Jan Nortje
Appearance
Jan Nortje | |
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Born | Johannes Nortje 11 April 1975 Cape Town, South Africa |
Other names | The Giant |
Residence | Grand Baie, Mauritius (current) Gustavia, St. Barts (previous) |
Nationality | ![]() |
Height | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 160 kg (353 lb; 25 st 3 lb) |
Division | Super Heavyweight Heavyweight |
Stance | Southpaw |
Fighting out of | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Team | Xtreme Couture[1] Steve's Gym Team Nortje |
Trainer | Steve Kalakoda Randy Couture Ray Sefo Fai Falamoe (2007, 2013) |
Years active | 1998–2008, 2013 (Kickboxing) 1999–2001 (Boxing) 2001–2003, 2007–2009, 2013 (MMA) |
Professional boxing record | |
Total | 11 |
Wins | 11 |
By knockout | 10 |
Losses | 0 |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 25 |
Wins | 9 |
By knockout | 8 |
Losses | 16 |
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 professional kickboxer, mixed martial artist and undefeated professional boxer[2] who has fought for Strikeforce, DREAM, K-1, Inoki Genome Federation, PRIDE Fighting Championship and New Japan Pro Wrestling.
He has fought the likes of Jérôme Le Banner, Gary Goodridge, and K-1 Champions Mirko Cro Cop, Ernesto Hoost, Peter Aerts and Semmy Schilt. His last MMA fight was a loss against Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou at DREAM.9.
He lost to Lechi Kurbanov by way of an extension round split decision on 29 June 2013 in Grozny, Chechnya.[3]
Mixed martial arts record
8 matches | 2 wins | 6 losses |
By knockout | 2 | 2 |
By submission | 0 | 4 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 2–6 | Sokoudjou | TKO (punches) | DREAM 9 | 26 May 2009 | 1 | 2:30 | Yokohama, Japan | DREAM Super Hulk Grand Prix Opening Round; Super Heavyweight bout. |
Win | 2–5 | Bob Sapp | TKO (punches) | Strikeforce: At The Dome | 23 February 2008 | 1 | 0:55 | Tacoma, Washington, United States | Super Heavyweight bout. |
Loss | 1–5 | Gary Goodridge | TKO (punches) | Hero's 8 | 12 March 2007 | 1 | 3:00 | Nagoya, Japan | |
Loss | 1–4 | Masayuki Naruse | Submission (rear-naked choke) | K-1 | 31 December 2003 | 1 | 4:40 | Nagoya, Japan | |
Loss | 1–3 | Shinsuke Nakamura | Submission (strikes) | New Japan Pro Wrestling | 2 May 2003 | 2 | 3:12 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Win | 1–2 | Tadao Yasuda | TKO (soccer kicks) | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002 | 31 December 2002 | 2 | 0:57 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |
Loss | 0–2 | Yoshihisa Yamamoto | Submission (armbar) | PRIDE 18 | 23 December 2001 | 1 | 1:43 | Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan | |
Loss | 0–1 | Gary Goodridge | Submission (armbar) | K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan GP Final | 19 August 2001 | 1 | 1:11 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan |
K-1 kickboxing record
9 Wins (8 (T)KO's, 1 decisions), 16 Losses | |||||||
Date | Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time |
06/29/2013 | Loss | 9–16 | ![]() |
K-1 World Ichigeki Cup 2013 | Ext. R Decision (split) | 4 | 3:00 |
08/16/2008 | Win | 9–15 | ![]() |
Deep: Gladiator | KO (left hook) | 1 | 1:05 |
06/29/2008 | Loss | 8–15 | ![]() |
K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka | TKO (referee stoppage) | 3 | 2:49 |
03/26/2008 | Loss | 8–14 | ![]() |
K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:10 |
12/08/2007 | Win | 8–13 | ![]() |
K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final | TKO (overhand right) | 2 | 0:11 |
04/28/2007 | Loss | 7–13 | ![]() |
K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii | KO (right cross) | 2 | 1:50 |
04/28/2007 | Win | 7–12 | ![]() |
K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii | TKO (low kicks) | 2 | 1:56 |
08/13/2005 | Loss | 6–12 | ![]() |
K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas II | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
11/06/2004 | Loss | 6–11 | ![]() |
K-1 Titans 1st '04 | TKO | 2 | 0:57 |
08/07/2004 | Loss | 6–10 | ![]() |
K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
06/06/2004 | Loss | 6–9 | ![]() |
K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Nagoya | TKO (referee stoppage) | 1 | 0:55 |
03/27/2004 | Win | 6–8 | ![]() |
K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Saitama | TKO (punch rush/3 knockdowns) | 1 | 2:32 |
12/06/2003 | Loss | 5–8 | ![]() |
K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 | KO | 1 | 1:06 |
11/03/2003 | Win | 5–7 | ![]() |
New Japan Pro Wrestling: Yokohama Dead Out | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:19 |
07/13/2003 | Loss | 4–7 | ![]() |
K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Fukuoka | KO | 1 | 2:49 |
03/03/2003 | Win | 4–6 | ![]() |
K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Saitama | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
08/17/2002 | Loss | 3–6 | ![]() |
K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Las Vegas | KO | 3 | 1:29 |
03/03/2002 | Win | 3–5 | ![]() |
K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Nagoya | KO (right hook) | 2 | 1:38 |
07/20/2001 | Win | 2–5 | ![]() |
K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Nagoya | KO (punches) | 2 | 1:01 |
04/29/2001 | Loss | 1–5 | ![]() |
K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka | Ext. R Decision (split) | 4 | 3:00 |
05/28/2000 | Loss | 1–4 | ![]() |
K-1 Survival 2000 | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:07 |
06/21/1999 | Loss | 1–3 | ![]() |
K-1 Braves '99 Quarter Finals | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
04/25/1999 | Loss | 1–2 | ![]() |
K-1 Revenge '99 | KO (left hook) | 4 | 1:58 |
10/28/1998 | Win | 1–1 | ![]() |
K-1 Japan '98 Kamikaze | TKO (3 knockdowns) | 1 | 2:51 |
04/09/1998 | Loss | 0–1 | ![]() |
K-1 Kings '98 | TKO | 3 | 0:47 |
Professional boxing record[2]
Titles
- Former South African Kickboxing Superheavyweight Champion
- Former All-African Heavyweight Champion
- K-1 2007 World Grandprix in Hawaii Semi Finalist
Entrance music
Event | Entrance Music |
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DREAM.9 | Let's Go - Trick Daddy |
References
- ^ "jXtreme Couture MMA". Xtremecouture.wordpress.com. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Jan Nortje - Boxer". Boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "Lechi Kurbanov vs. Jan Nortje - wideo z walki". Kickboxing24.pl. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "Jan "The Giant" Nortje MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography". Sherdog.com. 11 April 1975. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
External links
- Professional MMA record for Jan Nortje from Sherdog
- Profile at K-1
- Jan Nortje Official PRIDE Profile
- Boxing record for Jan Nortje from BoxRec (registration required)
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from July 2012
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Cape Town
- Afrikaner people
- Kickboxing trainers
- South African male mixed martial artists
- Super heavyweight mixed martial artists
- South African male kickboxers
- Super heavyweight kickboxers
- Heavyweight boxers
- South African male professional wrestlers
- People from Potchefstroom
- South African male boxers