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Alistair Overeem
File:Allistair Overeem.jpg
Alistair Overeem in Amsterdam
BornAlistair Cees Overeem
(1980-05-17) May 17, 1980 (age 44)
Hounslow, England[1]
Other namesThe Reem, Demolition Man,
Ubereem,

NationalityNetherlands Dutch
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight263 lb (119 kg; 18.8 st)
DivisionHeavyweight (2007–present)
Light Heavyweight (1999–2007)
Super Heavyweight (Kickboxing)
Reach80 in (203 cm)
StyleKickboxing, Muay Thai, Submission grappling
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofAmsterdam, The Netherlands[1]
TeamXtreme Couture (2011–present)
Golden Glory (1999–2011)
TrainerStriking: Roberto Flamingo
Years active1999–present
Kickboxing record
Total14
Wins10
By knockout7
Losses4
By knockout3
Mixed martial arts record
Total48
Wins36
By knockout15
By submission19
By decision2
Losses11
By knockout6
By submission2
By decision3
No contests1
Other information
OccupationProfessional Mixed martial arts fighter, Currently employed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Notable relativesValentijn Overeem, brother
Websitewww.thereem.com
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: December 23, 2010 (2010-12-23)

Alistair Cees Overeem is a British born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer,[2][3] signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and made history by being the only fighter in combat sports to hold a world title in both MMA and K-1 kickboxing at the same time. As of November 2010, Overeem is ranked as the #3 best heavyweight mixed martial artist in the world by Sherdog,[4][5] #3 by MMAWeekly,[6] #3 by Yahoo! Sports,[7] #2 by FightMagazine.com[8] #2 by MMAFighting.com.[9] and #3 In the ESPN MMA Power Rankings.[10]

Biography

Overeem was born on (1980-05-17)May 17, 1980[11] in the London Borough of Hounslow, England.[12][13] to a Jamaican father and Dutch mother.[14] His parents divorced when he was six years old. His mother, Clair, then moved Alistair and his brother Valentijn to the Netherlands, where Alistair has lived ever since.[15][16]

As a child, Overeem competed in sports like judo, athletics and basketball.[16] At 15 years of age, his brother Valentijn took him to Chris Dolman's gym to teach him how to defend himself.[16][17] At first he didn't like to train, but after training with Bas Rutten, Joop Kasteel and others, he eventually learned to enjoy it.[18][19]

Mixed martial arts career

Overeem had his first MMA professional fight at 19 years old, defeating Ricardo Fyeet by guillotine choke submission on October 24, 1999 (1999-10-24) at It's Showtime, the first event of the eponymously named promotion.[16][20]

Early MMA Career

After posting a 10–3 record in promotions such as RINGS, Overeem debuted in Pride Fighting Championships on July 20, 2002, defeating Yusuke Imamura by TKO in just 44 seconds.

Pride FC

Overeem would win two more fights in Pride before entering the 2003 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix at Pride Total Elimination 2003 and losing to future UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell in the quarterfinal match. Overeem rebounded to defeat Tomohiko Hashimoto at the Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 in 36 seconds. On October 31, 2004 he fought Hiromitsu Kanehara, defeating him by TKO part-way through the first round at Pride 28. He lost his next fight against Brazilian Top Team fighter Antônio Rogério Nogueira.

In 2005, Overeem entered the Pride Middle Weight Grand Prix at Pride Total Elimination 2005 where he defeated former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort by submission in the opening round. Overeem would move on to fight Igor Vovchanchyn in the quarterfinals at Pride Critical Countdown 2005 taking under two minutes to win by submission. Overeem lost in the semi-finals to the eventual champion Mauricio Rua.

In February 2006, Overeem fought Russian Top Team favorite Sergei Kharitonov. Overeem won the fight, dislocating Kharitonov's shoulder in the process. With his win over Kharitonov, Overeem secured a spot in the Pride 2006 Open Weight Grand Prix at Pride Total Elimination Absolute. He fought Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist Fabricio Werdum, losing via kimura in the second round.

Debut in Strikeforce

After his loss, Overeem traveled to San Jose, California to rematch Vitor Belfort at Strikeforce: Revenge. Despite being the main event, Overeem pulled out a decision win in a lackluster fight.

