Monika_Chochlíková

Monika Chochlíková

Monika Chochlíková

Slovak professional Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer


Monika Chochlíková (born January 13, 1996) is a Slovak professional Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. She won a gold medal in the WAKO world championships in 2019, and is the first Slovak fighter ever to win the WAKO European championships and IFMA European championships. In 2021 she won the WMC World Muaythai Title, the first female Slovak fighter to do so; she also won gold at the I.F.M.A. World Championship after four wins in the Female Elite -51 kg category, the first Slovak fighter ever to do so. In 2022 she won as first Muaythai fighter in The World Games IFMA after 3 winning fights.

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Kickboxing and Muay Thai

Chochlíková started learning karate when she was six years old, and began practicing Muay Thai ten years later.

In 2016, Chochlíková was nominated for the first time to Slovakia's national kickboxing team to attend the European Championship WAKO in K1 in Maribor, Slovenia. She won the gold medal after three wins and became the first Slovak K1 fighter who won gold at a European championship.[1]

In 2017, Chochlíková attended the World Games in Krakow and won the silver medal in the K1 discipline; for non-Olympic Slovakia sports, this was the best achievement at the competition.[2]

In 2018, Chochlíková represented the national Slovak Muay Thai team as a draftee at the European Championship IFMA in Prague. After winning three rounds of fights, she became the European Muay Thai Champion IFMA as well as the first Slovak Muay Thai fighter. She was also awarded the "Rising Female Star" by the International Federation of Muay Thai Associations.[3] Later that year, Chochlíková defended her gold medal at the European Championship WAKO in K1 in Bratislava.[4]

In 2019, Chochlíková became World Champion K1 WAKO after 4 wins.[5]

In 2020, Chochlíková became a professional soldier under Army Sports Center Banská Bystrica.[6]

In 2021, Chochlíková beat in 5.round by TKO Turkish champion Funda Alkayis and became WMC World Champion in Muaythai in 51 kg.[7]

In December 2021 after 4 wins Chochlíkova won gold on IFMA Muaythai World Championship in Bangkok in ELITE Female division -51 kg as first Slovak fighter ever.[8]

In July 2022 Chochlíková was fighting on The World Games where she won Muaythai IFMA tournament and win gold after 3 wins for Slovakia. It was gold medal after 13 years on The World Games for Slovakia and became most successful sportsman of this country on this event.[citation needed]

Mixed martial arts career

On October 1, 2020, Chochlíková made her professional MMA debut in Bellator MMA as the first female fighter from Slovakia.[9] She defeated Jade Jorand via the unorthodox "scorpion crunch" submission in the second round.[10][11]

Chochlíková faced Giulia Chinello at OKTAGON 25 on June 19, 2021. She won the fight by unanimous decision.[12]

Chochlíková faced Alessandra Pajuelo at OKTAGON 32 on April 8, 2022. She won the fight by unanimous decision.[13]

Chochlíková faced Sonia Dinh at PML 9 on April 13, 2024. She won the fight by unanimous decision.[14]

Championships and accomplishments

Professional

  • World Muaythai Council
    • 2021 – WMC World Muaythai Flyweight (51 kg) Champion
    • 2023 – WMC World Muaythai Flyweight (51 kg) Champion (defense)
    • 2023 – WMC Intercontinental Muaythai Bantamweight (54 kg) Champion

Amateur

  • World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
    • 2016 – W.A.K.O. European Championship in Maribor, Slovenia 1.place🥇–52 kg (K1)
    • 2017 – W.A.K.O. World Cup in Innsbruck, Austria 1.place🥇–52 kg (K1)
    • 2017 – W.A.K.O. World Cup in Rimini, Italy 1.place🥇–52 kg (K1)
    • 2017 – W.A.K.O. European Cup in Prague, the Czech Republic 1.place🥇–52 kg (K1)
    • 2018 – W.A.K.O. European Championship in Bratislava, Slovakia 1.place🥇–52 kg (K1)
    • 2019 – W.A.K.O. World Championships in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.place🥇–52 kg (K1)
    • 2021 – W.A.K.O. World Championships in Lido Di Jesolo, Italy 2.place🥈–52 kg (K1)
  • International Federation of Muaythai Associations
    • 2018 – I.F.M.A. European Championships in Prague, the Czech Republic 1.place🥇–51 kg
    • 2019 – I.F.M.A. World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand 3.place🥉–51 kg
    • 2021 – I.F.M.A World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand 1.place🥇–51 kg (MT)
  • The World Games
    • 2017 – The World Games 2017 in Wroclaw, Poland 2.place🥈–52 kg (K1)
    • 2022 – I.F.M.A The World Games in Birmingham, USA 1.place🥇–51 kg (MT)
  • World Combat Games
    • 2019 – EUSA Combat Games in Zagreb, Croatia 1.place🥇–56 kg (K1)
    • 2023 – I.F.M.A World Combat Games in Riyadh, KSA 1.place🥇–51 kg (MT)

Awards

  • 3x Best Female Fighter of Slovak Kickboxing Union (2017, 2018, 2020)
  • 5x Best Non Olympic Sportsman of Ministry of Defence Slovakia (MT, K1) (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)[15] [16][17][18]
  • 2017 2.place as Best Non-Olympic Sportsman of Slovakia (K1)
  • 2x – Best Female fighter of Slovakia by website svetmma.sk (2017, 2018)[19][20]
  • 2018 – Rising Female Star of I.F.M.A European Championship in Prague[21]
  • 4x Best Female Fighter of Slovak Muaythai Association (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)[22]
  • 2022 – The World Games Athlete of the Year 2022 first runner-up [23]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
4 matches 3 wins 1 loss
By knockout 0 0
By submission 1 0
By decision 2 1
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Muay Thai & Kickboxing record

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References

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  2. a.s, Petit Press. "Historický úspech Chochlíkovej na svetových hrách". mytrencin.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  3. s, SPORT SK, s r o & Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia a (7 July 2018). "Thajský box-ME: Monika Chochlíková vyhrala zlato a prepísala históriu". Šport.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2020-04-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. s, SPORT SK, s r o & Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia a (19 October 2018). "Kickbox-ME: Chochlíková obhájila titul, zlato aj pre Filipovú". Šport.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2020-04-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. "Monika Chochlíková je MAJSTERKA SVETA WAKO v K1". Dukla - Vojenské športové centrum (in Slovak). 2019-10-28. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  6. s, SPORT SK, s r o & Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia a (30 October 2019). "Kickbox: Monika Chochlíková sa po zlate z MS stane profesionálnou vojačkou". Šport.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2020-04-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. Bradley, Kevin (2020-10-02). "Monika Tochlikova Pulls Off Scorpion Rib Crusher At Bellator 247". Jiu-Jitsu Times. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  8. Stankovič, Daniel (19 June 2021). "Oktagon 25: Druhý zápas v MMA? Chochlíková s presvedčivým víťazstvom". sportnet.sme.sk. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  9. SvetMMA (9 April 2022). "Oktagon 32: Stále neporazená. Monika Chochlíková si pripísala ďalšiu výhru". sportnet.sme.sk. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  10. "Športfestival 2019: Triumfovala Chochlíková a hokejbalisti | Šport24.sk". sport24.pluska.sk (in Slovak). 2019-11-17. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  11. SITA (2020-02-04). "Petra Vlhová najlepšou športovkyňou rezortu obrany, juniorom roka Grigar". HLAVNÝ DENNÍK (in Slovak). Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  12. "Awards for the stand-out muaythai athletes at the 2018 European championships in Prague". International Federation of Muaythai Associations. Retrieved 2020-04-11.

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