36-11-0

Alistair Overeem

Given Name: Alistair Cees Overeem
Professional MMA Record: 36-11-0, 1 NC (Win-Loss-Draw)
Nickname: The Reem
Current Streak: 11 Wins
Age: 32 | Date of Birth: 1980.05.17
Last Fight: December 30, 2011 in UFC
Weight Class: Heavyweight | Last Weigh-In: 263.0 lbs
Career Disclosed Earnings: $425,714 USD
Height: 6'5" (196cm) | Reach: 80.0" (203cm)
Gym/Affiliation: Golden Glory
Born: Hounslow, England
Fighter Pages: Sherdog | Wikipedia | The UG
Fighting out of: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Personal Pages: Twitter | Facebook | Official Site

Consensus Rank		#4 Current Best MMA Heavyweight Fighter #25 Greatest MMA Fighter of All Time #8 Greatest MMA Striker of All Time #26 Top Fan Favorite MMA Fighter #15 Current Best Pound For Pound MMA Fighter
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Alistair "Demolition Man" Overeem is one of the world’s most accomplished martial artists, and one of the few men to simultaneously maintain successful careers in the top echelons of both mixed martial arts and international K-1 style kickboxing. Overeem has fought many of the best fighters MMA has to offer, including memorable scraps with “The Iceman” Chuck Liddell, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (twice), Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (twice), Vitor Belfort (twice), and others.

Overeem is particularly dangerous in the early goings of a bout, where his extraordinary power, 6’5” frame and world-class technical striking ability make him difficult to engage. An aggressive fighter, Overeem is comfortable moving in and striking first in exchanges, and has won many fights in the early goings with heavy combinations. He is also a skilled grappler with a particularly dangerous Guillotine Choke.

Overeem’s weakness in his career in Pride was his tendency to gas in the later stages of a fight, and some believe he could be made to wilt mentally under heavy pressure brought by a fighter with a high pace, like “Shogun” Rua. However, Overeem typically fought in Pride’s 205 lb. division, which may not have been his optimal weight class. Since his move up to heavyweight in California’s Strikeforce promotion, Overeem has gained substantial size and muscle, which helped him seize the heavyweight title in 2007.

Overeem’s outing against Brett “The Grim” Rogers in Strikeforce in May 2010 was a particularly impressive display by “The Demolition Man,” as Overeem outpaced Rogers a shocking 44-1 in landed blows en route to a first-round TKO victory. Overeem is articulate and soft-spoken outside the cage, though certainly not lacking in confidence. He lives and trains out of Holland.

Alistair Overeem MMA Fight Record

Professional Results	Opponent	Event	Date
Cancelled Bout	Junior Dos Santos	UFC 146 - Reason: Overeem Testosterone Levels	2012.05.26
Win \| KO/TKO 2:26 Round 1 of 5	Brock Lesnar Ref: Mario Yamasaki	UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem Main Event \| Heavyweight \| 265 lbs	2011.12.30
Odds: -145 Slight Favorite \| Disclosed Pay: $385,714 ($264,286 Base, $121,428 Bonus) \| Weigh-In: 263.0 lbs

Cancelled Bout	Antonio Silva	Strikeforce - Reason: Overeem Removed	2011.09.10
Win \| Decision \| Unanimous 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total	Fabricio Werdum Ref: Leon Roberts	Strikeforce: Overeem vs Werdum Main Event \| Tournament Quarterfinal \| 265 lbs	2011.06.18
Odds: -325 Moderate Favorite \| Weigh-In: 256.0 lbs

Win \| KO/TKO \| Strikes 0:19 Round 1 of 3	Todd Duffee Ref: Moritaka Oshiro	Fields Dynamite!! 2010 Main Card \| Interim Title \| Heavyweight \| 120 kg	2010.12.31
Odds: -500 Heavy Favorite \| Weigh-In: 260.145 lbs

Win \| KO/TKO \| Punches 3:40 Round 1 of 5	Brett Rogers Ref: John McCarthy	Strikeforce: St. Louis Main Event \| Title Defense \| Heavyweight \| 265 lbs	2010.05.15
Odds: -270 Moderate Favorite \| Weigh-In: 253.0 lbs
#38 Best MMA Fight of the Year for 2010 #20 Best MMA Knockout of the Year 2010
Win \| KO/TKO \| Knee 1:15 Round 1 of 3	Kazuyuki Fujita Ref: Moritaka Oshiro	Fields Dynamite!! 2009 Main Card \| Heavyweight	2009.12.31
Odds: -1100 Huge Favorite \| Weigh-In: 260.0 lbs

Win \| Submission \| Choke 0:33 Round 1 of 3	James Thompson Ref: Yuji Shimada	Dream 12: Cage of the Rising Sun Main Event \| Heavyweight	2009.10.25
Odds: -1500 Huge Favorite \| Weigh-In: 253.0 lbs

Win \| Submission \| Choke	Tony Sylvester	UG 11	2009.10.17
Win \| Submission \| Shoulder 1:47 Round 1 of 5	Gary Goodridge	UG 10 - The Battle of Arnhem Main Card \| Heavyweight \| 265 lbs	2008.11.09
Weigh-In: 242.508 lbs

