Rickard Nordstrand

Rickard Nordstrand
Rickard Nordstrand at the gala premiere of Hamilton - In the Interest of the Nation, Stockholm, January 9, 2012.
Born	March 14, 1976 Vallentuna, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Division	Light Heavyweight
Style	Muay Thai
Fighting out of	Vallentuna
Team	Vallentuna Boxing Camp
Kickboxing record
Total	37
Wins	27
By knockout	7
Losses	8
By knockout	1
Draws	2
last updated on: August 17, 2013

Rickard Nordstrand (born March 14, 1976) is a Swedish Light Heavyweight kickboxer competing in K-1.^[1]

Biography and career

He knocked out Sem Braan in round two at Fight Night 08 in Stockholm, Sweden on August 17, 2013.^[2][3][4]

Titles and accomplishments

• 2009 WMC World Light Heavyweight Champion
• 2004 IFMA Amateur World Cruiserweight Champion
• 1999 WKA Amateur Kickboxing World Championship 3rd Place
• Five time IFMA Swedish Muay Thai Champion
• 2004 K-1 World Grand Prix Preliminary Scandinavia Finalist
• 2006 K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix in Stockholm Finalist

Film and television

Nordstrand has also worked with film productions as stunt double and fighting coordinator for the actor Mikael Persbrandt in the spy/action Hamilton film series. He will portray a warrior in the third season of the popular TV drama Game of Thrones and also has an unnamed project with Brad Pitt lined up.^[5]

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record

27 Wins (9 KO's, 18 decisions), 8 Losses, 2 Draws Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record 2013-08-17 Win Sem Braan Fight Night 08 Stockholm, Sweden KO (punches) 2 1:34 27-8-2 2010-12-11 Win Jiri Zak K-1 Scandinavia Rumble of the Kings 2010 Stockholm, Sweden Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 26-8-2 2009-09-20 Win Clifton Brown K-1 Scandinavia Rumble of the Kings 2009 Stockholm, Sweden TKO (Referee stoppage) 2 25-8-2 Wins WMC Muaythai World Light Heavyweight title. 2009-05-22 Win Alex Dally K-1 Scandinavia Rumble of the Kings 2009 Qualification Malmo, Sweden TKO 2 2:43 24-8-2 2007-08-11 Loss Patrick Barry K-1 World GP 2007 in Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada TKO (Low kicks) 2 2:16 23-8-2 2007-05-19 Loss Ashwin Balrak K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2006 Stockholm, Sweden Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 23-7-2 2007-05-19 Win Goran Vidakovic K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2006 Stockholm, Sweden KO (Right hook) 2 2:50 23-6-2 2006-11-24 Draw Magomed Magomedov K-1 World MAX North European Qualification 2007 Stockholm, Sweden Ext. R Decision (0-0) 4 3:00 2006-05-20 Loss Magomed Magomedov K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2006 Stockholm, Sweden Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 2006-05-20 Win Topi Helin K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2006 Stockholm, Sweden Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 2006-05-20 Win Tsutomu Takahagi K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2006 Stockholm, Sweden KO 3 2005-09-23 Loss Ruslan Karaev K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 Osaka, Japan Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 2005-07-29 Loss Musashi K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii Decision (2-0) 3 3:00 2005-05-21 Loss Remy Bonjasky K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2005 Stockholm, Sweden Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 2004-05-31 Win Artur Skamkalov IFMA Muay Thai World Championships 2004 Bangkok, Thailand Wins IFMA Muay Thai World Championships -86kg gold medal. 2004-05-31 Win IFMA Muay Thai World Championships 2004 Bangkok, Thailand 2004-05-31 Win IFMA Muay Thai World Championships 2004 Bangkok, Thailand 2004-05-31 Win IFMA Muay Thai World Championships 2004 Bangkok, Thailand 2004-02-14 Loss Brecht Wallis K-1 Scandinavia 2004 World Qualification Stockholm, Sweden TKO (Corner stoppage) 3 3:00 2004-02-14 Win Roman Kupcak K-1 Scandinavia 2004 World Qualification Stockholm, Sweden Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 2004-02-14 Win Jorgen Himmerstal K-1 Scandinavia 2004 World Qualification Stockholm, Sweden TKO 1 0:54 2003 Win Misa Baculov Stockholm, Sweden Decision (3-0) 5 2:00 2001-06-09 Win Ali Reza K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2001 Copenhagen, Denmark Decision (2-0) 5 3:00 Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of male kickboxers
• List of K-1 Events

References

1. "Rickard Nordstrand K-1 profile". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
2. Rickard Nordstrand möter Sem Braan i comebacken Archived September 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
3. Stor kampsportsgala på Stockholms Stadion den 17:e augusti – Rickard Nordstrand gör comeback
4. Rickard Nordstrand vs Sem Braan på ”Fightnight 08″ 17:e augusti
5. http://www.expressen.se/noje/kampsportsstjarnan-i-game-of-thrones/

External links

• Official K-1 website
• Rickard Nordstrand K-1 profile