heavyweight MMA champion

Kickboxing record