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Danilo Zanolini

Daniro Zanolini
Born (1980-07-29) July 29, 1980 (age 44)
Curitiba, Brazil
Other namesダニロ・ザノリニ
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
DivisionLightweight
Welterweight
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofNagoya, Japan
TeamShimura Dojo
Kickboxing record
Total57
Wins43
By knockout20
Losses14
By knockout4

Danilo Zanolini (29 July 1980) is a Brazilian kickboxer, competing in the welterweight divisions of RISE and Rizin FF. He is the former RISE Welterweight, HEAT Middleweight and ISKA Super Welterweight World K-1 champion.

Kickboxing career

Early career

Zanolini fought Fapicart RS Promotion for the vacant HEAT Kick Middleweight title at HEAT 13 on March 14, 2010, and successfully won the title by a second-round knockout. He defended his title a grand total of four times, before being scheduled to fight for the inaugural RISE welterweight belt.[1]

HEAT and RISE champion

Title reign

Zanolini was scheduled to face Taiki Watanabe for the inaugural RISE Welterweight title at RISE 96 on November 4, 2013. He won the closely contested affair by majority decision, with two of the three judges awarding him a 48-47 scorecard.[2]

Zanolini made his fifth HEAT Kick middleweight title defense against Ok Dong-ju at HEAT 31 on April 19, 2014. He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[3]

Zanolini made his first RISE Welterweight title defense against Yuichiro Nagashima at RISE 100~BLADE 0~ on July 12, 2014.[4] Zanolini won the fight by disqualification, as an illegal move broke his ribs and left him unable to continue fighting.[5]

Zanolini was scheduled to face Maki Hinrekkufai at HEAT 33 on September 7, 2014. He won the fight by an extra round decision. Zanolini was afterwards scheduled to face Chuchai Hadesworkoutgym at HOOST CUP KINGSWEST ~ Jin of Naniwa ~ on November 16, 2014. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[6] Zanolini's ten fight winning streak was stopped by Kenta Yamada at HOOST CUP FOREVER ~ Kick, forever! ~ on December 27, 2014, who beat him by split decision, after an extra round was fought.[7]

Zanolini made his sixth HEAT Kick middleweight title defense against Baek Man-sung at HEAT 35 on March 22, 2015. He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[8]

Zanolini rematched Kenta Yamada at RISE 106 on July 24, 2015, in a RISE Welterweight title defense. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 50-47, 50-47 and 50-45.[9]

Zanolini challenged Philippe Salmon for the ISKA World Super Welterweight K-1 title at HEAT 36 on November 29, 2015. He won the fight by a first-round knockout, stopping Salmon with a right straight at the 2:42 minute mark.[10]

Later career

Zanolini made his promotional debut with Rizin at their inaugural event on April 17, 2016, against Norihisa Amimoto.[11] He won the fight by technical knockout, having knocked Amimoto down thrice in the first round.[12]

Zanolini was scheduled to face Gu Hui at Kunlun Fight 49 / Rebels 45 on August 7, 2016. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[13]

Zanolini was scheduled to fight Chuchai Hadesworkoutgym in the quarterfinals of the HOOST CUP 70 kg tournament, held at HOOST CUP KINGS OSAKA on October 2, 2016. He lost the closely contested bout by majority decision, with scores of 30-29, 29-29 and 30-29.[14]

Zanolini participated in the 2017 Kunlun Fight welterweight qualification tournament, which was held at Kunlun Fight 57 on February 26, 2017. Although he was able to beat Hua Xu by majority decision in the semifinals, he lost to Mohamed Mezouari in the finals. Mezouari needed just 21 seconds to knock him out with a body kick.[15]

Zanolini was scheduled to face Lee Jang Gyu at STAND FIGHTING NETWORK K-ING and HOOST CUP NAGOYA on May 28, 2017. He won the fight by a first-round knockout, flooring his opponent with a right hook. The knockout was preceded by a knockdown, which Zanolini scored with a left hook.[16]

He was scheduled to make his eight and final title defense against Li Ji Hoon at HEAT 40 on July 15, 2017. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 50-43, 50-47 and 50-48. He announced his retirement from the sport in the post-fight interview.[17]

