Adam Kayoom
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Adam Kayoom is a Malaysian Muay Thai
fighter, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist
.
It wasn’t until he was 18 years old that he found Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The reason behind his interest in ground work was simply because he was involved in a street fight that ended on the ground where his technical knowledge was deemed useless. He was mounted by his attacker and ended up being saved by his brother; he immediately started looking for something that provided an option for him when on the soil. The solution presented itself in the form of a tape which had the video of UFC II with Royce Gracie in it.
As BJJ was not an option in those days in Australia, Kayoom travelled all the way to the source of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, in Brazil
, having Fernando Paradeda as his very first instructor in Porto Alegre – State of Rio Grande do Sul. He travelled to the South of Brazil for years, training and competing there as often as he could receiving his blue and purple belts from two legends of the sport, Walter Mattos and Ze Mario Sperry.
He continued his BJJ training where he could while competing also in Muay Thai
(Thai boxing) earning the WPMF world title in the striking style. He also trained with Bruno Panno at Gracie Humaita – Sidney, who awarded Adam his brown belt. In 2009 he was awarded his black belt by Ricardo Liborio – leader and founder of American Top Team
. He also has black belts in Kalis (traditional Jiu-Jitsu), Hapkido, Aikido, Tae Kwon Do, and Karate.
Kayoom is based in Bangkok and was a teacher at the BJJ Academy in Bangkok but he resigned in May 2011. He is now the head instructor at the Q23 Academy in Bangkok.
debut in 2003 submitting Peter Hickmott with a rear naked choke in the first round of their fight at Xtreme Fighting Championship 3 in Australia.
His next fight was at Legend Fighting Championship 3 in Hong Kong
. He lost by unanimous decision to Myung Ho Bae.
On August 13, 2011 it was announced that Kayoom would be facing Seok Mo Kim at DARE Championship 2/11 in Bangkok
on September 24. Kayoom won that fight with a rear naked choke in the first round and afterwards addressed ONE Fighting Championship
CEO/Owner Victor Cui
who was in the crowd and said his dream was to be given a contract by One FC.
In an interview with the New Straits Times
newspaper in Malaysia on October 16 2011 Kayoom said he had signed a three year contract with One FC.
Cambodia Muay Thai (also known as Muay Khmer) Champion Middleweight (2006 & 2007)
Ranked Top Ten Middleweight Muay Thai Fighter Rajadamnoen Stadium, Bangkok Thailand (2006 to 2007)
1st Place Xtreme Fighting Championship II Middleweight (2003)
Amateur Shooto Champion Australia (2003)
1st Place BJJ Rio Grande do Sul Champion Brazil Purple Belt Middleweight (1999)
Australian BJJ Champion Open Weight (1998)
3 Times BJJ State Champion Blue Belt Middleweight 91996-1997)
Tae Kwon Do Light Heavyweight Champion ITF Australia (1995)
Cyclone Cup BJJ Champion – Niteroy (2000 purple)
South Brazilian BJJ Champion (1999 purple)
5x New South Wales State BJJ Champion (2003, 2002, 2001 – purple; 1997, 1996 – blue)
2x Australian National BJJ Champion (1997, 1996 blue)
South Brazilian Silver Medallist (2000 purple)
|win
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Seok Mo Kim
|Submission (Rear-naked choke)
|DARE Championship 2/11
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:35
|Bangkok
, Thailand
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|loss
|align=center|1-1
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Myung Ho Bae
|Decision
|Legend FC 3
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Hong Kong
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|win
|align=center|1-0
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Peter Hickmott
|Submission (Triangle)
|Xfc 3
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:58
|Queensland
, Australia
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Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
fighter, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
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History
Adam Kayoom was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on the 22nd of October, 1977. He came with his family to Sydney, Australia when he was 9 years old. He was one of seven children and suffered from attention deficit disorder and used Judo and Taekwondo classes as an outlet for his energy.It wasn’t until he was 18 years old that he found Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The reason behind his interest in ground work was simply because he was involved in a street fight that ended on the ground where his technical knowledge was deemed useless. He was mounted by his attacker and ended up being saved by his brother; he immediately started looking for something that provided an option for him when on the soil. The solution presented itself in the form of a tape which had the video of UFC II with Royce Gracie in it.
