Yohan Lidon (born March 28, 1983) is a French Muay Thai kickboxer. He is a 3-time world champion in Muay Thai and kickboxing - including being the first ever It's Showtime 73MAX world champion.
As of July 2021, he is the #9 ranked welterweight in the world by Combat Press.
Biography and career Yohan Lidon was born on 7 March 1983. He started practicing muay thai at the age of 15. Lidon resides in Lyon, France and trains at Gym boxing St-Fons in Lyon, Saint-Fons.
He faced Eakpracha Meenayotin at Thai Fight: Lyon on September 19, 2012 in Lyon, France and lost via decision after three rounds.Thai Fight On Wednesday Features Saiyok vs. Pinca, Sudsakorn, Aikpracha, MoreThai Fight Lyon: Saiyok, Aikpracha, Bennoui Win, Sudsakorn Loses
He beat Corrado Zanchi by second-round TKO at the A1 World Combat Cup on November 20, 2012.Lidon, Piscitello, and Salvador Headline A1 WCC on November 20
Kicking off 2013, he lost a close decision his rubber match with Karim Ghajji in the semi-finals of a 72.5 kg four-man tournament at La Nuit des Titans on February 2, 2013 in Tours, France.Nuit des Titans on Saturday: Big Tournament/Fight Card with Aikpracha, Pinca, LidonKarim Ghajji Scores Huge Tournament Win, Beats Lidon and Aikpracha
Lidon then beat Steve Moxon by way of split decision for the A1 World Middleweight (−73 kg/160 lb) title in Melbourne, Australia on February 22, 2013.Steve Moxon vs. Yohan Lidon on February 22Ten Kickboxing Fights to Watch in FebruaryYohan Lidon Edges Steve Moxon in Australia
A rematch between Lidon and Yodsanklai Fairtex took place at Warriors Night in Levallois, France on March 2, 2013. Lidon lost via decision after five rounds.Jo Prestia's Warriors Night Features Lidon vs. Yodsanklai Rematch on March 2
He scored a second-round KO win over Igor Danis at La Ligue des Gladiateurs is Paris, France on January 25, 2014.LIGUE DES GLADIATEURS - Résultats
He lost to John Wayne Parr by decision at Boonchu Cup: Caged Muay Thai 4 in Gold Coast, Australia on March 1, 2014.
He lost to Bernueng TopKing Boxing on points at Warriors Night 3 on April 4, 2014.WARRIORS NIGHT 3 : dure soirée pour les français
He challenged Alex Tobiasson Harris in a fight for the WMC World Super Middleweight (-76.2 kg/168 lb) Championship at Monte Carlo Fighting Masters 2014 in Monte Carlo, Monaco on June 14, 2014, losing a unanimous decision.Monte-Carlo Fighting Masters 2 - Fightcard, resultats. Monte Carlo Fight Masters Results
On May 19, 2016 Yohan Lidon took Round 4 knockout victory (left head kick) over Armenian-Dutch Karapet Karapetyan and became a new World Kickboxing Network (WKN) super middleweight (oriental rules) world champion at Dark Fights 2 event in Paris, France. The knockout itself reportedly scored L'Équipe 21 KO of the year. On August 4, 2016 he defended his belt taking a unanimous decision over Danijel Solaja from Germany in the main event of Fight Night Saint Tropez.
On May 4, 2017 Lidon defeated Patrik Vidakovics of Hungary by unanimous decision making the second defense of WKN World super middleweight title in the main event of Dubai Fight, in Dubai, UAE.
On May 20, 2017 Lidon defeated Djibril Ehouo of France by unanimous decision in the main event of Dark Fights: Capital Fights 2 in Paris, France.
On June 10, 2017 Lidon faced a unanimous decision defeat against Yoann Kongolo of Switzerland in the headline bout of Glory 42 Super Fight Series in Paris, France.
