Sirwan Kakai
| Sirwan Kakai | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 3, 1989 Kermanshah, Iran |
| Other names | Zohan |
| Nationality |
Iranian Swedish |
| Ethnicity | Kurdish |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division | Bantamweight |
| Reach | 67.5 in (171 cm) |
| Style | Wrestling, Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Team | GBG MMA American Top Team |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 17 |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 6 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Sirwan Kakai (born October 3, 1989) is an Iranian-Swedish mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator's bantamweight division. A professional competitor since 2008, Kakai has also competed for the UFC, Pancrase and Titan FC.
Kakai made his professional debut in 2008. He competed almost exclusively in the Nordic countries, for a variety of promotions, before his UFC stint. He compiled a 11–2 record, with all but one of his victories ending via KO/TKO or submission.
On May 6, 2012 he fought Claudemir Souza for the Bantamweight Championship in the Swedish organisation The Zone FC. He became the champion after winning the fight by TKO in the third round.
Both losses by decision, one of them in the legendary Pancrase promotion after a close fight against Taichi Nakajima.
In 2011, Kakai made it to the try outs for The Ultimate Fighter 14. He advanced from the first round of the casting but wasn't able to continue with the show.
In addition, Kakai instead made it to become a contestant on the The Ultimate Fighter 18. He was eliminated by Chris Beal via unanimous decision in the fight to get into the house.
After a successful 10-2 stint on the European, North American and Asian circuit, Kakai signed with the U.S. based promotion Titan FC in September, 2014.
In his promotional debut, he faced previously undefeated Joseph Barajas on October 31, 2014 at Titan FC 31. He won the fight by submission due to an arm-triangle choke in the third round.
He was supposed to face Willian Joplin on July 18, 2015 at Titan FC 34, but the bout was scrapped when Kakai instead was signed by the UFC.
In his UFC debut, Kakai faced Danny Martinez at UFC Fight Night 70 on June 27, 2015, taking the fight on less than a weeks notice. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
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