Alistair Overeem

Alistair Overeem
Data
Fight name	The Reem, Demolition Man, Ubereem, The Hyper Dutch Cyclone
size	195 cm
Weight	120 kg
nationality	Dutch
Date of birth	May 17, 1980
Fight out	Boca Raton , Florida , USA
place of birth	Hounslow , London , England
team	Golden Glory (1999–2011), Xtreme Couture (2011–2012), Blackzilians (2012-2013), Jackson-Wink MMA (2014-2018), Team Elevation (since 2018)
Fighting style	Muay Thai & Submission Grappling
MMA statistics
Victories	45
Knockout	23
task	17th
Points	5
Defeats	18th
Knockout	14th
task	1
Points	3
draw	1

Alistair Cees Overeem (born May 17, 1980 in Hounslow , London , England ) is a Dutch MMA fighter and kickboxer . He is the former world champion in the heavyweight MMA League Strike Force and won the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix. Of his 57 MMA fights, he was able to win 42, 38 of them by knockout or abandonment. In kickboxing he won ten of his 14 professional fights. Overeem is feared above all for his knee kicks from the clinch . He is the younger brother of Valentijn Overeem , who is also an MMA fighter.

Career

Mixed martial arts

Alistair Overeem made his MMA debut in 1999 and initially fought mainly in the Netherlands, later in Japan at Pride FC . Until 2006 he only competed in the weight class up to 93 kilograms, from 2007 he moved permanently to the heavyweight class. At Pride Overeem celebrated victories over fighters like Vitor Belfort and Sergei Kharitonov , but could not win a title. He succeeded in doing this in 2007 at the US MMA organizer Strikeforce by defeating Paul Buentello . However, because of his activities in Japan and his K-1 career, he did not defend the title until 2010 against Brett Rogers .

After the dissolution of Strikeforce, Overeem moved to the Ultimate Fighting Championship and was immediately considered one of the hottest title contenders. On December 31, 2011 he was able to win his first fight in the UFC against Brock Lesnar . His next planned UFC fight should be a world title fight against reigning UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos . He was replaced by Frank Mir due to excessive testosterone levels, which were found at Overeem in March 2012 on the occasion of a routine check . When Overeem returned after his suspension in 2013, he was unable to build on his formidable form. He suffered heavy knockout defeats against the underdogs Antônio Silva , Travis Browne and Ben Rothwell . However, he overcame this crisis and put down a series of four victorious fights in a row. The Dutchman showed one of his strongest performances on December 19, 2015 when he knocked out the former champion Junior dos Santos with a left hook. On September 16, Overeem fought at UFC 203 against Stipe Miocic for the first time for the UFC heavyweight title. Though considered a slight favorite, he lost the fight to a knockout in the first round. With a knockout win against Mark Hunt at UFC 209 and a (controversial) points win in his third duel with Fabrício Werdum at UFC 213 , Overeem got into conversation for another title fight. After that, however, the Dutchman suffered heavy knockout defeats against Francis Ngannou and Curtis Blaydes . With quick knockout victories over Sergei Pavlovich and Aleksei Oleinik , Overeem was able to rehabilitate a bit afterwards.

Kickboxing

Overeem, like many Dutch martial artists, originally came from Thai and kickboxing, but has focused most of his career on MMA. On December 31, 2008, Overeem competed in a long K-1 match at Dynamite. His opponent was Badr Hari , one of the strongest K-1 fighters and thus the clear favorite for this fight. However, Overeem could surprise heavily and struck Hari after just two minutes through KO . After that fight, Overeem began pursuing a K-1 career in addition to MMA.

At the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Yokohama Overeem played a super fight against the reigning K-1 champion Remy Bonjasky , but was clearly defeated on points.

On September 26, 2009 Overeem was able to qualify for the K-1 World Grand Prix for the first time after defeating the old master Peter Aerts clearly on points.

At the World Grand Prix 2009 Overeem won the first fight against Ewerton Teixeira by a brutal knee knockout in the first round. In the second fight of the tournament Overeem met his rival Badr Hari again . Overeem lost the bout in the first round after being counted twice by the referee. Overeem later stated in an interview that the second rainfall was not a real rainfall, as it only lost its balance briefly.