No Contest \| Foul 6:09 Round 1 of 2	Mirko Filipovic Ref: Yuji Shimada	Dream 6: Middleweight GP 2008 Finals Main Event \| Heavyweight	2008.09.23
Odds: +168 Slight Underdog \| Weigh-In: 241.8 lbs

Win \| Submission \| Armlock 1:11 Round 1 of 2	Mark Hunt Ref: Yuji Shimada	Dream 5: Lightweight GP 2008 Final Round Main Card \| Heavyweight	2008.07.21

Win \| KO/TKO \| Punches 0:36 Round 1 of 2	Tae-Hyun Lee Ref: Samio Kimura	Dream 4: Middleweight GP 2008 Second Round Main Card \| Heavyweight	2008.06.18
Odds: -1000 Huge Favorite \| Weigh-In: 239.4 lbs

Win \| Submission \| Knees 3:42 Round 2 of 5, 8:42 Total	Paul Buentello	Strikeforce: 4 Enter, 1 Survives Main Card \| Vacant Title \| Heavyweight \| 265 lbs	2007.11.16
Odds: +110 Near Even \| Disclosed Pay: $30,000 Base \| Weigh-In: 224.0 lbs

Loss \| KO/TKO \| Punch	Sergei Kharitonov	K-1 HERO's - Tournament Final	2007.09.17

Win \| Submission \| Choke	Michael Knaap	K-1	2007.06.23
Loss \| KO/TKO \| Punches 3:37 Round 1 of 3	Mauricio Rua Ref: Steve Mazzagatti	Pride 33: The Second Coming Main Card \| Middleweight \| 205 lbs	2007.02.24
Odds: +300 Moderate Underdog \| Disclosed Pay: $10,000 Base \| Weigh-In: 205.0 lbs
#81 Greatest Knockout of All Time
Loss \| Submission \| Punches 4:28 Round 1 of 3	Ricardo Arona Ref: Moritaka Oshiro	Pride Final Conflict Absolute Main Card \| Middleweight \| 93 kg	2006.09.10
Odds: +260 Moderate Underdog \| Weigh-In: 208.9 lbs

Loss \| KO/TKO \| Retired 2:13 Round 2 of 3, 12:13 Total	Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Ref: Samio Kimura	Pride Critical Countdown Absolute Main Card \| Middleweight \| 93 kg	2006.07.01
Odds: +215 Moderate Underdog \| Weigh-In: 210.0 lbs

Win \| Decision \| Unanimous 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total	Vitor Belfort	Strikeforce: Revenge Main Event \| Heavyweight \| 265 lbs	2006.06.09
Weigh-In: 210.0 lbs

Loss \| Submission \| Shoulder 3:43 Round 2 of 2, 13:43 Total	Fabricio Werdum Ref: Moritaka Oshiro	Pride Total Elimination Absolute Main Card \| Tournament Round of 16	2006.05.05
Odds: -115 Near Even \| Weigh-In: 228.0 lbs

Win \| Submission \| Armlock	Nikolajus Cilkinas	WCFC - No Guts No Glory	2006.03.18

Win \| KO/TKO \| Knees 5:13 Round 1 of 3	Sergei Kharitonov Ref: Daisuke Noguchi	Pride 31: Unbreakable Main Card \| Heavyweight	2006.02.26
Odds: +350 Moderate Underdog Upset Victory \| Weigh-In: 228.0 lbs

Loss \| KO/TKO \| Punches 6:42 Round 1 of 2	Mauricio Rua Ref: Daisuke Noguchi	Pride Final Conflict 2005 Main Card \| Tournament Semifinal \| 93 kg	2005.08.28
Odds: +130 Slight Underdog \| Weigh-In: 205.0 lbs
#29 Greatest Light Heavy MMA Fight of All Time
Win \| Submission \| Choke 1:20 Round 1 of 2	Igor Vovchanchyn Ref: Minoru Toyonaga	Pride Critical Countdown 2005 Main Card \| Tournament Quarterfinal \| 93 kg	2005.06.26
Odds: +165 Slight Underdog \| Weigh-In: 205.0 lbs

Win \| Submission \| Choke 9:36 Round 1 of 2	Vitor Belfort Ref: Moritaka Oshiro	Pride Total Elimination 2005 Main Card \| Tournament Round of 16 \| 93 kg	2005.04.23
Weigh-In: 205.0 lbs

Loss \| Decision \| Unanimous 3 Rounds, 20:00 Total	Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Ref: Minoru Toyonaga	Pride 29: Fists of Fire Main Card \| Middleweight \| 93 kg	2005.02.20
Weigh-In: 205.0 lbs

Win \| KO/TKO \| Injury 3:52 Round 2 of 3, 13:52 Total	Hiromitsu Kanehara Ref: Daisuke Noguchi	Pride 28: High Octane Main Card \| Heavyweight	2004.10.31
Weigh-In: 205.0 lbs

