Gary Turner (born 2 September 1970) is an English professional mixed martial artist who fought in the Cage Rage and K-1 promotions. Turner was the K-1 UK Grand Prix champion in 2003 and 2004. As a mixed martial artist, he currently holds a record of 4-2-1 with notable victories over Tank Abbott and former British Heavyweight boxing champion, Julius Francis.

Turner made his professional MMA debut in 1999 with a win over Joe Akano. After fighting once more seven months later Turner did not fight in a professional MMA again until 2007 when he joined Cage Rage. On 21 April 2007, he made his Cage Rage debut against American former UFC fighter Tank Abbott which he won by TKO after 2:31 of the opening round.

He continued with Cage Rage, winning his next two fights against Brazilian Edson Drago and former British heavyweight boxer Julius Francis before suffering his first defeat against Mostapha Al-turk by submission in March 2008 which was to be his final fight in Cage Rage as the promotion folded at the end of 2008. His last MMA was in April 2009, losing a split decision to Valdas Pocevicius in Croatia.

Gary is a 10-time world champion (x2 kickboxing, x8 Ju-Jitsu) who has also won countless European and domestic titles across a wide range of martial arts styles.^[2]

Pro Kickboxing

• 2006 W.P.K.C. super heavyweight world champion +95 kg (K-1 Rules)
• 2005 K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix runner up
• 2004 K-1 Battle of Britain champion
• 2003 K-1 Battle of Britain champion
• 1997 W.A.K.O. Pro heavyweight European champion -94 kg (Full-Contact)
• 1996 W.A.K.O. Pro super cruiserweight British champion -88 kg (Low-Kick)
• 1995 W.K.A. super cruiserweight British champion -90 kg (Full-Contact)
• 1995 W.A.K.O. Pro heavyweight British champion -94 kg (Low-Kick)

Amateur Kickboxing

• 1997 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Gdansk, Poland (Full-Contact)
• 1996 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro -91 kg (Full-Contact)
• 1994 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Helsinki, Finland (Full-Contact)
• 1992 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria (Light-Contact)

Ju-Jitsu

• 2001 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Jersey, UK (Teams)
• 2001 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Jersey, UK (Individual)
• 2000 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Leeds, UK (Teams)
• 2000 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Leeds, UK (Individual)
• 1999 J.J.I.F. European Championships in Leeds, UK
• 1998 J.J.I.F. World Championships in Berlin, Germany
• 1998 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Reno, USA (Teams)
• 1998 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Reno, USA (Individual)
• 1998 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Vancouver, Canada (Teams)
• 1998 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Vancouver, Canada (Individual)
• 1997 J.J.I.F. European Championships in Paris, France ^{[citation needed]}
• 1996 I.S.J.A. World Championships in West Virginia, USA (Teams)
• 1996 I.S.J.A. World Championships in West Virginia, USA (Individual)
• 1995 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand (Teams)
• 1995 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand (Individual)

