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Albania
Leon Aliu
AGE
36
/
Jul 14, 1989
HEIGHT
6'0"
/
182.88 cm
WEIGHT
171 lbs
/
77.56 kg
ASSOCIATION
Iron Team Reggio Emilia
CLASS
Welterweight
Wins
11
KO
/
TKO
6
55%
SUBMISSIONS
4
36%
DECISIONS
1
9%
Losses
5
KO
/
TKO
3
60%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
2
40%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Khadim Dia
CW 179 - Cage Warriors 179: Rome
Nov / 02 / 2024
TKO (Retirement)
Emiliano Carosi
2
5:00
loss
Will Currie
CW 169 - Cage Warriors 169: London
Mar / 30 / 2024
TKO (Retirement)
Marc Goddard
1
5:00
win
Alan Carlos
CW 162 - Cage Warriors 162: Rome
Oct / 28 / 2023
Decision (Unanimous)
Daniel Movahedi
3
5:00
loss
Darren Stewart
CW 154 - Cage Warriors 154: Rome
May / 06 / 2023
Decision (Unanimous)
Daniel Movahedi
3
5:00
loss
Brunno Ferreira
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Sep / 20 / 2022
TKO (Punches)
Mark Smith
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1
1:35
win
James Webb
CW 138 - Cage Warriors 138
May / 28 / 2022
KO (Punches)
Marc Goddard
1
1:21
win
Esteban Mendoza
RLFC MMA - Red Lions Fighting Championship 2
Dec / 11 / 2021
TKO (Punches)
0
0:00
loss
Chad Hanekom
Brave CF 16 - Abu Dhabi
Sep / 21 / 2018
Decision
Leon Roberts
3
5:00
win
Amilcar Alves
TGC - The Golden Cage 2
Jun / 09 / 2018
Submission (Guillotine)
Lorenzo Spoto
1
4:34
win
Pietro Penini
IFC 2 - Penini vs. Aliu
Mar / 10 / 2018
TKO (Doctor stoppage)
Lorenzo Spoto
4
3:19
win
Chase Gamble
Fighting Venkon / Legio's Team Bergamo - Venkon Fight Night 2
Jan / 21 / 2018
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Tazio Basilio
1
2:42
win
Pasquale Coluccio
Luctor Cage Fight - Luctor 2017
Jul / 08 / 2017
TKO (Retirement)
Roberto Geri
1
5:00
win
Fabio Russo
Slam FC 10 - Collision
May / 01 / 2017
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Andrea Pecoraro
1
5:00
win
Carlo Milani
Slam FC - Underdog 2
Feb / 05 / 2017
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Andrea Pecoraro
1
3:40
win
Leonardo Damiani
Italian Defence Academy - IKSA/AFSO Northern Italy Title
Nov / 20 / 2016
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Kevin Moietta
1
4:10
win
Gerardo Manfredi
Shooto Italy - Armmaghedon 8: Warrior's Day
Apr / 24 / 2016
TKO (Punches)
Filippo Leone
1
1:57
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