Christian Baya
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Christian Baya (born August 27, 1991) is a German-born Dutch kickboxer of Angolan descent who is the former Glory Lightweight Championship title challenger.
He ranked in the world's lightweight top 10 by Combat Press in 2017 and 2018.
Early years
Born in Germany but resident in his father's native Netherlands from a young age, Baya often fights under the flag of Angola which is his mother's home country.
Professional kickboxing career
After his Glory debut win over Josh Jauncey, Baya participated in the Glory Lightweight contender tournament. In the semi-finals he won a split decision over Anatoly Moiseev, and in the finals he likewise won a split decision over Massaro Glunder.
Winning this tournament earned a title shot against the incumbent lightweight champion Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong. Baya lost the title fight by a unanimous decision.
During Glory 49: Rotterdam Baya fought Samo Petje, winning the fight by TKO in the first round, after just 26 seconds.
After his failed title bid, he fought a rematch with Josh Jauncey. Baya would lose the fight by a split decision, which began a four fight split decision losing streak. He lost split decisions to Tyjani Beztati during Glory 59, Marat Grigorian during Glory 62, and Khayal Dzhaniev during SAS Gym 02.
Baya snapped a five fight losing streak during Fair Fight IX, when he won a decision, after an extra round was fought, against Vadim Vaskov.
In late 2019, Baya challenged for the Fair Fight 70 kg title, held at the time by Alexander Skvortsov. He lost the fight by a unanimous decision.
Baya was scheduled to face Amansio Paraschiv at GFC 7: Romania vs. Netherlands II for the GFC Intercontinental Light Middleweight Championship. He lost the bout by split decision.
Championships and accomplishments
- SENSHI 2026 SENSHI Welterweight (-75kg) Grand Prix Runnner-up
- New Lgends 2025 New Legends Fighting Network (-77kg) Champion
- Glory 2017 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament winner
- SHOOTBOXING 2015 SHOOTBOXING Super Lightweight Tournament Runner-up
- King of Kings 2014 KOK World Grand Prix Winner 2013 KOK Qualification Tournament winner
Fight record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Wins (14 (T)KO's), 19 losses, 2 draws | |||||||
| 2026-04-19 | United Kingdom Jamie Bates | K-1 World MAX 2026 in Utrecht - World Fighting League | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||||
| For the inaugural World Fighting League -75kg title. | |||||||
| 2026-02-28 | Loss | Bulgaria Zhulien Rikov | SENSHI 30 - 75kg Grand Prix, Final | Varna, Bulgaria | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| For the 2026 SENSHI Welterweight (-75kg) Grand Prix title. | |||||||
| 2026-02-28 | Win | Spain Jordi Requejo | SENSHI 30 - 75kg Grand Prix, Semifinals | Varna, Bulgaria | KO (Calf kicks) | 1 | 1:55 |
| 2026-02-28 | Win | Spain Jorge Davila | SENSHI 30 - 75kg Grand Prix, Quarterfinals | Varna, Bulgaria | TKO (2 Knockdowns) | 1 | 2:05 |
| 2026-01-25 | Win | France Walikhan Hotak | World Fighting League | Utrecht, Netherlands | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2025-12-20 | Loss | Morocco Youssef Khalouta | 8TKO #23 | The Hague, Netherlands | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| For the vacant Enfusion Welterweight (-77kg) World Championship. | |||||||
| 2025-10-24 | Loss | Romania Florin Lambagiu | Dynamite Fighting Show 28 | Pitești, Romania | Decision (majority) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2025-10-11 | Win | Italy Andrea Rigamonti | New Legends 3 | Woerden, Netherlands | KO | 1 | |
| Wins the inaugural NL (-77kg) title. | |||||||
| 2025-05-17 | Loss | Slovenia Samo Petje | Senshi 26 - Gladiators | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2024-12-13 | Win | Suriname Mitchel Wielson | Muay Thai Maffia | Paramaribo, Suriname | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2024-09-29 | Win | Netherlands Mustapha Hourri | Fightime | Lisse, Netherlands | TKO | 2 | 3:00 |
| 2023-11-18 | Draw | Germany Pascal Schroth | Steko's Fight Night - 35 Years Anniversary | Munich, Germany | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| For the WKU Muay Thai World -70kg Championship. | |||||||
| 2023-04-07 | Win | Germany Arthur Derksen | Nille's Fight Night 3 | Ehrenburg, Germany | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2023-03-18 | Loss | China Ouyang Feng | Wu Lin Feng 535: China vs Netherlands | Tangshan, China | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2022-09-10 | Loss | Chechnya Saifullah Khambakhadov | Mix Fight Championship | Baku, Azerbaijan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2021-12-11 | Loss | Russia Vlad Tuinov | Mix Fight Championship: Fight Club, Semi-finals | Frankfurt, Germany | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2021-06-24 | Loss | Romania Amansio Paraschiv | GFC 7: Romania vs. Netherlands II | Bucharest, Romania | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2019-10-26 | Loss | Russia Alexander Skvortsov | Fair Fight X | Yekaterinburg, Russia | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| For the Fair Fight Lightweight Championship. | |||||||
