Tayfun Özcan
Tayfun Özcan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tilburg, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Kickboxer |
| Known for | Enfusion World Champion (72.5 kg and 70 kg divisions) |
Tayfun Özcan is a Dutch-Turkish kickboxer originating from Tilburg, Netherlands. He previously held the titles of Enfusion World Champion in both the 72.5 kg and 70 kg divisions.
Özcan has secured significant victories against opponents such as Andy Souwer, Davit Kiria, Mohamed Khamal, Amansio Paraschiv, Endy Semeleer, Jonay Risco, and Mohammed Jaraya.
According to Combat Press, he is ranked as the seventh-best lightweight kickboxer worldwide.
Enfusion
In 2015, Özcan captured his first major championship by delivering a fifth-round knockout to Fran Palenzuela, claiming the Enfusion 72.5 kg title.
The following year, he participated in the Enfusion 70 kg MAX Tournament. After Madicke Kamara retired during the semi-final, Özcan advanced and ultimately defeated Mohammed Jaraya by unanimous decision in the final, securing the tournament victory.
He later competed in the qualifier for the Kunlun Fight World MAX Tournament Final 16, where he earned a decision win over Davit Kiria but was stopped by a second-round KO from Wu Xuesong.
Özcan reclaimed the Enfusion 72.5 kg World Championship in 2018 by knocking out Andy Souwer in the fourth round. He successfully defended this title twice: first with a third-round TKO against Ardalan Sheikholeslam, then by decision over then-75 kg champion Endy Semeleer.
After briefly departing from Enfusion, he won the Arena Fight 72 kg championship by unanimous decision against Mohamed Hendouf.
At Enfusion 92, Özcan became a dual-weight world champion by defeating reigning 70 kg titleholder Jonay Risco via unanimous decision.
ONE Championship
Özcan signed with ONE Championship in February 2020. His debut was scheduled for ONE: Big Bang, but an injury forced him to withdraw.
He was slated to make his ONE debut at ONE Championship: Battleground on July 30, 2021, facing Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong, but again pulled out due to injury; Sitthichai instead fought Tawanchai P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym.
Featherweight Kickboxing Grand Prix
At ONE Championship: First Strike on October 15, 2021, Özcan met Sitthichai in the quarterfinals of the ONE Featherweight Grand Prix, losing narrowly by split decision.
Post-Grand Prix
On February 25, 2022, at ONE: Full Circle, Özcan secured a unanimous decision victory over Enriko Kehl.
He was originally set to face former Glory lightweight champion Marat Grigorian at ONE on Prime Video 2 on September 30, 2022. However, on September 21, Özcan stepped in for the injured Chingiz Allazov to challenge Superbon Singha Mawynn for the ONE Kickboxing Featherweight Championship. After Superbon withdrew for medical reasons, Özcan's bout was rescheduled against Grigorian, where he lost by unanimous decision.
On February 11, 2023, at Enfusion #119 - 10 Year Anniversary, Özcan achieved a second-round technical knockout over Ali Baniasad.
He faced Superbon Banchamek in a featherweight kickboxing contest at ONE Fight Night 11 on June 9, 2023, suffering a second-round knockout via head kick.
GLORY
Özcan made his debut in Glory against Majid Amarouche at Glory 93 on July 20, 2024, winning by unanimous decision. On December 7, 2024, he competed against Younes Smaili at Glory Collision 7, losing via split decision. He was scheduled to meet Ismail Ouzgni at Glory 100 - Day One on June 13, 2025; however, this fight was cancelled due to event downsizing caused by poor ticket sales.
