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Karim Ghajji (born January 16, 1981), is a French-Moroccan and . He is a former Glory Welterweight Championship challenger.

Combat Press ranked him in the welterweight top ten between September 2014 and April 2018.


Biography and career
Karim Ghajji is a French boxer of Moroccan descent; he resides in , France, and is part of Fantastik Armada. It is one of the fighters of 2009 and 2010.

Karim began at the age of 12 and in parallel, he has learned with his classmates, because at the time it was fashionable. Gradually, the two disciplines have become important in his life. His trainer is Abel El Quandili.

Turned pro in kickboxing since 3 years, he is now captain of France in the same discipline.

In 2010 he made a great tournament in Dijon at the UKC France MAX and reached the final. He won K1 Pro French title, K1 W.P.M.F European title and F-1 World Max Tournament. On 4 September, he won Combat Games gold medal.

He defeated via decision at Nuit des Champions in on November 24, 2012.

On December 15, 2012, he defeated and Jeremy Ragazzagi, respectively, on points to win the WKN 75 kg Full Contact European Grand Prix at Full Night 6 in Agde, France.

Ghajji caused a major upset by winning the 72.5 kg Muay Thai tournament at La Nuit des Titans in Tours, France on February 2, 2013. In the semi-finals, he had his rubber match with and won on points after a close fight. Then, in the final, he knocked out the much-fancied Eakpracha Meenayotin in the first round with a combination of a high kick, straight left, knee and a huge right hand.

Ghajji KO'd Darko Delic at Explosion Fight Night 7 in Châteauroux, France on March 16, 2013.

He made his debut with major kickboxing promotion Glory against at in Istanbul Turkey on April 6, 2013, losing via TKO due to a cut in an extension round.

Ghajji defeated via unanimous decision at Time Fight 3 in Tours, France on June 15, 2013.

He was TKO'd by Joseph Valtellini late in round three at Glory 11: Chicago - Heavyweight Championship Tournament in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States on October 12, 2013.

He lost to Alexander Stetsurenko by unanimous decision in the reserve match in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 2013.

He defended his ISKA title during Final Fight 2, when he defeated Ruben Garcia Gonzales by decision.

Ghajji took part in the 2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament. He won a majority decision against in the semi-finals, but lost a unanimous decision to Murthel Groenhart in the finals.

In his next fight, Ghajji fought for the inaugural Bellator Kickboxing Welterweight Championship. Karim won by a split decision. He lost the title in his first title defense against Zoltan Laszak by a split decision. The two met again a year later, and Ghajji recaptured the title by a split decision. Ghajji once again failed to defend the Bellator title, as he lost to Raymond Daniels by a first round TKO during Bellator KB 7.

Ghajji defended the ISKA belt two additional times, against Enrico Carrara and Giannis Boukis, to bring his total tally of ISKA title defenses up to 15.

In December 2020, Ghajji was scheduled to fight Cédric Doumbé for the Glory Welterweight Championship, as a late notice replacement for Murthel Groenhart. He lost the title fight by a third round TKO.

Ghajji faced Jordan Zebo in a MMA bout on May 20, 2022, at Ares FC 6. He lost by the way of unanimous decision.

Ghajji faced Ammari Diedrick on January 20, 2023, at Ares FC 11, losing by the way of split decision.


