Serkan Yilmaz (born May 21, 1975 in Kırşehir, Turkey), known as "The Turkish Samurai" and "The Turkish Wonder Kicker", is a Turkish taekwondo fighter who has participated in Numerous Taekwondo, Wushu, and Kickboxing tournaments in Turkey and mainland Europe, K-1 Japan and A-1 Japan MMA tournaments.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Fighting Style 3 K-1 Career 4 A-1 Career 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Biography

Yilmaz was born in 1975 in Kırşehir, and moved to Istanbul at the age of 2. He started learning Tae-Kwon-Do at the age of 12 under the instruction of Salih Güzelordu. Later, he continued with Sadik Oflu.

He fought a lot of competitive matches in his young years, and won the tournaments in Istanbul in the 36, 40, 47 and 54 kg weight categories. He eventually became the champion of Turkey in 1992, and at that time started training in kickboxing with Sadik Oflu. From 1992 to 2002, he won and defended the championship title, in Turkey and Europe. In the meantime, he started fighting wushu matches from 2000. He managed to win the Turkish Wushu championship titles in 2000, 2001 and 2002.

[edit] Fighting Style

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His fighting style is that of many taekwondo practitioners in that he mainly utilizes kicking techniques;^[who?] predominantly the turning kick, reverse turning kick and perhaps most spectacularly, the back piercing kick. However, unlike some TKD-style fighters, he is very proficient with his punching techniques, and holds his guard up high. The aim of this guard is to adapt to kickboxing rules, and be able to defend against punches more than kicks, as would be custom in taekwondo matches.

[edit] K-1 Career

Yilmaz started his K-1 career in 2003 and finished in 2004, during which he won 3 out of 7 bouts. ^{[1][citation needed]} Yilmaz also fought one MMA match against Caol Uno in 2005.

Date	Result	Record	Opponent	Event	Method
07/05/2003	Win	1-0	Takashi Ohno	K-1 World MAX 2003 World Tournament Final	Decision (unanimous)
07/27/2003	Loss	1-1	Mike Cope	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Melbourne	Decision (split)
02/24/2004	Win	2-1	Kazuya Yasuhiro	K-1 World MAX 2004 Japan Tournament	KO
02/24/2004	Win	3-1	Tomo	K-1 World MAX 2004 Japan Tournament	KO
02/24/2004	Loss	3-2	Takayuki Kohiruimaki	K-1 World MAX 2004 Japan Tournament	Decision (Unanimous)
04/07/2004	Loss	3-3	Masato	K-1 World MAX 2004 World Tournament Open	Decision (Unanimous)
07/07/2004	Loss	3-4	Duane Ludwig	K-1 World MAX 2004 World Tournament Final	Decision (Unanimous)
11/06/2004	Loss	3-5	Shin Nopadetsorn	Titans 1st	Decision (Unanimous)
02/23/2005	Loss	3-6	Caol Uno	K-1 World MAX 2005 Japan Tournament	Submission (armbar)

[edit] A-1 Career

Yılmaz started his A-1 career in 2005 which lead to a successful championship campaign including a victory over Danny Lewis.

[edit] References

1. ^ FEG選手プロフィール

[edit] External links

• Serkan Yilmaz Fansite
• Serkan Yilmaz's K-1 record