SERGEY KULYABA

Sergey Kulyaba
Sergey Kulyaba
Born	October 31, 1991 (age 32); Odesa, Ukraine
Native name	Сергей Куляба
Other names	Serhii Kuliaba
Nationality	Ukrainian
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb; 10.4 st)
Division	Featherweight ; Lightweight
Style	Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Years active	2012 - present
Kickboxing record
Total	39
Wins	20
By knockout	5
Losses	17
By knockout	2
Draws	2
	Last updated on: December 28, 2018

Sergey Kulyaba ( Ukrainian: Сергей Куляба, born October 31, 1991) is a Ukrainian kickboxer. He is the winner of the 2018 Kunlun Fight 66kg tournament.

As of 17 October 2017^[update], he was ranked the #8 lightweight in the world by Liverkick.^[1]

Martial arts career

Kulyaba made his professional debut in December 2012, against Aleksei Ulianov, winning by decision. In the following three years, he went on a 8-3-2 run, achieving a notable victory over Bobo Sacko and a draw with Sak Kaoponlek.^[2]^[3] His first career title came in 2015, when he won the 2015 four man Partouche Kickboxing Tour tournament,^[4] knocking out Samir Mohamed and Bertrand Lambert.

Kulyaba then entered the worst run of form in his career up to that point, losing three fights in a row to Kem Sitsongpeenong, Jomthong Chuwattana and Chris Ngimbi.^[5] Following these losses, he participated in the 2016 Super Muaythai four man tournament, defeating Zhang Hu by TKO in the semifinals and Sanpet by decision in the final.^[6] Kulyaba won four of his next five fights, including an extra round decision win against Andrei Kulebin, before fighting the highest profile bout of his career, taking on Buakaw Banchamek at All Star Fight 2.^[7] He was unable to overcome the Thai legend, as Buakaw won a decision.^[8]

Despite the poor run of form following this fight, during which Kulyaba lost four of his five fights, Kulyaba was nonetheless given a chance to fight in the 2018 Kunlun Fight 66 kg Tournament. He defeated Jia Aoqi in the quarterfinal, Sun Zhixiang in the semifinal and Gu Hui in the final bout to take the tournament title.^[9]^[10]

Kulyaba fought just once in 2019, a failed title bid for Eddy Nait Slimani's La Nuit des Champions 66 kg title, as Slimani won the fight by split decision.^[11]

Achievements and accomplishments

Professional

Muay Thai

2016 Super Muaythai 4-Man Tournament Winner

Kickboxing

Partouche Kickboxing
- 2015 Partouche Kickboxing Tour 4-Man Tournament Winner
Kunlun Fight
- 2018 Kunlun Fight -66kg World Tournament Champion^[12]

Amateur

International Federation of Muaythai Associations
- 2016 IFMA World Cup -67 kg
- 2014 IFMA European Championships -67 kg
- 2013 IFMA European Championships -67 kg
- 2011 IFMA European Championships -67 kg
- 2010 IFMA World Championships -63.5 kg
- 2010 IFMA European Championships -63.5 kg
World Combat Games
- 2017 World Combat Games Muay Thai -67 kg
- 2013 World Combat Games Muay Thai -67 kg

Awards

Ukraine's Best Muay Thai Athlete 2017^[13]

