17 Facts About Stan Longinidis

Stan "The Man" Longinidis was born on 25 June 1965 and is an Australian retired heavyweight kickboxer and 8-time world kickboxing champion.

Stan Longinidis holds notable victories over Branko Cikatic, Adam Watt, Peter Graham, Musashi and Dennis Alexio.

Stan Longinidis began practicing martial arts in 1982 after being inspired by watching a martial artist defeat five opponents in a night club brawl.

Stan Longinidis fought a full 12 rounds against Cikatic before winning by unanimous decision, and knocked out Barker with low kicks.

Stan Longinidis followed this up with additional wins over international powerhouses Mitch O'Hello and Adam Watt.

On 6 December 1992, Stan Longinidis competed in one of the biggest and most controversial matches in history, against kickboxing superstar Dennis Alexio.

Stan Longinidis was declared the winner by KO and became the new champion.

Stan Longinidis continued to defend his titles, adding the ISKA World Heavyweight Championship to his collection in 1993 and the WAKO PRO World Super Heavyweight Championship 1994.

Stan Longinidis began competing for the K-1 kickboxing promotion in March 1993, becoming one of the first major fighters to be signed by the company.

Stan Longinidis lost by unanimous decision but retained his title after asserting that the match had not taken place under WKA rules.

Stan Longinidis won the TAIPAN 1 tournament of 1994 by defeating three opponents in a single night, but lost his WKA, ISKA, and WAKO PRO World Super Heavyweight titles in a single match to Jeff Roufus in 1995.

In June 1996, Stan Longinidis won the inaugural WMTC World Super Heavyweight Muay Thai Championship in Pattaya was personally presented the title by King Rama IX.

Stan Longinidis fought until 2000, when he retired after defeating fellow Australian Peter Graham at K-1 Oceania Star Wars 2000.

Stan Longinidis returned to the ring shortly afterwards for another several bouts before retiring for good in 2003.

Stan Longinidis ended his career with a record of 88 wins, 9 losses and 5 draws with one no contest.

Stan Longinidis was awarded a lifetime achievement award at a France martial arts expo in 2000.

Never far removed from the sport that made him famous, Stan Longinidis trained his younger brother George Stan Longinidis en route to winning the WOKA World Heavyweight Championship in 2009.