Return to Pride

A month later Overeem returned to Pride for a highly anticipated rematch with Antônio Rogério Nogueira. Overeem entered the fight with a heavily taped neck. After controlling the first round and a half with his striking, Overeem was stumbled from a punch, Nogueira followed with a flurry of strikes. Worried Overeem would be more severely injured, his corner threw in the towel.

At Pride Final Conflict Absolute, he lost to Ricardo Arona. Overeem was on the receiving end of a leg kick that caused a non-serious injury to his nerves, causing him to lose feeling in his foot and leg. Unable to mount an offense or defend against Arona, Overeem tapped out to avoid further injury.

He then suffered another KO loss to Mauricio Rua at Pride 33, but returned in June 2007 with a submission win over Michael Knaap at K-1 Grand Prix in Amsterdam (despite K-1 being a kickboxing promotion, the bout was fought under MMA rules).

On September 17, 2007, at Hero's 10: Middleweight Tournament Final Alistair faced Sergei Kharitonov again. Overeem showed solid movement as soon as the first round began, but he suffered a KO loss just before the end of the first round.

Return to Strikeforce/Dream/Dynamite

On November 16, 2007, Overeem defeated Paul Buentello for the vacant Strikeforce heavyweight title by submission due to knee strikes.[21]

On June 15, 2008 Overeem won by KO in the first round against Lee Tae-Hyun at Dream 4. On July 21, 2008, Overeem defeated K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 champion Mark Hunt in the first round by submission at Dream 5.

His next fight was against Mirko Filipović at Dream 6 on September 23, 2008.[22] After almost half of the first round which saw Overeem taking down Filipovic multiple times and effectively striking from the top position, cutting his Croatian foe, the bout was stopped and declared a no contest due to Alistair landing multiple knees to the groin of Filipovic.

In a 2008 interview, Overeem has stated that he would like to fight in the UFC in the near future. Overeem would ideally like a rematch with Chuck Liddell to avenge his Pride Total Elimination 2003 knockout loss and Mirko Cro Cop to avenge his disappointing no-contest in Dream. Overeem was also seen at UFC 93 in Ireland talking to Dana White and indicating he is "ready" to fight in the UFC.

Overeem was rumored to make his first title defense against Heavyweight Brett Rogers on June 6 at Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields, however a hand injury scuttled plans for the fight.[23] According to Golden Glory manager Bas Boon, Overeem had suffered a hand infection following a nightclub brawl early May 2009. According to Boon, Alistair and his brother Valentijn – both heavyweights – had been involved in an altercation that left five security staff needing hospital treatment and nearly cost Alistair his hand.

Overeem was scheduled to make his first Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship defense in a rematch against Fabricio Werdum at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg, but had to pull out due to a hand injury, most likely caused from his nightclub brawl.

Alistair defeated Tony Sylvester at Golden Glory's 10 year anniversary celebration with a standing guillotine choke.[24] He used the same choke only 8 days later to submit James Thompson at Dream 12.[25]

Overeem has stated that he wants a rubber match with Badr Hari, only this time in an MMA bout.[26]

Overeem was set to face Andrei Arlovski at Dynamite!! 2009 but FEG instead opted to have him face, Kazuyuki Fujita to keep with the Dream Vs. Sengoku theme.[27] Overeem quickly overpowered his opponent and recorded a knockout with a knee to the head.

Overeem then faced Brett Rogers on May 15, 2010 at Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery to defend his Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship.[28] He won the fight via TKO (punches) in the first round. In his post-fight interview, Alistair Overeem declared for another time that he wants to fight Fedor Emelianenko, claiming that Fedor's management can no longer ignore his presence.[29] The majority of Alistair Overeem's pre-fight training camp took place at the newly opened Golden Glory Gym in Pattaya, Thailand, where "The Demolition Man" concentrated on the further improvement of his Muay Thai skills.[30]

Overeem faced Todd Duffee on December 31, 2010 at Dynamite!! 2010.[31] Overeem defeated Duffee by way of knockout 19 seconds into the first round to win the Dream Interim Heavyweight Championship.[32]

Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix

In early 2011, Alistair Overeem was named as one of 8 men that will take part of the Strikeforce Heavyweight GP, alongside rivals Fabricio Werdum, Sergei Kharitonov, Brett Rogers, Josh Barnett, Andrei Arlovski, Antonio Silva and Fedor Emelianenko.

A rematch with Fabricio Werdum took place on June 18, 2011, at Strikeforce: Dallas as part of an eight-man heavyweight tournament.[33] Overeem won by unanimous decision.

