Rick Roufus
| Rick Roufus | |
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| Born | Rick John Roufus June 3, 1966 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
| Other names | The Jet |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
| Division |
Light Middleweight Middleweight Super Middleweight Light Heavyweight Cruiserweight Heavyweight |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
| Team | Roufus Kickboxing Center. |
| Years active | 1985 - 2012 (Kickboxing) 1990 - 2001 (Boxing) 2008 - 2009 (MMA) |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 18 |
| Wins | 13 |
| By knockout | 11 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 78 |
| Wins | 65 |
| By knockout | 44 |
| Losses | 9 |
| Draws | 3 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 10 |
| Wins | 4 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Notable relatives | Duke Roufus, brother |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Rick John Roufus (born June 3, 1966) is an American kickboxer, fighting out of TNT Mixed Martial Arts Training Center in Phoenix, Arizona. He is one of the most famous kickboxers in America, and has also competed professionally in boxing and mixed martial arts. An accomplished professional fighter throughout his competitive career Roufus has won multiple world championships across the globe in several weight classes, he was world champion as a super middle weight, light heavyweight and heavyweight. Roufus held titles for all the major kickboxing associations worldwide (PKA, IKF, ISKA, FFKA and KICK), and is known for his boxing skills and powerful kicks. He is the older brother of Duke Roufus who is also a kickboxer and a muay Thai and mixed martial arts instructor.
Rick Roufus began his lifelong practice of the martial arts at the age of 5. He learned taekwondo from his father. He quickly rose through the national point karate circuit and debuted as a professional kickboxer in his late teens. He had his first professional fight in May 1985 against J.C Owens whom he defeated by decision. On 19 August 1989, in his tenth fight, Roufus sent shockwaves through the kickboxing community by outworking the reigning national PKC Light Middleweight champion in a unanimous decision win. In April 1987, he fought against John Moncayo for the world title of KICK at super middleweight. Roufus knocked out Moncayo in round 7 to win his first world title.
In the beginning of his career, Roufus fought under the rule of Full contact where leg kicks, elbow strikes, and knee attacks were not allowed. He changed directions on 5 November 1988 when he challenged Changpuek Kiatsongrit in a non title fight in Las Vegas. His kickboxing record stood at a perfect 28 wins, but the Thai proved to be too powerful and smart. Roufus knocked Changpuek down twice with punches in the first round, but lost by knockout in the fourth round due to the culmination of low kicks that he was unprepared for.
On 19 June 1991, Rick Roufus faced another top class fighter in Marek Piotrowski. A rematch as Piotrowski defeated him in their first encounter. The vacant ISKA Full Contact Light World title was on the line, while Piotrowski's PKC Full Contact Light Heavyweight World title was also up for grabs. Roufus won by heavy second round KO from a high kick that left the Polish fighter unconscious on the canvas.
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