Hussein Abbas-Zade
“The Scorpion”
Source: kingzeurope.comFrom Frontline podiums to JJIF World No-Gi silver, Hussein Abbas-Zade has combined competition, MMA and a jiu-jitsu equipment business.
Biography
Sources for this profile
Kingz Europe, athlete page "Hussein Abbas-Zade" (undated).(opens in a new tab)
The gear brand Kingz Europe presents Hussein Abbas-Zade as a representative of the brand, training out of Frontline Academy in Norway.
Where in the source: Athlete page, first sentence under the name heading — "Training out of the Frontline Academy in Norway"
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Kingz Europe gives his nickname as "The Scorpion".
Where in the source: Athlete page, first sentence — "The Scorpion"
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An undated Kingz Europe biography describes him as a purple belt with IBJJF European No-Gi gold and a gi bronze in Lisbon.
Where in the source: Athlete page, first paragraph — "a successful run at purple belt so far"
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Sherdog Fight Finder, "Hussein Abbas-Zade" fighter page.(opens in a new tab)
Sherdog lists Hussein Abbas-Zade, "The Scorpion", as a featherweight professional MMA fighter from Oslo, Norway.
Where in the source: Fighter header — nickname line "The Scorpion", location "NORWAY / OSLO", class FEATHERWEIGHT
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Sherdog gives his birth year as 1991.
Where in the source: Fighter header, AGE row (age and birth date, year 1991)
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Sherdog records six professional MMA bouts for him between July 2021 and September 2025: three wins, all by submission, and three losses, all on decision.
Where in the source: Fight History - Pro table and the WINS/LOSSES summary (3 submissions; 3 decisions)
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His first professional MMA bout recorded by Sherdog was a unanimous-decision loss to Caolan Loughran at Levels Fight League 2 on 25 July 2021; his three recorded wins came by two rear-naked chokes and a kneebar.
Where in the source: Fight History - Pro table, bottom row "LFL 2 - Levels Fight League 2"; Method column of the win rows
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IBJJF, European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2017, results.(opens in a new tab)
He won gold in the adult purple belt featherweight division (67.5 kg) at the 2017 IBJJF European No-Gi Championship, competing for Frontline Academy.
Where in the source: Athletes results by category, "MALE / ADULT / PURPLE / FEATHER (67.50KG)" — place 1, academy "Frontline Academy"
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IBJJF, European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2017, results.(opens in a new tab)
He took bronze in the adult purple belt light featherweight division (64 kg) at the 2017 IBJJF European Championship (gi), competing for Frontline Academy.
Where in the source: Athletes results by category, "MALE / ADULT / PURPLE / LIGHT FEATHER (64.00KG)" — place 3, academy "Frontline Academy"
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IBJJF, European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2015, results.(opens in a new tab)
As a blue belt he took bronze in the adult light featherweight division (64 kg) at the 2015 IBJJF European Championship, competing for Frontline Academy.
Where in the source: Athletes results by category, "MALE / ADULT / BLUE / LIGHT FEATHER (64.00KG)" — place 3, academy "Frontline Academy"
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IBJJF, Copenhagen International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2014, results.(opens in a new tab)
As a blue belt he won the adult light featherweight division (61.5 kg) at the 2014 Copenhagen International Open (gi), competing for Frontline Academy.
Where in the source: Athletes results by category, "MALE / ADULT / BLUE / LIGHT FEATHER (61.50KG)" — place 1, academy "Frontline Academy"
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IBJJF, Copenhagen International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2014, results.(opens in a new tab)
At the 2014 Copenhagen International Open No-Gi he also won the adult blue belt light featherweight division (61.5 kg) for Frontline Academy.
Where in the source: Athletes results by category, "MALE / ADULT / BLUE / LIGHT FEATHER (61.50KG)" — place 1, academy "Frontline Academy"
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ALLJIUJITSU Podcast (YouTube), "BJJ Business Podcast (2020) | Ep.19 - Hussein Abbas-Zade | JitsButikk", 5 June 2020.(opens in a new tab)
In June 2020 the ALLJIUJITSU Podcast's BJJ Business series (episode 19) presented him as a brown belt living in Oslo who runs the online store JitsButikk, and framed the episode as the story of a local BJJ business built around customer service.