Fight record

Professional Kickboxing Record
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
20 Wins (5 (T)KO), 17 Losses, 2 Draw
2023-07-29	Loss	Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai	Rajadamnern World Series - Group Stage	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2023-06-24	Loss	Yodkompatak Sinbimuaythai	Rajadamnern World Series - Group Stage	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2023-05-20	Loss	Rittewada Petchyindee Academy	Rajadamnern World Series - Group Stage	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO (Doctor stoppage/cut)	2	2:39
2019-11-16	Loss	Eddy Nait Slimani	La Nuit Des Champions	France	Decision (Split)	5	3:00
For La Nuit des Champions -66kg title.
2018-12-15	Win	Gu Hui	Kunlun Fight 79 – 66 kg Tournament, Final	China	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Wins the Kunlun Fight -66kg Tournament World title.
2018-12-15	Win	Sun Zhixiang	Kunlun Fight 79 – 66 kg Tournament, Semi Finals	China	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2018-12-15	Win	Jia Aoqi	Kunlun Fight 79 – 66 kg Tournament, Quarter Finals	China	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2018-08-05	Loss	Nordin Ben Moh	Kunlun Fight 75	China	Decision	3	3:00
2018-04-28	Loss	Petchtanong Banchamek	All Star Fight 3	Thailand	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2018-02-04	Loss	Superbon Banchamek	Kunlun Fight 69 – 70 kg Tournament, Semi Finals	China	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
2017-11-24	Loss	Davit Kiria	2017 Kungfu World Cup -70 kg Semi-Finals	Paris, France	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2017-11-12	Win	Nikola Cimesa	Kunlun Fight 67 – 70 kg Tournament, Quarter Finals	China	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2017-09-30	Loss	Buakaw Banchamek	All Star Fight 2	Thailand	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2017-08-27	Win	Andrei Kulebin	Kunlun Fight 65 World MAX Tournament Final 16	Qingdao, China	Ext.R Decision (2-3)	4	3:00
2017-06-10	Win	Victor Nagbe	Kunlun Fight 62	China	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2017-06-10	Win	Tian Xin	Kunlun Fight 62	China	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2017-04-08	Win	Sebmune	Super Muaythai	Thailand	KO	2
2017-01-01	Loss	Gu Hui	Kunlun Fight 56	China	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2016-12-03	Win	Sanpet	Super Muaythai	Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
Wins the Super Muaythai 4-Man Tournament.
2016-12-03	Win	Zhang Hu	Super Muaythai	Thailand	TKO	1
2016-03-25	Loss	Chris Ngimbi	Kunlun Fight 40	China	KO	3
2015-12-05	Loss	Jomthong Chuwattana	Super Muay Thai	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2015-10-17	Loss	Kem Sitsongpeenong	Top King World Series 7 Final 8	China	Decision	3	3:00
2015-09-04	Win	Tomoyuki Nishikawa	Top King World Series	Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
2015-07-31	Win	Bertrand Lambert	Partouche Kickboxing Tour	France	TKO	3
Wins the PKT 4-Man Tournament.
2015-07-31	Win	Samir Mohamed	Partouche Kickboxing Tour	France	TKO (Injury)	2
2015-04-29	Win	Claudiu Badoi	Tatneft Cup 2015 - 1st Selection 1/4 Finals	Russia	Decision	3	3:00
2015-03-31	Win	Apti Bimarzaev	Tatneft Cup 2015	Russia	Decision	3	3:00
2014-12-07	Draw	Superchamp Rajanon	Max Muay Thai Final Chapter	Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
2014-10-11	Loss	Dmitry Varats	W5 Grand Prix	Russia	Decision	3	3:00
2014-05-22	Loss	Artem Pashporin	Grand Prix Russia Open	Russia	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2014-04-05	Draw	Sak Kaoponlek	Oktagon	Milan, Italy	Decision	3	3:00
2014-03-01	Win	Arthur Isayants	W5 Grand Prix Orel XXIV	Russia	Decision	4	3:00
2013-11-16	Win	Vasiliy Goral	W5 Grand Prix Orel	Russia	Decision	3	3:00
2013-11-10	Win	Bobo Sacko	Warriors Night	France	KO	2
2013-04-24	Win	Dmitry Varats	W5 Grand Prix Orel XXI	Russia	Decision	3	3:00
2012-06-02	Loss	Erik Edvin Kibus	Tatneft Cup	Russia	Decision	3	3:00
2012-02-24	Win	Alexei Dodonov	Tatneft Cup - 1/8 Finals	Russia	Decision	3	3:00
2012-12-08	Win	Aleksei Ulianov		Russia	Decision	3	3:00
2010-05-08	Loss	Rafael Fiziev		Mytishchi, Russia	Decision	3	3:00
For the WMF Intercontinental Light Welterweight title.
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes

