Jamie Bates

Jamie Bates
Born (1989-09-14) 14 September 1989
Durham, England[1]
NationalityEngland
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)
DivisionWelterweight
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofAnnfield Plain, England
TeamMASAC Gym
Years active2008 - present
Kickboxing record
Total36
Wins27
By knockout3
Losses7
By knockout4
Draws1
No contests1
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Last updated on: 29 February 2020

Jamie Bates (born 14 September 1989)[2] is an English Glory kickboxer fighting out of Annfield Plain, County Durham, England. He was ranked #5 in the world from 2020 to 2023 by Combat Press,[3] and was ranked #2 in Glory in 2020.[4] He is currently ranked #8 in the world.[5]

Kickboxing career

Early career

Jamie Bates grew up on the mats in his father's gym in region of Durham. Starting with karate at age 4, with his father as instructor, Bates eventually progressed to kickboxing.[6] He won a professional world title when he was 22.[7]

Superkombat Fighting Championship

Selected from the Superkombat World Tryouts from Middlesbrough, England, Bates had signed a multi-fight deal with the SUPERKOMBAT in 2014. On 24 May 2014, he was a participant in the Superkombat World Grand Prix series. Bates faced Flavius Boiciuc of Romania in the opening semifinals at Superkombat World Grand Prix II 2014 held in Mamaia, Romania and won via unanimous decision. Coming as outsider, he later faced Miles Simson in the finals, pulling off upset with another unanimous decision over the Surinamese.[8]

In October, he lost a title eliminator to Yoann Kongolo at Superkombat World Grand Prix 2014 Final Elimination in Geneva, Switzerland. After dominating the fight, Bates eventually lost via a third round KO.[9] After losing to Kongolo, Bates would go on a run, defeating notable fighters Pavel Turuk and Kev Ward, but losing to Ciprian Șchiopu and Alim Nabiev.[10][11]

Glory

Bates[12] signed with a two-fight contract with Glory in 2017. He made his promotional debut at Glory 40: Copenhagen against Richard Abraham. Bates won the fight by unanimous decision.[13] Bates was next scheduled to fight Eyevan Danenberg at Glory 49: Rotterdam.[14] Danenberg won the fight by unanimous decision.[15]

Bates bounced back from this loss with decision wins over Tommy King at Glory 54[16] and Vedat Hödük at Glory 70.[17] On 29 February 2020, he made his fifth appearance inside the Glory ring when he took on the #2 ranked welterweight and former champion, Harut Grigorian, at Glory 75: Utrecht.[18] Jamies Bates defeated Grigorian via unanimous decision.[19] In 2023 he lost to Jay Overmeer.

Achievements

  • 2014 Superkombat World Grand Prix II Light Heavyweight Tournament Championship
  • 2011 WKF Full Contact Light Cruiserweight Champion