Where in the source: Video description, first sentence — "running JitsButikk online store"; published 5 June 2020
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He explained that selling equipment brought home from a US trip helped finance his jiu-jitsu travel and developed into an online shop.
Where in the source: Public transcript 03:05–04:08 and 05:56–07:59
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He said competition contacts and customers at his own academy helped the shop grow, with personal delivery strengthening relationships.
Where in the source: Public transcript 08:30–13:24
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He described moving from Instagram sales to a website with BJJ Fightgear support, then ordering more stock against customer demand to avoid unsold inventory.
Where in the source: Public transcript 05:56–07:59 and 13:32–16:53
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Gi Experts / BJJ Fightgear (YouTube), "Lockdown Talks" interview with Hussein Abbas-Zade, 22 May 2020.(opens in a new tab)
According to a May 2020 interview published by the gear retailer BJJ Fightgear, he became brown belt world champion at the 2019 Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship.
Where in the source: Video description, third paragraph — "brown Belt World Champion in 2019"
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JitsButikk, "Om JitsButikk" page.(opens in a new tab)
JitsButikk, a Norwegian online shop for Brazilian jiu-jitsu and grappling equipment that says it started in 2018, is registered as a sole proprietorship in his name.
Where in the source: "Om JitsButikk" page, company details under the sign-off — "Firmanavn: JitsButikk" followed by the owner's name; footer "startet opp i 2018"
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MMA GALLA (YouTube), fight video Lewis Byrne vs. Hussein Abbas-Zade, published 21 October 2025.(opens in a new tab)
At MMA Galla Vol. 26 on 6 September 2025 he fought Lewis Byrne in a professional featherweight bout (65.8 kg), billed as representing Frontline Academy.
Where in the source: Video title "Hussein Abbas-Zade (Frontline Academy (NO))"; description "MMA GALLA Vol.26 - 6/9-25", featherweight line
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BJJ Fightgear, interview by Bram Welbroek, 22 May 2020.(opens in a new tab)
A May 2020 interview introduced Abbas-Zade as a Frontline brown belt under Eduardo Rios, an instructor there, and owner of JitsButikk and BJJ Fightgear Norway.
Where in the source: Introduction before the first question
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He said he set himself a black-belt world-title goal early in training and pursued it alongside university study and jobs.
Where in the source: Answer about staying motivated
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He recalled his 2019 World Pro final as a breakthrough: beating an opponent who had defeated him twice gave him confidence beyond the medal itself.
Where in the source: Answer about winning Abu Dhabi World Pro
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After the brown-belt title he still saw a gap to his black-belt ambitions and wanted to keep improving.
Where in the source: Follow-up answer about feelings after winning
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During lockdown he substituted outdoor conditioning for normal gym training and shifted the shop toward home-training equipment and acai.
Where in the source: Opening answers about lockdown, business and training
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He described private instruction as a place to develop his own technical ideas while helping a student improve.
Where in the source: Answer about private lessons
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He linked entrepreneurship to independence and viewed the need to market himself in jiu-jitsu as useful preparation for work beyond competition.
Where in the source: Final answers about business and sport
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Norges Kampsportforbund, European bronze report, 26 November 2023.(opens in a new tab)
At the 2023 JJIF European Championships in Zagreb he won senior men’s under-69 kg bronze representing Oslo Karate Klubb.
Where in the source: Event summary and section about Huseyn Abaszada, 26 November 2023
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The federation reported six wins in seven bouts; after an earlier loss to Yarin Chikri, he beat the same opponent for bronze.
Where in the source: Paragraph describing seven matches and the bronze-medal rematch
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Norges Kampsportforbund, Ju-Jitsu section annual-meeting papers 2026.(opens in a new tab)
In 2025 he took JJIF adult under-69 kg European gi bronze in Belgium and World No-Gi silver in Bangkok, representing Oslo Karate Klubb.
Where in the source: Section 2.7.2, printed page 8 (PDF page 11), separate 2025 European Gi and World No-Gi headings
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Norges Kampsportforbund via NTB Kommunikasjon, 15 June 2026.(opens in a new tab)
He added under-69 kg bronze at the European No-Gi Championships in Romania in June 2026, again representing Oslo Karate Klubb.
Where in the source: Results paragraph and senior team list; weekend 13–14 June 2026
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