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Simon Marcus (born November 5, 1986) is a Canadian athlete. He is known as The One in the fighting world. Simon is a mixed martial artist and a former Muay Thai kickboxer.

He competes in the Light Heavyweight and Cruiserweight divisions. Simon Marcus was a two-time champion in the Glory organization. He has defeated many famous fighters, including Kaoklai Kaennorsing and Israel Adesanya.

Early life

Simon Marcus grew up in Canada and has Jamaican Canadian roots. As a young person, he faced some challenges. At age fifteen, he had difficulties in school, including getting into fights and being expelled.

After moving to a new school, Simon found a Muay Thai gym nearby. He started training there. For two years, he stopped Muay Thai to play basketball and spent time in a special center for young people. After leaving the center, he returned to the gym. His goal was to become a professional fighter.

Kickboxing career

Amateur career

Simon started Muay Thai when he was sixteen. He quickly became successful as an amateur fighter. He won medals at three international tournaments. He also became the North American Cruiserweight Champion.

His amateur career began in 2006. In 2007, he won a gold medal at the IFMA World Championships. The next year, he finished as the runner-up. In 2009, he became the WKA Amateur North American Cruiserweight Champion. He also won a gold medal at the World Combat Games 2010.

Turning professional

Simon Marcus became a professional fighter in 2007. He continued to fight as both an amateur and a professional until 2011. He won his first professional titles in Thailand. He earned the Thaphae Stadium Light Heavyweight belt and the Northern Thailand Cruiserweight strap.

In 2010, he had important wins against Filip Verlinden and Eh Phoutong. He also defeated Ryuta Noji. He ended 2010 with a first-round knockout win in China. Simon fought Guo Hang Hang again in 2011 and won by decision.

Joe Schilling rivalry

In 2012, Simon Marcus entered the top ten world rankings. On February 25, 2012, he fought Joe Schilling in Las Vegas. This fight was to decide North America's best light heavyweight. Simon won the fight by knockout in the first round.

After the fight, Joe Schilling's team said Simon's move was against the rules. They asked for the fight result to be changed, but it was not. Later in 2012, Simon fought Kaoklai Kaennorsing in Thailand. He won by unanimous decision and earned his first professional world title.

On April 21, 2012, Simon Marcus won two fights in one night in China. He knocked out Green Spangler and then beat Li Shuai by decision. Because of the first fight's controversy, Simon and Joe Schilling had a rematch on May 12, 2012. Simon won this close fight by majority decision.

Marcus vs. Levin

Simon Marcus moved up to #6 in the world rankings. He was set to fight Artem Levin, who was considered the best light heavyweight kickfighter. This fight was planned for June 9, 2012, but Simon pulled out.

The fight between Levin and Marcus was planned two more times but was cancelled. Simon returned to fighting on December 1, 2012. He won by knockout against Sadibou Sy. He ended the year with a perfect record of six wins and no losses.

On January 10, 2013, Simon Marcus won two fights in one night again. He knocked out Arthit Hanchana and Wang Anying. The highly anticipated fight between Simon Marcus and Artem Levin finally happened on March 15, 2013. Simon won by unanimous decision and became the world's #1 fighter.

Fighting in China

On April 27, 2013, Simon Marcus defeated Dmitry Valent in China. It was a close fight, and Simon won by split decision. He then fought Suriya Prasathinphimai on June 14, 2013. Simon won by unanimous decision and kept his WPMF belt.

He had a controversial draw with Chidi Njokuani on September 29, 2013. Simon was penalized a point during the fight. After the fight, there was a heated discussion backstage. On October 25, 2013, Simon defeated Jiang Chunpeng in China.

On December 15, 2013, Simon Marcus won against Damian Bujan in Argentina. He used many elbows and knees in this fight. The match was briefly stopped when both fighters fell through the ropes.

Simon Marcus won a tournament in China on February 16, 2014. In the semi-finals, he fought Israel Adesanya. The fight was a draw after three rounds, so they had an extra round. Simon won that round. In the final, he stopped Vehas TopKing with a knee to the body.

Glory

Simon Marcus joined the Glory organization, a major kickboxing league. He competed in a middleweight tournament on June 21, 2014. He fought Joe Schilling for the third time in the quarter-finals. The fight was very close and went to an extra round. Simon lost by knockout in that round, which was his first professional loss.

At Glory 21: San Diego, Simon Marcus fought Artem Levin for the Glory Middleweight Title. The fight was close and ended in a controversial draw. They had a rematch at Glory 27: Chicago. Simon won the fight by disqualification when Levin left the ring during the match.

