Rony Sefo

Rony Sefo (born 10 April 1972 in New Zealand) is a former two-time World Champion New Zealand kickboxer and mixed martial artist, who fought on Pride Fighting Championships and K-1. As a kickboxer he holds notable wins against Hiriwa Te Rangi and Ricardo Van Den Bos. He is the younger brother of the Muay Thai World champion Ray Sefo. Sefo is married to Kara, and they have two children.

Championships and accomplishments Kickboxing 1996 UTC World Heavyweight Champion 1998 ISKA World Heavyweight Champion K-1 K-1 Oceania 2000 (3rd) K-1 New Zealand Grand Prix 2000 Finalist K-1 New Zealand Grand Prix 2001 Finalist K-1 Oceania 2001 (5th)

Records

Kickboxing record 10 Wins (4 (T)KO's, 6 Decisions), 12 Losses (2 (T)KO's, 9 Decisions) Date Result Opponent Event Method Round Time 5 March 2006 Loss Paul Slowinski K-1 World Grand Prix 2006, Auckland, New Zealand Decision 3–0 3 10 December 2005 Win Jay Hepi K-1 Kings of Oceania 2005 Round 3, Auckland, New Zealand Decision 3 10 July 2005 Win Ricardo Van Den Bos K-1 Kings of Oceania 2005 Round 2, Auckland, New Zealand Decision 3 10 July 2005 Loss Peter Graham K-1 Kings of Oceania 2005 Round 1, Auckland, New Zealand Decision 3–0 3 7 August 2004 Loss Jorgen Kruth K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II, United States Decision 3–0 3 12 September 2003 Loss Ivica Perkovic K-1 Final Fight - Croatia vs New Zealand, Split, Croatia Decision 5 11 April 2003 Win Ivica Perkovic K-1 Lord of the Rings, Auckland, New Zealand Decision 5 8 November 2002 Loss Jason Suttie K-1 New Zealand Grand Prix 2002 Auckland, New Zealand Decision 3 8 November 2002 Win Terry Tuteru K-1 New Zealand Grand Prix 2002 Auckland, New Zealand KO (Punches) 3 1:13 13 April 2002 Loss Evgeny Orlov K-1 Croatia Grand Prix 2002 Zagreb, Croatia Decision 3–0 3 18 February 2002 Loss Andrew Peck K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Melbourne, Australia Decision 3–0 3 21 July 2001 Loss Doug Viney K-1 New Zealand Grand Prix 2001 Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 21 July 2001 Win Hiriwa Te Rangi K-1 New Zealand Grand Prix 2001 Decision 3–0 3 21 July 2001 Win Gary Hart K-1 New Zealand Grand Prix 2001 TKO 2 24 February 2001 Loss Peter Graham K-1 Oceania Grand Prix 2001, Melbourne, Australia Decision 3–0 3 24 February 2001 Win Muhammed Azzoui K-1 Oceania Grand Prix 2001, Melbourne, Australia TKO (Referee Stoppage) 2 0:43 10 November 2000 Loss Andrew Peck K-1 New Zealand Grand Prix 2000 KO (Kick) 1 0:54 10 November 2000 Win Shane Wijohn K-1 New Zealand Grand Prix 2000 Decision 3 10 November 2000 Win Josh Khan K-1 New Zealand Grand Prix 2000 KO (Punches and Knee) 2 27 February 2000 Loss Mark Hunt K-1 Oceania Grand Prix 2000, Melbourne, Australia Decision 3–0 3 27 February 2000 Win Fadi Haddara K-1 Oceania Grand Prix 2000, Melbourne, Australia Decision 3–0 3 22 August 1999 Loss Mike Bernardo K-1 Spirits 1999, Japan KO (Punch) 4

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Sam Brown Decision (unanimous) XMMA 2 - ANZ vs. USA

Sydney, Australia Loss

Kiyoshi Tamura Submission (armbar) Pride Shockwave 2003

Saitama, Japan