Removal from GP/Strikeforce

On July 17, it was announced Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem was removed from the promotion’s 2011 heavyweight grand prix. Overeem went on to state that he felt the September date was too soon for him to return, and that he needed time to rest and heal after his June 18 quarterfinal decision win over Fabricio Werdum. Overeem swapped out for unbeaten up-and-comer Daniel Cormier.[34] Subsequently, on July 29, it was announced that Overeem had been released from the Strikeforce organization as Zuffa exercised their right to eliminate the one remaining fight on his contract.[35][36] It was revealed that the reason behind Overeem's release from Strikeforce was not due to his unwillingness to participate in the GP semi finals, but due to Golden Glory's policy requiring that the money fighters made through fights be paid through their management first.

This disagreement led not only to Overeem's release but also other Golden Glory stars under a Zuffa contract, including former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion Marloes Coenen, Norwegian UFC heavyweight Jon Olav Einemo, and even brother Valentijn Overeem. Team Golden Glory leader Bas Boon stated he has since changed the policy, and that Alistair Overeem could come to the UFC under an exclusive deal, if the right terms are offered.[37] Now it appears that Zuffa and Team Golden Glory are back on speaking terms, and UFC president Dana White is hoping to strike a deal with Overeem. “We’re talking to Overeem,” White confirmed. “Well, they’ve changed their opinions on how they can do business with us, so now we can.” [38]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On December 30, 2011, at UFC 141, Overeem made his UFC debut in the main event against former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar in what ultimately turned out to be Lesnar's final mixed martial arts fight. He defeated Lesnar by flooring him with a liver kick then finishing him off with an unanswered flurry of punches, prompting the referee to intervene and stop the fight, awarding Overeem a 1st Round TKO and earning him a title shot against heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos at UFC 145.

Kickboxing career

Overeem had his first professional kickboxing fight at 17 years old, in a K-1 rules fight on November 15, 1997 (1997-11-15).[16][39] After that he fought against Paul Hordijk, winning by decision on March 14, 1999 (1999-03-14). Alistair then moved onto K-1, having two K-1 Kickboxing fights in 6 years against Errol Parris and Glaube Feitosa. Alistair was knocked out in both bouts and stayed with MMA from then on. He did not fight in K-1 for 4 more years.

On December 31, 2008 Overeem faced Badr Hari, one of K-1's top contenders, under K-1 rules. He defeated Hari by way of knockout in the first round. After that, he faced Remy Bonjasky, the defending K-1 champion. Overeem came out aggressive in the first and second rounds, bullying Bonjasky and landing some impressive offense, but in the third was knocked down by a right hook from Bonjasky, who thereby secured a unanimous decision win. All three judges scored the bout 30–28.

On September 26 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16, having been selected by fan voting after his impressive performances against Remy Bonjasky and Badr Hari, Overeem shocked the kickboxing world by achieving a huge upset. He defeated K-1's longest serving member, legendary 3-time champion Peter Aerts by unanimous decision. At the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final Overeem knocked out Kyokushin Karate Champion, Ewerton Teixeira with a knee strike in the first round, but lost to Badr Hari, via TKO from a head kick in the Semi Finals.

At the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama Alistair Overeem defeated Dzevad Poturak via KO (right knee) in Round 1 at 2:40.[40] Overeem defeated Ben Edwards by TKO in the first round on October 2, 2010 at K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final 16.[41]

On December 11, at the Ariake Coliseum Alistair fought at and won the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final. In the quarter finals he beat Tyrone Spong by Unanimous decision. In the semi finals he came face to face with his teammate Gokhan Saki, who he defeated by first round TKO due to injury, breaking Saki's right arm with a hard left kick. Saki's arm was already injured as a result of his previous fight with Daniel Ghita. In the finals, he fought Peter Aerts for the second time. Alistair came out aggressively and finished Peter in the first round.

Personal life

Overeem has a daughter named Storm.[42] On a Japanese comedy show, Alistair Overeem claimed that his great-great-grandfather was William III of the Netherlands.[43] Overeem had a cameo in the music video for the song "Sexy and I Know It" by LMFAO in September 2011.[44] He won a celebrity sumo tournament in Japan in September 2011.

