Stan Longinidis

Stan Longinidis
Born	Stan Longinidis (1965-06-25) 25 June 1965 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Other names	The Man
Nationality	Australian
Height
Weight	100 kg (220 lb; 16 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Kickboxing
Team	mentor = Benny The Jet Urquidez
Trainer	Master Dana Goodson
Years active	20 (1983–2003)
Kickboxing record
Total	101
Wins	88
By knockout	65
Losses	8
Draws	5
Other information
Website	http://www.stantheman.com.au/
last updated on: 13 January 2010

Stan "The Man" Longinidis (born 25 June 1965) is a retired Australian Heavyweight kickboxer and 8 time Kickboxing World Champion. Born in Melbourne Australia of Greek ethnicity, Longinidis is one of the few fighters to have won World titles in three different styles, International Rules Kickboxing, Full Contact and Muay Thai, others being Fred Royers and Ernesto Hoost.

Biography and career

Stan began his career in 1983, winning two amateur titles before challenging for the World Light Heavyweight Title in 1987, a contest ending in a draw. After being approached by the Jet Centre in Van Nuys, California, With a tremendous passion to become Australia's first ever World Champion Stan quit his day job as a Computer Programmer and traveled to live and train in the United States. He racked up 18 straight wins and won the North American and USA Heavyweight Titles as well as the Australian Heavyweight title. In April 1990 he became the first Australian to win a World Kickboxing Title when he took the K.I.C.K Full Contact Super Heavyweight Title and added two WKA World Titles to his resume in 1991, one being a record 15 second knockout of American Melvin Cole in Queensland, Australia. In 1992 he defended his titles against Branko Cikatic and Grant Barker, a top 10 heavyweight at the time.

After wins over Mitch O'Hello and Adam Watt he took on Dennis Alexio in the most eagerly anticipated superfight at the time and a huge media event in Australia. The fight lasted 6 seconds, with Longinidis dealing the famed American only his second loss in over 55 fights with a low kick in the opening seconds that broke Alexio's leg.

Stan continued to fight and defend his titles as well as adding two additional titles in 1993 and 1994. In 1993, Longinidis fought against Masaaki Satake for UKF World Super heavyweight title held by Satake and WKA Kickboxing World Super heavyweight title held by Longinidis on K-1, and Longinidis lost by decision. Although he lost the bout, he didn't lose his WKA title because he asserted that the bout was not under WKA rules after the bout.

He was also the first big name and Marché fighter signed up by the K-1 Corporations competing in early K-1 shows.

In 1996 he became the first westerner to fight for and win a prestigious WMC World Super heavyweight Muay Thai Title in Thailand where he was crowned by the King of Thailand. Stan kept fighting on despite a serious knee injury that threatened to end his career, he had a complete knee reconstruction in 1997.

Longinidis fought on until 2000 where he retired after beating Peter "The Chief" Graham in Melbourne, coming out of retirement for one fight in 2003 before calling it quits with an 88-8-5-65ko's record.

Longinidis was awarded in France at a martial arts expo in 2000, a lifetime achievement award recognizing his major influential impact on the early days of the sport, and his status as one of the most famous names and brands in the history of kickboxing.

On October 10, 2013 Stan 'The Man' Longinidis became the 1st from any Martial Arts Fighting Code to be Inducted in the Australian Sports Hall Of Fame.

Stan also successfully trained his younger brother [George 'The Iron Lion' Longinidis] for a World Title fight which was held on 24 July 2009. He also Managed and introduced to the World his Greek little Dynamo prodigy Mike Zambidis.

Titles and accomplishments

• 1998 WKBF World Heavyweight champion
• 1996 WMTC World Heavyweight champion
• 1994 WAKO World Super Heavyweight champion
• 1993 ISKA World Heavyweight champion (Freestyle Rules)
• 1992 ISKA World Heavyweight champion (Oriental Rules)
• 1992 WKA World Super Heavyweight champion
• 1991 WKA World Junior Heavyweight champion
• 1990 KICK World Super Heavyweight Full Contact champion
• 1989 Intercontinental Heavyweight champion
• 1989 United States Heavyweight champion
• 1988 North American Heavyweight champion
• 1988 North American Heavyweight champion
• 1989 United States Heavyweight champion