Amateur Muay Thai Record
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2019-07-26	Loss	Erdem Dincer	I.F.M.A. World Championships 2019, Quarter Finals, -67 kg	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (30:27)	3	2:00
2019-07-24	Win	Marco Novak	I.F.M.A. World Championships 2019, Round of 16, -67 kg	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (30:27)	3	2:00
2019-07-22	Win	Rhyse Saliba	I.F.M.A. World Championships 2019, Round of 32, -67 kg	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (29:28)	3	2:00
2018-05-14	Loss	Spéth Norbert Attila	I.F.M.A. World Championships 2018, Quarter Finals -67 kg	Cancún, Mexico	Decision (30:27)	3	2:00
2018-05-12	Win	Ricardo Cruz	I.F.M.A. World Championships 2018, Eighth Finals -67 kg	Cancún, Mexico	Decision (30:27)	3	2:00
2017-07-30	Win	Vladimir Kuzmin	I.F.M.A. World Muaythai at The World Games 2017, Final	Wrocław, Poland	Decision (29:28)	3	3:00
Wins 2017 World Games Muay Thai -67kg Gold Medal.
2017-07-29	Win	Anueng Khatthamarasri	I.F.M.A. World Muaythai at The World Games 2017, Semi Finals	Wrocław, Poland	Decision (29:28)	3	3:00
2017-07-28	Win	Akram Al-Qaysi	I.F.M.A. World Muaythai at The World Games 2017, Quarter Finals	Wrocław, Poland	RSC	1
2016-11-26	Win	Aleksei Ulianov	IFMA World Cup 2016 in Kazan, Final	Kazan, Russia	Decision	3	3:00
Wins 2016 IFMA World Cup in Kazan -67kg Gold Medal.
2016-11-23	Win	Mustafa Saparmyradov	IFMA World Cup 2016 in Kazan, Semi Final	Kazan, Russia	Decision	3	3:00
2016-11-22	Win	Weerayut Chuaisaeng	IFMA World Cup 2016 in Kazan, Quarter Finals	Kazan, Russia	Decision	3	3:00
2016-05-24	Loss	Ali Batmaz	I.F.M.A. World Championships 2016, Quarter Finals -67 kg	Jönköping, Sweden	Decision (29:28)	3	2:00
2016-05-21	Win	Victor Canto	I.F.M.A. World Championships 2016, Eighth Finals -67 kg	Jönköping, Sweden	Decision (30:27)	3	2:00
2015-08-14	Loss	Fueangfu Piya	I.F.M.A. Royal World cup Tournament 2015, Quarter Finals -67 kg	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3	2:00
2015-08-14	Win	Péter Albrecht	I.F.M.A. Royal World cup Tournament 2015, Eighth Finals -67 kg	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO	2
2015-03-	Win	Dogan Emre Bildirci	2015 IFMA-FISU Muaythai University World Cup, Final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
Wins 2015 IFMA-FISU Muaythai University World Cup -67kg Gold Medal.
2014-09-	Loss	Andrei Kulebin	2014 IFMA European Championships, Semi Finals	Kraków, Poland	Decision	3	3:00
Wins 2014 IFMA European Championships -67kg Bronze Medal.
2014-09-	Win	Martin Gromkiewicz	2014 IFMA European Championships, Quarter Finals	Kraków, Poland	Decision	3	3:00
2014-05-	Loss	Somwang Sittisak	2014 IFMA World Championships, 1/8 Finals	Langkawi, Malaysia	Decision	3	3:00
2013-10-23	Loss	Andrei Kulebin	SportAccord World Combat Games, Final	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Decision	3	3:00
Wins 2013 World Combat Games Muay Thai -67kg Silver Medal.
2013-10-21	Win	Supachai Pansuvan	SportAccord World Combat Games, Semi Final	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Decision	3	3:00
2013-07-	Win	Andrei Kulebin	2013 IFMA European Championship, Final	Lisbon, Portugal	Decision	4	2:00
Wins 2013 IFMA European Championships -67kg Gold Medal.
2013-07-27	Win	Khayal Dzhaniev	2013 IFMA European Championship, Semi Finals	Lisbon, Portugal	Decision	4	2:00
2012-05-	Win	Aleksei Ulianov	2012 IFMA European Championship, Semi Finals	Antalya, Turkey	Doctor stoppage	1
2011-09-23	Loss	Jeerasak Inudom	2011 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Finals	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Decision	4	2:00
2011-09-21	Win	Kirilov Veselinov	2011 IFMA World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Decision	4	2:00
2011-04-28	Loss	Andrei Kulebin	I.F.M.A. European Muaythai Championships '11, Semi Finals -67 kg	Antalya, Turkey
Wins 2011 IFMA European Championships -67kg Bronze Medal.
2010-12-	Loss	Panupan Tunjud	2010 I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships, Finals	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	4	2:00
Wins 2010 IFMA World Championships -63.5kg Silver Medal.
2010-12-	Win		2010 I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships, Semi Finals	Bangkok, Thailand
2010-05-	Loss	Abdulsalam Zaire	2010 I.F.M.A. European Muaythai Championships, Semi Finals	Italy	Decision	4	2:00
Wins 2010 IFMA European Championships -63.5kg Bronze Medal.
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes

