Alistair Overeem

“The Demolition Man”

MMA · Retired

47-19 (1 NC)RECORD

25KO / TKO WINS

17SUBMISSION WINS

5DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Alistair Cees Overeem
Nickname	The Demolition Man
Date of birth	17 May 1980
Nationality	Dutch
Birthplace	Hounslow, London, England
Lives in	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Division	Heavyweight / Light Heavyweight
Team	Hemmers Gym
Height	193 cm (6′4″)
Reach	203 cm (80″)
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	1999–2022
Status	Retired
Pro debut	24 Oct 1999
Last fight	Loss vs Alexander Volkov, 6 Feb 2021

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Titles and honours

Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion
DREAM Heavyweight Champion (inaugural)
K-1 World Grand Prix Champion (2010)
2H2H Light Heavyweight Champion
UFC Heavyweight title challenger

Background

Alistair Overeem is a Dutch former mixed martial artist and kickboxer, born in London to a Jamaican father and a Dutch mother. He was raised in Amersfoort, Netherlands, and became a multi-title champion in MMA and K-1 kickboxing.

Fight history

67 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Alexander Volkov	TKO (punches)	2	2:06	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov	6 Feb 2021	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	Augusto Sakai	TKO (elbows and punches)	5	0:26	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai	5 Sep 2020	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	Walt Harris	TKO (punches)	2	3:00	UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris	16 May 2020	Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Loss	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	KO (punch)	5	4:56	UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik	7 Dec 2019	Washington, D.C., United States
Win	Aleksei Oleinik	TKO (punches)	1	4:45	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik	20 Apr 2019	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win	Sergei Pavlovich	TKO (punches)	1	4:21	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2	24 Nov 2018	Beijing, China
Loss	Curtis Blaydes	TKO (elbows)	3	2:56	UFC 225	9 Jun 2018	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Loss	Francis Ngannou	KO (punch)	1	1:42	UFC 218	2 Dec 2017	Detroit, Michigan, United States	UFC Heavyweight title eliminator
Win	Fabrício Werdum	Decision (majority)	3	5:00	UFC 213	8 Jul 2017	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	Mark Hunt	KO (knee)	3	1:44	UFC 209	4 Mar 2017	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	Stipe Miocic	KO (punches)	1	4:27	UFC 203	10 Sep 2016	Cleveland, Ohio, United States	For the UFC Heavyweight Championship
Win	Andrei Arlovski	TKO (front kick and punches)	2	1:12	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski	8 May 2016	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Win	Junior dos Santos	TKO (punches)	2	4:43	UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2	19 Dec 2015	Orlando, Florida, United States
Win	Roy Nelson	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 185	14 Mar 2015	Dallas, Texas, United States
Win	Stefan Struve	KO (punches)	1	4:13	UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic	13 Dec 2014	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Loss	Ben Rothwell	TKO (punches)	1	2:19	UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Mousasi	5 Sep 2014	Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States
Win	Frank Mir	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 169	1 Feb 2014	Newark, New Jersey, United States
Loss	Travis Browne	KO (front kick and punches)	1	4:08	UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen	17 Aug 2013	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Loss	Antônio Silva	KO (punches)	3	0:25	UFC 156	2 Feb 2013	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	Brock Lesnar	TKO (kick to the body and punches)	1	2:26	UFC 141	30 Dec 2011	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	Fabrício Werdum	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum	18 Jun 2011	Dallas, Texas, United States	Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix quarterfinal
Win	Todd Duffee	KO (punches)	1	0:19	Dynamite!! 2010	31 Dec 2010	Saitama, Japan	Won inaugural DREAM Heavyweight Championship
Win	Brett Rogers	TKO (punches)	1	3:40	Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery	15 May 2010	St. Louis, Missouri, United States	Defended Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship
Win	Kazuyuki Fujita	KO (knee)	1	1:15	Dynamite!! 2009	31 Dec 2009	Saitama, Japan
Win	James Thompson	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:33	Dream 12	25 Oct 2009	Osaka, Japan
Win	Tony Sylvester	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:23	Ultimate Glory 11	17 Oct 2009	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Win	Gary Goodridge	Submission (keylock)	1	1:47	Ultimate Glory 10	9 Nov 2008	Arnhem, Netherlands
No contest	Mirko Cro Cop	NC (knee to the groin)	1	6:09	Dream 6	23 Sep 2008	Saitama, Japan	Accidental knee to groin
Win	Mark Hunt	Submission (keylock)	1	1:11	Dream 5	21 Jul 2008	Osaka, Japan
