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Raul Cătinaș
Born	Raul Cătinaș (1988-08-04) 4 August 1988 (age 36) Lugoj, Romania
Nickname	Iron White Tyson
Height	5 ft 12 in (183 cm)
Weight	247 lb (112 kg; 17 st 9 lb)
Division	Heavyweight
Team	ARJ Trainingen
Trainer	Maikel Polanen: Head coach Jan Fransen: S&C

Kickboxing record
Total	47
Wins	41
By knockout	33
Losses	6
By knockout	1
Draws	0


Mixed martial arts record
Total	1
Wins	1
By submission	1
Losses	0

Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Raul Cătinaș (born 4 August 1988) is a Romanian professional kickboxer. He is the former two-time K-1 World Grand Prix finalist (in 2010 and 2012). He was a contestant in the second series of Superkombat Fighting Championship and claimed the Superkombat World Grand Prix II 2012 heavyweight tournament by defeating Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Daniel Sam.

He has won international heavyweight bouts over Stefan Leko, Mighty Mo, Paul Slowinski, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Dževad Poturak and Brice Guidon.

Thom Harinck described him as "perhaps the hardest white hitter in heavyweight history".

He was set to make his kickboxing return in June 2020 after 4-year hiatus at GFC 7, but the event was postponed due to health and safety concerns brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

Training

Cătinaș has trained with a number of groups in a large variety of gyms throughout his fighting career. In 2012, after starting off with Mike's Gym, he began training with Jérôme Le Banner, Hesdy Gerges and other kickboxers at Thom Harinck's Chakuriki Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

He often trained at Allstars Training Center in Stockholm, alongside MMA fighter Alexander Gustafsson. He was a member of the team that helped Gustafsson train for his fight against Daniel Cormier at UFC 192.

Between 2013 and 2016, he trained with Benjamin Adegbuyi, Andrei Stoica and Bogdan Stoica at Alin Panaite's Respect Gym in Bucharest, Romania.

Raul Cătinaș trains at Michael Polanen's ARJ Trainingen in The Hague, Netherlands.

Championships and awards

Kickboxing

K-1
- 2010, 2012 K-1 World Grand Prix Finalist

Superkombat Fighting Championship
- 2012 Superkombat World Grand Prix II Heavyweight (+95 kg/209 lb) Tournament Championship

Kickboxing record

41 wins (33 KOs), 6 losses, 0 draws

Won the Superkombat World Grand Prix II 2012 tournament title.
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
19 Mar 2016	Win	David Trallero	Respect World Series 1	Madrid, Spain	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
1 Aug 2015	Win	Viktor Bugotzki	Superkombat World Grand Prix IV 2015	Mamaia, Romania	TKO (three knockdown rule)	1	2:47
12 Apr 2014	Win	Brice Guidon	Superkombat World Grand Prix I 2014	Reșița, Romania	TKO (referee stoppage)	2	1:06
21 Dec 2013	Win	Paul Slowinski	Superkombat World Grand Prix 2013 Final	Galați, Romania	KO (left uppercut)	3	2:30
9 Nov 2013	Win	Ricardo van den Bos	Superkombat World Grand Prix 2013 Final Elimination	Ploiești, Romania	KO (left hook)	1	1:45
19 Apr 2013	Loss	Igor Jurković	FFC3: Jurković vs. Cătinaș	Split, Croatia	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
22 Dec 2012	Win	Mighty Mo	Superkombat World Grand Prix 2012 Final	Bucharest, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
14 Oct 2012	Loss	Ben Edwards	K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo Final 16	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (referee stoppage)	2	2:25
7 Jul 2012	Win	Domagoj Ostojić	Superkombat World Grand Prix III 2012	Varna, Bulgaria	TKO (three knockdown rule)	1	2:11
12 May 2012	Win	Daniel Sam	Superkombat World Grand Prix II 2012, Final	Cluj-Napoca, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
12 May 2012	Win	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	Superkombat World Grand Prix II 2012, Semi Finals	Cluj-Napoca, Romania	KO (left hook)	2	0:55
25 Feb 2012	Win	Yüksel Aydın	Superkombat World Grand Prix I 2012	Podgorica, Montenegro	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
20 Nov 2010	Win	Imani Lee	Local Kombat: 10 ani in ring	Sibiu, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2 Oct 2010	Loss	Mighty Mo	K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16	Seoul, South Korea	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
21 May 2010	Win	Carter Williams	K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest	Bucharest, Romania	TKO (three knockdown rule)	1	2:00
24 Oct 2009	Win	Dževad Poturak	K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Elimination	Arad, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
23 May 2009	Loss	Zabit Samedov	K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Łódź, Semi Finals	Łódź, Poland	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
23 May 2009	Win	Przemysław Miękina	K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Łódź, Quarter Finals	Łódź, Poland	Extension round TKO (three knockdown rule)	4	1:25
21 Mar 2009	Win	Stefan Leko	K-1 ColliZion 2009 Croatia	Split, Croatia	KO (left hook)	1	2:50
20 Dec 2008	Loss	Ashwin Balrak	K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2008, Semi Finals	Prague, Czech Republic	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
12 Sep 2008	Loss	Dževad Poturak	K-1 Slovakia 2008	Bratislava, Slovakia	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
15 Mar 2008	Win	Paula Mataele	Local Kombat 29	Arad, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
14 Dec 2007	Win	Marc Bos	Local Kombat 28	Brașov, Romania	Extension round decision	4	3:00