Titles and Achievements
- Arena Fight
- 2019 Arena Fight Kickboxing Champion (under 72.000 kg)
- Enfusion
- 2019 Enfusion "Male Fighter of the Year"
- 2019 Enfusion World Champion at -70 kg (One-time, former titleholder)
- 2016 Winner of the Enfusion 16-Man 70 kg World MAX Tournament
- 2015 Two-time Enfusion 72.5 kg World Champion (former), including two successful title defenses
- 2015 Champion of the Enfusion 70 kg Tournament
Fight Record
style="background:#cfc;"| 2025-08-23 | Don Sno | Glory 103 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||
| 2025-01-25 | Win | Chen Yonghui | Wu Lin Feng 2025 Global Kung Fu Festival | Tangshan, China | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | ||||
| 2024-12-07 | Loss | Younes Smaili | Glory Collision 7 | Arnhem, Netherlands | Split Decision | 3 | 3:00 | ||||
| 2024-07-20 | Win | Majid Amarouche | Glory 93 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 3:00 | ||||
| 2023-06-10 | Loss | Superbon Singha Mawynn | ONE Fight Night 11 | Bangkok, Thailand | KO (Head kick) | 2 | 1:46 | ||||
| 2023-02-11 | Win | Ali Baniasad | Enfusion #119 - 10 Year Anniversary | Nijmegen, Netherlands | TKO (Referee stoppage) | 2 | 2:55 | ||||
| 2022-10-01 | Loss | Marat Grigorian | ONE on Prime Video 2 | Kallang, Singapore | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 3:00 | ||||
| 2022-02-25 | Win | Enriko Kehl | ONE: Full Circle | Kallang, Singapore | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 3:00 | ||||
| 2021-10-15 | Loss | Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong | ONE Championship: First Strike | Kallang, Singapore | Split Decision | 3 | 3:00 | ||||
| 2020-02-29 | Win | Daniel Moscardo | Enfusion 96 | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 3:00 | ||||
| 2019-12-06 | Win | Jonay Risco | Enfusion 92 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Unanimous Decision | 5 | 3:00 | ||||
| 2019-10-26 | Win | Edye Ruiz | Enfusion #89 | Wuppertal, Germany | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 3:00 | ||||
| 2019-06-08 | Win | Mohamed Hendouf | Arena Fight | France | Unanimous Decision | 5 | 3:00 | ||||
| 2019-02-23 | Win | Endy Semeleer | Enfusion Live 79 | Netherlands | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | ||||
| 2018-10-27 | Win | Amansio Paraschiv | Enfusion73 | Germany | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | ||||
| 2018-09-29 | Win | Ardalan Sheikholeslam | Enfusion71 | Germany | TKO (Referee Stoppage due to Cut) | 3 | 0:33 | ||||
| 2018-06-23 | Win&&align=left;Mohamed Khamal&&Enfusion69&&Netherlands&& TKO (Four Knockdowns via Right Hooks)&&3&&1:40 | ||||||||||
|
2018-02-17 |
Win |
align=left| Andy Souwer |
Enfusion Live 62 |
KO (Overhand Right) |
4 |
2:12 | |||||
|
2017-11-11 |
Win |
align=left| Petchchaiyo Banchamek |
Enfusion Live 55 Final 16 |
Decision |
3 |
3:00 | |||||
|
2017-09-30 |
Win |
align=left| Redouan Laarkoubi |
Enfusion Live 53 |
Belgium |
TKO (Referee Stoppage due to Punches) |
1 |
1:24 | ||||
|
2017-08-05 |
Win |
align=left| Ilyass Chakir |
Fight League 7 |
Morocco |
Unanimous Decision |
3 |
3:00 | ||||
|
2017-04-29 |
Win |
align=left| Nordin Ben Moh |
Enfusion Live 46 |
Zoetermeer, Netherlands |
KO (Punches) |
2 |
1:23 | ||||
|
2017-02-18 |
Loss |
align=left | Jonay Risco |
Enfusion Live 45 |
Eindhoven, Netherlands |
TKO (Doctor stoppage due to shin cut) |
2 |
1:21 | ||||
| "2016"-11-"20" | "Win" | "align=left" | "Serginio Kanters" | "Enfusion Live" | "43" | "Groningen, Netherlands" | "Decision" | "3" | "3:00" | ||
| "2016"-09-"19" | "Win" | "align=left" | "Mohammed Jaraya" | "Enfusion Live" | "41" | "Antwerp, Belgium" | "Decision" | "3" | "3:00" | ||
| "2016"-04-"08" | "Loss" | "align=left" | "Wu Xuesong" | "Kunlun Fight" | "41 - Group '7', Final " | "China " | "KO (Left Hook)" | "2 " | "0:21" | ||
| "2016"-04-"08" | "Win" | "align=left" | "Davit Kiria" | "Kunlun Fight" | "41 - Group '7', Semi-finals " | "China " | "Unanimous Decision " | "3 " | "3:00" | ||
| "2016"-02-"27" | "Win" | "align=left" | "Mohammed Jaraya " | "Enfusion Live " | "37 MAX Final " | "Eindhoven, Netherlands " | "Decision " | "3 " | "3:00" | ||
| "2016"-02-"27" | "Win" | "align=left" | "Madicke Kamara" | "Enfusion Live" | "37 MAX Semi-finals" | "Eindhoven, Netherlands" | "TKO (Opponent Forfeit)" | "2" | "3:00" | ||
