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Ilias Bulaid (born May 1, 1995) is a Moroccan-Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Ilias was the 2016 K-1 World Super Lightweight Tournament Runner-Up, and is the former Enfusion 67 kg World Champion.[2]

Ilias Bulaid
Born (1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 (age 29)
Den Bosch, Netherlands
NicknameThe Blade
NationalityDutch
Moroccan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight65.0 kg (143.3 lb; 10.24 st)
DivisionFeatherweight (Kickboxing)
Featherweight (MMA)
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofRotterdam
TeamFight Club Den Bosch (formerly)
SB Gym
TrainerWilliam van Roosmalen (formerly)
William Beekwilder (formerly)
Said el Badaoui
Suli Abdeselam Mohamed (wrestling, formerly)
Hans Kroon (strength and conditioning)
Years active2013–present
Kickboxing record
Total31
Wins25
By knockout10
Losses6
By knockout1
Mixed martial arts record
Total6
Wins6
By knockout3
By decision3
Losses0
Other information
Websitehttps://www.iliasbulaid.com/
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: September 24, 2020

He was first ranked as a top ten Featherweight by Combat Press in January 2016,[3] and was last ranked in the top ten in August 2019, before being dropped from the rankings in September 2019.[4]

Youth and beginnings

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Ilias Bulaid was born to parents from Ksar el-Kebir and raised in Den Bosch. At the age of five, his older sister enrolled him in a kickboxing gym in Den Bosch. At eleven, his father died. In Den Bosch, he trained at Fight Club Den Bosch under the tutelage of William van Roosmalen and William Beekwilder. He would later leave Fight Club Den Bosch and join SB Gym to train under the supervision of Said el Badaoui.

Kickboxing career

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Enfusion

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Early career

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Bulaid made his professional debut against Angelo Campoli at The Night of Kick and Punch 4°edizione on November 30, 2014. He won the fight by decision. Bulaid won his next fight fights as well, one by stoppage, before facing Piotr Kobylański at KOK in Gdańsk on October 17, 2014.[5] He won this KOK debut by unanimous decision.[6] Bulaid made his K-1 debut against Taito in the reserve match of the K-1 World GP 2014 -65kg Championship Tournament on November 3, 2014. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout.[7]

Enfusion champion

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Bulaid amassed an 8–0 record in the first year of his professional career,[8] which earned him the right to face Zaid Zairov for the vacant Enfusion 67 kg title at Enfusion Live 23 on December 20, 2014. He won the fight by a second-round knockout, stopping Zairov with a step-in knee.[9]

Bulaid faced the reigning Krush welterweight champion Masaaki Noiri in a non-title bout at Krush 51 on February 6, 2015. Noiri handed Bulaid his first professional loss, as he won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 30–27 in his favor.[10]

After beating Maxim Federkov by a third-round knockout at Enfusion Live 29 on May 24, 2015, Bulaid was booked to make his first Enfusion title defense..[11] He faced Simón Santana in the main event of Enfusion Live 30 on July 11, 2015.[12] Bulaid won the fight by a first-round knockout, needing just 67 seconds to stop Santana.

Bulaid faced the two-sport ISKA welterweight champion David Mejia in a non-title bout at Enfusion Live 32 on October 10, 2015. He won the fight by decision.[13]

Bulaid made his second Enfusion title defense against Edye Ruiz at Enfusion Live 34 on November 21, 2015.[14] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[15]

Bulaid faced Edson Fortes in a non-title bout at Enfusion Live #37 on February 27, 2016. He won the fight by decision.[16]

K-1 and WLF

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K-1 Super Lightweight Grand Prix

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Bulaid faced the reigning K-1 super lightweight champion and the 2014 K-1 World GP World Tournament Champion Kaew Fairtex at K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament on April 24, 2016.[17] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[18] Despite this loss, Buliad took part in the K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg World Tournament, which took place on June 24, 2016.[19]

Bulaid was booked to face Chris Mauceri in the tournament quarterfinals. He made quick work of his opponent, knocking him down twice fifty seconds into the second round, which resulted in a technical knockout victory for him under the K-1 tournament rules. Bulaid advanced to the semifinals, where he faced the former Krush lightweight and super lightweight champion Hideaki Yamazaki. He won the fight by split decision, after an extra fourth round was fought. Bulaid faced Kaew Fairtex in the tournament finals, to whom he had lost just two months prior. Bulaid lost the rematch by a second-round technical knockout.[20]

