Remigijus Morkevičius (10 August 1982 – 21 December 2016) was a Lithuanian mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He has fought for the Lithuanian branch of RINGS, ZST, and K-1 World MAX.

Career and biography

Morkevičius began kickboxing and Muay Thai at age of 12. He started off his career in Lithuania as a kickboxer becoming a national champion in both kickboxing and Muay Thai. He transitioned across to MMA in 2002 defeating Darius Baliulis at a local event. This win led to his being signed by Japanese promotion ZST and he would make a quick impact in Japan, knocking out his first four opponents in brutal fashion (mostly with his trademark knees) and qualifying for the 2004 ZST Grand Prix where he would suffer his first MMA defeat to Marcus Aurélio in the Semi Finals.

Morkevičius would continue to have success with the ZST promotion, bar a couple of submission defeats, culminating in his victory at the 2005 ZST Grand Prix 2 where he defeated Masahiro Oishi by knockout to win the featherweight title. Morkevičius later signed with Hero's where he would becoming increasingly re-involved in the kickboxing world with K-1 MAX.

Morkevičius' first foray into K-1 MAX began at the 2005 K-1 MAX Champions Challenge where he defeated local fighter Yasuhiro Kazuya. Morkevičius would have great initial success, winning his first four fights (including an 8-second stoppage of Shingo Garyu) and earned a shot at qualification for the 2006 K-1 MAX World Final at the 2006 K-1 MAX World Open. He faced legendary Japanese fighter Masato at this event but was unable to qualify, losing instead by technical knockout in the second round. After this defeat his kickboxing career would go on the backburner for a while as he refocused back on MMA.

Morkevičius had mixed success with Hero's, winning 2 and losing 2 before returning to ZST in 2006. Additionally, problems outside of the ring have limited his fighting opportunities as of late. A return to K-1 MAX in 2008 has resulted in varying results, a crushing knockout defeat to Andre Dida.

Death

On December 21, 2016, Morkevičius was shot seven times with automatic rifle, near his home in Kaunas, County Šilainiai, Lithuania. His body was found on the steps of the front doors of the apartment complex where he was living. The murder occurred on Wednesday, by an unidentified man waiting for him in the car.^[1]

Titles

• 2005 ZST-Grand Prix 2 Featherweight champion
• BUSHIDO Lithuania Muay Thai champion
• BUSHIDO Lithuania Kickboxing champion

Mixed martial arts record

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	16-5	Wataru Inatsu	KO (punches)	ZST 9 - The Battle Field 9	February 18, 2006	1	1:15	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	15-5	Katsuhiko Nagata	Decision (unanimous)	K-1 PREMIUM 2005 Dynamite!!	December 31, 2005	2	5:00	Osaka, Japan
Win	15-4	Ramazi Jakharydze	KO (head kick)	Hero's Lithuania 2005	November 19, 2005	1	N/A	Vilnius, Lithuania
Loss	14-4	Hiroyuki Takaya	TKO (punches)	Hero's 3	October 23, 2005	2	4:16	Tokyo, Japan	Hero's 2005 Lightweight Grand Prix quarter-final.
Win	14-3	Takehiro Murahama	KO (left hook)	Hero's 2	July 6, 2005	1	1:14	Tokyo, Japan
Win	13-3	Danny van Bergen	Submission (armbar)	Shooto Lithuania - Chaosas	April 7, 2005	1	N/A	Vilnius, Lithuania
Win	12-3	Masahiro Oishi	KO (punches)	ZST Grand Prix 2 - Final Round, Final	January 23, 2005	1	3:13	Tokyo, Japan	Wins ZST Grand Prix - Final Round.
Win	11-3	Hirotaka Miyakawa	KO (knee)	ZST Grand Prix 2 - Final Round, Semi Finals	January 23, 2005	1	0:48	Tokyo, Japan
Win	10-3	Jakob Shaap	Submission (triangle choke)	Shooto Lithuania - Bushido	November 20, 2004	1		Vilnius, Lithuania
Win	9-3	Boulem Belaini	KO (knee & punches)	ZST Grand Prix 2 - Opening Round	November 3, 2004	1	0:05	Tokyo, Japan	Qualifies for ZST Grand Prix 2 - Final Round.
Loss	8-3	Naoyuki Kotani	Submission (armbar)	ZST - Battle Hazard 1	July 4, 2004	1	2:07	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	8-2	Hideo Tokoro	Submission (triangle choke)	ZST 5 - The Battle Field 5	May 5, 2004	1	3:30	Tokyo, Japan
Win	8-1	Artemij Sitenkov	Submission (guillotine choke)	Shooto Lithuania - Vendetta	April 4, 2004	1	1:28	Vilnius, Lithuania
Win	7-1	Takahiro Uchiyama	KO (punch)	ZST - GT-F	March 7, 2004	1	1:48	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	6-1	Marcus Aurélio	Submission (triangle choke)	ZST Grand Prix - Final Round, Semi Finals	January 11, 2004	1	2:48	Tokyo, Japan
Win	6-0	Takumi Yano	KO (slam)	ZST Grand Prix - Final Round, Quarter Finals	January 11, 2004	1	4:36	Tokyo, Japan
Win	5-0	Menno Dijkstra	KO (knee)	ZST Grand Prix - Opening Round	November 23, 2003	1	0:20	Tokyo, Japan	Qualifies for ZST Grand Prix - Final Round.
Win	4-0	Atsuhiro Tsuboi	KO (knee)	ZST 4 - The Battle Field 4	September 7, 2003	1	0:41	Tokyo, Japan
Win	3-0	Hideo Tokoro	KO (knees)	ZST 3 - The Battle Field 3	June 1, 2003	1	2:54	Tokyo, Japan
Win	2-0	Atsuhiro Tsuboi	KO (knee)	ZST 2 - The Battle Field 2	March 9, 2003	2	1:37	Tokyo, Japan
Win	1-0	Darius Balulis	Submission (rear-naked choke)	RF 2002 - Vol. 2	April 28, 2002	2	1:37	Lithuania

