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Amsterdam
Alistair Overeem
"
The Demolition Man
"
AGE
44
/
May 17, 1980
HEIGHT
6'4"
/
193.04 cm
WEIGHT
256 lbs
/
116.12 kg
ASSOCIATION
Elevation Fight Team
CLASS
Heavyweight
Wins
47
KO
/
TKO
25
53%
SUBMISSIONS
17
36%
DECISIONS
5
11%
Losses
19
KO
/
TKO
15
79%
SUBMISSIONS
1
5%
DECISIONS
3
16%
N/C
1
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Alexander Volkov
UFC Fight Night 184 - Overeem vs. Volkov
Feb / 06 / 2021
TKO (Punches)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
2:06
win
Augusto Sakai
UFC Fight Night 176 - Overeem vs. Sakai
Sep / 05 / 2020
TKO (Elbows and Punches)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
0:26
win
Walt Harris
UFC on ESPN 8 - Overeem vs. Harris
May / 16 / 2020
TKO (Punches)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
3:00
loss
Jairzinho Rozenstruik
UFC on ESPN 7 - Overeem vs. Rozenstruik
Dec / 07 / 2019
KO (Punch)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
4:56
win
Alexey Oleynik
UFC Fight Night 149 - Overeem vs. Oleynik
Apr / 20 / 2019
TKO (Punches)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:45
win
Sergei Pavlovich
UFC Fight Night 141 - Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2
Nov / 24 / 2018
TKO (Punches)
John Sharp
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:21
loss
Curtis Blaydes
UFC 225 - Whittaker vs. Romero 2
Jun / 09 / 2018
TKO (Elbows)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
2:56
loss
Francis Ngannou
UFC 218 - Holloway vs. Aldo 2
Dec / 02 / 2017
KO (Punch)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:42
win
Fabricio Werdum
UFC 213 - Romero vs. Whittaker
Jul / 08 / 2017
Decision (Majority)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Mark Hunt
UFC 209 - Woodley vs. Thompson 2
Mar / 04 / 2017
KO (Knee)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
1:44
loss
Stipe Miocic
UFC 203 - Miocic vs. Overeem
Sep / 10 / 2016
KO (Punches)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:27
win
Andrei Arlovski
UFC Fight Night 87 - Overeem vs. Arlovski
May / 08 / 2016
TKO (Front Kick and Punches)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
1:12
win
Junior dos Santos
UFC on Fox 17 - Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2
Dec / 19 / 2015
TKO (Punches)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
4:43
win
Roy Nelson
UFC 185 - Pettis vs. dos Anjos
Mar / 14 / 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Stefan Struve
UFC on Fox 13 - Dos Santos vs. Miocic
Dec / 13 / 2014
KO (Punches)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:13
loss
Ben Rothwell
UFC Fight Night 50 - Jacare vs. Mousasi 2
Sep / 05 / 2014
TKO (Punches)
Keith Peterson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:19
win
Frank Mir
UFC 169 - Barao vs. Faber 2
Feb / 01 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Travis Browne
UFC Fight Night 26 - Shogun vs. Sonnen
Aug / 17 / 2013
KO (Front Kick and Punches)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:08
loss
Antonio Silva
UFC 156 - Aldo vs. Edgar
Feb / 02 / 2013
KO (Punches)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
0:25
win
Brock Lesnar
UFC 141 - Lesnar vs. Overeem
Dec / 30 / 2011
TKO (Kick to the Body and Punches)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:26
win
Fabricio Werdum
Strikeforce - Overeem vs. Werdum
Jun / 18 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Leon Roberts
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Todd Duffee
K-1 - Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2010
Dec / 31 / 2010
KO (Punches)
Moritaka Oshiro
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
0:19
win
Brett Rogers
Strikeforce - Heavy Artillery
May / 15 / 2010
TKO (Punches)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
3:40
win
Kazuyuki Fujita
K-1 - Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2009
Dec / 31 / 2009
KO (Knee)
Moritaka Oshiro
1
1:15
win
James Thompson
Dream 12 - The Cage of the Rising Sun
Oct / 25 / 2009
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Yuji Shimada
1
0:33
win
Tony Sylvester
UG 11 - A Decade of Fights
Oct / 17 / 2009
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Marco Broersen
1
1:23
win
Gary Goodridge
UG 10 - The Battle of Arnhem
Nov / 09 / 2008
Submission (Kimura)
1
1:47
NC
Mirko Filipovic
Dream 6 - Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final
Sep / 23 / 2008
No Contest (Knee to the Groin)
Yuji Shimada
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