Win	Lee Tae-hyun	KO (punches)	1	0:36	Dream 4	15 Jun 2008	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Paul Buentello	TKO (submission to knees to the body)	2	3:42	Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives	16 Nov 2007	San Jose, California, United States	Won inaugural Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship
Loss	Sergei Kharitonov	KO (punch)	1	4:21	Hero's 10	17 Sep 2007	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Michael Knaap	Submission (Peruvian necktie)	1	3:29	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam	23 Jun 2007	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Loss	Maurício Rua	KO (punches)	1	3:37	Pride 33	24 Feb 2007	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	Ricardo Arona	TKO (submission to punches)	1	4:28	Pride Final Conflict Absolute	10 Sep 2006	Saitama, Japan	Missed weight (208.9 lb)
Loss	Antônio Rogério Nogueira	TKO (corner stoppage)	2	2:13	Pride Critical Countdown Absolute	1 Jul 2006	Saitama, Japan	Catchweight (210 lb)
Win	Vitor Belfort	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Strikeforce: Revenge	9 Jun 2006	San Jose, California, United States	Catchweight (210 lb)
Loss	Fabrício Werdum	Submission (kimura)	2	3:43	Pride Total Elimination Absolute	5 May 2006	Osaka, Japan	2006 PRIDE Heavyweight Grand Prix opening round
Win	Nikolajus Cilkinas	Submission (armbar)	1	1:42	World Cage FC: No Guts, No Glory	18 Mar 2006	Manchester, England
Win	Sergei Kharitonov	TKO (knees)	1	5:13	Pride 31	26 Feb 2006	Saitama, Japan
Loss	Maurício Rua	TKO (punches)	1	6:42	Pride Final Conflict 2005	28 Aug 2005	Saitama, Japan	2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix semifinal
Win	Igor Vovchanchyn	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:20	Pride Critical Countdown 2005	26 Jun 2005	Saitama, Japan	2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix quarterfinal
Win	Vitor Belfort	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	9:36	Pride Total Elimination 2005	23 Apr 2005	Osaka, Japan	2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix opening round
Loss	Antônio Rogério Nogueira	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Pride 29	20 Feb 2005	Saitama, Japan
Win	Hiromitsu Kanehara	TKO (doctor stoppage)	2	3:52	Pride 28	31 Oct 2004	Saitama, Japan
Win	Rodney Glunder	Submission (guillotine choke)	1		2 Hot 2 Handle: Simply The Best 8	10 Oct 2004	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Won 2H2H Light Heavyweight Championship
Win	Tomohiko Hashimoto	TKO (knees)	1	0:36	Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003	31 Dec 2003	Kobe, Japan
Loss	Chuck Liddell	KO (punches)	1	3:09	Pride Total Elimination 2003	10 Aug 2003	Saitama, Japan	2003 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix quarterfinal
Win	Mike Bencic	TKO (knee to the body and punches)	1	3:44	Pride 26	8 Jun 2003	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Aaron Brink	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:53	2 Hot 2 Handle: Simply the Best 6	16 Mar 2003	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Win	Bazigit Atajev	TKO (knee to the body)	2	4:59	Pride 24	23 Dec 2002	Fukuoka, Japan
Win	Dave Vader	TKO (doctor stoppage)	2		2 Hot 2 Handle: Simply the Best 5	13 Oct 2002	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Won 2H2H Light Heavyweight Tournament
Win	Yusuke Imamura	TKO (knee and punches)	1	0:44	Pride The Best Vol. 2	20 Jul 2002	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Vesa Vuori	TKO (punches)	1	2:15	2 Hot 2 Handle: Germany	26 May 2002	Krefeld, Germany
Win	Sergey Kaznovsky	Submission (armbar)	1	3:37	M-1: Russia vs. the World 3	26 Apr 2002	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win	Roman Zentsov	Submission (keylock)	1	1:26	2 Hot 2 Handle: Simply the Best 4	17 Mar 2002	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Win	Stanislav Nuschik	TKO (knees)	1	0:53	2 Hot 2 Handle: Simply The Best 2	18 Mar 2001	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Win	Vladimer Chanturia	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:06	Rings Japan: King of Kings 2000 Final	24 Feb 2001	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Peter Verschuren	Submission (keylock)	1	1:06	It's Showtime: Christmas Edition	12 Dec 2000	Haarlem, Netherlands
Loss	Bobby Hoffman	KO (lariat)	1	9:39	Rings Japan: Millennium Combine 2	15 Jun 2000	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Yuriy Kochkine	Decision (split)	2	5:00	Rings Russia: Russia vs. The World 2	20 May 2000	Yekaterinburg, Russia
Win	Yasuhito Namekawa	Submission (armbar)	1	0:45	Rings Japan: Millennium Combine 1	20 Apr 2000	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Can Sahinbas	KO (knee)	1	2:21	2 Hot 2 Handle: Simply The Best 1	5 Mar 2000	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Win	Chris Watts	KO (knee to the body)	1	3:58	Rings Holland: There Can Only Be One Champion	6 Feb 2000	Utrecht, Netherlands
Loss	Yuriy Kochkine	Decision (majority)	2	5:00	Rings Japan: King of Kings 1999 Block A	28 Oct 1999	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Ricardo Fyeet	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:39	It's Showtime 2	24 Oct 1999	Haarlem, Netherlands	MMA debut
Win	Moise Rimbon	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:03				2H2H Light Heavyweight Tournament semifinal