Dylan Salvador

Dylan Salvador
Dylan Salvador
Born	May 20, 1993 (age 33); France
Occupation(s)	Mixed martial artist, Muay Thai kickboxer
Years active	2011–present
Known for	Two-time WAKO World champion, 2016 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament winner

Dylan Salvador (born 20 May 1993) is a French athlete specializing in mixed martial arts and formerly competing in Muay Thai kickboxing. Since turning professional in 2011, Salvador has secured two WAKO World titles in different weight categories, capturing low-kick championships at both light welterweight and welterweight divisions. Additionally, he triumphed in the 2016 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament.

By April 2017, LiverKick.com ranked him as the world's ninth-best lightweight fighter.

Muay Thai and Kickboxing Career

On March 2, 2013, Salvador earned a significant win over Kaew Fairtex by unanimous decision at Warriors Night.

During the MAX Muay Thai qualifier held on October 6, 2013, in Sendai, Japan, he defeated Yuya Yamato in the semifinals but was subsequently bested by Jingreedtong Seatransferry in the final round. Despite this setback, Salvador received an invitation to participate in the Max Muaythai Final Chapter Tournament on December 10, 2013, where he was eliminated by Victor Nagbe via decision in the semifinal stage.

Salvador challenged Ekarit Mor KrunthpTonburi for the WMC Super Lightweight world title at Monte Carlo Fighting Masters on June 14, 2014; however, he narrowly lost by split decision.

Transition to Kickboxing

On December 14, 2014, Salvador faced Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong at Victory 2 but was defeated by decision. They met again five months later at Kunlun Fight 24, where Salvador secured a unanimous decision victory.

Salvador participated in the K-1 World GP 2015 -70kg Championship Tournament on July 4, 2015, but was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Keita Makihira through a unanimous decision.

On September 24, 2016, at Kunlun Fight 53, Salvador contended with kickboxing icon Buakaw Banchamek for the Muay Thai 70kg title but lost a closely fought match by decision.

Glory

At Glory 36 in Oberhausen, Germany, Dylan Salvador won his initial two bouts against Anatoly Moiseev and Hysni Beqiri during a four-man Lightweight Contender Tournament.

He was set to challenge Sittichai Sitsongpeenong for the Glory lightweight championship on March 25, 2017, at Glory 39 in Brussels, marking their third confrontation.

Later that year, on October 6 at Glory 42: Paris, Salvador faced Serhiy Adamchuk in a top contender fight but was defeated by unanimous decision.

Post-Glory Activities

In the 2017 Glory of Heroes 65 kg tournament, Salvador advanced to the finals after winning against Giga Chikadze by an extension round unanimous decision in the semifinals; however, he was defeated unanimously by Qiu Jianliang in the final match.

On February 27, 2018, Salvador challenged Rafi Bohic for the Lumpinee Stadium championship but suffered a fourth-round knockout from an elbow strike.

During the Lightweight Tournament semifinals at SAS Gym 02 on June 13, 2019, he faced Sorin Căliniuc and lost via a disputed split decision despite having scored a knockdown.

Early Stages

Salvador made his MMA debut against Kenny Porter at Titan FC 54 on April 26, 2019, securing victory through a submission in the third round.

He continued his winning streak with submission wins over John Morehouse at NFC 131 in April 2021 and Joshua Anderson at XFN 373 in August of the same year.

In September 2021, Salvador reached the final of Premier FC 31’s one-night Tournament of Champions after defeating Estevan Payne and Anthony Spike but fell short via split decision to Ali Zebian.

At Eagle FC 44 in January 2022, he earned a TKO win over Arman Ospanov due to a corner stoppage between rounds two and three.

In October 2022 at UAE Warriors 34, Salvador achieved a third-round submission victory using a Von Flue choke against Jakhongir Jumaev.

He appeared on Dana White's Contender Series episode 60 in August 2023 but was stopped by first-round TKO against Bolaji Oki.

Salvador rebounded with a first-round rear-naked choke submission over Carls John de Tomas at UAE Warriors 46 in January 2024.

Titles and Achievements

Glory
- Champion of the 2016 Glory Lightweight (-70 kg/154.3 lb) Contender Tournament
World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
- 2016 WAKO Pro K-1 World Champion at 66.7 kg
- 2014 WAKO Pro Muay Thai World Champion in the 63.5 kg division

Mixed Martial Arts Record

|- |Win |align=center|6–2 |Carls John de Tomas |Submission via rear-naked choke |UAE Warriors 46 | |align=center|1 |align=center|4:43 |Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |- |Loss |align=center|5–2 |Bolaji Oki |TKO due to punches |Dana White's Contender Series 60 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:46 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Win |align=center|5–1 |Jakhongir Jumaev |Submission by shoulder choke |UAE Warriors 34 | |align=center|3 |align=center|2:42 |Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |- |Win |align=center|4–1 |Arman Ospanov |TKO via corner stoppage |Eagle FC 44 | |align=center|2 |align=center|5:00 |Miami, Florida, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|3–1 |Ali Zebian |Split decision loss |Premier FC 31 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 | |- |Win |align=center|3–0 |Joshua Anderson |Submission by rear-naked choke |"Xtreme Fight Night 373" |"2021-08-15" |"1" |"4:50" |"Tulsa, Oklahoma" | |- |"Win" |"2–0" |"John Morehouse" |"Submission via rear-naked choke" |"National FC 131" |"2021-04-17" |"2" |"1:10" |"Atlanta, Georgia" | |- |"Win" |"1–0" |"Kenny Porter" |"Submission by anaconda choke" |"Titan FC 54" |"2019-04-26" |"3" |"1:04" |"Fort Lauderdale, Florida" |

Mixed Martial Arts Exhibition Record

|- |Win |align=center|3–0 |Singhabu Worawut |TKO by punches |Mixed Fight Championship | |align=center|1 | |Saint-Priest, France | |- |Win

|align=center |2–0 
|Anthony Spike 
|Split decision victory 
|Premier FC 31 
|
|align=center |1 
|align=center |5:00 
|Springfield, Massachusetts, United States 
|

|-

|Win 
|align=center |1–0 
|Estevan Payan 
|Unanimous decision win 
|Premier FC 31 
|
|align=center |1 
|align=center |5:00 
|Springfield, Massachusetts, United States 
|

Muay Thai & Kickboxing Record

|- style="background:#fbb;"

|2019-07-27 || Defeat || align=left | Liu Yaning || Wu Lin Feng 2019: WLF -67kg World Cup 2019-2020 2nd Group Stage || Zhengzhou, China || TKO (Punches) || 2 || 2:00

|- style="background:#fbb;"

|2019-06-13 || Defeat || align=left | Sorin Căliniuc || SAS Gym 02, Semi Finals || Bucharest, Romania || Split Decision || 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"

|2018-12-15 || Victory || align=left | Phetprajak Sor Jor Somsak || La Nuit Des Challenges || France || TKO (Doctor Stoppage due to Cut) || 2 || 1:22

|- style="background:#c5d2ea;"

|2018-11-17 || Draw || align=left | Pavel Grishanovic || Hearts On Fire|| Italy || Draw || 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#fbb;"

|2018-02-27 || Defeat || align=left | Rafi Bohic || Lumpinee Stadium - Best Of Siam || Thailand || KO (Elbow) || 4 ||

|- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Contested for the Lumpinee Stadium 147 lbs title. |- style="background:#fbb;"

|2017-12-23 || Defeat || align=left | Qiu Jianliang || Glory of Heroes: Jinan - GOH 65 kg Championship Tournament Finals || Jinan, China || Unanimous Decision || 3 || 3:00

|- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |For the GOH Featherweight (-65kg) World Championship in 2017. |- style="background:#cfc;"

|2017-12-23 || Win|| align=left | Giga Chikadze|| Glory of Heroes: Jinan - GOH 65 kg Championship Tournament Semi-Finals|| Jinan, China|| Extra Round Unanimous Decision||4||3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"

|2017-10-28 || Victory|| align=left | Massaro Glunder|| Glory 47: Lyon|| Lyon, France|| Unanimous Decision||3||3:00

|- style="background:#fbb;"

|2017-06-10|| Loss|| align=left | Serhiy Adamchuk|| Glory 42: Paris|| Paris, France|| Unanimous Decision||3||3:00

|- style="background:#fbb;"

|2017-03-25|| Loss|| align=left | Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong|| Glory 39: Brussels|| Brussels, Belgium|| TKO (Knee to Body)||4||2:58

|- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |For the Glory Lightweight Championship. |- style="background:#cfc;"

|2016-12-10|| Win|| align=left | Hysni Beqiri|| Glory 36: Oberhausen - Lightweight Contender Tournament Final|| Oberhausen, Germany|| Unanimous Decision||3||3:00

|- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Claimed the Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament title. |- style="background:#CCFFCC;"

|2016-12-10|| Win|| align=left | Anatoly Moiseev|| Glory 36: Oberhausen - Lightweight Contender Tournament Semi Finals|| Oberhausen, Germany|| Majority Decision	||3||3:00

|-style="background:#CCFFCC;"

|2016-10-22|| Win|| align=left | Manaowan Sitsongpeenong|| La Nuit Des Challenges16||Lyon, France|| Decision||5||3:00

|-style="background:#fbb;"

|2016-09-24|| Loss|| align=left | Buakaw Banchamek|| Kunlun Fight53 - Muay Thai70kg Championship||Beijing, China|| Decision||3||3:00

|- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Contested for the Kunlun Fight Muaythai Middleweight World Championship. |-style="background:#CCFFCC;"

|2016-08-04|| Win|| align=left | Roman Babaev|| Fight Night St. Tropez||France|| KO (Left Body Punch)||2||2:30

|-style="background:#CCFFCC;"

|2016-06-24|| Win|| align=left | Aleksei Fedoseev|| Monte Carlo Fighting Masters		Monte Carlo, Monaco		KO (Referee Stoppage due to Low Kicks)||4	1:48

|- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Captured the WAKO Pro66.7kg World Title. |-style="background:#fbb;"

|2016-05-19		Loss		align=left | Saensatharn P.K. Saenchai Muaythaigym	Capital Fights	Paris, France	Decision	5	3:00

|- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |For the WMC Welterweight World title. |-style="background:#CCFFCC;"

|2015-11-14	Win		align=left | Philippe Salmon	Nuit des Champions2015	France	KO (Left Body Knee)	2	1:20

|-style="background:#fbb;"

|2015-07-04	Loss	align=left | Makihira Keita	K-1 World GP2015 -70kg Championship Tournament Quarter Finals	Tokyo, Japan	Unanimous Decision	3	3:00

|-style="background:#cfc;"

|2015-05-02	Win	align=left | Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong	Kunlun Fight24	Verona, Italy	Unanimous Decision	3	3:00

|-style="background:#fbb;"

|2014-12-13	Loss	align=left | Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong	Victory2	Levallois, France	Decision	3	3:00

|-style="background:#c5d2ea"

|2014-11-15	Draw	align=left | Saensatharn P.K. Saenchai Muaythaigym	Top King World Series	France	Draw	3	3:00

|-style="background:#fbb;"

|2014-10-05	Loss	align=left | Aikpracha Meenayothin	Kunlun Fight11 - World MAX2014 Final8	Macao, China	Decision	3	3:00

|-style="background:#CCFFCC;"

|2014-07-27	Win	align=left | Seyedisa Alamdarnezam	Kunlun Fight7 - World MAX2014 Final16	Zhoukou, China	Unanimous Decision	3	3:00

|-style="background:#fbb;"

|2014-06-14	Loss	align=left | Ekarit Mor KrungthepThonburi Monte Carlo Fighting Masters2014 Monte Carlo, Monaco Split Decision5 3:00

|- ! style=background:white colspan=9 Fight was for the WMC Super Lightweight World Title. |-style="background:#CCFFCC;" |2014-04-12 Win align=left Amine Attalhaoui Championnat du Monde de Boxe Thai France TKO 3 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 Claimed the WAKO Pro63.5kg World Title. |-style="background:#fbb;" |2013-12-10 Loss align=left Victor Nagbe Max Muaythai - The Final Chapter Tournament Semi Final Khon Kaen Thailand Decision 3 3:00 |-style="background:#fbb;" |2013-11-02 Loss align=left Liam Harrison The Main Event2013 Manchester England Unanimous Decision 5 3:00 |-style="background:#fbb;" |gether" |-style="background:#fbb;"

References

15. DYLAN SALVADOR MAKES HIS GLORY DEBUT badboy.com Accessed 2016-03-21