Josefine Lindgren Knutsson

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Josefine Lindgren Knutsson
Born (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 25)
Stockholm, Sweden
Nickname(s)Little Thunder
NationalitySwedish
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight55 kg (121 lb; 8 st 9 lb)
DivisionFlyweight
Bantamweight
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofStockholm, Sweden
TeamAllstars Training Centre[2]
TrainerSanja Trbojevic
Kickboxing record
Total32
Wins27
By knockout9
Losses5
Mixed martial arts record
Total3
Wins3
By knockout1
Amateur record
Total1
Wins1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Women’s Muay Thai
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Minsk −54 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cancun −51 kg

Josefine Lindgren Knutsson (born 16 January 1996) is a Swedish kickboxer and mixed martial artist. She is the former Battle of Lund Flyweight champion and the 2019 K-1 Flyweight Grand Prix finalist.

As of March 2021, she is the #5 ranked pound-for-pound kickboxer in the world, according to Combat Press.[3] She first entered the rankings in November 2020 as the #5 P4P fighter in the world.[4]

Kickboxing career[]

Knutsson faced the ISKA and future Enfusion strawweight champion Amy Pirnie during Yokkao 27&28.[5] Pirnie won a unanimous decision.[6]

In 2017, Knutsson participated in the IFMA Youth World Championship and won a silver medal. In 2018, she participated in the 2018 IFMA World Muaythai Championships. After winning the four fights in the flyweight tournament, most notably against Janet Todd, Knutsson won a gold medal.[7][8]

In K-1, Knutsson fought against the K-1 Krush Flyweight champion Kana Morimoto. She lost a unanimous decision.[9] In her next fight, she once again fought Morimoto and won the rematch by a majority decision.[10]

During Krush 104 Knutsson fought Kotomi. Knutsson won the fight by unanimous decision.[11]

Knutsson participated in the 2019 Flyweight Grand Prix. In the semi finals she won a unanimous decision against Mellony Geugjes, but in turn lost a unanimous decision in a trilogy fight with Kana Morimoto.[12][13]

Mixed martial arts career[]

Knutsson had one single amateur fight before she made her professional debut. She fought Nina Back at Brave CF 37, winning the fight by unanimous decision.[14]

Knutsson was scheduled to make her mixed martial arts debut against Fabiola Pidroni at Fight Club Rush 8 on March 6, 2021.[15] The bout was later cancelled, as Pidroni was arrested on drug charges.[16] Adriana Fusini took the fight as a short notice replacement. Knutsson ended up winning her professional debut by unanimous decision.[17]

Knutsson was scheduled to face Elizabeth Rodrigues at Fight Club Rush 9 on September 4, 2021.[18] She won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[19]

Knutsson was scheduled to face Lanchana Green at Fight Club Rush 10 on November 20, 2021.[20] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[21]

Championships and accomplishments[]

Kickboxing[]

Professional

  • Battle of Lund
    • 2015 BoL Flyweight Champion (One title defense)
  • K-1
    • 2019 K-1 Flyweight World Grand Prix Runner-up

Amateur

Mixed martial arts record[]

Professional record breakdown
3 matches 3 wins 0 losses
By knockout 1 0
By decision 2 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 3–0 Lanchana Green Decision (unanimous) Fight Club Rush 10 20 November 2021 3 5:00 Västerås, Sweden
Win 2–0 Elizabeth Rodrigues TKO (knee to the body and punches) Fight Club Rush 9 4 September 2021 2 0:47 Västerås, Sweden
Win 1–0 Adriana Fusini Decision (unanimous) Fight Club Rush 8 6 March 2021 3 5:00 Västerås, Sweden Strawweight debut
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 1–0 Nina Back Decision (Unanimous) Brave CF 37 1 August 2020 3 5:00 Stockholm, Sweden

Kickboxing record[]

Kickboxing record
27 wins (9 KOs), 5 losses
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
28 Dec 2019 Loss Japan Kana Morimoto K-1 World GP 2019 Japan: ～Women's Flyweight Championship Tournament～ Nagoya, Japan Decision (Split) 3 3:00
K1 Flyweight Grand Prix Final.
28 Dec 2019 Win Netherlands Mellony Geugjes K-1 World GP 2019 Japan: ～Women's Flyweight Championship Tournament～ Nagoya, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
K1 Flyweight Grand Prix Semi Finals.
9 Nov 2019 Win Scotland Rhona Walker Fight Night Extreme Glasgow, Scotland Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
31 Aug 2019 Win Japan Kotomi Krush 104 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
10 Mar 2019 Win Japan Kana Morimoto K-1 World GP 2019: K’FESTA 2 Saitama, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
3 Nov 2018 Loss Japan Kana Morimoto K1 WGP 2018 Saitama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
15 Dec 2017 Win Poland Monika Porażyńska-Bohn Ladies Fight Night 7: Double Trouble 1 Łódź, Poland TKO (Retirement) 3 2:57
15 Oct 2017 Loss Scotland Amy Pirnie Yokkao 27&28 Saitama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
12 Nov 2016 Win Norway Anne Line Hogstad Battle of Lund 8 Lund, Sweden Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00
Defends the Battle of Lund Flyweight title.
22 Oct 2016 Loss England Christi Brereton Roar Combat League 4 Watford, England Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
For the RCL Super Bantamweight title.
30 April 2016 Win Sweden Claudia Sendlak Gladiatorspelen 8 Skövde, Sweden Decision 3 3:00
14 Nov 2015 Win Sweden Therese Gunnarsson Battle of Lund 7 Lund, Sweden Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins the Battle of Lund Flyweight title.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes
Amateur Muay Thai record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2018-05-19 Win Vietnam Buy Yen Ly 2018 IFMA World Championships, Final Cancun, Mexico Decision (29:28) 3 2:00
Wins 2018 IFMA World Championships -51kg Gold Medal.
2018-05-18 Win France Juliette Lacroix 2018 IFMA World Championships, Semi Finals Cancun, Mexico Decision (30:27) 3 2:00
2018-05-15 Win United States Janet Todd 2018 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Finals Cancun, Mexico Decision (30:27) 3 2:00
2018-05-13 Win Russia Ekaterina Gurina 2018 IFMA World Championships, Round of 16 Cancun, Mexico Decision (30:27) 3 2:00
2017-05-08 Loss Russia Valeriya Drozdova 2017 IFMA World Championships, Semi Finals Minsk, Belarus TKO 3
Wins 2017 IFMA World Championships -54kg Bronze Medal.
2017-05-07 Win China Xu Yin 2017 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Finals Minsk, Belarus Decision (30:27) 3 2:00
2017-05-05 Win Tajikistan Madina Gaforova 2017 IFMA World Championships, Round of 16 Minsk, Belarus TKO 1
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See more[]

References[]

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