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

Mixed martial arts

Submission grappling

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
48 matches 36 wins 11 losses
By knockout 15 6
By submission 19 2
By decision 2 3
No contests 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 36–11 (1) Brock Lesnar TKO (kick to the body & punches) UFC 141 December 30, 2011 1 2:26 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States UFC debut, Heavyweight title eliminator.
Win 35–11 (1) Fabricio Werdum Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum June 18, 2011 3 5:00 Dallas, Texas, United States Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal. Later was pulled from the tournament.
Win 34–11 (1) Todd Duffee KO (knee & punches) Dynamite!! 2010 December 31, 2010 1 0:19 Saitama, Saitama, Japan Won the Dream Heavyweight Championship. Later vacated title.
Win 33–11 (1) Brett Rogers TKO (punches) Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery May 15, 2010 1 3:40 St. Louis, Missouri, United States Defended the Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship.
Win 32–11 (1) Kazuyuki Fujita KO (knee) Dynamite!! 2009 December 31, 2009 1 1:15 Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Win 31–11 (1) James Thompson Submission (standing guillotine choke) Dream 12 October 25, 2009 1 0:33 Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Win 30–11 (1) Tony Sylvester Submission (standing guillotine choke) Ultimate Glory 11: A Decade of Fights October 17, 2009 1 1:23 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Win 29–11 (1) Gary Goodridge Submission (kimura) Ultimate Glory 10: The Battle of Arnhem November 9, 2008 1 1:42 Arnhem, Netherlands
NC 28–11 (1) Mirko Filipović No contest (knee to the groin) Dream 6 September 23, 2008 1 6:09 Saitama, Saitama, Japan Overeem kneed Filipović two times in the groin
Win 28–11 Mark Hunt Submission (keylock) Dream 5 July 21, 2008 1 1:11 Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Win 27–11 Lee Tae-Hyun KO (punches & knee) Dream 4 June 15, 2008 1 0:36 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Win 26–11 Paul Buentello Submission (knees to the body) Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives November 16, 2007 2 3:42 San Jose, California, United States Won inaugural Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship
Loss 25–11 Sergei Kharitonov KO (punch) Hero's 10 September 17, 2007 1 4:21 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Win 25–10 Michael Knaap Submission (guillotine choke) K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam June 23, 2007 1 4:51 Amsterdam, Netherlands Moves up to Heavyweight full-time
Loss 24–10 Maurício Rua KO (punches) Pride 33 February 24, 2007 1 3:37 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 24–9 Ricardo Arona Submission (punches) Pride Final Conflict Absolute September 10, 2006 1 4:28 Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Loss 24–8 Antônio Rogério Nogueira TKO (punches) Pride Critical Countdown Absolute July 1, 2006 2 2:13 Saitama, Saitama, Japan Returns to Light Heavyweight
Win 24–7 Vitor Belfort Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce: Revenge June 9, 2006 3 5:00 San Jose, California, United States Fought at catchweight of 210 lb
Loss 23–7 Fabricio Werdum Submission (kimura) Pride Total Elimination Absolute May 5, 2006 2 3:43 Osaka, Osaka, Japan Pride 2006 Openweight Grand Prix Opening Round
Win 23–6 Nikolajus Cilkinas Submission (armbar) WCFC: No Guts, No Glory March 18, 2006 1 1:42 Manchester, England
Win 22–6 Sergei Kharitonov TKO (knees) Pride 31 February 26, 2006 1 5:13 Saitama, Saitama, Japan Moves up to Heavyweight
Loss 21–6 Maurício Rua KO (punches) Pride Final Conflict 2005 August 28, 2005 1 6:42 Saitama, Saitama, Japan Pride 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Semifinal
Win 21–5 Igor Vovchanchyn Submission (guillotine choke) Pride Critical Countdown 2005 June 26, 2005 1 1:20 Saitama, Saitama, Japan Pride 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal
Win 20–5 Vitor Belfort Submission (guillotine choke) Pride Total Elimination 2005 April 23, 2005 1 9:36 Osaka, Osaka, Japan Pride 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Opening Round
Loss 19–5 Antônio Rogério Nogueira Decision (unanimous) Pride 29 February 20, 2005 3 5:00 Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Win 19–4 Hiromitsu Kanehara TKO (doctor stoppage) Pride 28 October 31, 2004 2 3:52 Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Win 18–4 Rodney Glunder Submission (guillotine choke) 2 Hot 2 Handle October 10, 2004 1 1:32 Rotterdam, Netherlands Wins 2H2H Light-Heavyweight Championship
Win 17–4 Tomohiko Hashimoto TKO (knees and punches) Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 December 31, 2003 1 0:36 Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Loss 16–4 Chuck Liddell KO (punches) Pride Total Elimination 2003 August 10, 2003 1 3:09 Osaka, Osaka, Japan Pride 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
Win 16–3 Mike Bencic Submission (knee to the body) Pride 26 June 8, 2003 1 3:44 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Win 15–3 Aaron Brink Submission (guillotine choke) 2H2H 6: Simply the Best 6 March 16, 2003 1 0:53 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Win 14–3 Bazigit Atajev TKO (knee to the body) Pride 24 December 23, 2002 2 4:59 Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
Win 13–3 Dave Vader TKO (doctor stoppage) 2H2H 5: Simply the Best 5 October 13, 2002 1 3:17 Rotterdam, Netherlands 2H2H Light Heavyweight Tournament Final
Win 12–3 Moise Rimbon Submission (triangle choke) 2H2H 5: Simply the Best 5 October 13, 2002 1 1:03 Rotterdam, Netherlands 2H2H Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal
Win 11–3 Yusuke Imamura TKO (knee and punches) Pride The Best Vol.2 July 20, 2002 1 0:44 Tokyo, Japan
Win 10–3 Vesa Vuori TKO (punches) 2 Hot 2 Handle: Germany May 26, 2002 1 2:15 Krefeld, Germany
Win 9–3 Sergey Kaznovsky Submission (armbar) M-1 Mix-Fight Championship: Russia vs. The World 3 April 26, 2002 1 3:37 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win 8–3 Roman Zentsov Submission (keylock) 2H2H 4: Simply the Best 4 March 17, 2002 1 1:26 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Win 7–3 Stanislav Nuschik TKO (knees) 2H2H 2: Simply The Best March 18, 2001 1 0:53 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Win 6–3 Vladimer Chanturia Submission (rear naked choke) Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final February 24, 2001 1 1:06 Tokyo, Japan
Win 5–3 Peter Verschuren Submission (keylock) It's Showtime: Christmas Edition December 12, 2000 1 1:06 Haarlem, Netherlands
Loss 4–3 Bobby Hoffman KO (punches) Rings: Millennium Combine 2 June 15, 2000 1 9:39 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 4–2 Yuriy Kochkine Decision (split) Rings Russia: Russia vs. The World May 20, 2000 2 5:00 Yekaterinburg, Russia
Win 4–1 Yasuhito Namekawa Submission (armbar) Rings: Millennium Combine 1 April 20, 2000 1 0:45 Tokyo, Japan
Win 3–1 Can Sahinbas KO (knee) 2 Hot 2 Handle 1 March 5, 2000 1 2:21 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Win 2–1 Chris Watts KO (knee to the body) Rings Holland: There Can Only Be One Champion February 6, 2000 1 3:58 Utrecht, Netherlands
Loss 1–1 Yuriy Kochkine Decision (majority) Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block A October 28, 1999 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 1–0 Ricardo Fyeet Submission (guillotine choke) It's Showtime - It's Showtime October 24, 1999 1 1:39 Haarlem, Netherlands