As BJJ was not an option in those days in Australia, Kayoom travelled all the way to the source of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, having Fernando Paradeda as his very first instructor in Porto Alegre – State of Rio Grande do Sul. He travelled to the South of Brazil for years, training and competing there as often as he could receiving his blue and purple belts from two legends of the sport, Walter Mattos and Ze Mario Sperry.
He continued his BJJ training where he could while competing also in Muay Thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
(Thai boxing) earning the WPMF world title in the striking style. He also trained with Bruno Panno at Gracie Humaita – Sidney, who awarded Adam his brown belt. In 2009 he was awarded his black belt by Ricardo Liborio – leader and founder of American Top Team
American Top Team
American Top Team is one of the leading teams in mixed martial arts. It was founded by former members of Brazilian Top Team, Ricardo Liborio, Marcus Silveira and Marcelo Silveira but there is no formal affiliation between the two teams. ATT's main academy is in Coconut Creek, Florida but has...
. He also has black belts in Kalis (traditional Jiu-Jitsu), Hapkido, Aikido, Tae Kwon Do, and Karate.
Kayoom is based in Bangkok and was a teacher at the BJJ Academy in Bangkok but he resigned in May 2011. He is now the head instructor at the Q23 Academy in Bangkok.
Mixed Martial Arts
Kayoom made his mixed martial artsMixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
debut in 2003 submitting Peter Hickmott with a rear naked choke in the first round of their fight at Xtreme Fighting Championship 3 in Australia.
His next fight was at Legend Fighting Championship 3 in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. He lost by unanimous decision to Myung Ho Bae.
On August 13, 2011 it was announced that Kayoom would be facing Seok Mo Kim at DARE Championship 2/11 in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
on September 24. Kayoom won that fight with a rear naked choke in the first round and afterwards addressed ONE Fighting Championship
ONE Fighting Championship
ONE Fighting Championship is a Singapore-based mixed martial arts event which was officially launched on 14 July 2011.- About ONE Fighting Championship :...
CEO/Owner Victor Cui
Victor Cui
Victor Cui is a Filipino Canadian and the CEO / Owner of ONE Fighting Championship , a mixed martial arts organization based in Singapore. He has nearly 15 years of experience in the sports media industry and was also the man behind Martial Combat, a promotion which ran two shows per month on the...
who was in the crowd and said his dream was to be given a contract by One FC.
In an interview with the New Straits Times
New Straits Times
The New Straits Times is an English-language newspaper published in Malaysia. It is Malaysia's oldest newspaper still in print , having been founded as The Straits Times in 1845, and was reestablished as the "New Straits Times" in 1965. The paper served as Malaysia's only broadsheet format English...
newspaper in Malaysia on October 16 2011 Kayoom said he had signed a three year contract with One FC.
Titles
World Muay Thai Champion WPMF Middleweight (2006 & 2007)Cambodia Muay Thai (also known as Muay Khmer) Champion Middleweight (2006 & 2007)
Ranked Top Ten Middleweight Muay Thai Fighter Rajadamnoen Stadium, Bangkok Thailand (2006 to 2007)
1st Place Xtreme Fighting Championship II Middleweight (2003)
Amateur Shooto Champion Australia (2003)
1st Place BJJ Rio Grande do Sul Champion Brazil Purple Belt Middleweight (1999)
Australian BJJ Champion Open Weight (1998)
3 Times BJJ State Champion Blue Belt Middleweight 91996-1997)
Tae Kwon Do Light Heavyweight Champion ITF Australia (1995)
Cyclone Cup BJJ Champion – Niteroy (2000 purple)
South Brazilian BJJ Champion (1999 purple)
5x New South Wales State BJJ Champion (2003, 2002, 2001 – purple; 1997, 1996 – blue)
2x Australian National BJJ Champion (1997, 1996 blue)
South Brazilian Silver Medallist (2000 purple)
Mixed martial arts record
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|align=center|2-1
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Seok Mo Kim|Submission (Rear-naked choke)
|DARE Championship 2/11
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:35
|Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
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|loss
|align=center|1-1
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Myung Ho Bae|Decision
|Legend FC 3
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
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|win
|align=center|1-0
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Peter Hickmott|Submission (Triangle)
|Xfc 3
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:58
|Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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