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record

9 Wins (6 (T)KO's, 3 Decisions), 2 Losses, 1 Draw
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time	Record
2014-11-15	Win	Juan Martos	HERO'S World GP 2014 Lithuania	Vilnius, Lithuania	TKO (Knees)	2		10-2-1
2011-11-19	Win	Eliasz Jankowski	HERO'S World GP 2011 Lithuania	Vilnius, Lithuania	KO (Spinning Heel kick & Flying Knee)	1	0:29	9-2-1
2010-04-10	Win	Joel Knoch	K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Vilnius	Vilnius, Lithuania	TKO (Punches)	1	0:39	8-2-1
2010-03-28	Draw	Michał Głogowski	K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Warsaw	Warsaw, Poland	Decision Draw	3	3:00	7-2-1
2008-11-08	Win	Leo Boninger	MMA Bushido HERO'S 2008	Vilnius, Lithuania	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	7-2
2008-07-07	Loss	Andre Dida	K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Final 8	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (3 Knockdowns)	1	1:43	6-2
First fight after more than 2 years break due to back injury.
2006-04-05	Loss	Masato	K-1 World MAX 2006 World Tournament Open	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	2	1:56	6-1
Fails to qualify for K-1 World MAX 2006 World Championship Final.
2006-03-10	Win	Denis Schneidmiller	K-1 East Europe MAX 2006	Vilnius, Lithuania	Decision (Unanimous)	3	2:00	6-0
2006-02-04	Win	Shingo Garyu	K-1 World MAX 2006 Japan Tournament	Saitama, Japan	KO (Flying Knee)	1	0:08	5-0
2005-11-05	Win	Su Hwan Lee	K-1 Fighting Network Korea MAX 2005	Seoul, South Korea	KO (Left hook)	2	2:50	4-0
2005-10-12	Win	Yasuhiro Kazuya	K-1 World MAX 2005 Champions Challenge	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	3-0
2003-05-10	Win	Aurelijus Guogis	MUAY THAI super fights - "SPROGIMAS"	N/A	TKO (Doctor stoppage)	1	N/A	2-0
2002-12-14	Win	Dmitrij Vasiljev	6th BUSHIDO-RINGS tournament "DINAMITAS"	N/A	KO (Knee)	1	N/A	1-0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of male kickboxers
• List of male mixed martial artists

References

External links

• Kickboxing record
• Professional MMA record for Remigijus Morkevicius from Sherdog