On October 2, 2010 Overeem was able to qualify for the 2010 World Grand Prix by beating Ben Edwards. He knocked Edwards down 3 times in the first round.

At the World Grand Prix 2010 Overeem started as one of the big favorites for the title in the tournament. He won the first fight against Tyrone Spong on points. In the second fight he met Gökhan Saki , whom he defeated towards the end of the first round with a strong kick on his right arm, which had already been injured in advance. In the final of the tournament he met Peter Aerts for the second time , who surprisingly beat the title holder Semmy Schilt in the semifinals . However, Aerts was badly affected by the fight with Schilt and Overeem was able to knock Aerts out easily after just under a minute and thus win the tournament. This makes Overeem the first MMA fighter to win the K-1 World Grand Prix.

MMA combat statistics

Result	opponent	Siegart	event	date
defeat	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	KO (blows)	UFC on ESPN - Overeem vs. Rozenstruik	07 December 2019
victory	Aleksei Oleinik	TKO (knee kicks and punches)	UFC Fight Night - Overeem vs. Oleinik	April 20, 2019
victory	Sergei Pavlovich	TKO (blows)	UFC Fight Night - Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2	November 24, 2018
defeat	Curtis Blaydes	TKO (elbow)	UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2	June 09, 2018
defeat	Francis Ngannou	KO (blows)	UFC 218 - Holloway vs. Aldo 2	2nd December 2017
victory	Fabrício Werdum	According to points	UFC 213	July 8, 2017
victory	Mark Hunt	KO (knee kicks)	UFC 209	4th March 2017
defeat	Stipe Miocic	KO (blows)	UFC 203	September 10, 2016
victory	Andrei Arlovski	TKO (front kick and punches)	UFC Fight Night 87 - Overeem vs. Arlovski	May 8, 2016
victory	Junior dos Santos	KO / TKO	UFC on Fox 17 - Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2	19th December 2015
victory	Roy Nelson	According to points	UFC 185 - Pettis vs. Dos Anjos	March 14, 2015
victory	Stefan Struve	KO / TKO	UFC on Fox 13 - Dos Santos vs. Miocic	December 13, 2014
defeat	Ben Rothwell	KO / TKO	UFC Fight Night - Jacare vs. Mousasi 2	5th September 2014
victory	Frank Mir	According to points	UFC 169 - Barao vs. Faber 2	1st of February 2014
defeat	Travis Browne	KO / TKO	UFC Fight Night - Shogun vs. to sunbathe	17th August 2013
defeat	Antonio Carlos Silva	KO / TKO	UFC 156 - Aldo vs. Edgar	February 2, 2013
victory	Brock Lesnar	KO / TKO	UFC 141 - Lesnar vs. Overeem	December 30, 2011
victory	Fabrício Werdum	According to points	Strikeforce - Overeem vs. Become	July 18, 2011
victory	Todd Duffee	KO / TKO	K-1 - Dynamite !! Power of Courage 2010	December 31, 2010
victory	Brett Rogers	KO / TKO	Strikeforce - Heavy Artillery	May 15, 2010
victory	Kazuyuki Fujita	KO / TKO	K-1 - Dynamite !! Power of Courage 2009	December 31, 2009
victory	James Thompson	Submission (guillotine choke)	Dream 12 - The Cage of the Rising Sun	October 25, 2009
victory	Tony Sylvester	Submission (guillotine choke)	UG 11 - A Decade of Fights	October 17, 2009
victory	Gary Goodridge	Submission (Kimura)	UG 10 - The Battle of Arnhem	November 9, 2008
No value	Mirko Filipovic	No value	Dream 6 - Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final	September 23, 2008
victory	Mark Hunt	Submission (keylock)	Dream 5 - Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final	July 21, 2008
victory	Tae Hyun Lee	KO / TKO	Dream 4 - Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Quarterfinals	June 15, 2008
victory	Paul Buentello	Submission (knees to the body)	Strikeforce - Four Men Enter, One Man Survives	November 16, 2007