Lidon was expected to fight Florian Kroger of Germany in the third defense of WKN World super middleweight title in the main event of Fight Night Saint Tropez V on August 4, 2017, in St Tropez, France.
In 2012, he took 3rd place at the 14th World Carp Championship at Lake Bolsena, Italy."14th World Carp Classic 2012" , fishingandhuntingtv.com, September 18, 2012. "Un gros poisson pour Lidon" , karatebushido.com, September 13, 2012.
Doping suspension Lidon failed drug tests in 2016 prior to back-to-back events La Nuit Des Challenges 16 and Nuit des Champions, and was issued with a 6-month suspension after tests on samples provided indicated a violation of France rules regarding prohibited substances (heptaminol) for competitive athletes.
Titles and achievements Muay Thai World Muaythai Council 2016 WMC World Super Middleweight (-79 kg) Champion World Boxing Council Muay Thai 2009 WBC Muay Thai World Middleweight (160 lb/72.575 kg) Champion (One defense) WKA WKA World Muay Thai Champion 2 times French Muay Thai Champion
Kickboxing International Sport Karate Association 2024 ISKA Oriental rules World Light Heavyweight (-81.5 kg) Champion 2015 ISKA K-1 World -76.8 kg Champion World Kickboxing Network 2022 WKN K-1 Super Light Heavyweight (-85 kg) World Champion (one defense) 2016 WKN Oriental Rules Super Middleweight (175 lb) World Champion Yohan Lidon Defends WKN Title in the City of Rich & Famous (3 Defenses) Arena Fight 2019 Arena Fight Middleweight (-80 kg) Kickboxing Champion World Association of Kickboxing Organizations 2016 WAKO Pro World K-1 Super Middleweight Champion -78.1 kg. It's Showtime 2011 It's Showtime 73MAX World Champion F-1 World Max 2010 F-1 World Max Tournament Runner Up 2009 F-1 World Max Tournament Champion Steko's Fight Night 2008 Steko's Fight Night Tournament Champion / WKA World Kickboxing Champion (-76 kg) 2007 Steko's Fight Night Tournament Runner Up A-1 World Combat 2014 A1 WGP Tournament Champion -75 kg A1 WCC Lyon - Résultats Live 2013 A1 World Middleweight (−73 kg/160 lb) Championship 2006 A1 World Combat Cup Runner Up 3 times French Kickboxing Champion
Accomplishments 2014 BoxeMag Best Francophone Fighter of the Year
Mixed martial arts record
|Win |align=center|1–0 |Chatuten Bunchuai |TKO (punches) |Mixed Fight Championship | |align=center|1 |align=center| |Saint-Priest, France
Kickboxing and Muay Thai record
|- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2024-07-27 || Loss ||align=left| Massimo Rigamonti || Imperial Fight || Orange, France || Decision || 3 || 3:00
|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2024-04-20 || Win ||align=left| Simone Podesta || DTMS Fight Night 3|| Couzeix, France || TKO (Body shot)|| 5 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2024-02-08 || Win ||align=left| Cyril Benzaquen|| Lidon vs Benzaquen || Paris, France || Decision (Split)|| 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2023-12-02 || Win ||align=left| Phitak || Nuit Des Challenges 22 || Saint-Fons, France || KO || 2 || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2023-04-21 || Win ||align=left| Simone Castorina || K1 EVENT 16 || Troyes, France || KO || 1 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2022-12-03 || Win ||align=left| Giuseppe De Domenico || La Nuit des Challenges 21 || Saint-Fons, France || Decision || 3 || 3:00
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2022-09-22 || Win ||align=left| Jimmy Limpasert || MFC 9 || Lyon, France || TKO || 1 || 1:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2022-04-09 || Win ||align=left| Flavio Fugamalli || Fight Night One 10 || Saint-Etienne, France || Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2021-09-30 || Win ||align=left| Dolghi Constantin || MFC 8 || Roussillon, France || TKO || 2 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2020-02-29|| Win ||align=left| Federico Spano || K1 Event 13 || France|| TKO || 2 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2019-12-14|| Win ||align=left| Giorgi Kankava || La Nuit Des Challenges 19 || France|| Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#c5d2ea" | 2019-03-30|| NC||align=left| Artur Kyshenko || Arena Fight || France|| Disqualification || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 