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
27 Wins (3 (T)KOs), 7 losses, 1 Draw, 1 No Contest
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-06-29 Draw Mustapha Haida Oktagon Tsunami Edition Rome, Italy Decision 3 3:00
2023-03-11 Loss Jay Overmeer Glory 84 Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO (Three knockdowns) 2 2:42
2022-12-10 Win Joakim Hagg Victory 10 Newcastle upon Tyne, England Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-02-12 NC Anghel Cardoş Fight Fest Champions 16 Newcastle, England No Contest 3 2:00
For the FFC Welterweight International Title.
2020-02-29 Win Harut Grigorian Glory 75: Utrecht Utrecht, Netherlands Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-10-26 Win Vedat Hödük Glory 70: Lyon Lyon, France Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-06-02 Win Tommy King Glory 54: Birmingham Birmingham, England Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-12-09 Loss Eyevan Danenberg Glory 49: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-04-29 Win Richard Abraham Glory 40: Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-03-11 Win Kev Ward Road to Glory UK Grantham, England Decision (unanimous) 3 2:00
2016-11-02 Win Elijah Baker Durham United Kingdom Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-10-01 Win Jack Joseph CDK 7 Durham United Kingdom Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-07-02 Loss Ciprian Șchiopu Respect World Series 2 London, England TKO (retirement) 2 3:00
2016-05-12 Win Trevor Williams DKF 2 Durham United Kingdom Decision(Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-02-27 Loss Alim Nabiev ACB KB 5 Orel, Russia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-10-16 Win Pavel Turuk ACB KB 3: Grand Prix Final Sibiu, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-05-29 Loss Pavel Turuk Tatneft Cup Kazan, Russia Ext.R Decision (unanimous) 4 3:00
2014-10-25 Loss Yoann Kongolo Superkombat World Grand Prix 2014 Final Elimination Geneva, Switzerland KO (spinning back fist + flying knee) 3 2:23
SUPERKOMBAT Light Heavyweight Championship Eliminator
2014-05-24 Win Miles Simson Superkombat World Grand Prix II 2014, Final Constanța, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Wins the Superkombat World Grand Prix II 2014 Tournament Championship.
2014-05-24 Win Flavius Boiciuc Superkombat World Grand Prix II 2014, Semi Finals Constanța, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-04-13 Win Karl Langley DUEL Fight Sports United Kingdom KO 5
2013-11-02 Win Christian Di Paolo The Main Event 2013 Manchester, England TKO (injury) 3
2011-11-19 Win Marlon Hunt Duel Fight Sports Newcastle, England Decision (unanimous) 12 2:00
Wins the WKF Full Contact Light Cruiserweight Championship.
2010-10-16 Loss Andrew Tate History IN The Making 4 - Undisputed! Newark-on-Trent, United Kingdom KO (Head kick) 8
2009-06-13 Win Eletherios Chachmidis Final Elimination, Tournament Final Stanley, United Kingdom Decision (Split) 5 2:00
Wins the Final Elimination 8-man Tournament.
2009-06-13 Win Allan Blondeau Final Elimination, Tournament Semi Final Stanley, United Kingdom Decision 5 2:00
2009-06-13 Win Reinis Porosozs Final Elimination, Tournament Quarter Final Stanley, United Kingdom Decision 5 2:00
2009-03-21 Win Michael Elmsly United Kingdom Decision
2009-02-1 Win William Blades Durham County’s Fighting Experience Durham United Kingdom KO 1
2009-01-23 Win Clay Brunson County Combat Durham United Kingdom Decision 3 3:00
2008-12-2 Win Joshua Clay County Combat Durham United Kingdom Decision 3 3:00
2008-11-20 Win Frankie Solomons County Combat Durham United Kingdom Decision 3 3:00
2008-08-3 Win Mike Peterson County Combat Durham United Kingdom Decision 3 3:00
2008-06-2 Win Jonathan Hash DKB Durham United Kingdom Decision 3 3:00
2008-05-1 Win Jonathan Eades DKB Durham United Kingdom Decision 3 3:00
2008-02-5 Win Trevor Jackson DKB Durham United Kingdom Decision 3 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Boxing record

1 fight 1 win 0 losses
By decision 1 0
Key to abbreviations used for results
DQ Disqualification RTD Corner retirement
KO Knockout SD Split decision / split draw
MD Majority decision / majority draw TD Technical decision / technical draw
NC No contest TKO Technical knockout
PTS Points decision UD Unanimous decision / unanimous draw
Boxing record
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round(s), time Date Location Notes
1 Win 1-0 Yailton Neves Points (4) 3:00 2019-07-06 England Light Heavyweight Bout

References

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  6. ^ "Introducing: Jamie Bates : Glory Kickboxing". www.glorykickboxing.com. 12 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020.
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  12. ^ Knight, Daniel (9 December 2020). "Jamie Bates | Kickboxing To Glory - Sidekick Boxing". Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Jamie Bates wins GLORY 40 debut against GLORY ranked #6, Richard Abraham!". muaythaiblog.co.uk. May 2017. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Eyevan Danenberg expects Jamie Bates to bring the fight to him". mmaplus.co.uk. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  15. ^ "EYEVAN DANENBERG LOERT OP PLEK IN TOP 5 WELTERWEIGHT DIVISIE". vechtsportinfo.nl. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Glory 54: Jamie Bates talks relief at comeback win over Tommy King". mmaplus.co.uk. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Bates back in win column after besting Hoduk". glorykickboxing.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  18. ^ "Jamie Bates to Face Welterweight #2 Harut Grigorian at GLORY 74 Utrecht in February". fightrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  19. ^ "GLORY 75 RESULTS : Glory Kickboxing". www.glorykickboxing.com. 1 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020.