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Jason Wilnis

Jason Wilnis
Born Jason Wilnis
(1990-12-10) December 10, 1990 (age 26),
Utrecht, Netherlands
Other names Tyson
Nationality Dutch
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 85.0 kg (187.4 lb; 13.39 st)
Division Middleweight
Reach 73.1 in (186 cm)
Style Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Fighting out of Utrecht, Netherlands
Team The Colosseum Gym
Trainer Danny de Vries, Daan Kortland
Kickboxing record
Total 37
Wins 30
By knockout 8
Losses 6
By knockout 1
Draws 1
Other information
Notable relatives Jahfarr Wilnis

Jason Wilnis (born 10 December 1990) is a Dutch middleweight kickboxer fighting out of Netherlands. He is the last It's Showtime 85MAX champion and the reigning Glory Middleweight Champion, having beaten Simon Marcus at Glory 33 in New Jersey. As of 28 September 2016, he is ranked the #1 middleweight in the world by LiverKick.com.

He was keen football player until he followed his older brother, Jahfar Wilnis to The Colosseum Gym in Utrecht, Netherlands to train kickboxing at the age of 17. He had his first fight not long after he started training.

When Sahak Parparyan vacated his It's Showtime title, Jason jumped in and challenged Alex Pereira on 10 November 2012 for the It's Showtime 85MAX championship in São Paulo Brazil at It's Showtime 60 event, becoming last It's Showtime champion by 2nd round TKO. He dropped Pereira three times in round with low kicks.

On 28 September 2013 he participated in Glory 10: Los Angeles - Middleweight World Championship Tournament, losing in the semi finals to Artem Levin by judges unanimous decision.

He fought Sahak Parparyan in the semi-finals of the Glory 14: Zagreb - Middleweight Contender Tournament in Zagreb, Croatia on March 8, 2014, losing by split decision after three even rounds.


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