My Take
Stefan Leko is one of those fighters who quietly built a resume that should make him way more famous than he is. Born in Bosnia, competing out of Germany, and somehow dominating an era of K-1 that was absolutely stacked with world-class heavyweights — this guy won the K-1 European Grand Prix in 1998, took the 1999 K-1 Dream title, and won the K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas not once but twice. He held alphabet-soup belts across WKA, WKN, IKBO, IKBF, and Muay Thai super-heavyweight divisions. At 187 cm he wasn't the biggest man in the room, but he had the kind of technical precision you get from a karate base mixed with real striking power. He's the definition of a cult hero in the combat sports world — not flashy enough for casual fans, but serious fighters know exactly who he is.
Overview
Stefan Leko (born June 3, 1974) is a German heavyweight kickboxer. He is the current WKA Super-Heavyweight world champion in kickboxing, and former Muay Thai world super-heavyweight champion and Kickboxing world super-heavyweight champion, WMTA, WKN, IKBO, IKBF, and WKA world champion, K-1 European Grand Prix 1998 champion, 1999 K-1 Dream champion and two time K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas tournament champion.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Stefan Leko
- Name (Japanese)
- ステファン・レコ
- Reading
- すてふぁん・れこ
- Born
- June 3, 1974 (age 51)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Tiger
- Origin
- Buna, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 187 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- kickboxer / karateka / Thai boxer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.