[3] His first success in K-1 came on April 16, 2005 at K-1 2005 Italy, when he defeated Lorenzo Borgomeo and Ionut Iftimoaie and reached the tournament finals, where he was stopped by Alexander Ustinov by unanimous decision.

[4] He lost a unanimous decision to Pavel Zhuravlev on November 10 in Craiova, Romania at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination, in the tournament.

[5][6] He rematched Sergei Lascenko in a tournament reserve bout at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final in Bucharest, Romania on December 22 and won by split decision after three tough rounds.

[7] On April 20, 2013, Kemayo KO'd Dino Belošević in round four at FK-ONE in Paris to win the WAKO Pro World Super Heavyweight (+94.2 kg) K-1 Championship.

[8] He was expected to face Moises Baute at FCK in Tenerife, Spain for the SUPERKOMBAT Super Cruiserweight Title eliminator, but got injured and was replaced with Igor Bugaenko.