References

^ "Liverkick Kickboxing Rankings: October 2017". Archived from the original on 2018-09-13.
^ "Sak Kaopon Lek se la vedrà con Sergei Kulyaba". milanosportiva.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
^ "Сергей Куляба проведет поединок в Милане 5 апреля". zasenko.com/. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
^ "Le PARTOUCHE KICKBOXING TOUR se boucle à La Grande Motte". muaythaitv.fr. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
^ "Combat Press 2016 Kickboxing Awards: Knockout of the Year – Tenshin Nasukawa vs. Wanchalong". combatpress.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
^ "Vidéo : CHANGPUEK et Sergei KULIABA gagnent au SUPER MUAYTHAI". muaythaitv.fr. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
^ "BUAKAW vs Sergei KULIABA au ALL STAR FIGHT 2". muaythaitv.fr. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
^ "Vidéo : BUAKAW s'impose au ALL STAR FIGHT". muaythaitv.fr. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
^ "Kunlun Fight 79 Results: Kuliaba Claims 66-Kilogram Tournament". combatpress.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
^ "Sergei Kuliaba wins 66kgs tournament at Kunlun Fight 79". asianmma.com. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
^ "Vidéo : SUPERBON bat Wilson VARELA à la NUIT DES CHAMPIONS". muaythaitv.fr. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
^ "Kunlun Fight 79 Results".
^ "Sergey Kulyaba is Awarded Ukraine's Best Athlete 2017".

[1] "Liverkick Kickboxing Rankings: October 2017". Archived from the original on 2018-09-13.

[2] "Sak Kaopon Lek se la vedrà con Sergei Kulyaba". milanosportiva.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[3] "Сергей Куляба проведет поединок в Милане 5 апреля". zasenko.com/. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[4] "Le PARTOUCHE KICKBOXING TOUR se boucle à La Grande Motte". muaythaitv.fr. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[5] "Combat Press 2016 Kickboxing Awards: Knockout of the Year – Tenshin Nasukawa vs. Wanchalong". combatpress.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[6] "Vidéo : CHANGPUEK et Sergei KULIABA gagnent au SUPER MUAYTHAI". muaythaitv.fr. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[7] "BUAKAW vs Sergei KULIABA au ALL STAR FIGHT 2". muaythaitv.fr. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[8] "Vidéo : BUAKAW s'impose au ALL STAR FIGHT". muaythaitv.fr. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[9] "Kunlun Fight 79 Results: Kuliaba Claims 66-Kilogram Tournament". combatpress.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[10] "Sergei Kuliaba wins 66kgs tournament at Kunlun Fight 79". asianmma.com. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[11] "Vidéo : SUPERBON bat Wilson VARELA à la NUIT DES CHAMPIONS". muaythaitv.fr. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[12] "Kunlun Fight 79 Results".

[13] "Sergey Kulyaba is Awarded Ukraine's Best Athlete 2017".

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Martial arts career