Nicholas Pettas

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nicholas Pettas
Occupation	Karateka
Date Of Birth	Jan 23, 1973(1973-01-23)
Age	51
Birthplace	Mykonos
Country	Greece
Birth City	South Aegean
Horoscope	Capricorn

Nicholas Pettas Biography

Nicholas Pettas is one of the most popular and richest Karateka who was born on January 23, 1973 in Mykonos, South Aegean, Greece. Nicholas Pettas, a Greek karateka and former heavyweight kickboxer, was born January 23, 1973 in Mykonos. He fought out of Team Spirit AE, Tokyo, Japan. Pettas competed mainly in the promotion K-1 from 1998 to 2007, and was the winner for the K-1 Japan Grand Prix 2001.

Pettas lost to Ryuta Nioji in March 1999. He returned to K-1 in order to compete in the eight-man tournament in Nagoya at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 on July 30, 2000. In the quarter-finals, he stopped Ricky Nickolson, a fellow karateka. He then went on to face Jerome Le Banner. It was quite bizarre to see the fight end. Pettas was knocked down by Le Banner twice, prompting the referee’s to end the fight. Pettas jumped up sharply after the second knockdown and was ready to punch Le Banner, but he had to stop. Le Banner responded by hitting Pettas with his right hook, knocking him unconscious.

The peak of Pettas’ career came on August 19, 2001, when he won the K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan GP Final at the Tokyo Dome. He finished Yusuke Fujimoto and Nobu Hayashi with his now-famous low kicks in the quarters and semis, respectively, before advancing to the final to take on Musashi. After three rounds the bout was called a draw and went into an extra round to decide the winner, after which Pettas prevailed with a unanimous decision victory.

He returned to the ring on April 21, 2002, against Peter Aerts at K-1 Burning 2002 in Hiroshima, and was knocked out with a knee once again. Then, on June 2, 2002, he fought Sergei Gur at K-1 Survival 2002 in Toyama. During the second round, Pettas hit Gur with a right low kick. Gur checked the kick, breaking Pettas’ shin bone. This injury kept Pettas out of competition for 3 years and 4 months.

He lost the unanimous decision to Michael McDonald at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Fukuoka on October 9, 2000. However, he bounced back by using low kicks on Peter Varga to KO him at K-1 Gladiators 2001, March 17, 2001.

Nicholas Pettas Net Worth

Nicholas Pettas is one of the richest Karateka from Greece. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nicholas Pettas 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He competed in many tournaments after completing the program. He also won numerous honours and titles, including the European Karate Championships title and 5th and 3rd places in the World Championships in 1995 and 1997.

After a successful career in full contact karate he joined K-1, a Japan-based Kickboxing Organization. Pettas made his debut against Stefan Leko, K-1 Dream’98, Nagoya (Japan), July 18, 1998. Leko defeated Pettas in the second round thanks to his boxing skills and was able dominate him.

This tournament win qualified him for the 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix, the annual gathering of the best heavyweight kickboxers in the world for a one- night tournament. At the K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Final in Tokyo on December 8, 2001, he was eliminated at the first stage by Alexey Ignashov. Ignashov, the much larger fighter, dominate Pettas before knocking him out with a knee strike in round two.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Nicholas Pettas height 5 ft 11 in Nicholas weight 105 kg & body measurements will update soon.

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Pettas currently lives in Tokyo, Japan. He is also an actor, appearing in Japanese cinema and television. Perhaps his best known role is alongside Kimura Takuya in the TV drama Change. From 2008 to 2009, the NHK World show Samurai Spirit was created and produced to fit his personality and the show has won several international prizes for best sports educational shows and best sports documentary. He is currently co-presenter of the NHK World television show Imagine-nation, with Chiaki Horan. He is currently a Reebok Ambassador and Trainer. With his current success he plans on opening a second Reebok CrossFit in Roppongi.

Facts & Trivia

Nicholas Ranked on the list of most popular Karateka. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Greece. Nicholas Pettas celebrates birthday on January 23 of every year.