In his first title defense, Simon Marcus fought Dustin Jacoby at Glory 34: Denver. Simon won by TKO, breaking Jacoby's arm with a kick. In his second title defense, he had a rematch with Jason Wilnis. Wilnis won the fight by TKO in the third round.

Two months later, Simon won two TKO fights. He then had another rematch with Jason Wilnis at Glory 40: Copenhagen. Simon defeated Wilnis by split decision to win the Glory Middleweight Championship again. For his first defense of this title, he fought Alex Pereira. Pereira won the fight by unanimous decision.

After losing his title, Simon fought Zack Wells at Glory 52: Los Angeles. Simon won by TKO in just over a minute. At Glory 56: Denver, he fought Jason Wilnis for the fourth time and won by split decision. Simon challenged for the Glory Middleweight title a third time at Glory 58: Chicago. He fought Alex Pereira again, but Pereira won by unanimous decision.

Mixed martial arts

Simon Marcus made his professional MMA debut on December 17, 2021. He fought Anton Tokarchuk in Unified MMA 42. Simon won the fight by technical unanimous decision. This happened because Tokarchuk could not continue due to an accidental eye poke.

Simon was scheduled to fight Dylan Schellenberg on March 4, 2022. However, that fight was cancelled because Schellenberg had to withdraw.

Championships and awards

Simon Marcus has won many championships and awards throughout his career:

• Glory
  • 2017 Glory Middleweight Championship
  • 2015 Glory Middleweight Championship (with one successful defense)
  • 2015 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament Winner
• World Boxing Council Muaythai
  • WBC Muaythai Light Heavyweight Championship
• World Championship Kickboxing Muay Thai
  • WCK Muay Thai World Light Heavyweight Championship
• International Federation of Muaythai Amateur
  • 2007 IFMA World Championships −81 kg/178 lb gold medalist
  • 2008 IFMA World Championships −81 kg/178 lb silver medalist
• Lion Fight
  • Lion Fight Light Heavyweight Championship
• Muay Thai Authority.com
  • 2012 North American Male Fighter of the Year
  • 2013 North American Male Fighter of the Year
• SportAccord World Combat Games
  • World Combat Games 2010 −81 kg/178 lb Muaythai Gold Medalist
• Thaphae Stadium
  • Northern Thailand Cruiserweight Championship
  • Thaphae Stadium Light Heavyweight Championship
• World Kickboxing Association
  • WKA Amateur North American Cruiserweight Championship
• World Muaythai Council
  • WMC Open Chinese Championships Winner
• World Professional Muaythai Federation
  • WPMF World Light Heavyweight Championship
• World League of Fighting
  • WLF: Kunlun Fight 2 –80 kg/176 lb Tournament Championship
  • WLF: Kunlun Fight 12 –80 kg/176 lb Tournament Championship
• International Professional Combat Council
  • IPPC World Light Heavyweight Championship
• Combat Banchemek
  • Combat Banchemek World Light Heavyweight Championship

