Gary Turner
Born (1970-09-02) 2 September 1970
Other namesSmiler
NationalityEnglish
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight225 lb (102 kg; 16.1 st)
DivisionHeavyweight (kickboxing)
Heavyweight (MMA)
StyleKickboxing
TeamTeam Gary Turner
Rank1st Degree black belt in Judo
1st Degree black belt in Ju-Jitsu
2nd Degree black belt in Kickboxing[1]
Kickboxing record
Total40
Wins28
Losses10
Draws2
Mixed martial arts record
Total7
Wins4
By knockout4
Losses2
By knockout1
By decision1
Draws1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Gary Turner (born 2 September 1970) is an English professional mixed martial artist who fought in the Cage Rage and K-1 promotions. Turner was the K-1 UK Grand Prix champion in 2003 and 2004. As a mixed martial artist, he currently holds a record of 4-2-1 with notable victories over Tank Abbott and former British Heavyweight boxing champion, Julius Francis.

Mixed martial arts career

Turner made his professional MMA debut in 1999 with a win over Joe Akano. After fighting once more seven months later Turner did not fight in a professional MMA again until 2007 when he joined Cage Rage. On 21 April 2007, he made his Cage Rage debut against American former UFC fighter Tank Abbott which he won by TKO after 2:31 of the opening round.

He continued with Cage Rage, winning his next two fights against Brazilian Edson Drago and former British heavyweight boxer Julius Francis before suffering his first defeat against Mostapha Al-turk by submission in March 2008 which was to be his final fight in Cage Rage as the promotion folded at the end of 2008. His last MMA was in April 2009, losing a split decision to Valdas Pocevicius in Croatia.

Titles

Gary is a 10-time world champion (x2 kickboxing, x8 Ju-Jitsu) who has also won countless European and domestic titles across a wide range of martial arts styles.[2]

Pro Kickboxing

Amateur Kickboxing

Ju-Jitsu

  • 2001 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Jersey, UK Silver (Teams)
  • 2001 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Jersey, UK Gold (Individual)
  • 2000 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Leeds, UK Silver (Teams)
  • 2000 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Leeds, UK Gold (Individual)
  • 1999 J.J.I.F. European Championships in Leeds, UK Bronze
  • 1998 J.J.I.F. World Championships in Berlin, Germany Silver
  • 1998 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Reno, USA Gold (Teams)
  • 1998 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Reno, USA Gold (Individual)
  • 1998 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Vancouver, Canada Silver (Teams)
  • 1998 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Vancouver, Canada Gold (Individual)
  • 1997 J.J.I.F. European Championships in Paris, France Gold
  • 1996 I.S.J.A. World Championships in West Virginia, USA Silver (Teams)
  • 1996 I.S.J.A. World Championships in West Virginia, USA Gold (Individual)
  • 1995 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand Gold (Teams)
  • 1995 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand Gold (Individual)