Kunlun Fight

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Bulaid faced the 2016 WLF World 8 Man Tournament champion Qiu Jianliang at Glory of Heroes 5 on October 1, 2016.[21] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[22]

Bulaid made his third Enfusion title defense against Zakaria Zouggary at Enfusion Live 46 on February 18, 2017. He won the fight by decision.[23] Bulaid's next fight took place in Netherlands as well, as he was booked to face Manaowan Sitsongpeenong at Fight League 6 on May 13, 2017. He won the fight by a first-round knockout.[24]

Bulaid participated in the 2017 Kunlun Fight 67 kg tournament, and faced Jordan Kranio in the first round of the tournament, at Kunlun Fight 65 - Kunlun Fight 16 Man Tournament on August 27, 2017. He won the fight by a first-round knockout and advanced to the quarterfinals where he faced Petchtanong Banchamek. Despite winning the fight by unanimous decision, Bulaid was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to injury.[25]

Wu Lin Feng

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Bulaid took part in the Wu Lin Feng 2018 World Championship in Tianjin, which took place on March 3, 2018. He faced Xie Lei in the quarterfinals of the one-day tournament.[26] Bulaid won the fight by unanimous decision, and faced countryman Hasan Toy in the semifinals. Toy won the fight by split decision.[27]

Bulaid faced Wei Ninghui at Wu Lin Feng 2019: WLF -67kg World Cup 2019-2020 1st Group Stage on June 29, 2019. He won the fight by a third-round knockout.[28] Bulaid next faced Jia Aoqi at Wu Lin Feng 2019: WLF -67kg World Cup 2019-2020 3rd Group Stage on August 31, 2019. He lost the fight by unanimous decision, after an extra round was fought.[29]

Mixed martial arts career

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Bellator MMA

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Bulaid signed his first MMA contract with Bellator MMA, and made his professional debut in September 2019, during Bellator 227 against Vitalic Maiboroda.[30] Bulaid won the fight by a first round KO.[31]

Bulaid made his second appearance with Bellator at Bellator 240 on February 22, 2020, when he faced Diego Freitas.[32] Bulaid won the fight by unanimous decision.[33]

Bulaid faced Georges Sasu at Bellator 270 on November 5, 2021.[34] He won the bout via split decision.[35]

Bulaid was scheduled to face Weber Almeida at Bellator 284 on August 12, 2022.[36] In July, the bout was scrapped due to unknown reasons.[37]

Post Bellator

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On May 19, 2023, Bulaid made his first appearance outside of Bellator at UAE Warriors 41, defeating Omar Khaled Fayoumi via TKO stoppage due to knees in the first round.[38]

Titles

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Mixed martial arts record

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Professional record breakdown
6 matches 6 wins 0 losses
By knockout 3 0
By decision 3 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 6–0 Anthony Riggio KO (low kick) BRAVE CF 89 17 March 2024 1 4:01 Tenerife, Spain
Win 5–0 Saba Sozashvili Decision (unanimous) Fight 2 One 17 March 2024 3 5:00 Tenerife, Spain
Win 4–0 Omar Khaled Fayoumi TKO (knees) UAE Warriors 41 19 May 2023 1 3:28 Abu Dhabi, UAE
Win 3–0 Georges Sasu Decision (split) Bellator 270 5 November 2021 3 5:00 Dublin, Ireland
Win 2–0 Diego Freitas Decision (unanimous) Bellator 240 22 February 2020 3 5:00 Dublin, Ireland
Win 1–0 Vitalic Maiboroda KO (knee) Bellator 227 27 September 2019 1 4:59 Dublin, Ireland Featherweight debut.

