Career
He fights under the ring name Koichi Pettas in honour of his trainer Nicholas Pettas. He fought Jérôme Le Banner in a non-tournament bout at Glory 4: Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2012 and lost the fight by third round knockout. Pettas rematched Jérôme Le Banner at Glory 8: Tokyo - 2013 65kg Slam in Tokyo, Japan on May 3, 2013, losing by unanimous decision.
He lost to Randy Blake by unanimous decision in a tournament reserve fight at Glory 9: New York - 2013 95kg Slam in New York City on June 22, 2013.