Jason Wilnis

Jason Wilnis (born 10 December 1990) is a Dutch middleweight kickboxer fighting out of Netherlands. He is the last It's Showtime 85MAX champion and former Glory Middleweight Champion. As of 1 August 2020, he is ranked the #10 middleweight in the world by Combat Press.[1]

Jason Wilnis
Dutch kickboxer Jason Wilnis
BornJason Wilnis
(1990-12-10) December 10, 1990,
Utrecht, Netherlands
Other namesPsycho
Tyson
NationalityDutch
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight85.0 kg (187.4 lb; 13.39 st)
DivisionMiddleweight
Reach73.1 in (186 cm)
StyleKickboxing, Muay Thai
Fighting out ofUtrecht, Netherlands
TeamThe Colosseum Gym
TrainerDanny de Vries, Daan Kortland
Kickboxing record
Total41
Wins31
By knockout8
Losses9
By knockout1
Draws1
Other information
Notable relativesJahfarr Wilnis Denzel Dumfries

Biography and career

He was keen football player until he followed his older brother, Jahfarr Wilnis to The Colosseum Gym in Utrecht, Netherlands to train kickboxing at the age of 17. He had his first fight not long after he started training.[2]

When Sahak Parparyan vacated his It's Showtime title, Jason jumped in and challenged Alex Pereira on 10 November 2012 for the It's Showtime 85MAX championship in São Paulo Brazil at It's Showtime 60 event, becoming last It's Showtime champion by 2nd-round TKO. He dropped Pereira three times in round with low kicks.[3]

On 28 September 2013 he participated in Glory 10: Los Angeles - Middleweight World Championship Tournament, losing in the semi finals to Artem Levin by judges unanimous decision.[4][5][6]

He fought Sahak Parparyan in the semi-finals of the Glory 14: Zagreb - Middleweight Contender Tournament in Zagreb, Croatia on March 8, 2014, losing by split decision after three even rounds.[7][8][9]

He was expected to face Miroslav Cingel at FFC11: Sanchez vs. Bekavac on April 4, 2014, but replaced with Sahak Parparyan because of back injury.[10]

Titles

Kickboxing record

Professional kickboxing record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References

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