Semmy Schilt

“Hightower”

MMA · Retired

26-14-1RECORD

15KO / TKO WINS

9SUBMISSION WINS

2DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Sem Schilt
Nickname	Hightower
Date of birth	27 Oct 1973
Nationality	Dutch
Birthplace	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Lives in	Zuidlaren, Netherlands
Division	Heavyweight
Team	Golden Glory
Height	212 cm (6′11″)
Reach	Not added yet
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	1996–2008
Status	Retired
Pro debut	16 May 1996
Last fight	Win vs Mighty Mo, 31 Dec 2008

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Titles and honours

King of Pancrase Openweight Champion (one time)
K-1 World Grand Prix Champion (4x)
K-1 Super Heavyweight Champion (one time)
Glory Heavyweight Champion (one time)
Glory 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament Winner

Background

Dutch giant who became King of Pancrase and fought in PRIDE and the UFC before dominating kickboxing as a four-time K-1 World Grand Prix champion. He retired in 2013 because of a heart condition.

Fight history

41 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Win	Mighty Mo	Submission (triangle choke)	1	5:17	Fields Dynamite!! 2008	31 Dec 2008	Saitama, Japan
Win	Nandor Guelmino	TKO (punches)	1	4:20	LOTR: Schilt vs. Guelmino	12 Jan 2008	Belgrade, Serbia
Win	Min-Soo Kim	Submission (triangle choke)	1	4:47	Hero's 6	5 Aug 2006	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Sergei Kharitonov	TKO (punches)	1	9:19	PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004	20 Jun 2004	Kobe, Japan	PRIDE 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix quarterfinal
Win	Gan McGee	Submission (armbar)	1	5:02	PRIDE Total Elimination 2004	25 Apr 2004	Saitama, Japan	PRIDE 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix first round
Loss	Josh Barnett	Submission (armbar)	3	4:48	Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003	31 Dec 2003	Kobe, Japan	For the Pancrase Openweight Championship
Loss	Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira	Submission (triangle choke)	1	6:36	PRIDE 23	24 Nov 2002	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Fedor Emelianenko	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	PRIDE 21	23 Jun 2002	Saitama, Japan
Win	Yoshihiro Takayama	KO (punches)	1	3:09	PRIDE 18	23 Dec 2001	Fukuoka, Japan
Win	Masaaki Satake	TKO (front kick and punches)	1	2:18	PRIDE 17	3 Nov 2001	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Akira Shoji	KO (soccer kick)	1	8:19	PRIDE 16	24 Sep 2001	Osaka, Japan
Loss	Josh Barnett	Submission (armbar)	1	4:21	UFC 32	29 Jun 2001	East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
Win	Pete Williams	TKO (body kick and punches)	2	1:28	UFC 31	4 May 2001	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Draw	Aleksey Medvedev	Draw	2	10:00	2H2H II Simply The Best	18 Mar 2001	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Win	Bob Schrijber	Technical Submission (guillotine choke)	2	1:00	It's Showtime – Exclusive	22 Oct 2000	Haarlem, Netherlands
Win	Osami Shibuya	TKO (punches)	1	8:55	Pancrase – 2000 Anniversary Show	24 Sep 2000	Yokohama, Japan	Defended Pancrase Openweight Championship
Win	Yoshihisa Yamamoto	KO (knee and punch)	1	2:54	Rings Holland: Di Capo Di Tutti Capi	4 Jun 2000	Utrecht, Netherlands
Win	Kazuo Takahashi	TKO (punches)	1	7:30	Pancrase – Trans 3	30 Apr 2000	Yokohama, Japan	Defended Pancrase Openweight Championship
Win	Yuki Kondo	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:28	Pancrase – Breakthrough 10	28 Nov 1999	Osaka, Japan	Won Pancrase Openweight Championship
Win	Ikuhisa Minowa	Decision (unanimous)	1	15:00	Pancrase – 1999 Anniversary Show	18 Sep 1999	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Katsuomi Inagaki	KO (knee)	1	8:23	Pancrase – Breakthrough 8	4 Sep 1999	Sendai, Japan
Win	Osami Shibuya	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	12:06	Pancrase – Breakthrough 7	6 Jul 1999	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Gilbert Yvel	KO (punches)	2	4:45	Rings Holland: The Kings of the Magic Ring	20 Jun 1999	Utrecht, Netherlands
Loss	Yuki Kondo	Decision (lost points)	1	20:00	Pancrase – Breakthrough 4	18 Apr 1999	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Takafumi Ito	Submission (choke)	1	1:45	Pancrase – Breakthrough 3	9 Mar 1999	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Masakatsu Funaki	KO (body punch)	1	7:13	Pancrase – 1998 Anniversary Show	14 Sep 1998	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Guy Mezger	TKO (palm strikes)	1	13:15	Pancrase – Advance 8	21 Jun 1998	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Kazuo Takahashi	KO (strikes)	1	5:44	Pancrase – Advance 6	12 May 1998	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Jason Godsey	TKO (cut)	1	1:47	Pancrase – Advance 5	26 Apr 1998	Yokohama, Japan
Loss	Masakatsu Funaki	Decision (lost points)	1	15:00	Pancrase – Advance 4	18 Mar 1998	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Satoshi Hasegawa	Submission (ankle lock)	1	3:56	Pancrase – Advance 2	6 Feb 1998	Kobe, Japan
Win	Minoru Suzuki	KO (knee)	1	9:52	Pancrase – Advance 1	16 Jan 1998	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Yuki Kondo	Decision (unanimous)	1	20:00	Pancrase – Alive 7	30 Jun 1997	Fukuoka, Japan
Win	Takaku Fuke	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	8:59	Pancrase – Alive 5	24 May 1997	Kobe, Japan
Win	Kazuo Takahashi	TKO (palm strikes)	1	7:00	Pancrase – Alive 3	22 Mar 1997	Nagoya, Japan
Loss	Masakatsu Funaki	Submission (toe hold)	1	5:47	Pancrase – Alive 2	22 Feb 1997	Chiba, Japan
Loss	Guy Mezger	Decision (lost points)	1	20:00	Pancrase – Alive 1	17 Jan 1997	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Osami Shibuya	Decision (majority)	1	10:00	Pancrase – Truth 10	15 Dec 1996	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Ryushi Yanagisawa	Submission (ankle lock)	1	0:51	Pancrase – Truth 7	28 Oct 1996	Nagoya, Japan
Loss	Yuki Kondo	Decision (split)	1	10:00	Pancrase – 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament	22 Jul 1996	Tokyo, Japan	Neo-Blood Tournament first round
Win	Manabu Yamada	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	5:44	Pancrase – Truth 5	16 May 1996	Tokyo, Japan