Denise Kielholtz

Denise Kielholtz
Born Denise Kielholtz
(1989-03-30) March 30, 1989
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Other names Miss Dynamite
Nationality Dutch
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 56.0 kg (123.5 lb; 8.82 st)
Division Flyweight
Style Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Judo
Fighting out of Almere-Buiten, Flevoland, Netherlands
Rank Black Belt in Judo
Kickboxing record
Total 50
Wins 47
Losses 3
Mixed martial arts record
Total 4
Wins 2
By submission 1
By decision 1
Losses 2
By submission 2
Other information
Spouse Hesdy Gerges
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Denise Kielholtz (born March 30, 1989) is a Dutch female Muay Thai fighter and mixed martial artist, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. She has competed professionally since 2004 and is the current Bellator Kickboxing Flyweight champion.

Professional Mixed Martial Arts Career

Kielholtz made her professional MMA debut at Torarica Summer Fights 1 in October, 2015. She lost the fight via submission.

Bellator MMA

Kielholtz signed with Bellator in 2016, appearing in the promotion's inaugural kickboxing card, Bellator Kickboxing 1 in Torino, Italy on April 16, 2016 [1]. She would go 4-1 in kickboxing for the promotion, earning the flyweight championship along the way.

Kielholtz then made her Bellator MMA debut at Bellator 188 against Jessica Middleton. She won the fight via submission[2].

Kielholtz was expected to face Lena Ovchynnikova in the co-main event of Bellator 196 in Budapest, Hungary on April 6, 2018[3]. However, Ovchynnikova pulled out of the fight and was replaced by Petra Částková. Kielholtz won the fight by unanimous decision.

Kielholtz faced Veta Arteaga on September 21, 2018 at Bellator 205.[4] She lost the fight via a submission.[5]

Championships and awards

Kickboxing

Judo

  • 2008 Dutch Team Championships
  • 2006 Dutch Open Espoir U20 Tournament
  • 2005 Scottish Open U20 Championships Edinburgh
  • 2005 Scottish Open Championships Edinburgh
  • 2005 Dutch Championships U17
  • 2004 Dutch Open Espoir U17 Tournament
  • 2003 Dutch Championships U15 Nieuwegein
  • 2002 Dutch Championships U15 Nieuwegein

Boxing

  • 2012 Amateur Arabic Featherweight World Champion 55 kg (Defeated Lorena Klijn) -56 kg [6]

Kickboxing record

Professional kickboxing record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 2–2 Veta Arteaga Submission (guillotine choke) Bellator 205 September 21, 2018 2 4:24 Boise, Idaho, United States
Win 2–1 Petra Částková Decision (unanimous) Bellator 196 April 6, 2018 3 5:00 Budapest, Hungary
Win 1–1 Jessica Middleton Submission (scarfhold armbar) Bellator 188 November 16, 2017 1 1:16 Tel Aviv, Israel
Loss 0–1 Juliete de Souza Silva Submission (armbar) Torarica Summer Fights 1 October 31, 2015 1 N/A Paramaribo, Suriname

References

  1. ↑ Al-Shatti, Shaun (2016-02-18). "Bellator announces the launch of Bellator Kickboxing". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  2. ↑ Anderson, Jay (2017-11-17). "Bellator 188 Results: Kickboxing Champ Denise Kielholtz Quickly Submits Jessica Middleton". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  3. ↑ Anderson, Jay (2018-02-09). "Bellator 196 Co-Main Event Set: Lena Ovchynnikova vs. Denise Kielholtz". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  4. ↑ "Denise Kielholtz vs. Veta Arteaga Set ⋆ MMA TakeOver". MMA TakeOver. 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  5. ↑ "Bellator 205 results: Hometown hero Veta Arteaga taps out kickboxing champ Denise Kielholtz". MMAjunkie. 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  6. ↑ "MMA Headlines.nl". Archive.is. Archived from the original on 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  7. ↑ "Bellator Kickboxing Florence Spoilers". LiverKick. 2016-12-12. Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  8. ↑ Jauncey, Jay. "LiverKick - Enfusion Live #22 Live Results and Stream". Liverkick.com. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Enfusion Live 2013 Heavyweight Reality Tournament, report by Peter Lowe MC Enfusion-tv.com - SEARCH FOR THE SUPERPRO". Enfusion-tv.com. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "NH | Kielholtz Europees kampioen kickboksen". Rtvnh.nl. nl-nh. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  11. ↑ "Uitslagen - SLAMM!! "Soema na Basi II", Paramaribo 28 december". Mixfight.nl (in Dutch). 2011-12-29. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
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