Nathan Corbett

Biography and career

Nathan Corbett started practicing martial arts with karate at the age of 14, which then led him to shoot boxing and Muay Thai.

Corbett turned professional in 1997 and rose to national prominence in 2002 when he defeated Scott Bannon with a slicing right elbow. He then followed up with a 1st-round knock out win over Clifton Brown, winning his first WMC World Title.

On 26 June 2005 at the Xplosion 10 event in Australia, Corbett won his second WMC World Title over Magomed Magomedov.

At the 3rd MARS World Fighting GP in Chiba, Japan in 2006 he suffered his first KO loss of his career against American Heavyweight Alex Roberts.

Corbett vs. Spong I

Corbett faced Tyrone Spong for the first time in Jamaica in 2009 in a highly anticipated bout of heavyweight kickboxing

In what was considered a controversial bout Corbett knocked Spong down in the third round. Spong, managed to rise back to his feet, however referee Paolo Tocha stopped the fight as Spong was visibly staggering. As the signal was given to stop the fight, Corbett misinterpreted this as a restart and began to strike Spong further. This led to referee Tocha stopping the fight altogether and ruling the bout a no contest.

He was scheduled to face Nikolaj Falin at Kings of Kombat 8 in Melbourne on 8 December 2012 but his opponent pulled out due to health issues.

He was then reported to be fighting Dzianis Hancharonak at Total Carnage III on the Gold Coast on 9 March 2013 but Hancharonak was already due to face another opponent close to that date and did not accept the fight, and so Javlon Nazarov stepped in. Finally, Nazarov was replaced by Kamil Sokolowski of Poland Sokolowski began the contest with heavy pressure but was countered viciously with knees and finally a right elbow to his temple handing Corbett a KO victory 20 seconds into the first round.

Corbett vs. Spong II

He signed a two-fight contract with Glory in July 2013. In his long-awaited rematch with Tyrone Spong at Glory 11: Chicago - Heavyweight World Championship Tournament in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States on 12 October 2013, he was dropped twice with left hooks in round two and lost by TKO.

At Total Carnage IV held in Gold Coast on 14 December 2013, Nathan Corbett took a second round elbow TKO win over Henriques Zowa, defending the WKN Heavyweight Muay Thai World Title.

Corbett vs. Saki

Competing for the inaugural Glory Light Heavyweight Championship, he fought in the Glory 15: Istanbul - Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey on 12 April 2014. In the semi-finals against Gökhan Saki, Corbett was struck with a left overhand to the ear, or what's infamously referred to as the "Saki Bomb". Corbett's ear exploded, which led to part of the ear openly hanging off. The ringside physician intervened and referee Al Wichgers called a halt to the fight at the 2:35 of Round 1, handing Corbett a TKO loss and eliminating him from the tournament.

In a twisted turn of events, Saki would go on to face Tyrone Spong in the finals. 1:30 into Round 1 Spong attempted a right low kick from the southpaw stance. Saki, standing orthodox, checked the kick, resulting in Spongs leg breaking. Spong then stepped back onto the broken leg before falling to the canvas. The referee immediately stopped the bout.

Personal life

Nathan Corbett currently lives in California, USA. He continues to train and teach Muay Thai.

Corbett actively travels, co-leading the Ronin-Carnage Team alongside Misa Ronin in Novi Sad, Serbia.

Corbett is a regular contributor to FIGHTMAG, where he writes the 'Carnage Diary'.

In 2017 Corbett launched the 'Ultimate Warrior Retreat' in Bali, Indonesia. Described as 6 days of training the body and mind through the art of yoga and Muay Thai, as well as mentoring talks and cultural beauty.

Titles

Over the course of 10 years, Corbett collected 11 prestigious World title belts.