Judo

• 1996 British Schools champion

Shootfighting

• 1992 Golden Dragon Cup in Rimini, Italy tournament champion

Pro Kickboxing Record

28 Wins, 10 Losses, 2 Draws[3][4]
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2008-10-05	Loss	Tyrone Spong	K.O. Events "Tough Is Not Enough"	Rotterdam, Netherlands	TKO (Doc Stop)	1	1:05
2006-12-08	Win	Samir Seif	Shin Do Kumaté XI[5]	Tampa, FL, USA	Decision	3	3:00
2006-09-09	Draw	Rick Roufus	Shin Do Kumaté X[6]	Tampa, FL, USA	Decision Draw	3	3:00
2006-03-03	Win	Carter Williams	Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic 2006	Columbus, OH, USA	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2005-10-29	Win	Gregory Tony	K-1 New Talents 2005 in Germany	Koblenz, Germany	TKO (Corner Stop)	3	3:00
2005-09-24	Win	Azem Maksutaj	Fight Night Winterthur[7][8]	Winterthur, Switzerland	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Wins Maksutaj's W.P.K.C. K-1 rules super heavyweight world title +95 kg.
2005-05-21	Loss	Bjorn Bregy	K-1 Scandinavia GP '05, Final	Stockholm, Sweden	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Fight was for K-1 Scandinavia GP 2005 tournament title.
2005-05-21	Win	Wisam Feyli	K-1 Scandinavia GP '05, Semi Final	Stockholm, Sweden	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
2005-05-21	Win	Topi Helin	K-1 Scandinavia GP '05, Quarter Final	Stockholm, Sweden	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
2004-12-12	Loss	Badr Hari	Rings Fightgala "Born Invincible"	Utrecht, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2004-04-24	Win	Daniel Waciakowski	Pain and Glory[9]	Birmingham, England, UK	TKO	2
2004-02-22	Win	Nick Sheppard	K-1 Battle of Britain 2004, Final	Wolverhampton, England, UK	KO (Leg Kick)	1
Wins K-1 Battle of Britain 2004 tournament title.
2004-02-22	Win	James Zikic	K-1 Battle of Britain 2004, Semi Final	Wolverhampton, England, UK	Ext.R Decision	4	3:00
2004-02-22	Win	Steve Jones	K-1 Battle of Britain 2004, Quarter Final	Wolverhampton, England, UK	TKO (Corner Stop)	2
2003-08-20	Loss	Alexander Ustinov	K-1 Spain GP '03, Semi Final	Barcelona, Spain	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2003-08-20	Win	Daniel Perez	K-1 Spain GP '03, Quarter Final	Barcelona, Spain	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2003-05-30	Loss	Bjorn Bregy	K-1 World GP '03 Basel, Semi Final	Basel, Switzerland	Decision	3	3:00
2003-05-30	Win	Hasan Kuzucular	K-1 World GP '03 Basel, Reserve Fight	Basel, Switzerland	KO	2
2003-04-13	Win	Gordon Minors	K-1 World GP '03 Prelim. UK, Final	Birmingham, England, UK	TKO (Doc Stop)	1	0:15
Wins K-1 World GP 2003 Prelim. UK tournament title and qualifies for reserve fight at K-1 World GP '03 Basel.
2003-04-13	Win	Simon Dimitrious	K-1 World GP '03 Prelim. UK, Semi Final	Birmingham, England, UK	Decision	3	3:00
2003-04-13	Win	Kenny Gayle	K-1 World GP '03 Prelim. UK, Quarter Final	Birmingham, England, UK	Decision	3	3:00
2002-11-17	Win	Rob Lloyd	K-1 UK MAX 2002, Super Fight	Birmingham, England, UK	Decision	5	3:00
2002-03-24	Loss	Mark Russell	K-1 World GP '02 Prelim. UK, Quarter Final	Birmingham, England, UK	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
2001-?-?	Loss	Augusto Sparano	Trieste Sport Show[10]	Trieste, Italy	Decision	12	2:00
Fight was for W.A.K.O. Pro full-contact super cruiserweight world title -88 kg.
2000-11-19	Win	Tyrone Herod	K-1 UK Global Heat 2000	Birmingham, England, UK	Decision	3	3:00
2000-04-16	Loss	Matt Skelton	K-1 UK Battle of Britain 2000, Quarter Final	Birmingham, England, UK	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2000-?-?	Loss			Cyprus	Decision	10	2:00
Loses W.A.K.O. Pro full-contact heavyweight European title -94 kg.
1997-?-?	Win	Tacci Edhem		Macedonia	Decision	5	2:00
1997-?-?	Win	Leroy Tomski		England, UK	KO	2
Wins W.A.K.O. Pro full-contact heavyweight European title -94 kg.
1997-?-?	Draw	Gordon Minors		England, UK	Decision Draw	7	2:00
Fight was for W.A.K.O. Pro full-contact heavyweight Commonwealth title -94 kg.
1996-?-?	Win	Lee Swaby		England, UK	Decision	7	3:00
Wins W.A.K.O. Pro low-kick super cruiserweight British title -88 kg.
1996-?-?	Win	Ian Morgan		England, UK	KO	2
1995-?-?	Win	Ricky Nicholson		England, UK	Decision	7	2:00
Wns W.K.A. full-contact super cruiserweight British title -90 kg.
1995-?-?	Win	Ian Morgan		England, UK	TKO	2
Wins W.A.K.O. Pro low-kick heavyweight British title -94 kg.
1994-?-?	Loss	Kevin Morton		England, UK	Decision	10	2:00
Fight was for W.K.A. full-contact super cruiserweight intercontinental title -90 kg.
1991-?-?	Win	Richard Smith		England, UK	KO	2
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

• Gary Turner at Sherdog
• Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-07-24)