6:09
win
Mark Hunt
Dream 5 - Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final
Jul / 21 / 2008
Submission (Keylock)
Yuji Shimada
1
1:11
win
Tae Hyun Lee
Dream 4 - Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Quarterfinals
Jun / 15 / 2008
KO (Punches)
Samio Kimura
1
0:36
win
Paul Buentello
Strikeforce - Four Men Enter, One Man Survives
Nov / 16 / 2007
TKO (Submission to Knee to the Body)
Nelson Hamilton
2
3:42
loss
Sergei Kharitonov
K-1 HERO's - Tournament Final
Sep / 17 / 2007
KO (Punch)
Ryogaku Wada
1
4:21
win
Michael Knaap
K-1 - World GP in Amsterdam
Jun / 23 / 2007
Submission (Peruvian Necktie)
1
3:29
loss
Mauricio Rua
Pride 33 - Second Coming
Feb / 24 / 2007
KO (Punches)
Steve Mazzagatti
1
3:37
loss
Ricardo Arona
Pride FC - Final Conflict Absolute
Sep / 10 / 2006
TKO (Submission to Punches)
Moritaka Oshiro
1
4:28
loss
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Pride FC - Critical Countdown Absolute
Jul / 01 / 2006
TKO (Corner Stoppage)
Samio Kimura
2
2:13
win
Vitor Belfort
Strikeforce - Revenge
Jun / 09 / 2006
Decision (Unanimous)
Jon Schorle
3
5:00
loss
Fabricio Werdum
Pride FC - Total Elimination Absolute
May / 05 / 2006
Submission (Kimura)
Moritaka Oshiro
2
3:43
win
Nikolajus Cilkinas
WCFC - No Guts No Glory
Mar / 18 / 2006
Submission (Armbar)
1
1:42
win
Sergei Kharitonov
Pride 31 - Dreamers
Feb / 26 / 2006
TKO (Knees)
Daisuke Noguchi
1
5:13
loss
Mauricio Rua
Pride FC - Final Conflict 2005
Aug / 28 / 2005
TKO (Punches)
Daisuke Noguchi
1
6:42
win
Igor Vovchanchyn
Pride FC - Critical Countdown 2005
Jun / 26 / 2005
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Minoru Toyonaga
1
1:20
win
Vitor Belfort
Pride FC - Total Elimination 2005
Apr / 23 / 2005
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Moritaka Oshiro
1
9:36
loss
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Pride 29 - Fists of Fire
Feb / 20 / 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
Minoru Toyonaga
3
5:00
win
Hiromitsu Kanehara
Pride 28 - High Octane
Oct / 31 / 2004
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Daisuke Noguchi
2
3:52
win
Rodney Glunder
2H2H - 2 Hot 2 Handle
Oct / 10 / 2004
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
1
1:33
win
Tomohiko Hashimoto
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 - Inoki Festival
Dec / 31 / 2003
TKO (Knees)
Kenichi Serizawa
1
0:36
loss
Chuck Liddell
Pride FC - Total Elimination 2003
Aug / 10 / 2003
KO (Punches)
Minoru Toyonaga
1
3:09
win
Mike Bencic
Pride 26 - Bad to the Bone
Jun / 08 / 2003
TKO (Knee to the Body and Punches)
Minoru Toyonaga
1
3:44
win
Aaron Brink
2H2H 6 - Simply the Best 6
Mar / 16 / 2003
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
1
0:53
win
Bozigit Ataev
Pride 24 - Cold Fury 3
Dec / 23 / 2002
TKO (Knee to the Body)
Daisuke Noguchi
2
4:59
win
Dave Vader
2H2H 5 - Simply the Best 5
Oct / 13 / 2002
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
2
N/A
win
Moise Rimbon
2H2H 5 - Simply the Best 5
Oct / 13 / 2002
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
1
1:03
win
Yusuke Imamura
Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 2
Jul / 20 / 2002
TKO (Knee and Punches)
Daisuke Noguchi
1
0:44
win
Vesa Vuori
2H2H - 2 Hot 2 Handle Germany
May / 26 / 2002
TKO (Punches)
1
2:15
win
Sergey Kaznovsky
M-1 MFC - Russia vs. the World 3
Apr / 26 / 2002
Submission (Armbar)
1
3:37
win
Roman Zentsov
2H2H 4 - Simply the Best 4
Mar / 17 / 2002
Submission (Keylock)
1
1:26
win
Stanislav Nuschik
2H2H 2 - Simply The Best
Mar / 18 / 2001
TKO (Knees)
1
0:53
win
Vladimer Tchanturia
Rings - King of Kings 2000 Final
Feb / 24 / 2001
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
1:06
win
Peter Verschuren
It's Showtime - Christmas Edition
Dec / 12 / 2000
Submission (Keylock)
1
1:06
loss
Bobby Hoffman
Rings - Millennium Combine 2
Jun / 15 / 2000
KO (Punch)
1
9:39
loss
Yuriy Kochkine
Rings Russia - Russia vs. The World
May / 20 / 2000
Decision (Split)
2
5:00
win
Yasuhito Namekawa
Rings - Millennium Combine 1
Apr / 20 / 2000
Submission (Armbar)
1
0:45
win
Can Sahinbas
2H2H 1 - 2 Hot 2 Handle
Mar / 05 / 2000
KO (Knee)
1
2:21
win
Chris Watts
Rings Holland - There Can Only Be One Champion
Feb / 06 / 2000
KO (Knee to the Body)
1
3:58
loss
Yuriy Kochkine
Rings - King of Kings 1999 Block A
Oct / 28 / 1999
Decision (Majority)
2
5:00
win
Ricardo Fyeet
It's Showtime - It's Showtime
Oct / 24 / 1999
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Michel Blitz
1
1:39
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