Lubomir Guedjev

Lubomir Roumenov Guedjev (born 11 January 1978) is a Bulgarian former MMA fighter, coach, event organizer, manager, and advisor who spent over 20 years in the United Arab Emirates and specialized in the combat sports industry. Currently, he works as an entrepreneur with two companies to his name. He has organized over 400 brazilian jiu-jitsu and Grappling tournaments on 4 continents.

Early life and education Guedjev was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. He completed his Bachelor of Business Administration from Arden University.

Career Guedjev is a former MMA fighter who competed in MMA, BJJ, Grappling, Muay Thai, and KUDO where he held a Title Belt in WFC promotion. He is also an instructor who produced champions in the field. He guides sportsmen towards achieving their goals, or the goals of the organization. He was the head referee of the ADCC Grappling Tournament, the most prestigious grappling event in the world, where he refereed the greatest fights between 1999 and 2005.

Entrepreneurship Guedjev established the first MMA and BJJ Federations in Bulgaria, and organized the first professional MMA event in Bulgaria in 2007 in Plovdiv, under Shooto Federation. He was the one to pioneer the MMA and BJJ in Bulgaria.

He returned to Bulgaria in 2021 and founded two companies, Fight Scout App, a mobile app for combat sports, and Geo Wash Bulgaria, the first mobile ecological car wash in Bulgaria.

Fight Scout is a social networking app that enables users to discover and connect with other members of the combat sports community. Fight Scout facilitates users to connect with others in their vicinity or worldwide who share their interest in martial arts, boxing, and other combat sports.

Manager Guedjev was selected to lead Abu Dhabi’s project initiative on incorporating the martial art of Jiu-Jitsu in all government schools as part of their educational curriculum, a mission directed by the Crown Prince of the Emirate. He was the technical manager for Palms Sports LLC in Abu Dhabi, leading a team of 400 professional instructors, and several team leaders and supervisors. He helped to create the training programs, assessment criteria, health and safety standards, and all other technical aspects of the project. He played a key role in organizing hundreds of competitions, demonstrations, exhibitions, and sports fairs.

Event manager Guedjev organized and looked after many sporting events on four continents, taking part in all organizational elements. Initially, he served the duties from stage concepts, lights, sound, screenplay, building and managing the teams of people working on the event, to the brand’s marketing campaign, monetization strategies, network coverage, contracts on copyrights and distribution, content generation, and digital technology implementation. He also established and managed the Abu Dhabi Warriors MMA event, and organized over 400 BJJ and Grappling tournaments on 4 continents.

Consultant Guedjev worked for the UAE Presidential Guards on their hand-to-hand combative training, where he managed a team of 60 instructors and designed the training programs, specific courses, and the standards for measuring performance. He also worked with organizations in China, Russia, India, and UAE where he offered a wide range of services in the field of building sports infrastructure and event management.

Mixed martial arts record As of December 2011, Sherdog lists Guedjev's professional record as 13 wins, 11 losses and one no contest. Loss

Ivica Truscek TKO (doctor stoppage) WFC 15 - Olimp Sport Nutrition 18 December 2011

Ljubljana, Slovenia Loss

Gadji Zaipulaev Decision (split) FEFoMP - Cup of Vladivostok in Pankration 26 November 2011

Vladivostok, Russia Win

Arbi Agujev Submission (armbar) WFC 14 - Proteini.si Showtime 12 June 2011

Ljubljana, Slovenia Win

Aleksey Shapovalov Submission (armbar) FEFoMP - Open Championship of Vladivostok 28 May 2011

Vladivostok, Russia Win

Sofiane Benchohra Submission (rear-naked choke) RPC 10 - Rising Force 18 February 2011

Sofia, Bulgaria Loss

Nikos Sokolis TKO (punches) NL 10 - No Limits 27 February 2010

Attica, Greece Loss

Hoon Kim Submission (triangle choke) AOW 15 - Ueyama vs. Aohailin 28 November 2009

Beijing, China Loss

Rosen Dimitrov Decision (unanimous) Maxfight - Warriors 11 19 September 2009

Kardzhali, Bulgaria Loss

Dong Hyun Ma TKO (doctor stoppage) AOW 13 - Rising Force 18 July 2009

Beijing, China Loss

Bruno Carvalho Decision (unanimous) WFC 7 - Guedjev vs. Carvalho 4 April 2009

Sofia, Bulgaria Win

Jean-Francois Lenogue Decision (unanimous) WFC 6 - Relentless 27 September 2008

Sofia, Bulgaria Win

Christos Petroutsos Decision (unanimous) Maxfight - Warriors 3 7 June 2008

Bourgas, Bulgaria Win

Gokhan Yildizli Submission (rear-naked choke) RPC 2 - Real Pain Challenge 2 17 May 2008

Sofia, Bulgaria Loss

Andrei Semenov TKO (punches) fightFORCE - Russia vs. The World 19 April 2008

Leningrad, Russia Win

Michele Verginelli Submission (guillotine choke) WFC 4 - Dynamite 29 March 2008

Ljubljana, Slovenia Win

David Michelle Decision (unanimous) Maxfight - Warriors 1 23 February 2008

Bourgas, Bulgaria Loss

David Bielkheden Decision (unanimous) FF 9 - FinnFight 9 15 December 2007

Finland Proper, Finland Win

Miroslav Niagolov Submission (triangle choke) MMABG - MMA Bulgaria 19 October 2007

Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria Win

Dimitar Iliev Submission (rear naked choke) Shooto - Bulgaria 6 October 2007

Bulgaria Win

Nedelin Delchev Submission (choke) FF - Free Fights 2 15 September 2007

Haskovo, Bulgaria NC

Magno Almeida No Contest Ichigeki - Bulgaria 5 May 2007

Bulgaria Win

Yakub Yakubov Submission (triangle choke) Ichigeki - Bulgaria 25 March 2007

Bulgaria Loss

Fabricio Nascimento Submission (armbar) WFC 2 - Evolution 30 September 2006

Koper, Slovenia Win

Anastasios Vogiatzis Submission (armbar) AFC 15 - Absolute Fighting Championships 15 18 February 2006

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States Loss

Nic Osei Decision Shooto Sweden - Second Impact 12 March 2005

Stockholm, Sweden