Titles and achievements

Professional
  • World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
    • 2024 WAKO Pro Low Kick World Super-middleweight (78.1 kg) Champion
  • International Sport Karate Association
    • 2019 I.S.K.A. Oriental Rules World Champion (-78 kg) (6 title defences)
    • 2019 I.S.K.A. Oriental Rules World Champion (-78 kg) (5 title defences)
    • 2018 I.S.K.A. Oriental Rules World Champion (-78 kg) (4 title defences)
    • 2014 I.S.K.A. Oriental Rules World Champion (-78 kg) (3 title defences)
    • 2012 I.S.K.A. Oriental Rules World Champion (-75 kg) (4 title defences)
  • Bellator Kickboxing
    • 2016 Bellator Kickboxing Welterweight Championship (Two time)
  • Glory
    • 2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament Runner-up
  • La Nuit des Titans
    • 2013 La Nuit des Titans Tournament champion (-72.5 kg)
    • 2011 La Nuit des Titans 4 Men K-1 Rules Tournament Champion (-73 kg)
  • World Kickboxing Network
    • 2012 WKN Full Contact European Grand Prix champion (-75 kg)
  • Boxe in Défi
    • 2012 "boxe in défi" tournament champion belt (-76 kg)
  • Nuit des Champions
    • 2011 "Nuit des Champions" Full Contact belt (-76 kg)
  • Urban Boxing United
    • 2011 "Urban Boxing United 2" Super Fight belt
  • ProFight Karate
    • 2010 ProFight Karate Middleweight Tournament Champion
  • F-1
    • 2010 F-1 World Max Tournament Champion (-74 kg)
  • World Professional Muaythai Federation
    • 2010 K1 W.P.M.F. European Champion (-72.5 kg)
  • Fédération Française de Sports de Contacts et Disciplines Associées
    • 2010 FFSCDA K1 Pro French Champion (-72 kg)
    • 2009 FFSCDA A-Class French Kickboxing Champion (-74 kg)
  • UKC
    • 2010 UKC France MAX Tournament Runner-up (-70 kg)
  • Others
    • 2009 (Chinese Kickboxing) French Champion
  • FFKB
    • 2008 FFKB A-Class French Kickboxing Vice Champion (-74 kg)


Amateur
    • 2010 World Combat Games Kick-Boxing - Low-Kick Champion (-75 kg)
    • 2009 WAKO World Kick-Boxing Championships, Villach Austria (-75 kg)
    • 4 times Karate-Contact French Champion
    • 4 times winner of the Karate-Contact France Cup


Mixed martial arts record
|- | Win | align=center| 3–4 | Raphael Ngoma | Submission (armbar) | Fight And Furious in Octogon | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:21 | Longeville-lès-Metz, France | |- |Loss |align=center|2–4 |Ammari Diedrick |Decision (split) |Ares FC 11 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |, France | |- |Loss |align=center|2–3 |Jordan Zébo |Decision (unanimous) |Ares FC 6 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |, France | |- |Loss |align=center|2–2 |Marek Jakimowicz |TKO (punches and elbows) |Ares FC 4 | |align=center|1 |align=center|4:43 |, France | |- |Win |align=center|2–1 |Wallace Felipe |Submission (rear-naked choke) |MMA Grand Prix 1 | |align=center|2 |align=center|3:59 |, France | |- |Win |align=center|1–1 |Laïd Zerhouni |Submission (triangle choke) |Octogone: 2nd Edition | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:29 |, France | |- |Loss |align=center|0–1 |Manuel Vincent-Sully |Decision (Unanimous) |100% Fight: Contenders 8 | |align=center|2 |align=center|5:00 |, France