Win \| Submission \| Choke	Rodney Glunder	2H2H	2004.10.10
Win \| KO/TKO \| Knees	Tomohiko Hashimoto	Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003	2003.12.31
Loss \| KO/TKO \| Punches 3:09 Round 1 of 3	Chuck Liddell Ref: Minoru Toyonaga	Pride Total Elimination 2003 Main Card \| Tournament Quarterfinal \| 93 kg	2003.08.10
Odds: +140 Slight Underdog
#22 Greatest Light Heavy MMA Fight of All Time
Win \| Submission \| Strikes 3:44 Round 1 of 3	Mike Bencic	Pride 26: Bad to the Bone Main Card \| Middleweight \| 93 kg	2003.06.08

Win \| Submission \| Choke	Aaron Brink	2H2H 6	2003.03.16
Win \| KO/TKO \| Knee 4:59 Round 2 of 3, 14:59 Total	Bazigit Atajev	Pride 24: Cold Fury 3 Main Card \| Heavyweight	2002.12.23

Win \| Submission \| Choke	Moise Rimbon	2H2H 5	2002.10.13
Win \| KO/TKO	Dave Vader	2H2H 5	2002.10.13
Win \| KO/TKO \| Strikes 0:44 Round 1 of 2	Yusuke Imamura	Pride The Best Volume 2 Main Card	2002.07.20

Win \| KO/TKO \| Punches	Vesa Vuori	2H2H	2002.05.26
Win \| Submission \| Armlock	Sergey Kaznovsky	M-1 MFC	2002.04.26
Win \| Submission \| Armlock 1:26 Round 1	Roman Zentsov	2H2H 4 - Simply the Best 4	2002.03.17

Win \| KO/TKO \| Knees	Stanislav Nuschik	2H2H 2	2001.03.18
Win \| Submission \| Choke	Vladimer Tchanturia	Rings	2001.02.24
Win \| Submission \| Armlock 1:06 Round 1	Peter Verschuren	It's Showtime - Christmas Edition	2000.12.12

Loss \| KO/TKO \| Punch	Bobby Hoffman	Rings	2000.06.15
Loss \| Decision \| Split	Yuriy Kochkine	Rings Russia	2000.05.20
Win \| Submission \| Armlock	Yasuhito Namekawa	Rings - Millennium Combine 1	2000.04.20

Win \| KO/TKO \| Knee	Can Sahinbas	2H2H 1	2000.03.05
Win \| KO/TKO \| Knee 3:58 Round 1	Chris Watts	Rings Holland - There Can Only Be One Champion	2000.02.06

Loss \| Decision \| Majority	Yuriy Kochkine	Rings	1999.10.28
Win \| Submission \| Choke	Ricardo Fyeet	It's Showtime	1999.10.24

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UFC 146 conference call LIVE updates today (May 17) for 'Dos Santos vs Mir'

Thursday 05.17.2012 9:30am ET | View Full Article

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will hold a media conference call today (March 27, 2012) in advance of UFC 146 which will take place on May 26, 2012, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The conference call will begin at 1:00 p.m. ET. Scheduled to attend will be the headlining fighters for the evening: Junior dos Santos, Frank Mir, Cain Velasquez and Antonio Silva. Dos Santo...

Daniel Cormier: 'I have some tricks that Josh Barnett is not prepared for'

Wednesday 05.16.2012 6:30pm ET | View Full Article

Undefeated (9-0) Strikeforce Heavyweight Daniel Cormier will face what will undoubtedly be his toughest test to date in his young mixed martial arts (MMA) career as he takes on Josh Barnett this Saturday (May 19, 2012) in the finale of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. Cormier, a former Olympic wrestler, will look to derail the red-hot Barnett (who is on a nine-fight win streak himself) an...

UFC 146: Junior Dos Santos' Coach Says Cigano Better Than Frank Mir Striking And On The Ground

Wednesday 05.16.2012 4:00pm ET | View Full Article

UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos' coach had strong words concerning how his fighter matches up with former UFC Champion Frank Mir. This fight has been put together on short notice following the fallout of the Alistair Overeem scandal and it has given both fighters precious little time to prepare their strategies for one another. The immediate reaction was the the Champion held a imposi...

K-1 parent company FEG declares bankruptcy

Wednesday 05.16.2012 1:30pm ET | View Full Article

Looks like Alistair Overeem got out while the gettin' was good. Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG), the parent company behind the DREAM mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion and K-1 kickboxing organization, filed for bankruptcy back on May 7, 2012 in Tokyo District Court, according to Yahoo.co.jp. And you can't say Simon Rutz didn't warn you. The oft-used term "K-1 level striker" may no longe...

Alistair Overeem Videos & Highlights

Highlight | "The Demolition Man - Alistair Overeem" HL Vid by KahL-One report dead link

A short and stylish Alistair Overeem highlights video by KahL-One, aka KahL1One, one of today's brightest MMA highlight video makers.

Documentary | The Career of Alistair Overeem Video report dead link

Stylishly produced video telling the story of where Alistair Overeem came from, with voice-over narration from Overeem, and classic video footage of some of his early fights.