• World Kickboxing Network

  • 2013 W.K.N. Muay Thai Heavyweight World Champion
  • 2013 W.K.N. Muay Thai Heavyweight World Champion
  • 2012 W.K.N. Muay Thai Heavyweight World Champion
  • 2010 W.K.N. Muay Thai Heavyweight World Champion

• A-1 World Combat Cup

  • 2010 A-1 World Combat Cup Heavyweight Tournament Champion

• World Independent Promoters Union

  • 2009 W.I.P.U. King of the Ring Champion

• K-1

  • 2007 K-1 Fighting Network Scandinavian Qualification Champion

• World Boxing Council Muaythai

  • 2005 W.B.C. Muay Thai Light Heavyweight World Champion

• World Muaythai Council

  • 2005–06 W.M.C. Muay Thai Cruiserweight World Champion
  • 2003 W.M.C. Muay Thai Light Heavyweight World Champion

• International Muaythai Federation

  • 2005 I.M.F. World Champion.

Kickboxing record

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2014-04-12 || Loss ||align=left|NED Gökhan Saki || Glory 15: Istanbul – Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament, Semi Finals || Istanbul, Turkey || TKO (Ear injury) || 1 || 2:35 || 59–5–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2013-12-14 || Win ||align=left|ANG Henriques Zowa || Total Carnage IV || Gold Coast, Australia || TKO (Left elbow) || 2 || 1:47 || 59–4–1 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Retains W.K.N. Muay Thai World title −95kg. |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2013-10-12 || Loss ||align=left|SUR Tyrone Spong || Glory 11: Chicago || Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA || TKO (Left hook) || 2 || 1:10 || 58–4–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2013-03-09 || Win ||align=left|POL Kamil Sokolowski || Total Carnage III || Gold Coast, Australia || KO (Right elbow) || 1 || 0.20 || 58–3–1 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Retains W.K.N. Muay Thai World title −95kg. |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2012-09-01 || Win ||align=left|AUS Steve McKinnon || Total Carnage II || Gold Coast, Australia ||Decision (Unanimous) ||5 ||3:00 || 57–3–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2012-06-23 || Win ||align=left|ROU Adrian Marc || Kings of Kombat 7 || Melbourne, Australia ||TKO (Low kick) ||1 || || 56–3–1 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2012-04-07 || Win ||align=left|FRA Stéphane Susperregui ||Fight Night Total Carnage|| Gold Coast, Australia || Decision || 5|| 3:00 || 55–3–1 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Retains W.K.N. Muay Thai World title −95kg. |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2011-11-06 || Win ||align=left|FRA Abdarhmane Coulibaly || Muaythai Premier League: Round 3 || The Hague, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 54–3–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2011-09-02 || Win ||align=left|CZE Tomáš Hron || Muaythai Premier League: Round 1 || Long Beach, CA, United States || KO (Punches) || 1 || 2:38 || 53–3–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2011-04-16 || Win ||align=left|POL Piotr Lepich || Domination 6 || Mirrabooka, Australia || KO (Elbow) || 1 || 2:59 || 52–3–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2010-11-27 || Win ||align=left|ESP Frank Muñoz || Evolution 22 || Gold Coast, Australia || TKO (Referee stoppage) || 3 || || 51–3–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2010-09-19 || Win ||align=left|UKR Pavel Zhuravlev || Domination 5 || Perth, Australia || KO (Knee strike) || 4 || 1:19 || 50–3–1 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins vacant W.K.N. Muay Thai World title −95kg. |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2010-06-09 || Win ||align=left|TON Cedric Kongaika || Last Man Standing 2, final || Melbourne, Australia ||Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00 || 49–3–1 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins A-1 World Combat Cup Heavyweight tournament title. |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2010-06-09 || Win ||align=left|AUS Thor Hoopman || Last Man Standing 2, semi final || Melbourne, Australia || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 48–3–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2010-06-09 || Win ||align=left|AUS Shane Tilyard || Last Man Standing 2, quarter final || Melbourne, Australia || TKO (Referee stoppage) || 2 || 1:32 || 47–3–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2009-08-08 ||Win ||align=left|Cape Verde Michael Andrade || Xplosion Super Fight 19 || Gold Coast, Australia || TKO (Referee stoppage) ||2 || 2:52 || 