Jan Nortje

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Jan Nortje
Born Johannes Nortje
April 11, 1975 (1975-04-11) (age 36)
Cape Town, South Africa
Other names The Giant
Nationality South African
Height 2.05 m (6 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Weight 159.7 kg (352.1 lb; 25.1 st)
Division Heavyweight (265 lb)
Style Kickboxing, Boxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Johannesburg, South Africa
Team Xtreme Couture[1]
Steve's Gym
Team Nortje
Trainer Steve Kalakoda
Randy Couture
Ray Sefo
Years active 2001 - 2003, 2007 - 2009 (MMA)
1998 – 2008 (Kickboxing)
1999 - 2001 (Boxing)
Professional boxing record
Total 10
Wins 10
By knockout 9
Kickboxing record
Total 23
Wins 8
By knockout 8
Losses 15
Mixed martial arts record
Total 8
Wins 2
By knockout 2
Losses 6
By knockout 2
By submission 4
Other information
Boxing record from Boxrec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Johannes "Jan" Nortje (born April 11, 1975) is a South African kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and undefeated pro boxer[2] who has fought for Strikeforce, DREAM, K-1, PRIDE Fighting Championship, and New Japan Pro Wrestling.

He has fought the likes of Mirko Cro Cop, Jérôme Le Banner, Gary Goodridge, and K-1 Champions Ernesto Hoost, Peter Aerts, and Semmy Schilt. His last fight was a loss against Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou at DREAM.9.

Contents

[edit] Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 2-6 Cameroon Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou TKO (punches) Dream.9 02009-05-26 May 26, 2009 1 2:30 Yokohama, Japan DREAM Super Hulk Grand Prix Opening Round
Win 2-5 United States Bob Sapp TKO (punches) Strikeforce: At The Dome 02008-02-23 February 23, 2008 1 0:55 Tacoma, Washington, United States
Loss 1-5 Trinidad and Tobago GoodridgeGary Goodridge TKO (punches) Hero's 8 02007-03-12 March 12, 2007 1 3:00 Nagoya, Japan
Loss 1-4 Japan NaruseMasayuki Naruse Submission (rear naked choke) K-1 02003-12-31 December 31, 2003 1 4:40 Nagoya, Japan
Loss 1-3 Japan NakamuraShinsuke Nakamura Submission (guillotine choke) New Japan Pro Wrestling 02003-05-02 May 2, 2003 2 3:12 Tokyo, Japan
Win 1-2 Japan YasudaTadao Yasuda TKO (soccer kicks) Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002 02002-12-31 December 31, 2002 2 0:57 Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Loss 0-2 Japan YamamotoYoshihisa Yamamoto Submission (armbar) PRIDE 18 02001-12-23 December 23, 2001 1 1:43 Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Loss 0-1 Trinidad and Tobago GoodridgeGary Goodridge Submission (armbar) K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan GP Final 02001-08-19 August 19, 2001 1 1:11 Saitama, Saitama, Japan

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[edit] K-1 kickboxing record

10 Wins (9 (T)KO's, 1 decisions), 13 Losses
Date Result Record Opponent Event Method Round Time
06/29/2008 Loss 9-14 Netherlands Peter Aerts K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka TKO (Referee stoppage) 3 2:49
03/26/2008 Loss 9-13 Switzerland Bjorn Bregy K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam KO (Punches) 1 1:10
12/08/2007 Win 9-12 South Korea Dong Wook-Kim K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final TKO (Punch) 2 0:11
04/28/2007 Loss 8-12 United States Mighty Mo K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii KO (Right cross) 2 1:50
04/28/2007 Win 8-11 United States Julius Long K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii TKO (Leg kicks) 2 1:56
08/13/2005 Loss 7-11 United States Imani Lee K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas II Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
11/06/2004 Loss 7-10 Netherlands Semmy Schilt Titans 1st KO 2 0:57
08/07/2004 Loss 7-9 Russia Alexander Ustinov K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
06/06/2004 Win 7-8 United States Tom Erikson K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Nagoya TKO (Referee stoppage) 1 0:55
03/27/2004 Win 6-8 South Africa Mike Bernardo K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Saitama KO (Punches) 1 2:32
12/06/2003 Loss 5-8 Sweden Martin Holm K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 KO 1 1:06
11/03/2003 Win 5-7 Croatia Ivan Rudan New Japan Pro Wrestling: K-1 vs. NJPW KO (Punches) 1 0:19
07/13/2003 Loss 4-7 Belarus Alexey Ignashov K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Fukuoka KO 1 2:49
03/03/2003 Win 4-6 Russia Evgeny Orlov K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Saitama Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
08/17/2002 Loss 3-6 Netherlands Ernesto Hoost K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Las Vegas KO 3 1:29
03/03/2002 Win 3-5 Sweden Jörgen Kruth K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Nagoya KO (Punch) 2 1:38
07/20/2001 Win 2-5 Russia Sergei Matkin K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Nagoya KO (Punches) 2 1:01
04/29/2001 Loss 1-5 Australia Peter Graham K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka Ext. R Decision (Split) 4 3:00
05/28/2000 Loss 1-4 France Jérôme Le Banner K-1 Survival 2000 KO (Punch) 1 1:07
06/21/1999 Loss 1-3 England Matt Skelton K-1 Braves '99 Quarter Finals Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
04/25/1999 Loss 1-2 Croatia Mirko Filipović K-1 Revenge '99 KO (Left Hook) 4 1:58
10/28/1998 Win 1-1 Japan Mitsuya Nagai K-1 Japan '98 Kamikaze TKO (3 Knockdowns) 1 2:51
04/09/1998 Loss 0-1 England Matt Skelton K-1 Kings '98 TKO 3 0:47

[edit] Professional Boxing record[2]

10 Wins (9 (T) KO's, 1 decisions), 0 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Method Round Time
06/16/2001 Win Australia Curtis McDorman Cintas Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States TKO (Corner Stoppage) 2 6:00
06/02/2001 Win United States JC Hilliard Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, United States TKO (Punches) 2 0:17
02/27/2001 Win Cameroon Monthee Honore Parow Civic Centre, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa TKO (Towel) 8 12:00 Wins Vacant All-African Heavyweight Title
08/05/2000 Win United States Mario Sailor The Moon, Tallahassee, Florida, United States TKO (Corner Stoppage) 1 4:00
07/08/2000 Win South Africa Ricky Peters George, Western Cape, South Africa TKO (Punches) 1 1:15
07/02/2000 Win South Africa Clinton Nortje Rygersdal Sports Complex, Rondebosch, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa TKO (Corner Stoppage) 1 10:00
04/30/2000 Win South Africa Clinton Nortje Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 2 6:00
02/22/2000 Win South Africa Armstrong M'bete Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa KO (Punches) 1
12/18/1999 Win South Africa Egan Norman Club Mykanos Holiday Resort, Langebaan, Western Cape, South Africa KO (Punches) 1 0:10
09/25/1999 Win Democratic Republic of the Congo Jacob Lolwane Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa Decision 4 4:00

[edit] Titles

  • Former South African Kickboxing Superheavyweight Champion
  • Former All-African Heavyweight Champion
  • K-1 2007 World Grandprix in Hawaii Semi Finalist

[edit] Entrance music

Event Entrance Music
DREAM.9 Let's Go - Trick Daddy

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://xtremecouture.wordpress.com/category/jan-nortje/
  2. ^ a b http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=14124&cat=boxer
  3. ^ http://sherdog.com/fighter/Jan-Nortje-2325

[edit] External links

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