Arian Sadiković (born 21 November 1994) is a German-Bosnian kickboxer currently signed to ONE Championship.
As of July 2023 he was the No. 10 ranked Welterweight kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kick.
Sadiković holds notable wins over Nieky Holzken, Sergej Braun and Mustapha Haida.
Biography and career
Sadikovic was born in Hannover, the son of Bosnian refugees, he used sports to avoid trouble. He followed his brother into kickboxing training at the age of 13.
Early career
On November 4, 2017, Sadikovic faced Hamid Rezaie at Get in the Ring 17 in Hamburg, Germany. He won the fight by decision.
On September 29, 2018, Sadikovic faced Bilal Loukili at Enfusion 71 in Hamburg, Germany. He lost the fight by decision.
Sadikovic faced Sergej Braun at Mix Fight Championship 25 on December 1, 2018. He won a close contested fight by split decision.
Glory
Sadikovic made his debut in the Glory promotion at Glory 64: Strasbourg on March 9, 2019, against Mike Lemaire. He lost the fight by split decision.
In his next fight for Glory he faced Dani Traoré at Glory 69: Düsseldorf on October 12, 2019. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
ONE Championship
Sadiković faced Mustapha Haida at ONE: Winter Warriors II on December 17, 2021. He won the bout via unanimous decision.
Sadiković faced Regian Eersel for the ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Championship at ONE 156 on April 22, 2022. He lost the fight by unanimous decision despite having scored an early knockdown.
Sadiković faced former Glory champion Nieky Holzken at ONE Fight Night 11 on June 10, 2023. At the weigh-ins, Holzken weighed in at 176 pounds, 6 pounds over the lightweight limit. As a result, the bout proceeded as a catchweight and Holzken was fined 30% of his fight purse, which went to Sadiković. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Titles and accomplishments
Hype Fighting Championship
2017 Hype FC 4-man tournament Winner
Fight record
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2023-06-10 || Win ||align=left| Nieky Holzken || ONE Fight Night 11 || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2022-04-22|| Loss ||align=left| Regian Eersel || ONE 156 || Kallang, Singapore || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2021-12-17|| Win ||align=left| Mustapha Haida || ONE: Winter Warriors II || Kallang, Singapore || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2019-10-12 || Win ||align=left| Dani Traoré || Glory 69: Düsseldorf || Düsseldorf, Germany || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2019-03-09 || Loss||align=left| Mike Lemaire || Glory 64: Strasbourg || Strasbourg, France || Decision (Split) || 3 || 3:00
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2018-12-01 || Win ||align=left| Sergej Braun || Mix Fight Championship 25|| Hamburg, Germany || Decision (Split) || 3 || 3:00
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2018-10-27 || Win ||align=left| Armen Hovhannisyan || Enfusion Talents No. 61 || Oberhausen, Germany || Decision || 3 ||3:00
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2018-09-29 || Loss ||align=left| Bilal Loukili || Enfusion 71|| Hamburg, Germany || Decision || 3 || 3:00
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2018-01-27 || Win ||align=left| Sinan Uluturk || Mix Fight Championship 24 || İzmir, Turkey || KO (Right cross)|| 3 || 2:40
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2017-12-16 || Win ||align=left| Ekrem Doruk || Hype FC 6 – Tournament Final || Bremen, Germany || TKO (Corner stoppage/punches)|| 2 || 1:15 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2017-12-16 || Win ||align=left| Ali Shams || Hype FC 6 – Tournament Semi-final || Bremen, Germany || TKO (Doctor stoppage)|| 1 || 2:10
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2017-12-02 || Win ||align=left| Erdi Sür || Mix Fight Championship 23 || Frankfurt, Germany || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2017-11-04 || Win ||align=left| Hamid Rezaie || Get in the Ring 17 || Hamburg, Germany || Decision || 3 || 3:00
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2017-06-24 || Win ||align=left| Rico Ramba Giger || Best of Sparta IX Fight Night || Amriswil, Switzerland || KO (Left hook to the body)|| 2 || 2:00
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2017-01-07 || Loss ||align=left| Adem Bozkurt || Champions Night 2|| İstanbul, Turkey || Decision || 3 ||3:00
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2016-11-05 || Win || align=left| Angelo Zoppo|| A1 World Combat Cup || Wuppertal, Germany || KO (Flying knee)|| 1 || 1:34