defeat	Sergei Kharitonov	KO / TKO	K-1 HERO's - Tournament Final	September 17, 2007
victory	Michael Knaap	Submission (guillotine choke)	K-1 - World GP in Amsterdam	June 23, 2007
defeat	Mauricio Rua	ART	Pride 33 - Second Coming	February 24, 2007
defeat	Ricardo Arona	Submission (punches)	Pride FC - Final Conflict Absolute	September 10, 2006
defeat	Antonio Rogerio Nogueira	KO / TKO	Pride FC - Critical Countdown Absolute	July 1, 2006
victory	Vitor Belfort	According to points	Strikeforce - Revenge	June 9, 2006
defeat	Fabrício Werdum	Submission (Kimura)	Pride FC - Total Elimination Absolute	May 5, 2006
victory	Nikolaius Cilkinas	Submission (armbar)	WCFC - No Guts No Glory	March 18, 2006
victory	Sergei Kharitonov	KO / TKO	Pride 31 - Dreamers	February 26, 2006
defeat	Mauricio Rua	KO / TKO	Pride FC - Final Conflict 2005	August 28, 2005
victory	Igor Vovchanchyn	Submission (guillotine choke)	Pride FC - Critical Countdown 2005	June 26, 2005
victory	Vitor Belfort	Submission (guillotine choke)	Pride FC - Total Elimination 2005	April 23, 2005
defeat	Antonio Rogerio Nogueira	According to points	Pride 29 - Fists of Fire	February 20, 2005
victory	Rodney Glunder	Submission (guillotine choke)	2H2H - 2 Hot 2 Handle	October 10, 2004
victory	Tomohiko Hashimoto	KO / TKO	Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 - Inoki Festival	December 31, 2003
defeat	Chuck Lidell	KO / TKO	Pride FC - Total Elimination 2003	August 10, 2003
victory	Mike Bencic	Submission (Knee to the Body and Punches)	Pride 26 - Bad to the Bone	June 8, 2003
victory	Aaron Brink	Submission (guillotine choke)	2H2H 6 - Simply the Best 6	March 16, 2003
victory	Bazigit Atajev	KO / TKO	Pride 24 - Cold Fury 3	December 23, 2002
victory	Dave Vader	KO / TKO	2H2H 5 - Simply the Best 5	October 13, 2002
victory	Moise Rimbon	Submission (Triangle Choke)	2H2H 5 - Simply the Best 5	October 13, 2002
victory	Yusuke Imamura	KO / TKO	Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 2	July 20, 2002
victory	Vesa Vuori	KO / TKO	2H2H - 2 Hot 2 Handle Germany	May 26, 2002
victory	Sergey Kaznovsky	Submission (armbar)	M-1 MFC - Russia vs. the World 3	April 26, 2002
victory	Roman Zentsov	Submission (keylock)	2H2H 4 - Simply the Best 4	March 17, 2002
victory	Stanislav Nuschik	KO / TKO	2H2H 2 - Simply The Best	March 18, 2001
victory	Vladimer Tchanturia	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Rings - King of Kings 2000 Final	February 24, 2001
victory	Peter Verschuren	Submission (keylock)	It's Showtime - Christmas Edition	December 12, 2000
defeat	Bobby Hoffman	KO / TKO	Rings - Millennium Combine 2	June 15, 2000
defeat	Yuriy Kochkine	According to points	Rings Russia - Russia vs. The World	May 20, 2000
victory	Yasuhito Namekawa	Submission (armbar)	Rings - Millennium Combine 1	April 20, 2000
victory	Can Sahinbas	KO / TKO	2H2H 1 - 2 Hot 2 Handle	March 5, 2000
victory	Chris Watts	KO / TKO	Rings Holland - There Can Only Be One Champion	February 6, 2000
defeat	Yuriy Kochkine	According to points	Rings - King of Kings 1999 Block A	October 28, 1999
victory	Ricardo Fyeet	Submission (guillotine choke)	It's Showtime - It's Showtime	October 24, 1999

Web links

• A Online Documentary , TheReem.com
• Alistair Overeem in the database of Sherdog (English)
• Fighter profile on K-1 ( Memento from November 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Tristen Critchfield: UFC President Says Frank Mir Will Face Junior dos Santos for Heavyweight Title at UFC 146. In: Sherdog.com. April 20, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012 .