Kickboxing record

Alistair Overeem kickboxing record
10 wins (7 (T)KO's), 4 losses

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Submission grappling record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Notes
Win 3–0 Sweden Mikael Grothe (Submission: Guillotine Choke) ADCC European Trials January 25, 2005 −98.9 kg Final
Win 2–0 Norway Andreas Olsen (Submission: Guillotine Choke) ADCC European Trials January 25, 2005 −98.9 kg
Win 1–0 Sweden Arben Latifi (Submission: Guillotine Choke) ADCC European Trials January 25, 2005 −98.9 kg

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  43. ^ Overeem, Alistair (2010-07-31). K-1 WGP 2010 FINAL 事前番組 Pre-Show 3/4 (in English/Japanese). Japan: Youtube. Event occurs at 2:45–3:45. Retrieved 2010-09-26. I, myself, am not a member of the royal familiy of Holland. But my mother's, grandfather, has been a son, baby, of king Willem the third.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  44. ^ Overeem, Alistair (2011-09-11). LMFAO music video. USA: VEVO. Event occurs at 2:45–3:45. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
New championship 1st Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion
November 16, 2007 – July 29, 2011 		Vacant
Overeem stripped of title and released from Strikeforce
New title Dream Interim Heavyweight Champion
December 31, 2010 – September 6, 2011 		Vacant
Overeem signed with UFC

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