Kickboxing record
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2024-09-07 || Win || align="left" | Alex Fernandez || Boxing Event ||, Morocco|| Decision (Unanimous)|| 5 || 3:00 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2023-09-09 || Loss ||align=left| Nikola Todorović|| Glory 88 || , France || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2020-12-19 || Loss ||align=left| Cédric Doumbé || || , Netherlands || TKO (Punches) || 3 || 1:30 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2019-12-12 || Win || align="left" | Giannis Boukis || Triumph Fighting Tour III || , France || Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2019-11-09 || Win || align="left" | Kristos Cacaj|| Meaux Fight 8 || , France || TKO (corner stoppage)|| 2 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2019-06-13 || Win || align="left" | Jordi Fernandez|| Triumph Fighting Tour II || , France || KO (Low kick) || 4 || 2:44 |- |-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2019-02-16 || Win || align="left" | Alcorac Caballero|| K1 Event 12 || , France || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2018-12-01|| Loss|| align="left" | ||Bellator Kickboxing 11|||| Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2018-09-22 || Win || align="left" | Enrico Carrara|| Le Trophée Des Etoiles || , France || KO (Low kick) || 3 || 3:00 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2018-05-05 || Loss || align="left" | || Capital Fights 3 || France || Extra Round Decision || 4 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2017-09-23 || Loss || align="left" | Raymond Daniels||Bellator Kickboxing 7||San Jose, California, United States|| TKO (doctor stoppage) || 1 || 3:00 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2017-04-14 || Win || align="left" | Zoltan Laszak||Bellator Kickboxing 6||, Hungary|| Decision (Split) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2016-12-10 || Win || align="left" | Luca Novello ||Bellator Kickboxing 4 Bellator Kickboxing Florence Spoilers || , Italy || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2016-09-17 || Loss || align="left" | Zoltan Laszak||Bellator Kickboxing 3||, Hungary|| Decision (Split) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2016-04-16 || Win || align="left" | ||Bellator Kickboxing 1||, Italy|| Decision (Split) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2015-11-06 || Loss || align="left" | Murthel Groenhart|| - Welterweight Contender Tournament, Final ||, Italy|| Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2015-11-06 || Win || align="left" | || - Welterweight Contender Tournament, Semi-finals ||, Italy|| Decision (Majority) || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2015-04-25 || Win || align="left" | Ruben Garcia Gonzales || Final Fight 2 ||Évreux, France|| Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- ! colspan="8" style="background:white" | |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2015-04-11|| Win || align="left" | Fabio Siciliani|| Oktagon 2015: 20 Years Edition ||, Italy|| Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2015-03-14 || Win || align="left" | Kevin Ward || Duel des maitres II ||Villepinte, France|| Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- ! colspan="8" style="background:white" | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2014-12-13 || Win || align="left" | Alexander Stetsurenko|| Victory Victory : Levallois va trembler ! ||, France|| Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2014-30-05 || Win || align="left" | Mustapha Haïda|| Final Fight I||, France|| Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- ! colspan="8" style="background:white" | |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2014-22-03 || Win || align="left" | Dan Balsemao|| Meaux Fight 3 ||, France|| Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2014-02-01 || Win || align="left" | Nigel Thomas|| Explosion Fight Night 9 ||Châteauroux, France|| Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2013-12-21 || Loss || align="left" | Alexander Stetsurenko||,
Reserve Match ||, Japan|| Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2013-11-16 || Win || align="left" | Alex Schmitt || Explosion Fight Night 8 |||| TKO || 5 || |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2013-10-12 || Loss || align="left" | Joseph Valtellini||||Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States|| TKO (punches and right high kick) || 3 || 2:53 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2013-06-15 || Win || align="left" | || Time Fight 3 ||, France|| Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2013-04-06 || Loss || align="left" | ||||, Turkey|| TKO (cut) || 4 || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2013-03-16 ||Win || align="left" | Darko Delic|| Explosion Fight Night 7 ||Châteauroux, France|| KO||1 || |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2013-02-02 || Win || align="left" | Eakpracha Meenayotin|| La Nuit des Titans, Final ||, France|| KO (left knee and right overhand) || 1 || |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2013-02-02 || Win || align="left" | || La Nuit des Titans, Semi-finals ||, France|| Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2012-12-15 || Win || align="left" | Jeremy Ragazzagi|| Full Night 6, Final ||, France|| Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2012-12-15 || Win || align="left" | || Full Night 6, Semi-finals ||, France|| Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2012-11-24 || Win || align="left" | || Nuit des Champions ||, France|| Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2012-06-09 || Win || align="left" | Patrik Kontraszti|| Gala du Phenix Muaythai 4 ||, France|| KO || 3 || |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2012-04-28 || Loss || align="left" | || Boxe Thai et K1 Rules à Bagnolet ||, France|| Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2012-04-07 || Win || align="left" | Francisco Matos|| Explosion Fight Night Volume 05 ||Châteauroux, France|| Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2012-03-17 || Win || align="left" | Yannick Tamas|| Boxe in défi XIII, Tournament, Final || Muret, France || Decision || 4 || 2:00 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2012-03-17 || Win || align="left" | Stevan Živković|| Boxe in défi XIII, Tournament, Semi-final || Muret, France || Decision || 3 || 2:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2011-11-12 || Win || align="left" | Sebastien Pace || La 18ème Nuit des Champions ||, France|| Decision || 7 || 2:00 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2011-10-01 || Win || align="left" | || F-1 World MAX 2011 ||, France|| Decision || || |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2011-07-17 || Loss || align="left" | Yodsanklai Fairtex|| Thai Fight Extreme ||, China || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2011-05-07 || Win || align="left" | || Urban Boxing United 2 ||, France || Decision (unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2011-02-12 || Win || align="left" | Sébastien Billard|| La Nuit des Titans, Tournament, Final ||, France || TKO (corner stoppage) || 3 || |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2011-02-12 || Win || align="left" | Tuncay Aydın|| La Nuit des Titans, Tournament, Semi-final ||, France || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2010-11-27 || Win || align="left" | Chamil Batchaev|| ProFight Karate Middleweight Tournament, Final ||, France || Decision || || |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2010-11-27 || Win || align="left" | Hamza Ridène|| ProFight Karate Middleweight Tournament, Semi-final ||, France || Decision || || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2010-09-25 || Win || align="left" | || F-1 World MAX 2010, Final ||, France || Decision || 3 || 2:00 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2010-09-25 || Win || align="left" | Samir Dourid|| F-1 World MAX 2010, Semi-final ||, France || TKO || 2 || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2010-09-04 || Win || align="left" | Alpay Kır || World Combat Games, Final -75 kg ||, China || Decision (3-0) || 3 || 2:00 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2010-09-03 || Win || align="left" | Kanan Sadikhov || World Combat Games, Semi-finals -75 kg ||, China|| Decision (3-0) || 3 || 2:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2010-06-19 || Win || align="left" | Yassin Baitar || Explosion Fight Night Volume 01 ||Brest, France|| KO || 5 || |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2010-04-30 || Win || align="left" | Mehdi Baghdad || Urban Boxing United ||, France || TKO (cut) || 3 || |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2010-02-06 || Loss || align="left" | || UKC France MAX, Final ||, France || KO (right flying knee) || 2 || |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2010-02-06 || Win || align="left" | || UKC France MAX, Semi-final ||, France || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2010-02-06 || Win || align="left" | Jakub Gazdík || UKC France MAX, Quarter-final ||, France || KO || 1 || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2009-12-12 || Win || align="left" | Sebastien Pace || Full Night III ||, France || KO || 7 || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2009-11-21 || Win || align="left" | Marco Silva || Portugal vs France ||, Portugal || KO || 3 || |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2009-09-26 || Loss || align="left" | || F-1 World MAX 2009, Semi-final ||, France || Decision || 3 || 2:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2009-05-30 || Win || align="left" | Arton Berisha || France vs Germany ||, France || KO || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2009-04-25 || Win || align="left" | Benjamin Gerbet || French Kickboxing Championships A-Class Elite, Final || Paris, France || Decision || 5 || 2:00 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- |- bgcolor="#c5d2ea" | 2008-12-06 || Draw || align="left" | Sebastien Pace || Full Night II ||, France || Decision draw || 7 || 2:00 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2008-06-07 || Win || align="left" | Bakari Tounkara || Le Choc des Boxes || Paris, France || Decision (unanimous) || 5 || 2:00 |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2008-04-17 || Loss || align="left" | Bakari Tounkara || French Kickboxing Championships FFKB A-Class, Final || Paris, France || Decision || 5 || 2:00 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:white" | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2008-03-08 || Win || align="left" | Mustapha Hamiche || French Kickboxing Championships FFKB A-Class, Semi-final || Paris, France || Decision || || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2008 || Win || align="left" | Thomas Diagne || French Kickboxing Championships FFKB A-Class, Final 8 || Paris, France || Decision || 4 || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2007-12-08 || Win || align="left" | Jordan Gomez || Full Night I ||, France || TKO (broken jaw) || 2 || |-

|- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2014-10-23 || Loss ||align=left| || W.A.K.O European Championships 2014, Low-Kick Semi-finals -75 kg || , Spain || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 2:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2014-10-21 || Win ||align=left| Jerzy Wronski || W.A.K.O European Championships 2014, Low-Kick First Round -75 kg || , Spain || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 2:00

|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2010-09- || Win||align=left| Alpay Kır || 2010 World Combat Games Kickboxing Low-Kick (-75 kg), Final || , China || Decision || 3 || 2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2009-10-25 || Loss ||align=left| Alpay Kır || World KickBoxing Championship WAKO || , Austria || Decision (2-1) || 3 || 2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2009-10-23 || Win ||align=left| Kanan Sadikhov || World KickBoxing Championship WAKO, Semi-final || , Austria || Decision (3-0) || 3 || 2:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2009-10-23 || Win ||align=left| Kumar Jaliev || World KickBoxing Championship WAKO, Quarter-final || , Austria || Decision (3-0) || 3 || 2:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2009-10-21 || Win ||align=left| Pinherio Leonardo || World KickBoxing Championship WAKO, Final 8 || , Austria || KO || 1 || 2:00 |- |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2008-11-26 || Loss ||align=left| Luka Simic || European Kickboxing Championships, Final 8 || Guimarães, Portugal || Decision || || |-


See also
  • List of male kickboxers


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