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

88 wins (65 KOs) 8 Losses 5 Draws 1 NC Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2001-12-16 NC Ryuji Murakami The Kakidamishi 2 Okinawa, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 The bout was announced as Murakami's victory by decision at first, but it was changed to "No Contests" because Longinidis's side asserted that the decision was totally wrong and biased. 2000-11-29 Win Peter Graham K-1 Oceania Star Wars 2000 Melbourne, Australia Decision (Unanimous) 10 2:00 2000-09-03 Win Hannes van der Berg K-1 Africa Grand Prix 2000 Cape Town, South Africa KO 1 2000-07-30 Loss Taiei Kin K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Nagoya Nagoya, Aichi, Japan Majority Decision (0-2) 3 3:00 2000-05-12 Win Jokki Oberholtzer K-1 King of the Ring 2000 Bologna, Italy TKO 1 1:55 2000-03-19 Draw Tsuyoshi Nakasako K-1 Burning 2000 Tokyo, Japan Decision (1-0) 5 3:00 1999-05-14 Loss Rick Roufus Mass Destruction Lowell, Massachusetts, USA TKO 9 The bout was for the vacant 1st IKF International Rules World Heavyweight championship title. 1998-10-28 Win Tsuyoshi Nakasako K-1 Japan '98 Kamikaze Tokyo, Japan TKO (Nose broken) 4 1997-07-20 Loss Duane van der Merwe K-1 Dream '97 Nagoya, Japan Decision (Majority) 5 3:00 1997-06-08 Win Grant Barker Now Or Never Sydney, Australia KO (Left high kick) 2 1:00 Retains WKA Professional Kickboxing World Super heavyweight Championship title. 1997-04-29 Win Takeru K-1 Braves '97 Fukuoka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1996-12-08 Draw Mike Bernardo K-1 Hercules '96 Nagoya, Japan Decision Draw 5 3:00 1996-10-18 Win Masaaki Miyamoto K-1 Star Wars '96 Yokohama, Japan TKO (Corner Stoppage) 3 2:55 1996-09-01 Loss Andy Hug K-1 Revenge '96 Osaka, Japan KO (Left straight) 2 2:00 Loses his WMTC World Super heavyweight Championship title. 1996-03-30 Win Kirkwood Walker Thai King's 50th anniversary event Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Wins the vacant 1st WMTC (currently WMC) World Super heavyweight Championship title. 1996-03-10 Win Sadau Kiatsongrit K-1 Grand Prix '96 Opening Battle Yokohama, Japan Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 6 3:00 Qualifier for K-1 World Grand Prix 1996 - Stan would be unable to participate at the event due to injury. 1995-12-09 Win Musashi K-1 Hercules Nagoya, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1995-10-22 Loss Sam Greco "The Best of the Best" Final Australia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 The bout was for The Best of the Best Championship title. 1995-10-22 Win Mitch O'Hello "The Best of the Best" Semi final Australia 1995-10-22 Win Nathan Briggs "The Best of the Best" Quarter final Australia 1995-09-03 Win Nobuaki Kakuda K-1 Revenge II Yokohama, Japan KO(Right low kick) 2 3:05 1995-03-25 Loss Jeff Roufus World Cup Of Martial arts Ledyard, Connecticut, USA KO (Overhand Right straight) 1 0:41 The bout was for WKA, ISKA and WAKO World Super heavyweight Championship titles. 1995-05-04 Loss Mike Bernardo K-1 Grand Prix '95 Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan KO (Right high kick) 3 1:42 1995-03-03 Win Patrick Smith K-1 Grand Prix '95 Opening Battle Tokyo, Japan KO (Right low kick) 2 2:59 Qualifies for K-1 World Grand Prix 1995. 1994-09-18 Win Branko Cikatić K-1 Revenge Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1994-03-06 Win Vladimir Golovinsky "Taipan 1 The Best of the Best" Final Australia KO 1 Won Taipan 1 World championship title. 1994-03-06 Win Dino Homsey "Taipan 1 The Best of the Best" Semi-final Australia KO 1 1994-03-06 Win Bob Schrijber "Taipan 1 The Best of the Best" Quarter-final Australia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 1993-09-04 Loss Masaaki Satake K-1 Illusion Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 The bout was for UKF World Super heavyweight title held by Satake and WKA Kickboxing World Super heavyweight title held by Longinidis. Longinidis lost this bout, but he didn't lose his WKA title because he asserted that the bout was not under WKA rules after the bout. 1993-07-25 Win Gary Sandland Battle of Champions Australia KO (Right straight) 3 Retains WKA Kickboxing World Super heavyweight Championship title. 1993-03-30 Win Toshiyuki Atokawa K-1 Sanctuary I Tokyo, Japan TKO (Referee stoppage) 5 2:22 1992-12-06 Win [[Denis Alexio}} Alexio vs. Longinidis Australia TKO (Left Low kick) 1 0:15 Won ISKA Oriental Rules World Heavyweight Championship title. This bout was listed on the Guinness World Records as "The Fastest KO in kickboxing world title match". 1992-10-04 Win Adam Watt Martial Arts Olympic III Karate World Cup '92 Japan TKO (dislocation of shoulder) 1992 Win Mitch O'Hello Australia KO (Low kick) 1 1992 Win Grant Barker Australia KO (Left low kicks) 4 Retains WKA Kickboxing World Junior heavyweight Championship title. 1992 Win Branko Cikatić Melbourne, Australia Decision (Unanimous) 12 Retains WKA Kickboxing World Junior heavyweight Championship title. 1992-12-01 Win Lawrence White Australia KO 7 Won WKA Kickboxing World Junior heavyweight Championship title. 1991 Loss Maurice Smith Sydney, Australia Decision(Split) 12 2:00 This bout was for WKA Kickboxing World Heavyweight Championship title. 1990-04 Win Anthony Elmore Sydney, Australia Decision (Split) 12 Won KICK Full Contact World Super heavyweight Championship title. Longinidis became the 1st Australian world champion of kickboxing. 1990 Win Dale Broussard Super Heavyweights 6 Rounds Las Vegas, Nevada, USA KO (Right hook) 1 Stan's kickboxing record was announced as "15 wins - 0 loss - 1 Draw 10 KOs" just before this bout. 1989-12-04 Win Charles Archie Melbourne, Australia KO (Right hook) 1 Retains WKA Kickboxing USA Heavyweight championship title. 1988-03 Win Brendon Leddy Los Angeles, USA KO 3 Won WKA Kickboxing USA Heavyweight championship title. 1987 Draw Santiago Garza Decision Draw 12 2:00 Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

• List of K-1 events
• List of K-1 champions
• List of male kickboxers

External links

• Stan The Man Longinidis Official website