Alexandru Lungu | |
Other Names: | Sandu Lungu Muntele Bihorului (The Bihor Mountain) |
Nationality: | Romanian |
Birth Date: | 3 September 1974 |
Birth Place: | Paleu, Bihor County, Romania |
Fighting Out Of: | Oradea, Romania Bucharest, Romania |
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (182 cm) |
Weight: | 352 lbs |
Weight Class: | Super Heavyweight (265+ lb) |
Reach In: | 74 |
Style: | Judo Kickboxing |
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) |
Kickbox Win: | 16 |
Kickbox Kowin: | 11 |
Kickbox Loss: | 2 |
Kickbox Koloss: | 1 |
Kickbox Draw: | 0 |
Mma Kowin: | 13 |
Mma Subwin: | 6 |
Mma Koloss: | 5 |
Mma Subloss: | 0 |
Mma Draw: | 0 |
Spouse: | Clara Lungu |
Sherdog: | 14130 |
Updated: | December 6, 2022 |
Men's Judo
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.
A 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]
Lungu 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.
Lungu 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.
Lungu 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.
Lungu 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.
|-|-| |Win| Vincent Liebregts| Colosseum Tournament 29| Arad, Romania| TKO (three knockdowns)|align=center|2|align=center|2:55| align=center|15–2| |-| |Win| Adnan Alić| Colosseum Tournament 27| Oradea, Romania| Decision (unanimous)|align=center|3|align=center|3:00| align=center|14–2| |-| |Win| Franco De Martiis | Colosseum Tournament 25| Cluj-Napoca, Romania| Decision (unanimous)|align=center|3|align=center|3:00| align=center|13–2| |-| |Win| Tamás Hajdu | Colosseum Tournament 19| Debrecen, Hungary| TKO (referee stoppage) |align=center|1|align=center|1:43| align=center|12–2| |-| |Win| Satisch Jhamai| Colosseum Tournament 15| Oradea, Romania| KO (punches flurry)|align=center|2|align=center|2:25| align=center|11–2| |-| |Win| Zoltán Enyedi | Colosseum Tournament 12| Arad, Romania| KO (left hook) |align=center|2|align=center|0:20| align=center|10–2| |-| |Win| Fredi Gonzales| KO Masters 1| Bucharest, Romania| TKO (referee stoppage)|align=center|1|align=center|1:30| align=center|9–2| |- || Loss| Yassine Boughanem|Best of Siam 11|Paris, France| KO (strikes)|align="center"| 1|align="center"| | 8-2| |-|| Win| Mike Bourke|SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final|Galați, Romania| KO (strikes)|align="center"| 1|align="center"| 1:25| 8-1| |-|| Loss| Jason Dutton|SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2013|Oradea, Romania| DQ (strikes on a downed opponent)|align="center"| 1|align="center"| 3:00| 7-1| |-||Win| Deutsch Pu'u|SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2012|Arad, Romania|KO (punch)|align="center"|2|align="center"|1:42|7-0| |-||Win| Wiesław Kwaśniewski|SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2012|Cluj Napoca, Romania|Decision (split)|align="center"|3|align="center"|3:00|6-0| |-||Win| Neil Cooke|SUPERKOMBAT Fight Club|Oradea, Romania|KO (punches)|align="center"|1|align="center"|0:50|5-0| |-||Win| Bob Sapp|SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2011|Piatra Neamț, Romania|KO (left hook)|align="center"|1|align="center"|1:11|4-0| |-|-| colspan=10| Legend:
|- |Win| align=center|19–5| Fredi Gonzales| TKO (punches)| Fight Zone 9| |align=center|1|align=center|0:34| Deva, Romania| |- |Win| align=center|18–5| Florin Dănilă| TKO (leg injury)| Heroes Fight League 5| |align=center|1|align=center|1:26| Mioveni, Romania| |- |Win| align=center|17–5| Peter Balaž |Submission (smother)| RXF 31| |align=center|1|align=center|3:05| Cluj-Napoca, Romania| |-|Loss| align=center|16–5| Chris Barnett|KO (punches)| Road FC 047| |align=center|1|align=center|2:34| Beijing, China| Road FC 2018 Openweight Grand Prix|-|Win| align=center|16–4| Adnan Alić |TKO (punches)| RXF 29: All Stars| |align=center|1|align=center|1:12| Brasov, Romania||-|Win| align=center|15–4| Martin Chuděj |TKO (punches)| RXF 27| |align=center|2|align=center|1:36| Piatra Neamț, Romania||-|Win| align=center|14–4| John Painter|TKO (punches)| RXF 25: All Stars| |align=center|1|align=center|0:26| Ploiești, Romania||-|Win| align=center|13–4| Papis Konez|TKO (punches)| RXF 24| |align=center|1|align=center|2:05| Brasov, Romania||-|Loss| align=center|12–4| Michał Wlazło|TKO (knees and punches)| RXF 21: All Stars| |align=center|2|align=center|3:11| Bucharest, Romania||-|Win| align=center|12–3| Mahmoud Hassan|Submission (Von Flue choke)| RXF 19| |align=center|1|align=center|2:43| Galati, Romania||-|Win| align=center|11–3|Andrzej Kulik|TKO (punches)| RXF 18: Stanciu vs. Belbiță| |align=center|1|align=center|1:59| Cluj-Napoca, Romania| |-| Win| align=center|10–3|Mighty Mo| KO (punch)| RXF 15: All Stars| | align=center|1 | align=center|4:05| Bucharest, Romania| |-| Loss | align=center| 9–3| Tomasz Czerwinski| TKO (punches)| RXF 12| | align=center|1 | align=center|4:25 | Mamaia, Romania| |-| Win| align=center| 9-2| Steven Banks| TKO (strikes)| Local Kombat| | align=center| 1| align=center| N/A| Onesti, Romania| |-| Win| align=center| 8–2| Chris Mahle| Submission (arm-triangle choke)| Gala MMA: Romania-Germany| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:06| Cluj Napoca, Romania| |-| Win| align=center| 7–2| Albert Sarkozi| Submission (punches)| Local Kombat Sibiu| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:25| Sibiu, Romania| |-| Win| align=center| 6–2| Jimmy Ambriz| TKO (doctor stoppage)| K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest – Europe GP| | align=center| 2| align=center| N/A| Bucharest, Romania| |-| Loss| align=center| 5–2| Rastislav Talarovic| TKO (punches)| K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final | | align=center| 2| align=center| 0:46| Prague, Czech Republic| |-| Win| align=center| 5–1| Jesse Smith, Jr.| Submission (smother choke)| K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Elimination| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:51| Arad, Romania| |-| Win| align=center| 4–1| Ruben Villareal| Submission (smother choke)| Local Kombat 33| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:45| Oradea, Romania| |-| Win| align=center| 3–1| Mark Bentley| KO (punches)| Strike MMA 3| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:06| Cluj-Napoca, Romania| |-| Win| align=center| 2–1| Tom Erikson| KO (punches)| Strike MMA 2| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:21| Mamaia, Romania| |-| Win| align=center| 1–1| Mark Buchanan| Submission (kimura)| Cage Rage 18| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:55| London, England| |-| Loss| align=center| 0–1| James Thompson| TKO (punches)| PRIDE 30| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:13| Saitama, Japan|
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.
In 2015, his second wife gave birth to twins.[4]