46–3–1 |- style="background:#c5d2ea;" | 2009-06-26 || NC ||align=left|SUR Tyrone Spong || Champions of Champions 2 || Montego Bay, Jamaica || NC (Original KO for Corbett) || 3 || || 45–3–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2009-05-29 || Win ||align=left|CRO Sinisa Andrijasevic || Brute Force 11 || Melbourne, Australia || KO (Knee strike) || 1 || || 45–3 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins W.I.P.U. King of the Ring World title. |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2009-04-04 || Win ||align=left|FRA Emmanuel Payet || Evolution 16 || Brisbane, Australia || TKO (Leg kick) || 2 || || 44–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2008-12-06 || Win ||align=left|NZL Tony Angelov || Evolution 15 "The Contender Qualifier" || Brisbane, Australia || KO (Left hook) || 2 || 1:41 || 43–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2008-09-04 || Win ||align=left|THA Wehaj KingBoxing || Evolution 14 "The Contenders" || Brisbane, Australia || KO (Elbow strike) || 2 || || 42–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2008-04-26 || Win ||align=left|THA Leonard Sitpholek || Evolution 13 "Carnival of Carnage" || Brisbane, Australia || TKO (Doctor stoppage) || 3 || || 41–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2008-03-29 || Win ||align=left|GER Mike Sbrzesny || Xplosion 18 Super Fights || Sydney, Australia || TKO (Doctor stoppage) || 1 || || 40–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2007-12-08 || Win ||align=left|TUR Recai Celik || Xplosion 17 || Sydney, Australia || KO (Punches) || 1 || 2:59 || 39–3 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Retains W.M.C. Muay Thai World title. |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2007-09-01 || Win ||align=left|SVK Erik Kosztanko || Evolution 11 "Night of Carnage" || Brisbane, Australia || KO || 3 || 2:01 || 38–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2007-06-22 || Win ||align=left|THA Kaoklai Kaennorsing || Xplosion Super Fights || Gold Coast, Australia || KO (Punches) || 2 || 2:48 || 37–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2007-05-19 || Win ||align=left|SUR Ashwin Balrak || K-1 Scandinavia GP 2007 || Stockholm, Sweden || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 36–3 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins K-1 Scandinavia 2007 tournament title. |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2007-05-19 || Win ||align=left|KAZ Teodor Sariyev || K-1 Scandinavia GP 2007 || Stockholm, Sweden || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 35–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2007-05-19 || Win ||align=left|ALB Azem Maksutaj || K-1 Scandinavia GP 2007 || Stockholm, Sweden || TKO || 2 || 2:40 || 34–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2006-11-11 || Win ||align=left|CAN Clifton Brown || Xplosion Macau || Macau, China || KO (Uppercut) || 2 || || 33–3 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Retains W.M.C. Muay Thai World title −86kg. |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2006-08-18 || Win ||align=left|AUS Steve McKinnon || Xplosion 13 || Sydney, Australia || TKO (Doctor stoppage) || 4 || || 32–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2006-05-15 || Loss ||align=left|USA Alex Roberts || 3rd MARS World Fighting GP || Chiba, Japan || KO (Right high kick) || 2 || 1:57 || 31–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2005-12-10 || Win ||align=left|JPN Magnum Sakai || Xplosion 12 WBC Muay Thai Event || Gold Coast, Australia || TKO (Elbow strikes) || 3 || || 31–2 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins vacant W.B.C. Muay Thai World title −79kg. |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2005-09-09 || Win ||align=left|KOR Kwak-Yun Sub || Xplosion 2005 Hong Kong || Hong Kong || KO (Elbow strike) || 1 || || 30–2 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins I.M.F. Muay Thai World title −86kg. |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2005-08-28 || Loss ||align=left|JPN Noboru Uchida || Titans 2nd || Japan || DQ (Kicked downed opponent) || 1 || || 29–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2005-06-25 || Win ||align=left|RUS Magomed Magomedov || K-1 Challenge 2005 Xplosion X || Sydney, Australia || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 || 29–1 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins W.M.C. Muaythai World title −86kg. |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2005-04-15 || Win ||align=left|THA Kiattisak