Liu Ce
| Liu Ce | |
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| Born | 刘策 September 4, 1996 Fushun, Liaoning, China |
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight Cruiserweight Heavyweight |
| Reach | 197 cm (78 in) |
| Style | Sanda, Kickboxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Tangshan, China |
| Team | Tangshan Buntai Riding Fight Club/CFP |
| Trainer | Wei Rui |
| Years active | 2018 - present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 21 |
| Wins | 18 |
| By knockout | 14 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 0 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 3 |
| Wins | 2 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
Liu Ce (Chinese: 刘策) is a Chinese professional Sanda kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight divisions of Wu Lin Feng and K-1. He is the former K-1 Cruiserweight (−90kg) champion and the K-1 30th Anniversary Openweight Tournament winner.
Professional kickboxing career
[edit | edit source]Liu started to focus on professional kickboxing full time in 2018. He lost his first two fights of the year on the Glory of Heroes promotion. He lost by decision to Marino Schouten on July 28, 2018 at Glory of Heroes 33: Shanghai. On October 12, 2018, Liu lost to Mikita Shostak by unanimous decision at Glory of Heroes 35: Meishan.[1]
On August 9, 2023, it was announced that Liu Ce would be one of eight participants in the 30th Anniversary K-1 Openweight Grand Prix, which took place at K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT~K-1 ReBIRTH~ on September 10, 2023.[2] Ce was booked to face Valentin Bordianu in the quarterfinals of the one-day tournament.[3][4] He won the fight by a first-round knockout, as he was able to floor himn with a right hook midway through the opening round.[5] Ce faced Glory veteran Ariel Machado in the semifinals and once again won by stoppage, forcing his opponent to stay on the canvas with low kicks in the second round.[6] He won the tournament title with a first-round knockout of Claudiu Istrate in the tournament finals.[7][8]
Liu Ce faced Seiya Tanigawa in a cruiserweight bout at K-1 ReBIRTH 2 on December 9, 2023.[9] He won the fight by a first-round knockout.[10]
Liu faced Sebastian Lutaniuc for the vacant ISKA K-1 Intercontinental Super-cruiserweight (-95 kg) title at Wu Lin Feng 2024: 12th Global Kung Fu Festival on January 27, 2024. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[11]
Liu faced K-1 Cruiserweight (-90kg) titlist Sina Karimian at K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Tournament Opening Round on March 20, 2024.[12] He won the fight by a third-round knockout.[13]
Liu made his first K-1 Cruiserweight (-90kg) title defense against Mahmoud Sattari at K-1 World MAX 2024 on September 29, 2024.[14] He won the fight by majority decision.[15] Liu was stripped of the title on May 26, 2025, after he pulled out of his scheduled title defense due to a nose injury a week before the event.[16]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit | edit source]Kickboxing
[edit | edit source]Professional
[edit | edit source]- K-1
- 2024 K-1 Cruiserweight (−90kg) Champion
- One successful defense
- 2024 K-1 Fighter of the Year
- 2023 K-1 30th Anniversary Openweight Grand Prix Winner
- 2024 K-1 Cruiserweight (−90kg) Champion
- International Sport Kickboxing Association
- 2024 ISKA K-1 Intercontinental Super Cruiserweight (-95 kg) Champion
Amateur
[edit | edit source]- 2023 Chinese National Kickboxing Championship Gold -90 kg
Sanda
[edit | edit source]- Amateur Sanda
Kickboxing record
[edit | edit source]| 18 Wins (14 (T)KO's), 3 Losses, 0 Draw, 0 No Contest | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
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| 2024-09-29 | Win | Iran Mahmoud Sattari | K-1 World MAX 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Defends the K-1 Cruiserweight (-90kg) title. | ||||||||
