Glory Record | 13-9-0 (8 KO) | Wins-Losses-Draws (KOs) |
Average Fight Time | 08:24 | Fight Duration |
Knockdown Ratio | 13:7 | Knockdowns Landed : Knockdowns Absorbed |
SLpM | 8.0 | Strikes Landed per Minute |
SApM | 7.35 | Strikes Absorbed per Minute |
Striking Differential | 0.65 | Difference between SLpM and SApM |
Striking Accuracy | 44.16 % | Proportion of Strikes Landed |
Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Watch |
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Win | Cihad Akipa |
Glory 87 Featured fight 2023-08-19 |
UD | |
Loss | Endy Semeleer |
Glory 85 Championship Bout 2023-04-29 |
UD | |
Loss | Cédric Doumbé |
Glory 77 Championship Bout 2021-01-30 |
KO
2:52 of Round 2 |
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Win | Troy Jones |
Glory 70: Lyon Championship Bout 2019-10-26 |
KO
2:38 of Round 2 |
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Loss | Alim Nabiyev |
Glory 64: Strasbourg Superfight 2019-03-09 |
SD | |
Win | Mohammed Jaraya |
Glory 59: Amsterdam Superfight 2018-09-29 |
TKO
1:05 of Round 2 |
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Loss | Harut Grigorian |
Glory 50: Chicago Headline event 2018-02-16 |
TKO
2:06 of Round 1 |
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Win | Cédric Doumbé |
Glory 44: Chicago Headline event 2017-08-25 |
SD |
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Win | Harut Grigorian |
Glory 42: Paris Co Headline event 2017-06-10 |
KO
0:20 of Round 2 |
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Win | Alan Scheinson |
Glory 41: Holland Superfight 2017-05-20 |
SD | |
Win | Thongchai Sitsongpeenong |
Glory 38: Chicago Superfight 2017-02-24 |
TKO
1:45 of Round 3 |
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Loss | Nieky Holzken |
Glory 34: Denver Headline event 2016-10-21 |
UD |
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Win | Yoann Kongolo |
Glory 31: Amsterdam Final 2016-06-25 |
UD |
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Win | Karim Benmansour |
Glory 31: Amsterdam Tournament 2016-06-25 |
TKO
1:08 of Round 3 |
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Loss | Cédric Doumbé |
Glory 28: Paris Co Headline event 2016-03-12 |
UD | |
Loss | Nieky Holzken |
Glory 26: Amsterdam Headline event 2015-12-04 |
SD |
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Win | Karim Ghajji |
Glory 25: Milan Final 2015-11-06 |
UD |
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Win | Nicola Gallo |
Glory 25: Milan Tournament 2015-11-06 |
TKO
1:03 of Round 2 |
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Loss | Chad Sugden |
Glory 23: Las Vegas Superfight 2015-08-07 |
SD |
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Win | Teo Mikelic |
Glory 14: Zagreb Superfight 2014-03-08 |
TKO
3:00 of Round 1 |
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Loss | Davit Kiria |
Glory 10: Los Angeles Co Headline event 2013-09-28 |
UD |
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Win | Marc de Bonte |
Glory 2: Brussels Superfight 2012-10-06 |
KO
0:51 of Round 2 |
K-1 World MAX Champion
WBC Champion
E.M.T.A. European Champion
Amsterdam man Murthel Groenhart started training with Mike Passenier as a teenager and has been fighting for Mike’s Gym ever since. His fighting style embodies the gym’s philosophy of putting heavy pressure on an opponent and always looking for the finish.
Groenhart is very tall for lightweight and has very long legs. He can land a knee to the jaw of an opponent from multiple positions and he has finished many a fight this way. His long reach can make it difficult for opponents to get in range to hit him but ‘Murry’ often obliges them by standing close enough to get into a trading war.
It should be noted that Groenhart’s record does not reflect his abilities. Many of his losses are outside his natural weight class, as he never cared much about the size of his opponent and would sometimes give up as much as 15 kilograms (30lbs) in weight. Among his past opponents are fighters who are now competing in the GLORY heavyweight division.
He and Passenier have a very close relationship and Mike is something of a father figure to him, providing advice and guidance outside of the ring and training room. Groenhart credits kickboxing and Mike Passenier for keeping him on the straight and narrow while all his friends were out getting into trouble and doing all the things its possible to do as a young man in Amsterdam.
“I always told him he would be a champion. From the first days when he came in the gym I told him he would be a champion one day. All he had to do was keep training and working and not get distracted,” Passenier says. He was proved correct; Groenhart won a K-1 MAX tournament before jumping ship to GLORY.