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Jörgen Kruth

Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Muay Thai
World Championships
	1995 Bangkok	−81 kg
	1996 Bangkok	−86 kg
	1997 Bangkok	−86 kg
Kickboxing
World Championships
	1997 Copenhagen	−87.5 kg

Jörgen Ingmar Kruth (born May 8, 1974) is a retired Swedish professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is a former two time World Muay Thai Council Heavyweight Muaythai World Champion. He is considered to be among the greatest Scandinavian kickboxers of all time.

Biography and career

Muay Thai career

Jörgen started practicing martial arts first time in 1984. He tried Judo and Jujutsu and couple years later switched over to taekwondo. It was not until 1987 when he came in contact with Muay Thai first time. He started to train under Po Lindwall.

Kruth had his first Muay Thai fight in 1988 at the age of 14. In 1993 he had 3 amateur boxing bouts and as well as two Savate fights. In 1994, at the age of 19, he became Nordic Muaythai Champion.

In 1995, Kruth participated at IAMTF Amateur World Muay Thai Championships in Bangkok. He worked his way all the way to the final where he lost against a Thai and went home with a silver medal in -81 kg.

In 1996, he became the Amateur Muay Thai World Champion for the first time and defended this title in 1997 as well.

In 1997 Jörgen changed his training center to his current club, Vallentuna Boxing Camp (VBC) and a year later turned pro. He won his first two professional fights by KO at the famous Rajadamnern Stadium in Bangkok and became WKA Muay Thai Cruiserweight World Champion.

In 1999 Jörgen Kruth fought in Japan for the first time and won by KO. He followed up his strong debut by knocking out all three opponents in the same night at K-1 World GP tournament in Zagreb.

In 2004, Kruth became the WMC Heavyweight Muay Thai World Champion defeating Polish-Australian Paul Slowinski. In February 2005, he defended his title against Sergei Gur from Belarus,

MMA career

Kruth made his professional MMA debut in April 2009. He amassed an undefeated record of 5 wins over the next couple of years with none of his fights having reached the second round.

Kruth was expected to make his UFC debut on April 14, 2012 against Cyrille Diabaté at UFC on Fuel TV 2. However, Kruth was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Tom DeBlass.

Kruth was expected to finally make his UFC debut against Fabio Maldonado on September 29, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 5 in Nottingham, England. However it was reported on September 7, 2012 that Kruth dropped out of his fight with Maldonado to retire from combat sports.

Titles

• Professional
  • 2004 WMC Superheavyweight Muay Thai World Champion
  • 2004 K-1 Italy Champion
  • 2003 K-1 World Grand Prix Preliminary Holland Champion
  • 2001 K-1 Holland GP in Arnhem Runner Up
  • 2000 K-1 Grand Prix Europe Champion
  • 1998 WKA Muaythai Cruiserweight World Champion
• Amateur
  • 1997 WKA Amateur World Championships, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • 1997 IAMTF World Amateur Muaythai Championships, Bangkok, Thailand
  • 1996 IAMTF World Amateur Muaythai Champion, Bangkok, Thailand
  • 1995 IAMTF World Amateur Muaythai World Champion, Bangkok, Thailand (-81 kg)
  • 1994 Nordic Muay Thai Champion