Hemkajit || Xplosion 9 || Sydney, Australia || TKO || 2 || || 28–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2004-12-18 || Win ||align=left|JPN Tatsufumi Tomihira || K-1 Challenge 2004 Oceania vs World || Gold Coast, Australia || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 27–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2004-11-07 || Win ||align=left|KOR Myeon Ju Lee || Titans 1st || Kitakyushu, Japan || TKO (Corner stop./towel) || 3 || 1:25 || 26–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2004-09-19 || Win ||align=left|BRA Nilson de Castro || Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2004 || Yokohama, Japan || KO (Left hook) || 2 || 1:52 || 25–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2004-08-27 || Win ||align=left|BEL Jean Wanet || Evolution 2 || Brisbane, Australia || KO || 1 || || 24–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2004-07-23 || Win ||align=left|NZL Aaron Boyes || Supreme Carnage || Australia || KO || 1 || || 23–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2004-06-26 || Win ||align=left|NZL Jayson Vemoa || Boonch Cup Muay Thai Event || Gold Coast, Australia || KO (Knee strike) || 1 || || 22–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2004-05-22 || Win ||align=left|AUS Brett Franklin || Samurai Explosion || Sydney, Australia || KO (Left punch) || 1 || || 21–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2004-05-16 || Win ||align=left|RUS Magomed Magomedov || WMC World Title in Hong Kong || Hong Kong || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 || 20–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2003-12-16 || Win ||align=left|CAN Clifton Brown || Xplosion Super Fight Vol. 5 || Gold Coast, Australia || KO (Overhead elbow) || 1 || 2:54 || 19–1 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins W.M.C. Muay Thai World title −82kg. |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2003-08-08 || Win ||align=left|AUS Danny Maskacheff || Boonchu Cup Warriors of Muay Thai || Gold Coast, Australia || KO (Left uppercut elbow) || 2 || || 18–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2003-06-01 || Win ||align=left|JPN Koji Iga || Shootboxing – S of the World vol.3 || Japan || KO (Punches) || 2 || 0:57 || 17–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2003-04-27 || Win ||align=left|AUS Blair Hinds || Xplosion 4 Shootboxing vs Muay Thai 3 || Australia || TKO (Referee stoppage) || 4 || || 16–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2002-12-15 || Win ||align=left|JPN Koji Iga || Xplosion 3 – Kings Of Champions || Australia || TKO || 4 || || 15–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2002-09-21 || Win ||align=left|AUS Chris Johnson || S-Mac Event || Gold Coast, Australia || TKO (Kicks) || 5 || || 14–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2002-07-28 || Win ||align=left|AUS Chad Walker || Muay Thai Uprising Boonchu Cup || Gold Coast, Australia || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 || 13–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2002-07-07 || Win ||align=left|JPN Yu Ikeda || Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2002 || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Punches) || 2 || 1:07 || 12–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2002-04-18 || Win ||align=left|AUS Scott Bannan || || Brisbane, Australia || TKO (Referee stoppage) || 2 || || 11–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2002-03-16 || Win ||align=left|AUS Steve Delyster || Muay Thai Explosion Boonchu Cup || Gold Coast, Australia || || || || 10–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2001-07-08 || Win ||align=left|AUS Kelly Witchard || X-plosion On Jupiters! || Gold Coast, Australia || KO || || || 9–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2001-05-12 || Loss ||align=left|POL Paul Slowinski || Light Heavyweight Super 8 || Brisbane, Australia || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 8–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2001-03-18 || Win ||align=left|AUS Steve Delyster || Boonchu Cup 2 || Gold Coast, Australia || KO (Left body rip) || 3 || || 8–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2000-05-20 || Win ||align=left|AUS John Woods || Boonchu Cup 1 || Gold Coast, Australia || KO || 2 || || 7–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2000 || Win ||align=left|PNG Stanley Nandex || Jimmy Cass Show || Queensland, Australia || Decision || 5 || 3:00 || 6–0 |-

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