Duke Roufus

Jeffrey Ryan "Duke" Roufus (February 19, 1970 – October 17, 2025) was an American kickboxer and head coach of Roufusport based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. He was a well-known striking coach in North America. On March 19, 1999, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in his only defense of his I.K.F. title, Roufus defeated Australia's WKA World Champion Grant Barker. Roufus took 39 seconds to knock out the Australian in the opening round of the scheduled 5 round Muay Thai bout.

Roufus voluntarily vacated his Super Heavyweight I.K.F. Title to move down to the Heavyweight Muay Thai Division,

Honors and titles 1998 I.K.F. World Super Heavyweight Champion 1997 K.I.C.K. World Super Heavyweight Champion 1996 W.K.B.A. World Super Heavyweight Champion 1995 W.A.K.O. World Super Heavyweight Champion 1995 I.S.K.A. World Super Heavyweight champion 1995 W.K.A. World Super Heavyweight champion 1993 W.K.A. North American Super Heavyweight Champion 1991 W.A.K.O. World Championships in London, UK Bronze +84 kg (Light-Contact)

Kickboxing record (incomplete) Win Lawson Baker Gladiators Fighting's 50th -"Knockout Kings" Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Decision (Unanimous)

Win Eduardo Maiorino Colosseum 5 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada TKO (Leg Kicks)

Win Sinisa Andrijasevic Heavyweight Gladiators Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Decision (Unanimous)

Loss Marvin Eastman K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada, United States KO (knees to the body)

Win Pedro Fernandez Heavyweight Gladiators Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States TKO (Corner Stoppage)

Loss Stefan Leko K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada, United States TKO

Loss Michael McDonald K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary USA Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Decision (Unanimous)

Win Tomasz Kucharzewski K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary USA Las Vegas, Nevada, United States TKO (2 knockdowns)

Win Dewey Cooper Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Decision (unanimous)

Win Grant Barker Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States KO (High Kick)

Defended IKF Super Heavyweight World title. Win Hiriwa TeRangi Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Decision (Unanimous)

Won IKF Super Heavyweight World title. Win Patrick Smith Ledyard, Connecticut, United States TKO (Leg Kick)

Defended KICK Super Heavyweight World title. Loss Mike Bernardo K-1 Grand Prix '96 Opening Battle Yokohama, Japan TKO

Win Stan Longinidis World Cup of Martial Arts Ledyard, Connecticut, United States KO (Overhand Right Straight)

Won WKA, ISKA and WAKO World Super Heavyweight titles Loss Andy Hug 1994 Seidokaikan Karate World Cup KO (Kick to the Body)

Win Takeshi Tanaka K-1 Revenge Yokohama, Japan KO (Right Punch)

Win Zinnie Reynolds Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Won WKA North American Championship