Jeffrey Ryan "Duke" Roufus (February 19, 1970 – October 17, 2025) was an American kickboxer and head coach of Roufusport based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. He was a well-known striking coach in North America. On March 19, 1999, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in his only defense of his I.K.F. title, Roufus defeated Australia's WKA World Champion Grant Barker. Roufus took 39 seconds to knock out the Australian in the opening round of the scheduled 5 round Muay Thai bout.

Roufus voluntarily vacated his Super Heavyweight I.K.F. Title to move down to the Heavyweight Muay Thai Division,

Honors and titles

  • 1998 I.K.F. World Super Heavyweight Champion
  • 1997 K.I.C.K. World Super Heavyweight Champion
  • 1996 W.K.B.A. World Super Heavyweight Champion
  • 1995 W.A.K.O. World Super Heavyweight Champion
  • 1995 I.S.K.A. World Super Heavyweight champion
  • 1995 W.K.A. World Super Heavyweight champion
  • 1993 W.K.A. North American Super Heavyweight Champion
  • 1991 W.A.K.O. World Championships in London, UK Bronze +84 kg (Light-Contact)

Kickboxing record (incomplete)

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|Win

| Lawson Baker

|Gladiators Fighting's 50th -"Knockout Kings"

|Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

|Decision (Unanimous)

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|Win

| Eduardo Maiorino

|Colosseum 5

|Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

|TKO (Leg Kicks)

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|align="center"|0:56

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|Win

| Sinisa Andrijasevic

|Heavyweight Gladiators

|Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

|Decision (Unanimous)

|align="center"|5

|align="center"|3:00

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|Loss

| Marvin Eastman

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Las Vegas

|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

|KO (knees to the body)

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|align="center"|0:19

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|Win

| Pedro Fernandez

|Heavyweight Gladiators

|Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

|TKO (Corner Stoppage)

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|Loss

| Stefan Leko

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Las Vegas

|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

|TKO

|align="center"|2

|align="center"|2:34

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|Loss

| Michael McDonald

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary USA

|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

|Decision (Unanimous)

|align="center"|3

|align="center"|3:00

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|Win

| Tomasz Kucharzewski

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary USA

|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

|TKO (2 knockdowns)

|align="center"|1

|align="center"|2:26

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|Win

| Dewey Cooper

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|Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

|Decision (unanimous)

|align="center"|5

|align="center"|3:00

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|Win

| Grant Barker

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|Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

|KO (High Kick)

|align="center"|1

|align="center"|0:39

|Defended IKF Super Heavyweight World title.

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|Win

| Hiriwa TeRangi

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|Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

|Decision (Unanimous)

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|Won IKF Super Heavyweight World title.

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|Win

| Patrick Smith

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|Ledyard, Connecticut, United States

|TKO (Leg Kick)

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|Defended KICK Super Heavyweight World title.

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|Loss

| Mike Bernardo

|K-1 Grand Prix '96 Opening Battle

|Yokohama, Japan

|TKO

|align="center"|2

|align="center"|1:37

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|Win

| Stan Longinidis

|World Cup of Martial Arts

|Ledyard, Connecticut, United States

|KO (Overhand Right Straight)

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|align="center"|0:41

|Won WKA, ISKA and WAKO World Super Heavyweight titles

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|Loss

| Andy Hug

|1994 Seidokaikan Karate World Cup

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|KO (Kick to the Body)

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|align="center"|2:17

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|Win

| Takeshi Tanaka

|K-1 Revenge

|Yokohama, Japan

|KO (Right Punch)

|align="center"|2

|align="center"|0:05

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|Win

| Zinnie Reynolds

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|Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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|Won WKA North American Championship

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See also

  • List of male kickboxers
  • Kickboxing
  • Muay Thai

References

  • Roufusport.com