2019-03-30|| Loss ||align=left| Kamil Jenel ||DSF Kickboxing Challenge 21 || Poland || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2019-12-15 || Win||align=left| Diesellek TopkingBoxing || La Nuit Des Challenges || France || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2018-10-27 || Win ||align=left| Vladimír Moravčík || Fight Legend Geneva || Geneva, Switzerland || TKO (Ref. Stop/Right Cross) || 1 || 1:45 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2018-08-04 || Win ||align=left| Yoann Kongolo || Fight Night Saint Tropez 6 || Saint-Tropez, France || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2018-06-22 || Win ||align=left| Karim Benmansour || A1 WGP || Algeria ||Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2018-05-03 || Win ||align=left| Avatar Tor.Morsri ||MFC 7 || France || KO (Right High Kick) || 3 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 2018-04-13|| Loss ||align=left| Kamil Ruta ||DSF Kickboxing Challenge 14 || Poland || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2018-03-09 || Win ||align=left| Sergej Braun || DSF Kickboxing Challenge || Poland || KO (Front Kick to the Body) || 2 || |- |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 2017-10-28 || Loss ||align=left| Cedric Doumbe || Glory 47: Lyon|| Lyon, France || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2017-08-04 || Win ||align=left| Florian Kroger || Fight Night Saint-Tropez 5 || France || KO (Right High Kick) || 4 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 2017-06-10 || Loss ||align=left| Yoann Kongolo || Glory 42: Paris|| Paris, France || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2017-05-20 || Win ||align=left| Djibril Ehouo || Capital Fights 2 || Paris, France || Decision (unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2017-05-04 || Win ||align=left| Patrik Vidakovics || Dubai Fight || Dubai, UAE || Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 2016-11-19 || Loss ||align=left| Alim Nabiev || Nuit des Champions 2016 || Marseille, France || Decision (unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- style="background:#c5d2ea;" | 2016-10-22 || NC ||align=left| Gianmarco Pozzi || La Nuit Des Challenges 16 || France || No contest || 1 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2016-08-04 || Win ||align=left| Danijel Solaja || Fight Night Saint Tropez 4 || France || Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2016-06-24 || Win ||align=left| Datsi Datsiev || Monte Carlo Fighting Masters series || Morocco || Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2016-05-19 || Win ||align=left| Karapet Karapetyan || CAPITAL FIGHTS || France || KO (Highkick) || 4 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2016-03-06 || Win ||align=left| Panom TopkingBoxing || MFC4 || France ||Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2016-01-23 || Win ||align=left| Ben Hodge || MFC3 || France ||Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2015-10-24|| Win||align=left| Alka Matewa || La Nuit des Challenges 14 || Saint-Fons, France || Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | RESULTATS DU WEEK END !
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2015-08-04 || Win ||align=left| Jonatan Oliveira || Fight Night Saint-Tropez Jerome Le Banner oprašta se protiv Mauricea Jacksona || Saint Tropez, France ||TKO || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2015-07-04|| Win||align=left| Berneung Topkingboxing || MFC 2 || France || TKO || 4 || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2015-06-12|| Win||align=left| Diogo Calado || Strike Fight || France || Decision (split) || 5 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 2015-04-25 || Loss||align=left| Vladimír Moravčík || Gala Night Thaiboxing/ Enfusion Live 28 || Žilina, Slovakia || Decision || || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2015-03-30 || Win ||align=left| Michael Badato || Caged Muay Thai 6 || Crestmead Australia || Decision || 3 || |- |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 2014-12-06 || Loss ||align=left| Michael Badato || Caged Muay Thai 5 || Crestmead Australia || KO || 3 || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"