Judo

  • 1996 British Schools champion

Shootfighting

  • 1992 Golden Dragon Cup in Rimini, Italy tournament champion

Professional kickboxing record

Pro Kickboxing Record
28 Wins, 10 Losses, 2 Draws[3][4]
Date Result OpponentEventLocation MethodRoundTime
2008-10-05LossSuriname Tyrone SpongK.O. Events "Tough Is Not Enough"Rotterdam, NetherlandsTKO (Doc Stop)11:05
2006-12-08WinState of Palestine Samir SeifShin Do Kumaté XI[5]Tampa, FL, USADecision33:00
2006-09-09DrawUnited States Rick RoufusShin Do Kumaté X[6]Tampa, FL, USADecision Draw33:00
2006-03-03WinUnited States Carter WilliamsArnold Schwarzenegger Classic 2006Columbus, OH, USADecision (Unanimous)53:00
2005-10-29WinFrance Gregory TonyK-1 New Talents 2005 in GermanyKoblenz, GermanyTKO (Corner Stop)33:00
2005-09-24WinAlbania Azem MaksutajFight Night Winterthur[7][8]Winterthur, SwitzerlandDecision (Unanimous)53:00
Wins Maksutaj's W.P.K.C. K-1 rules super heavyweight world title +95 kg.
2005-05-21LossSwitzerland Bjorn BregyK-1 Scandinavia GP '05, FinalStockholm, SwedenDecision (Unanimous)33:00
Fight was for K-1 Scandinavia GP 2005 tournament title.
2005-05-21WinSweden Wisam FeyliK-1 Scandinavia GP '05, Semi FinalStockholm, SwedenDecision (Split)33:00
2005-05-21WinFinland Topi HelinK-1 Scandinavia GP '05, Quarter FinalStockholm, SwedenDecision (Split)33:00
2004-12-12LossMorocco Badr HariRings Fightgala "Born Invincible"Utrecht, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)53:00
2004-04-24WinCzech Republic Daniel WaciakowskiPain and Glory[9]Birmingham, England, UKTKO2
2004-02-22WinEngland Nick SheppardK-1 Battle of Britain 2004, FinalWolverhampton, England, UKKO (Leg Kick)1
Wins K-1 Battle of Britain 2004 tournament title.
2004-02-22WinEngland James ZikicK-1 Battle of Britain 2004, Semi FinalWolverhampton, England, UKExt.R Decision43:00
2004-02-22WinEngland Steve JonesK-1 Battle of Britain 2004, Quarter FinalWolverhampton, England, UKTKO (Corner Stop)2
2003-08-20LossRussia Alexander UstinovK-1 Spain GP '03, Semi FinalBarcelona, SpainDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2003-08-20WinSpain Daniel PerezK-1 Spain GP '03, Quarter FinalBarcelona, SpainDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2003-05-30LossSwitzerland Bjorn BregyK-1 World GP '03 Basel, Semi FinalBasel, SwitzerlandDecision33:00
2003-05-30WinTurkey Hasan KuzucularK-1 World GP '03 Basel, Reserve FightBasel, SwitzerlandKO2
2003-04-13WinWales Gordon MinorsK-1 World GP '03 Prelim. UK, FinalBirmingham, England, UKTKO (Doc Stop)10:15
Wins K-1 World GP 2003 Prelim. UK tournament title and qualifies for reserve fight at K-1 World GP '03 Basel.
2003-04-13WinEngland Simon DimitriousK-1 World GP '03 Prelim. UK, Semi FinalBirmingham, England, UKDecision33:00
2003-04-13WinEngland Kenny GayleK-1 World GP '03 Prelim. UK, Quarter FinalBirmingham, England, UKDecision33:00
2002-11-17WinEngland Rob LloydK-1 UK MAX 2002, Super FightBirmingham, England, UKDecision53:00
2002-03-24LossEngland Mark RussellK-1 World GP '02 Prelim. UK, Quarter FinalBirmingham, England, UKDecision (Majority)33:00
2001-?-?LossItaly Augusto SparanoTrieste Sport Show[10]Trieste, ItalyDecision122:00
Fight was for W.A.K.O. Pro full-contact super cruiserweight world title -88 kg.
2000-11-19WinEngland Tyrone HerodK-1 UK Global Heat 2000Birmingham, England, UKDecision33:00
2000-04-16LossEngland Matt SkeltonK-1 UK Battle of Britain 2000, Quarter FinalBirmingham, England, UKDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2000-?-?LossCyprusDecision102:00
Loses W.A.K.O. Pro full-contact heavyweight European title -94 kg.
1997-?-?WinTurkey Tacci EdhemMacedoniaDecision52:00
1997-?-?Win Leroy TomskiEngland, UKKO2
Wins W.A.K.O. Pro full-contact heavyweight European title -94 kg.
1997-?-?DrawWales Gordon MinorsEngland, UKDecision Draw72:00
Fight was for W.A.K.O. Pro full-contact heavyweight Commonwealth title -94 kg.
1996-?-?WinEngland Lee SwabyEngland, UKDecision73:00
Wins W.A.K.O. Pro low-kick super cruiserweight British title -88 kg.
1996-?-?WinEngland Ian MorganEngland, UKKO2
1995-?-?WinEngland Ricky NicholsonEngland, UKDecision72:00
Wns W.K.A. full-contact super cruiserweight British title -90 kg.
1995-?-?WinEngland Ian MorganEngland, UKTKO2
Wins W.A.K.O. Pro low-kick heavyweight British title -94 kg.
1994-?-?LossEngland Kevin MortonEngland, UKDecision102:00
Fight was for W.K.A. full-contact super cruiserweight intercontinental title -90 kg.
1991-?-?WinEngland Richard SmithEngland, UKKO2
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
7 matches 4 wins 2 losses
By knockout 4 1
By decision 0 1
Draws 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 4-2-1 Valdas Pocevicius Decision (split) NG 4: Noc Gladiatora 4 25 April 2009 3 5:00 Dubrovnik, Croatia
Loss 4-1-1 Mostapha al-Turk TKO (submission to punches) Cage Rage 25 8 March 2008 1 3:19 London, England
Win 4-0-1 Julius Francis TKO (submission to punches) Cage Rage 23 22 September 2007 2 2:17 London, England
Win 3-0-1 Edson Claas Vieira TKO (corner stoppage) Cage Rage 22 14 July 2007 2 5:00 London, England
Win 2-0-1 Tank Abbott TKO (punches) Cage Rage 21 21 April 2007 1 2:31 London, England
Draw 1-0-1 Lee MacGuinness Draw Total Fight KRG 5 3 October 1999 2 5:00 Buckinghamshire, England
Win 1-0 Joe Akano KO Night of the Samurai 3 7 March 1999 2 N/A Milton Keynes, England

References

  1. (c) Gary Turner. "Home - Gary 'Smiler' Turner". garyturner.co.uk.
  2. "Gary Turner - Primex (Shows titles - note that some dates e.g. W.A.K.O. have been corrected)". homepages.primex.co.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  3. "fighter's profile - Gary Turner (K-1 record only)". fansofk1.com. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  4. "Shin Do Kumate' X Results (Fight against Duke Roufus - gives Turner record of 27-9)". shindokumate.com. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  5. "Shin Do Kumaté XI Results". shindokumate.com. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  6. "Shin Do Kumate' X Results". shindokumate.com. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  7. "Turner takes 12th title". getsurrey.co.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  8. "Fight Night - Svájc / eredmények - Fight.hu (Hungarian language)". getsurrey.co.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  9. "www.thefightgame.tv". thefightgame.tv. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  10. "Kick Boxing a Trieste (Italian language)". artimarziali.org. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
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