Return from retirement

It was revealed on July 5, 2018, that Zanolini would come out of retirement to face Go Woo Yong at HEAT 43 on September 17, 2018.[18] A month prior, on June 18, a fire broke out in Zanolini's Brazil-based gym, which almost completely destroyed it. This event forced him to return to competition, in order to repay the rebuilding of his gym, as he was uninsured.[19] Zanolini won the fight by a second-round knockout.[20]

Zanolini was scheduled to face John Wayne Parr at RIZIN 18 on August 18, 2019.[21] He won the fight by split decision.[22]

Zanolini was scheduled to face Katsuya Jinbo at K-1 World GP 2022 Japan on February 27, 2022.[23] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Zanolini faced the former KROSS×OVER cruiserweight champion Park Yohan in a 75 kg bout at K-1 World GP 2022 Yokohamatsuri on September 11, 2022.[24] He won the fight by majority decision.[25]

Zanolini faced Hasan Toy in the quarterfinals of the first-ever K-1 Middleweight Grand Prix, held to crown the inaugural middleweight champion, on June 3, 2023.[26] He lost the fight by a first-round technical knockout, after twice being knocked down by the midway point of the opening round.[27]

Championships and accomplishments

  • HEAT
    • HEAT Kick Middleweight Championship
      • Eight successful title defenses
  • RISE
  • ISKA
    • ISKA World Super Welterweight K-1 Championship
  • HOOST CUP
    • HOOST CUP Japan Middleweight Championship

Kickboxing record

Professional Kickboxing Record
43 Wins (20 (T)KO's), 14 Losses, 0 Draw, 0 No Contest
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2023-06-03 Loss Turkey Hasan Toy K-1 World GP 2023: inaugural Middleweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Final Yokohama, Japan TKO (2 Knockdowns/high kick) 1 1:35
2022-09-11 Win South Korea Park Yohan K-1 World GP 2022 Yokohamatsuri Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2022-02-27 Loss Japan Katsuya Jinbo K-1 World GP 2022 Japan Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-08-18 Win Australia John Wayne Parr RIZIN 18 Nagoya, Japan Decision (split) 3 3:00
2018-09-17 Win South Korea Go Woo Yong HEAT 43 Nagoya, Japan KO 2 2:43
2017-07-15 Win South Korea Li Ji Hoon HEAT 40 Nagoya, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Defends the HEAT Kick Middleweight title.
2017-05-28 Win South Korea Lee Jang Gyu STAND FIGHTING NETWORK K-ING and HOOST CUP NAGOYA Nagoya, Japan KO (Right hook) 1 2:06
2017-02-26 Loss Morocco Mohamed Mezouari Kunlun Fight 57 - World MAX 2017 Group 1 Tournament Final, Tournament Semifinals Sanya, China KO (Left body kick) 1 0:21
2017-02-26 Win China Hua Xu Kunlun Fight 57 - World MAX 2017 Group 1 Tournament Final, Tournament Semifinals Sanya, China Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2016-11-20 Win Thailand Chuchai Hadesworkoutgym HOOST CUP KINGS NAGOYA 2 Nagoya, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Wins the HOOST CUP Japan Middleweight title.
2016-10-02 Loss Thailand Chuchai Hadesworkoutgym HOOST CUP KINGS OSAKA, Tournament Quarterfinals Osaka, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2016-08-07 Win China Gu Hui Kunlun Fight 49 / Rebels 45 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-04-17 Win Japan Norihisa Amimoto Rizin 1 Nagoya, Japan TKO (3 Knockdowns) 1 2:19
2015-11-29 Win France Philippe Salmon HEAT 36 Nagoya, Japan KO (Right straight) 1 2:42
Wins the ISKA World Super Welterweight K-1 title.
2015-07-24 Win Japan Kenta RISE 106 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Defends the RISE Welterweight title.
2015-03-22 Win South Korea Baek Man-sung HEAT 35 Nagoya, Japan TKO (Punches) 2 3:10
Defends the HEAT Kick Middleweight title.
2014-12-27 Loss Japan Kenta HOOST CUP FOREVER ~ Kick, forever! ~ Nagoya, Japan Ext. R. Decision (Split) 4 3:00
2014-11-16 Win Thailand Chuchai Hadesworkoutgym HOOST CUP KINGSWEST ~ Jin of Naniwa ~ Osaka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-09-07 Win Thailand Hinlekfai Maki HEAT 33 Nagoya, Japan Ext. R. Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2014-07-12 Win Japan Yuichiro Nagashima RISE 100~BLADE 0~ Tokyo, Japan DQ (Illegal dump) 2
Defends the RISE Welterweight title.
2014-04-19 Win South Korea Ok Dong-ju HEAT 31 Nagoya, Japan TKO (Three knockdowns) 2 2:25
Defends the HEAT Kick Middleweight title.
2013-11-04 Win Japan Taiki Watanabe RISE 96 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 5 3:00
Wins the inaugural RISE Welterweight title.
2013-09-13 Win Japan Kenji Kanai RISE 95 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-07-28 Win Japan Yuji Nashiro HEAT 27 Kobe, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Defends the HEAT Kick Middleweight title.
2013-05-03 Loss Japan Yu Hirono Road to GLORY JAPAN Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2013-03-31 Win Korea Jun Kwan Sik HEAT 26 Nagoya, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-10-07 Win Japan Ren Takeno HEAT 24 Nagoya, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Defends the HEAT Kick Middleweight title.
2012-05-20 Win Japan Soichiro Miyakoshi HOOST CUP ~ Departure ~ Nagoya, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2012-01-22 Loss Japan Hiroki Nakajima REBELS.10 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
For the It's Showtime Japan Welterweight title.
2011-12-17 Win South Korea Lee Su-hwan HEAT 20th Anniversary Tournament Tokyo, Japan TKO (Three knockdowns) 2 2:37
Defends the HEAT Kick Middleweight title.
2011-04-17 Loss Japan Hinata SNKA TITANS NEOS IX Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2011-03-13 Win Japan Kazuki Hamasaki HEAT 17 Nagoya, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
Defends the HEAT Kick Middleweight title.
2010-12-19 Loss Japan Yukihiro Komiya RISE 73R Tokyo, Japan Ext. R. Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2010-09-20 Win Japan Hosoe Toshihiro HEAT 15 Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan TKO 3 1:56
2010-09-11 Win United States Kaleo Kwan X-1 World Events 36: Heroes Honolulu, Hawaii Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2010-05-27 Win Japan Daisuke Tsutsumi Krush.7 Tokyo, Japan TKO 3 0:56
2010-03-27 Loss Japan Yoshihiro Sato K-1 WORLD MAX 2010 ~ -70 kg Japan Tournament ~ Tokyo, Japan TKO (Right knee) 2 3:11
2010-03-14 Win Thailand Fapicart RS Promotion HEAT 13 Nagoya, Japan KO 2 1:17
Wins the vacant HEAT Kick Middleweight title.
2009-11-01 Win South Korea Oh Dusek HEAT 12 Nagoya, Japan Ext. R. Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2009-09-26 Win Japan Shingo Garyu HEAT 11 Nagoya, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2009-07-18 Win Japan Kinshi HEAT 10 Nagoya, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2009-03-28 Win Japan Hideto Yamada HEAT 9 Nagoya, Japan KO 2 1:45
2008-12-07 Win Japan Yuto Watanabe TRIAL LEAGUE Tokyo, Japan KO 2 1:45
2008-03-30 Loss Thailand Fapicart RS Promotion HEAT 6, Tournament Quarterfinals Nagoya, Japan TKO 3 3:00
2007-11-25 Win Japan Shunsuke Oishi HEAT 5-MEGA BATTLE HEAT FROM NAGOYA Nagoya, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2007-08-11 Loss Netherlands Little Mo HEAT 4-MEGA BATTLE HEAT from NAGOYA Nagoya, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
1 match 0 wins 1 loss
By knockout 0 0
By submission 0 1
By decision 0 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 0-1 Japan Eiji Mitsuoka Submission (Armbar) CAGE FORCE 01 25 November 2006 1 1:23 Tokyo, Japan

See also

References

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