Dimitris Kontos was born in 1980, In Amaroussio, in Attica, Greece.

In 2000 he started taking lessons in Pagration in Panayiotis Koutroumbas’ Martial Arts Academy in Elatia and he went on to become a student of Evangelos Koutras in Koutras’ Martial Arts Academy, in Lamia.

He has been a Pagration Trainer for Rixivios Sports Club since 2004.

He is a certified by the Greek Ministry of Sports and Education Pankratiast rank 3 and an International Referee of the World Pankration Athlima Federation.

He is also holder of the Blue belt in B.J.J.

He is the 2005 Greek Pagration Champion and the 2nd runner up in the 2012 Greek B.J.J Championship.