| "2015"-11-"21" | "Win" | "align=left" | "William Diender" | "Enfusion Live" | "34" | "Groningen, Netherlands" | "Unanimous Decision" | "3" | "3:00" | ||
| "2015"-09-"19" | "Win" | "align=left" | "Fran Palenzuela" | "Enfusion Live" | "31" | "Málaga, Spain" | 'KO' | '5' | '3:00' | ||
| 'Win'|'align=left'|'Aziz Kallah'|'Enfusion Live'|'29 "70 kg tournament Final"'|'Amsterdam, Netherlands'|'Unanimous Decision'|'3'|'3:00' | |||||||||||
| 'Win'|'align=left'|'Redouan Larkoubi'|'Enfusion Live'|'29 "70 kg tournament Semi-finals"'|'Amsterdam, Netherlands'|'KO (Right and Left Hook)'|'1'|'3:00' | |||||||||||
| 'Win'|'align=left'|'William Diender'|'Born "2 Fight"'|'Elst, Utrecht, Netherlands'|'TKO (Corner Retirement)'|'1'|'3:00' | |||||||||||
| 'Loss'|'align=left'|'Mohammed Jaraya'|'Enfusion Live'|'24'|'Eindhoven, Netherlands'|'Extra Round Decision' | '4 rounds' | '3:00' | |||||||||
| 'Win'|'align=left'|'Ismael Benali'|'Enfusion Live'|'23'|'Antwerp, Belgium'|'TKO' | '2 rounds' | '3:00' | |||||||||
| 'Win'|'align=left'|'Sen Bunthen'|'Pradal Serey Cambodian Stadium' | Cambodia' | Decision' | '3 rounds' | '3:00' | |||||||
| \Loss\|\text{ } align=\text{ } left \|\{\{flagicon\|\text{ARM}\}\} \[\[Harut Grigorian\]\]\ \|\ A1 World Combat Cup - Final \text{ }8,\ \text{ }Semi-finals \|\ Eindhoven,\ Netherlands \|\ Decision \|\string(3\string)\|\string(3\:00\string) | \-
bgcolor="#ccffcc"\|\2014\-09\-20\|\win\|\text{ } align=\text{ } left \|\{\{ flag icon \} \text{ Morocco } \} Mo Ben Nasser \|\ A1 World Combat Cup - Final \text{ }8,\ \text{ }Quarter-finals \|\ Eindhoven,\ Netherlands \|\ KO \|\string(1\string)\|\string(1\:03\string) |
\-
bgcolor="#ccffcc"\|\2014\-06\-07\|\win\|\text{ } align=\text{ } left \|\{\{ flag icon \} Cambodia \} Sen Bunthen \|\ Rencontre Internationale Kun Khmer \|\ Loon-Plage,\ France \|\ Decision \|\string(3\string)\|\string(3\:00\string) |
\-
bgcolor="#ccffcc"\|\2014\-05\-17\|\win\|\text{ } align=\text{ } left \|\{\{ flag icon \} Netherlands \} Marcel Verhaar \|\ A1 World Combat Cup - Final \text{ }16 \|\ Eindhoven,\ Netherlands \|\ KO \|\string(2\string)\|\string(3\:00\string) |
\-
bgcolor="#ccffcc"\|\2014\-04\-22\|\win\|\text{ } align=\text{ } left \|\{\{ flag icon \} Netherlands \} Jay Da Vega \|\ Enfusion Live - Sportmani Events V \|\ Eindhoven,\ Netherlands \|\ Decision \|\string(3\string)\|\string(3\:00\string) |
\-
bgcolor="#c5d2ea"\|\2014\-02\-08\|\draw\|\text{ } align=\text{ } left |\{\{ flag icon Belgium }} Arman Hambaryan |\ Nuit des Spartiates |\ France |\ Decision |\ string(5) |\ string(3\:00) |
\-
bgcolor="#ccffcc"\|\2014\-01\-12\|\win\|\text{ } align=\text{ } left |\{\{ flag icon Georgia }} Giga Chikadze |\ Enfusion Live "12"\ |\ Alkmaar,\ Netherlands |\ Unanimous Decision |\ string(3) |\ string(3\:00) |
\-
bgcolor="#ccffcc"\|\2013\-09\-28\|\win\|\text{ } align=\text{ } left |\{\{ flag icon Netherlands }} Wael Karoumi |\ A1 World Combat Cup |\ Eindhoven,\ Netherlands |\ Decision |\ string(3) |\ string(3\:00) |
\-
bgcolor="#c5d2ea"\|\2013\-06\-01\|\draw\|\text{ } align=\text{ } left |\{\{ flag icon Belgium }} Yassin Baitar |\ N-1 Challenge Fight Night |\ Belgium |\ Decision |\ string(3) |\ string(3\:00) |
\-
bgcolor="#ccffcc"\|\2013\-05\-11\|\win\|\text{ } align=\text{ } left |\{\{ flag icon Thailand }} Pajonsuk SuperPro Samui |\ Enfusion Live "5"\ |\ Eindhoven,\ Netherlands |\ Decision |\ string(3) |\ string(3\:00) |
\-
bgcolor="#c5d2ea"\|\2013\-03\-03\|\draw\|\text{ } align=\text{ } left |\{\{ flag icon Belgium }} Edgard Nzunga |\ Ikuza "2"\ |\ Brussels,\ Belgium |\ Decision |\ string(3) |\ string(3\:00) |
\-
bgcolor="#ccffcc"\|\2013\-02\-16\|\win\|\text{ } align=\text{ } left |\{\{ flag icon Morocco }} Mo Bennasser |\ Sportmani Events IV |\ Amsterdam,\ Netherlands |\ Unanimous Decision |\ string(5) |\ string(3\:00) |
See also
References
- Articles with short description
- Articles with hCards
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Dutch male kickboxers
- Turkish male kickboxers
- Kunlun Fight kickboxers
- ONE Championship kickboxers
- Sportspeople from Tilburg
- Martial artists from North Brabant
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen
- 21st-century Turkish sportsmen