| 2019-07-08 | Win | Belarus Vadim Vaskov | Fair Fight IX | Yekaterinburg, Russia | Extra round decision | 4 | 3:00 |
| 2019-06-13 | Loss | Russia Khayal Dzhaniev | SAS Gym 02, Semi-final | Bucharest, Romania | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2018-12-08 | Loss | Armenia Marat Grigorian | Glory 62: Rotterdam | Netherlands | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2018-09-29 | Loss | Morocco Tyjani Beztati | Glory 59: Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2018-06-02 | Loss | Canada Josh Jauncey | Glory 54: Birmingham | Birmingham, England | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2018-02-16 | Loss | Thailand Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong | Glory 50:Chicago | Chicago, United States | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| For the Glory Lightweight Championship. | |||||||
| 2017-12-09 | Win | Slovenia Samo Petje | Glory 49: Rotterdam | Rotterdam, Netherlands | TKO | 1 | 1:26 |
| 2017-06-10 | Win | Netherlands Massaro Glunder | Glory 42: Paris Lightweight Contender Tournament, Final | Paris, France | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 |
| Wins the Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament. | |||||||
| 2017-06-10 | Win | Russia Anatoly Moiseev | Glory 42: Paris - Lightweight Contender Tournament, Semi-finals | Paris, France | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2016-11-05 | Win | Canada Josh Jauncey | Glory 35: Nice | Nice, France | Decision (majority) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2016-03-19 | Loss | United Kingdom Ben Hodge | Yokkao 17 & 18 | Bolton, United Kingdom | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 2016-01-30 | Loss | Belarus Chingiz Allazov | Thai Boxe Mania 2016 | Italy | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2015-11-21 | Win | Netherlands Mo Bennasser | Bari Gym Kickboks Event | Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2015-08-22 | Loss | Japan Hiroaki Suzuki | SHOOT BOXING 30th Anniversary “CAESAR TIME!” Super Lightweight World Tournament, Final | Tokyo, Japan | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2015-08-22 | Win | Thailand Tapruwan Hadesworkout | SHOOT BOXING 30th Anniversary “CAESAR TIME!” Super Lightweight World Tournament, Semi-final | Tokyo, Japan | KO (right hook) | 4 | 0:37 |
| 2015-04-19 | Win | Morocco Brahim Kallah | The Best of all Elements | Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2015-04-11 | Win | Thailand Sorgraw Petchyindee | Choc des Mondes | France | KO | 4 | |
| 2014-12-28 | Win | Suriname Malic Groenberg | The Machine Is Back | Paramaribo, Suriname | KO | ||
| 2014-11-28 | Win | Poland Mateusz Kopiec | KOK WORLD GP 2014 IN PLOCK, Final | Poland | Decision (extra round) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2014-11-28 | Win | Poland Robert Rajewski | KOK WORLD GP 2014 IN PLOCK, Semi-finals | Poland | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2014-08-30 | Win | England Greg Wootton | Nak Muay series 3 | England | KO | 1 | |
| 2014-06-07 | Win | Belgium Hamza Rahmani | Le Choc des Mondes | France | KO | ||
| 2014-05-03 | Win | Germany Leo Bonniger | High Lights | Germany | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2014-03-15 | Loss | Lithuania Tadas Jonkus | KOK WORLD GP 2014 in VILNIUS, Final | Lithuania | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2014-03-15 | Win | Moldova Cristian Dorel | KOK WORLD GP 2014 in VILNIUS, Semi-finals | Lithuania | TKO | 2 | 2:10 |
| 2014-03-15 | Win | Poland Karol Lada | KOK WORLD GP 2014 in VILNIUS, Quarter-finals | Lithuania | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2014-02-08 | Win | Georgia (country) Giga Chikadze | Fight Fans VIII | Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2013-12-22 | Loss | Ukraine Roman Mailov | W5 GRAND PRIX MOSCOW | Moscow, Russia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2013-11-23 | Win | Ukraine Andrii Panov | KOK World GP 2013, Qualification Tournament, Final | Germany | TKO | 3 | |
| 2013-11-23 | Win | Germany Max Baumert | KOK World GP 2013, Qualification Tournament, Semi-finals | Germany | TKO | 2 | |
| 2013-11-23 | Win | Germany Alex Vogel | KOK World GP 2013, Qualification Tournament, Quarter-finals | Germany | KO | 1 | |
| 2013-09-07 | Win | Netherlands Mohamed El Messaoudi | Kickboksgala Dangerzone | Netherlands | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 2013-08-03 | Win | Netherlands Robbie Hageman | Beat Down | Paramaribo, Suriname | |||
| 2013-06-01 | Draw | Netherlands Cedric Manhoef | Fight Fans V | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2013-03-24 | Win | Netherlands Kevin Miruka | Muay Thai and MMA event North vs The Rest | Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |