Iuri Fernandes (born 15 May 2002) is a Cape Verdean-Portuguese kickboxer. He is the reigning WAKO Pro K-1 World Cruiser Heavyweight Champion. He was the 2026 Senshi Light Heavyweight Grand Prix winner.
Career
Fernandes started training in kickboxing at the age of ten under the tutelage of trainer João Diogo at the K.O. Team.
On April 27, 2024, Fernandes faced Anthony Valverde at Fight Night One 18 in France. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
On May 11, 2024, Fernandes faced Leon Gavanas at Steko's Fight Night. He won by second-round knockout with a flying knee.
Fernandes defeated Valeriy Bizyaev by unanimous decision at Ural FC 8 on October 16, 2024.
Fernandes faced Mohammed Hamdi for the second time on December 14, 2024, at UAM K-1 Pro Night. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
On March 7, 2025, Fernandes faced Bogdan Stoica at DFS 26. He won the fight by split decision.
On April 26, 2024, Fernandes faced Zinedine Hameur-Lain at the Fight Night One 21 event for the FNO Light Heavyweight title. He won the fight by first-round technical knockout after Hameur-Lain injured his shoulder.
Fernandes faced Samuele Pugliese at Glory 100 on June 14, 2025, as a reserve fight for the Last Heavyweight Standing tournament. He won the fight by doctor stoppage in the second round.
Fernandes faced Michael Boapeah at Glory Collision 8 as part of a Light Heavyweight Tournament semifinal on December 13, 2025. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
On April 25, 2026, Fernandes faced Ștefan Lătescu at Glory 107. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Fernandes faced Modestas Juodpusis at FCE 5 on June 18, 2026. He won the fight by first-round knockout with calf kicks.
On September 5, 2026, Fernandes entered an 8-man light heavyweight tournament happening in one night at Senshi 33 in Varna, Bulgaria. In the quarterfinals he defeated Alexandru Burduja by first round knockout. In the semifinals he defeated Yuri Farças by second-round technical knockout after scoring two knockdowns. In the final he defeated Ramon Quirini by first-round knockout with a calf kick.
On October 5, 2026, Fernandes faced Fodiye Cissé at UAE Warriors 73 with the WAKO Pro K-1 World Cruiser Heavyweight title at stake. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Championships and accomplishments Professional Fight Night One 2025 FNO K-1 Light Heavyweight Champion
SENSHI 2026 SENSHI Light Heavyweight Gnrad Prix Winner
World Association of Kickboxing Organizations 2026 WAKO Pro K-1 World Cruiser Heavyweight (-94.1 kg) Champion
Amateur World Association of Kickboxing Organizations 2024 WAKO European Championship K-1 Super Heavyweight (+91 kg)
International Sport Kickboxing Association 2019 ISKA Amateur World Championship K-1 & Muay Thai
Kickboxing record
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 2026-10-05 || Win||align=left| Fodiye Cissé || UAE Warriors 73|| Cascais, Portugal || Decision (unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="background:#cfc" | 2026-09-05 || Win ||align=left| Ramon Quirini || Senshi 33 - Light Heavyweight Grand Prix, Final|| Varna, Bulgaria || KO (calf kick) || 1 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="background:#cfc" | 2026-09-05 ||Win ||align=left| Yuri Farças || Senshi 33 - Light Heavyweight Grand Prix, Semifinals|| Varna, Bulgaria || TKO (2 knockdowns) || 1 ||2:59
|- style="background:#cfc" | 2026-09-05 || Win ||align=left| Alexandru Burduja || Senshi 33 - Light Heavyweight Grand Prix, Quarterfinals|| Varna, Bulgaria || KO (left hook to the body) || 1 || 2:40
|- style="background:#cfc" | 2026-06-18 ||Win ||align=left| Modestas Juodpusis || FCE 5|| Lisbon, Portugal || KO (calf kicks) || 1 ||
|- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2026-04-25 || Loss||align=left| Ștefan Lătescu || Glory 107 || Rotterdam, Netherlands || Decision (unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00
|- style="background:#fbb; | 2025-12-13 || Loss||align=left| Michael Boapeah || Glory Collision 8 - Light Heavyweight Tournament, Semifinals || Arnhem, Netherlands || Decision (unanimous) || 3 ||3:00
|- style="background:#cfc; | 2025-06-14 || Win ||align=left| Samuele Pugliese || Glory 100, Last Heavyweight Standing, reserve || Rotterdam, Netherlands || TKO (doctor stoppage) || 2 || 2:43
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2025-04-26 || Win ||align=left| Zinedine Hameur-Lain || Fight Night One 21 || Saint-Étienne, France || TKO (shoulder injury) || 1 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="background:#cfc" | 2025-03-07 || Win ||align=left| Bogdan Stoica || DFS 26 || Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania || Decision (split) || 3 || 3:00
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2024-12-14 || Loss ||align=left| Mohammed Hamdi || UAM K-1 Pro Night || Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- style="background:#cfc" | 2024-10-16 || Win ||align=left| Valeriy Bizyaev || Ural FC 8 || Perm, Russia || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- style="background:#cfc" | 2024-06-27|| Win ||align=left| Mohammed Hamdi || FCE 3 || Lisbon, Portugal || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- style="background:#cfc" | 2024-05-11|| Win ||align=left| Leon Gavanas || Steko's Fight Night || Munich, Germany || KO (jumping knee) || 2 ||
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2024-04-27 || Win ||align=left| Anthony Valverde || Fight Night One 18 || Saint-Chamond, France || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- style="background:#cfc" | 2024-03-03|| Win ||align=left| Mohamed Bilel || Gala KO Team || Estoril, Portugal || TKO (retirement) || 2 || 3:00
|- style="background:#cfc" | 2023-10-15|| Win ||align=left| Florent Gautier || Gala KO Team || Estoril, Portugal || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2023-04-29 || Win ||align=left| Kevin Bavelard || Fight Night One 15 || Saint-Étienne, France || KO (low kick) || 2 ||
| colspan=9 | Legend:
|- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2025-08-12|| Loss||align=left| Khusankhon Baratov || 2025 World Games - K-1 Tournament, Quarterfinals|| Chengdu, China || Decision (2:1) ||3 || 2:00
|- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2024-11-07|| Loss ||align=left| Roman Shcherbatiuk || 2024 WAKO European Championships, Semifinals|| Athens, Greece ||Decision (split) || 3 ||2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2024-11-06|| Win ||align=left| Anto Siric || 2024 WAKO European Championships, Quarterfinals|| Athens, Greece ||Decision (unanimous) || 3 ||2:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2023-11- || Loss ||style="text-align:left"| Roman Shcherbatiuk || 2023 WAKO World Championship, Quarterfinals || Albufeira, Portugal || Decision (split) || 3 ||2:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 2023-11- || Win ||style="text-align:left"| Alkis Yilmaz || 2023 WAKO World Championship, First Round || Albufeira, Portugal || Decision (unanimous) || 3 ||2:00
|- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2021-12-04|| Loss ||align=left| Vít Vladař || WAKO K-1 World Grand Prix 2021, Semifinals|| Prague, Czech Republic ||Decision (unanimous) || 3 ||2:00
| colspan=9 | Legend:
See also List of male kickboxers
References