Professional kickboxing record

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Professional Kickboxing Record
25 Wins (10 (T)KO's), 6 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
2019-08-31 Loss China  Jia Aoqi Wu Lin Feng 2019: WLF -67kg World Cup 2019-2020 3rd Group Stage Zhengzhou, China Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 25–6
2019-06-29 Win China  Wei Ninghui Wu Lin Feng 2019: WLF -67kg World Cup 2019-2020 1st Group Stage Zhengzhou, China KO (Straight Right to the Body) 3 1:11 25–5
2018-09-15 Win Belgium  Youssef El Haji Enfusion Live 70 Belgium Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 24–5
2018-03-03 Loss Netherlands  Hasan Toy Wu Lin Feng 2018: World Championship Tianjin -67kg Contender Tournament Final Tianjin, China Decision (Split) 3 3:00 23–5
2018-03-03 Win China  Xie Lei Wu Lin Feng 2018: World Championship Tianjin -67kg Contender Tournament Semi Final Tianjin, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 23–4
2017-11-12 Win Thailand  Petchtanong Banchamek Kunlun Fight 67 - 66kg World Championship, Quarter Finals Sanya, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 22–4
Had to withdraw from tournament due to injury.
2017-08-27 Win Brazil  Jordan Kranio Kunlun Fight 65 - Kunlun Fight 16 Man Tournament 67 kg- Final 16 Qingdao, China KO (Left Body Hook) 1 2:25 21–4
2017-05-13 Win Thailand  Manaowan Sitsongpeenong Fight League 6 Hoofddorp, Netherlands KO (Spinning Back Kick to The Body) 1 1:30 20–4
2017-02-18 Win Morocco  Zakaria Zouggary Enfusion Live 46 Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 19–4
Defends the Enfusion -67 kg Championship.
2016-12-03 Win China  Xie Lei Wu Lin Feng 2016: WLF x Krush - China vs Japan Zhengzhou, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 18–4
2016-10-01 Loss China  Qiu Jianliang Glory of Heroes 5 Zhengzhou, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 17–4
2016-08-01 Win China  Wang Fangkun SAK Japan KO (Left Body Knee) 2 2:06 17–3
2016-06-24 Loss Thailand  Kaew Fairtex K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg World Tournament, Final Tokyo, Japan TKO (Knee to the body) 2 2:26 16–3
Fight was for K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg World Tournament Belt.
2016-06-24 Win Japan  Hideaki Yamazaki K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg World Tournament, Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan Extra Round Decision (Split) 4 3:00 16–2
2016-06-24 Win United States  Chris Mauceri K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg World Tournament, Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan KO (Left Body Hook) 2 0:50 15–2
2016-04-24 Loss Thailand  Kaew Fairtex K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 14–2
2016-02-27 Win Cape Verde  Edson Fortes Enfusion Live #37 Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 14–1
2015-11-21 Win Spain  Edye Ruiz Enfusion Live 34 Groningen, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 13–1
Defends the Enfusion -67 kg Championship.
2015-10-10 Win Spain  David Mejia Enfusion Live 32 Belgium Decision 3 3:00 12–1
2015-07-11 Win Spain  Simón Santana Enfusion Live 30 Dublin, Ireland KO (Left High Knee) 1 1:07 11–1
Defends the Enfusion -67 kg Championship.
2015-05-24 Win Germany  Maxim Federkov Enfusion Live 29 Netherlands TKO (Referee Stop./Left Body Hook) 3 0:20 10–1
2015-02-06 Loss Japan  Masaaki Noiri Krush 51 Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 9–1
2014-12-20 Win Uzbekistan  Zaid Zairov Enfusion Live 23 Antwerp, Belgium KO (Left High Knee) 2 1:18 9–0
Wins the vacant Enfusion -67 kg Championship.
2014-11-03 Win Japan  Taito K-1 World GP 2014 -65kg Championship Tournament, Reserve Fight Tokyo, Japan TKO (Referee Stop./Left High Knee) 3 2:30 8–0
2014-10-17 Win Poland  Piotr Kobylański KOK in Gdańsk Poland Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 7–0
2014-10-04 Win Germany  Mark Vogel Enfusion Live 21 Germany Decision 3 3:00 6–0
2014-06-29 Win England  Regis Sugden Enfusion Live 19 England Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 5–0
2014-03-23 Win Republic of Ireland  Paul Norton Enfusion Live Ireland TKO (3 Knockdowns/Left High Knee) 1 2:59 4–0
2014-02-22 Win Morocco  Reda Aoulad Ben Said Enfusion Live 14 Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 3–0
2014-01-25 Win Netherlands  Jackie Dings Enfusion Live Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2–0
2013-11-30 Win Italy  Angelo Campoli The Night of Kick and Punch 4°edizione Italy Decision 3 3:00 1–0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

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References

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