| 2024-03-20 | Win | Iran Sina Karimian | K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Tournament Opening Round | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Right hook) | 3 | 2:03 | |
| Wins the K-1 Cruiserweight (-90kg) title. | ||||||||
| 2024-01-27 | Win | Romania Sebastian Lutaniuc | Wu Lin Feng 2024: 12th Global Kung Fu Festival | Tangshan, China | TKO (3 Knockdowns/Low kick) | 1 | 2:48 | |
| Wins the vacant ISKA K-1 Intercontinental Super-cruiserweight (-95kg) title. | ||||||||
| 2023-12-09 | Win | Japan Seiya Tanigawa | K-1 ReBIRTH 2 | Osaka, Japan | KO (Right cross) | 1 | 2:38 | |
| 2023-09-10 | Win | Italy Claudio Istrate | K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT~K-1 ReBIRTH~, Tournament Final | Yokohama, Japan | KO (Right low kick) | 1 | 0:45 | |
| Won the 2023 K-1 30th Anniversary Openweight Grand Prix. | ||||||||
| 2023-09-10 | Win | Brazil Ariel Machado | K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT~K-1 ReBIRTH~, Tournament Semifinal | Yokohama, Japan | KO (Right low kicks) | 2 | 1:57 | |
| 2023-09-10 | Win | Romania Valentin Bordianu | K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT~K-1 ReBIRTH~, Tournament Quarterfinal | Yokohama, Japan | KO (Right hook) | 1 | 1:36 | |
| 2023-02-04 | Win | Serbia Nemanja Knežić | Wu Lin Feng 2023: Chinese New Year | Tangshan, China | TKO (Right low kick) | 2 | 2:13 | |
| 2021-12-25 | Win | China Zhou Xuanwei | Wu Lin Feng | China | KO (Right knee to the head) | 2 | 2:30 | |
| 2021-09-25 | Win | Brazil Renato Lopes | Wu Lin Feng 2021: WLF in Tangshan | Tangshan, China | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2021-07-03 | Loss | China Feng Rui | Wu Lin Feng 2021: World Contender League 5th Stage | Zhengzhou, China | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2021-04-24 | Win | Brazil Renato Lopes | Wu Lin Feng 2021: World Contender League 2nd Stage | Zhengzhou, China | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 0:58 | |
| 2021-03-27 | Win | China Zhang Caibao | Wu Lin Feng 2021: World Contender League 1st Stage | Zhengzhou, China | KO (Right low kick) | 1 | 2:38 | |
| 2020-12-22 | Win | China Zhou Wei | Wu Lin Feng 2020: Women's 52kg Championship Tournament | Zhengzhou, China | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2020-11-27 | Win | Uzbekistan Sado | Glory of Heroes 47 | Meishan, China | TKO (Right low kick) | 1 | ||
| 2020-01-04 | Win | Serbia Miloš Bajović | Glory of Heroes 45 | Shenzhen, China | KO (Right straight) | 1 | ||
| 2019-12-24 | Win | Greece Giorgios Mpazakas | Glory of Heroes 43 | Greece | KO (Jab) | 2 | 0:43 | |
| 2019-08-05 | Win | Egypt Mahmoud Zakareya | Glory of Heroes 40 | Cairo, Egypt | TKO (Right hook) | 2 | ||
| 2019-04-16 | Win | New Zealand Jordan Maroroa | Glory of Heroes 37 | Auckland, New Zealand | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-10-12 | Loss | Belarus Mikita Shostak | Glory of Heroes 35: Meishan | Sichuan, China | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-07-28 | Loss | Netherlands Marino Schouten | Glory of Heroes 33: Shanghai | Sichuan, China | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
Mixed martial arts record
[edit | edit source]| 3 matches | 2 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 2 | 1 |
| By submission | 0 | 0 |
| By decision | 0 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2–1 | Ivan Gnizditskiy | TKO (punches) | Happy Elephant MMA Champions League 11 | October 12, 2024 | 2 | 1:55 | Macau, SAR, China | |
| Win | 2–0 | Batjargal Munkh-Erdene | KO (punches) | WLF W.A.R.S. 65 | June 28, 2023 | 2 | 1:07 | Zhengzhou, China | |
| Win | 1–0 | Yu Haiming | KO (head kick) | WLF W.A.R.S. 64 | May 17, 2023 | 1 | 1:11 | Zhengzhou, China | Light Heavyweight debut. |
See also
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- Chinese male kickboxers
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