Mixed martial arts record

Kickboxing and Muay Thai record

Kickboxing record

49 wins (27 KOs), 5 losses, 2 draws
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2018-09-14	Loss	Alex Pereira	Glory 58: Chicago	Chicago, United States	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00
For The Glory Middleweight Championship.
2018-08-10	Win	Jason Wilnis	Glory 56: Denver	Colorado	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
2018-03-31	Win	Zack Wells	Glory 52: Los Angeles	Los Angeles, United States	TKO (Referee Stoppage/ Punches)	1	1:03
2017-10-14	Loss	Alex Pereira	Glory 46: China	Guangzhou, China	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00
Loses the Glory Middleweight Championship.
2017-04-29	Win	Jason Wilnis	Glory 40: Copenhagen	Copenhagen, Denmark	Decision (split)	5	3:00
Wins the Glory Middleweight Championship.
2016-12-23	Win	Wang Shaohua	Wu Fight	Foshan, China	TKO (Injury)	1
2016-10-21	Win	Dustin Jacoby	Glory 34: Denver	Broomfield, Colorado, US	TKO (injury)	2	0:01
2016-09-09	Loss	Jason Wilnis	Glory 33: New Jersey	Trenton, New Jersey, US	TKO (referee stoppage)	3	1:14
Loses the Glory Middleweight Championship.
2016-05-13	Win	Dustin Jacoby	Glory 30: Los Angeles	Ontario, California, US	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00
Retains the Glory Middleweight Championship.
2016-02-26	Win	Artem Levin	Glory 27: Chicago	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, US	DQ (forfeit)	3	2:55
Wins the Glory Middleweight Championship.
2015-05-08	Draw	Artem Levin	Glory 21: San Diego	San Diego, California, US	Decision (majority)	5	3:00
For the Glory Middleweight Championship.
2015-04-03	Win	Jason Wilnis	Glory 20: Dubai - Middleweight Contender Tournament, Final	Dubai, UAE	Decision (split)	3	3:00
Wins the Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament.
2015-04-03	Win	Wayne Barrett	Glory 20: Dubai - Middleweight Contender Tournament, Semi Finals	Dubai, UAE	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2015-01-31	Loss	Fang Bian	Wu Lin Feng World Championship 2015	Chongqing, China	TKO (referee stoppage)	2
2014-10-26	Win	Dmitry Valent	Kunlun Fight 12	Jianshui, China	Decision	5	3:00
Wins the Kunlun Fight Tournament, Combat Banchmek, IPCC Light Heavyweight (−80 kg/176 lb) Championship.
2014-06-21	Loss	Joe Schilling	Glory 17: Los Angeles - Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament, Quarter Finals	Inglewood, California, US	KO (right cross)	4	2:41
2014-02-16	Win	Wehaj Kingboxing	Kunlun Fight 2, Finals	Zhengzhou, China	KO (knee to the body)	1	2:28
Wins KLF -80 kg/176 lb Tournament Championship.
2014-02-16	Win	Israel Adesanya	Kunlun Fight 2, Semi Finals	Zhengzhou, China	Ext.R decision	4	3:00
2014-01-03	Win	Li Bei	Hero Legends	Jinan, China	TKO (left jab)	1	2:30
2013-12-15	Win	Damian Bujan	Ultra Elite Fighters V: Argentina vs. The World	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Decision (split)	5	3:00
2013-10-25	Win	Jiang Chunpeng	Foshan Championships	Foshan, China	Decision	5	3:00
2013-09-28	Draw	Chidi Njokuani	Push Kick Promotions: Muay Thai World Stand Off 5	Las Vegas, Nevada, US	Decision (majority)	3	3:00
2013-06-14	Win	Suriya Prasathinphimai	Muaythai Superfight	Pattaya, Thailand	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00
Retains the WPMF World Light Heavyweight (-79kg/175lb) Championship.
2013-05-03	Win	Dmitry Valent	C3: King of Fighters	Chengdou, China	Decision (split)	5	3:00
Wins the WBC Muaythai World Light Heavyweight (-79kg/175lb) Championship and the WCK Muay Thai World Light Heavyweight (-79kg/175lb) Championship.
2013-03-15	Win	Artem Levin	Lion Fight 9	Las Vegas, Nevada, US	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00
Wins the Lion Fight Light Heavyweight (-79kg/175lb) Championship.
2013-01-10	Win	Wang Anying	Foshan China vs. Thailand	Foshan, China	KO (right knee to the body)	2
2013-01-10	Win	Arthit Hanchana	Foshan China vs. Thailand	Foshan, China	KO (left hook and right cross)	4
2012-12-01	Win	Sadibou Sy	Muay Thai in America: In Honor of the King	Los Angeles, California, US	KO (left elbow)	3	1:07
2012-05-12	Win	Joe Schilling	Lion Fight Muay Thai VI	Las Vegas, Nevada, US	Decision (majority)	5	3:00
2012-04-21	Win	Li Shuai	Qianjiang World Muay Thai King Challenge	Chongqing, China	Decision	3	3:00
2012-04-21	Win	Green Spangler	Qianjiang World Muay Thai King Challenge	Chongqing, China	TKO (referee stoppage)	3	1:50
2012-03-16	Win	Kaoklai Kaennorsing	Suk Wan Muaythai Naikhanomtom	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00
Wins the WPMF World Light Heavyweight (-79kg/175lb) Championship.
2012-02-25	Win	Joe Schilling	Lion Fight Promotions: Battle in the Desert 5	Las Vegas, Nevada, US	KO (right elbow)	1	2:50
2011-09-02	Win	Artem Vakhitov	Muaythai Premier League: Round 1	Long Beach, California, US	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00
2011-06-11	Win	Guo Hang Hang	Wushu vs. Muaythai	Hefei, China	Decision	5	3:00
2010-12-18	Win	Guo Hang Hang	Bruce Lee 70th Birthday Celebration	Foshan, China	KO (left knee to the body)	1
2010-9-25	Win	Eh Phoutong	Khmer Boxing CTN	Cambodia	Decision	5	3:00
2010-03-25	Win	Ryuta Noji	Planet Battle V: Fast & Furious	Wan Chai, Hong Kong	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2009	Win	Filip Verlinden
2008-11-15	Win	Aaron Meisner	Shin Do Kumate XV	Tampa, Florida, US	TKO (doctor stoppage)	2	3:00
Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

• List of male kickboxers