Liu Ce

Liu Ce () is a Chinese professional Sanda kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight divisions of Wu Lin Feng and K-1. He is the former K-1 Cruiserweight (Ã¢ÂÂ90kg) champion and the K-1 30th Anniversary Openweight Tournament winner.

Professional kickboxing career

Liu started to focus on professional kickboxing full time in 2018. He lost his first two fights of the year on the Glory of Heroes promotion. He lost by decision to Marino Schouten on July 28, 2018 at . On October 12, 2018, Liu lost to Mikita Shostak by unanimous decision at .

On August 9, 2023, it was announced that Liu Ce would be one of eight participants in the 30th Anniversary K-1 Openweight Grand Prix, which took place at on September 10, 2023. Ce was booked to face Valentin Bordianu in the quarterfinals of the one-day tournament. He won the fight by a first-round knockout, as he was able to floor himn with a right hook midway through the opening round. Ce faced Glory veteran Ariel Machado in the semifinals and once again won by stoppage, forcing his opponent to stay on the canvas with low kicks in the second round. He won the tournament title with a first-round knockout of Claudiu Istrate in the tournament finals.

Liu Ce faced Seiya Tanigawa in a cruiserweight bout at K-1 ReBIRTH 2 on December 9, 2023. He won the fight by a first-round knockout.

Liu faced Sebastian Lutaniuc for the vacant ISKA K-1 Intercontinental Super-cruiserweight (-95 kg) title at on January 27, 2024. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.

Liu faced K-1 Cruiserweight (-90kg) titlist Sina Karimian at K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Tournament Opening Round on March 20, 2024. He won the fight by a third-round knockout.

Liu made his first K-1 Cruiserweight (-90kg) title defense against Mahmoud Sattari at K-1 World MAX 2024 on September 29, 2024. He won the fight by majority decision. Liu was stripped of the title on May 26, 2025, after he pulled out of his scheduled title defense due to a nose injury a week before the event.

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

Professional

K-1
2024 K-1 Cruiserweight (Ã¢ÂÂ90kg) Champion
One successful defense
2024 K-1 Fighter of the Year
2023 K-1 30th Anniversary Openweight Tournament Winner

International Sport Kickboxing Association
2024 ISKA K-1 Intercontinental Super Cruiserweight (-95 kg) Champion

Amateur

2023 Chinese National Kickboxing Championship -90 kg

Sanda

Amateur Sanda
4x Liaoning Provincial Sanda Championship -90 kg (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
2016 National Wushu Sanda Championship -100 kg
2017 National Wushu Sanda Championship 5th place -100 kg

Kickboxing record

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 2024-09-29|| Win ||align=left| Mahmoud Sattari || K-1 World MAX 2024 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Majority)|| 3 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 2024-03-20|| Win ||align=left| Sina Karimian || K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Tournament Opening Round || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Right hook) || 3 ||2:03 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc" | 2024-01-27 || Win||align=left| Sebastian Lutaniuc || || Tangshan, China || TKO (3 Knockdowns/Low kick) || 1 || 2:48 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 2023-12-09|| Win||align=left| Seiya Tanigawa|| K-1 ReBIRTH 2 || Osaka, Japan || KO (Right cross)||1 ||2:38 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2023-09-10 || Win||align=left| Claudio Istrate || K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOTÃ¯Â½ÂK-1 ReBIRTHÃ¯Â½Â, Tournament Final || Yokohama, Japan || KO (Right low kick) || 1 || 0:45 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- style="background:#cfc" | 2023-09-10 || Win||align=left| Ariel Machado || K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOTÃ¯Â½ÂK-1 ReBIRTHÃ¯Â½Â, Tournament Semifinal || Yokohama, Japan || KO (Right low kicks) || 2 || 1:57 |- |- style="background:#cfc" | 2023-09-10 || Win||align=left| Valentin Bordianu || K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOTÃ¯Â½ÂK-1 ReBIRTHÃ¯Â½Â, Tournament Quarterfinal|| Yokohama, Japan || KO (Right hook) || 1 || 1:36 |- |- style="background:#cfc" | 2023-02-04 || Win||align=left| Nemanja KneÃÂ¾iÃÂ || || Tangshan, China || TKO (Right low kick) || 2 || 2:13 |- |- style="background:#cfc" | 2021-12-25 || Win ||align=left| Zhou Xuanwei || Wu Lin Feng || China || KO (Right knee to the head) || 2 || 2:30 |- |- style="background:#cfc" | 2021-09-25 || Win||align=left| Renato Lopes || || Tangshan, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#fbb" | 2021-07-03 || Loss ||align=left| Feng Rui || || Zhengzhou, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc" | 2021-04-24 || Win||align=left| Renato Lopes || || Zhengzhou, China || TKO (Punches) || 3 || 0:58 |- |- style="background:#cfc" | 2021-03-27 || Win ||align=left| Zhang Caibao || || Zhengzhou, China || KO (Right low kick) || 1 || 2:38 |- |- style="background:#cfc" | 2020-12-22 || Win ||align=left| Zhou Wei || || Zhengzhou, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc" | 2020-11-27 || Win||align=left| Sado || Glory of Heroes 47 || Meishan, China || TKO (Right low kick) || 1 || |- |- style="background:#cfc" | 2020-01-04 || Win||align=left| MiloÃÂ¡ BajoviÃÂ || Glory of Heroes 45 || Shenzhen, China || KO (Right straight) || 1 || |- |- style="background:#cfc" | 2019-12-24 || Win||align=left| Giorgios Mpazakas || Glory of Heroes 43 || Greece || KO (Jab) || 2 || 0:43 |- |- style="background:#cfc" | 2019-08-05 || Win||align=left| Mahmoud Zakareya || Glory of Heroes 40 || Cairo, Egypt || TKO (Right hook) || 2 || |- |- style="background:#cfc" | 2019-04-16 || Win||align=left| Jordan Maroroa || Glory of Heroes 37 || Auckland, New Zealand || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#fbb" | 2018-10-12 || Loss ||align=left| Mikita Shostak || || Sichuan, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#fbb" | 2018-07-28 || Loss ||align=left| Marino Schouten || || Sichuan, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- | colspan=9 | Legend:

Mixed martial arts record

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