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

71 Wins (32 (T)KO's, 39 Decisions), 14 Losses
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2010-11-27	Win	Bob Sapp	K-1 Scandinavia Rumble of the Kings 2010	Stockholm, Sweden	TKO (Corner stoppage/left knee strike)	1	1:19
2007-05-20	Win	Freddy Kemayo	K-1 Scandinavia 2007	Stockholm, Sweden	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2006-12-16	Loss	Dzevad Poturak	K-1 Fighting Network Prague Round '07	Prague, Czech Republic	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2006-11-24	Win	Azem Maksutaj	K-1 World MAX North European Qualification 2007	Stockholm, Sweden	KO (Knee)	1	1:30
2006-05-20	Win	Francois Botha	K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2006	Stockholm, Sweden	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2005-12-18	Loss	Dzevad Poturak	Heaven or Hell 5	Prague, Czech Republic	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2005-02-19	Win	Sergei Gur	SM Thaiboxing Gala	Stockholm, Sweden	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Retains WMC Muaythai World Heavyweight title.
2004-12-19	Win	Ivica Perkovic	Heaven or Hell 4	Prague, Czech Republic	TKO	2
2004-09-05	Win	Paul Slowinski	SM Thaiboxing Gala	Stockholm, Sweden	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Wins WMC Muaythai World Heavyweight title.
2004-08-07	Loss	Brecht Wallis	K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II	Las Vegas, Nevada	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2004-08-07	Win	Rony Sefo	K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II	Las Vegas, Nevada	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2004-04-24	Win	Vitali Akhramenko	K-1 Italy Grand Prix 2004 in Milan	Milan, Italy	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Wins K-1 Italy Grand Prix 2004 in Milan tournament title.
2004-04-24	Win	Josip Bodrozic	K-1 Italy Grand Prix 2004 in Milan	Milan, Italy	KO (Right overhand)	3	2:59
2004-04-24	Win	Ivica Perkovic	K-1 Italy Grand Prix 2004 in Milan	Milan, Italy	TKO (Ref. stop/three knockdowns)	2	2:30
2004-02-14	Win	Vitali Akhramenko	K-1 Scandinavia 2004 World Qualification	Stockholm, Sweden	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2003-06-15	Loss	Paul Slowinski	Knees of Fury IV	Adelaide, Australia	TKO (Doc. stop/elbow)	1
2003-05-30	Loss	Xhavit Bajrami	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Basel	Basel, Switzerland	Ext. R Decision (Split)	4	3:00
2003-04-06	Win	Samir Benazzouz	K-1 Holland Grand Prix 2003	Zoetermeer, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Wins K-1 Holland Grand Prix 2003 tournament title.
2003-04-06	Win	Andrei Zuravkov	K-1 Holland Grand Prix 2003	Zoetermeer, Netherlands	Ext.R Decision (Majority)	4	3:00
2003-04-06	Loss	Brecht Wallis	K-1 Holland Grand Prix 2003	Zoetermeer, Netherlands	Ext.R Decision (Majority)	4	3:00
2003-03-15	Win	Vitali Akhramenko	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary Scandinavia	Stockholm, Sweden	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2003-02-22	Win	Ryuto Noji	Ichigeki Tokyo	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2002-03-03	Loss	Jan Nortje	K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Nagoya	Nagoya, Japan	KO (Left punch)	2	1:38
2001-08-11	Loss	Maurice Smith	K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Las Vegas	Las Vegas, Nevada	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2001-06-09	Loss	Gregory Tony	K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary Scandinavia	Copenhagen, Denmark	Disqualification	3	2:38
2001-03-17	Win	Stefan Leko	K-1 Gladiators 2001	Yokohama, Japan	KO (Right hook)	2	2:19
2001-02-04	Loss	Jerrel Venetiaan	K-1 Holland GP 2001 in Arnhem	Arnhem, Netherlands	TKO (Doctor stoppage)	1
Fight was for K-1 Holland GP 2001 in Arnhem tournament title.
2001-02-04	Win	Marc de Wit	K-1 Holland GP 2001 in Arnhem	Arnhem, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2001-02-04	Win	Peter Varga	K-1 Holland GP 2001 in Arnhem	Arnhem, Netherlands	KO (High kick)	2
2000-10-09	Loss	Mike Bernardo	K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Fukuoka	Fukuoka, Japan	KO (Right overhand)	1	2:24
2000-09-01	Win	Xhavit Bajrami	K-1 Grand Prix Europe 2000	Zagreb, Croatia	KO (High kick)	3
Wins K-1 Grand Prix Europe 2000 tournament title.
2000-09-01	Win	Drazo Orduri	K-1 Grand Prix Europe 2000	Zagreb, Croatia	KO (Knees)	1
2000-09-01	Win	Tony Katoni	K-1 Grand Prix Europe 2000	Zagreb, Croatia	KO (Punch)	1
2000-03-13	Loss	Alexey Ignashov	Night Club "Reaktor"	Minsk, Belarus	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Fight was for WMC Muaythai World Heavyweight title.
1999-08-15	Loss	Alexey Ignashov	Queen's Birthday, Rajamangala Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	KO	2
Fight was for WMC Muaythai World Heavyweight title.
1998	Win				KO	1
Wins WKA Muaythai World Cruiserweight title.
1998	Win		Rajadamnern Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	KO
1998	Win		Rajadamnern Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	KO
1994-12-03	Win		Novahalli	Helsinki, Finland	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00

Boxing record

1 Win (0 (T) KO's, 1 decisions), 0 Losses
Date	Result	Opponent	Location	Method	Round	Time	Record
2004-04-17	Win	Marek Zelo	Baltic Hall, Mariehamn, Finland	Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00	1-0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

See also

• Muay Thai
• List of K-1 events
• List of male kickboxers

References

1. NSAC report of K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Las Vegas
2. Sherdog.com: Jorgen "The Last Viking" Kruth, accessed 2010-06-04
3. Jörgen Kruth Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, Fans of K-1 2010-03-01
4. "UFC on FUEL TV 2 in Sweden adds Diabate vs. Kruth". mmajunkie.com. January 5, 2012. Archived from the original on January 10, 2012.
5. "Tom DeBlass replaces injured Jorgen Kruth at UFC on FUEL TV 2". mmajunkie.com. April 4, 2012. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012.
6. "Maldonado vs. Kruth Set For UFC Nottingham". YourMMA.tv. July 3, 2012. Archived from the original on April 18, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
7. "Swedish kickboxing legend Jorgen Kruth retires from MMA less than a month out from his UFC debut". cagepotato.com. September 7, 2012.

External links

• Professional MMA record for Jorgen Kruth from Sherdog
• Vallentuna Boxing Camp
• Profile at K-1

• 1974 births
• Cruiserweight kickboxers
• Heavyweight boxers
• Heavyweight kickboxers
• Heavyweight mixed martial artists
• Mixed martial artists utilizing boxing
• Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai
• Mixed martial artists utilizing savate
• Mixed martial artists utilizing judo
• Mixed martial artists utilizing jujutsu
• Living people
• Martial artists from Stockholm
• Swedish male kickboxers
• Swedish male mixed martial artists
• Swedish Muay Thai practitioners
• Swedish male judoka
• Jujutsuka
• Swedish sportspeople in doping cases
• Swedish male boxers
• Swedish savateurs