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Valentijn Overeem
“The Python”
Age: 48 | Aug 17, 1976
Nationality: Netherlands
Weight Class: Heavyweight
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 234 lbs
Professional Record
| 62 fights | 30 wins | 32 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 12 | 17 |
| Submissions | 17 | 13 |
| Decisions | 1 | 1 |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | 30 - 32 | Ante Delija | NG - Noc Gladiatora 9 | July 03, 2014 | TKO (Punches) | Zlatko Klaric | 1 | 1:24 |
| LOSS | 30 - 31 | Konstantin Gluhov | PFC 6 - Pancrase Fighting Championship | April 12, 2014 | KO (Punch) | Laurent Colombeau | 1 | 2:33 |
| LOSS | 30 - 30 | Mikhail Mokhnatkin | Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 14 | December 07, 2013 | TKO (Submission to Strikes) | Valentin Tarasov | 1 | 4:45 |
| LOSS | 30 - 29 | Konstantin Gluhov | PFC 5 - Clash of the Titans | April 27, 2013 | KO (Knee) | Laurent Colombo | 1 | 2:48 |
| LOSS | 30 - 28 | Evgeny Erokhin | FEFoMP - Battle of Empires 2 | December 15, 2012 | TKO (Submission to Punches) | 1 | 4:47 | |
| LOSS | 30 - 27 | Michal Kita | Oktagon - Oktagon 2012 | March 24, 2012 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 1:23 | |
| WIN | 30 - 26 | Marcin Rozalski | KSW 18 - Unfinished Sympathy | February 25, 2012 | Submission (Heel Hook) | Tomasz Bronder | 1 | 2:25 |
| LOSS | 29 - 26 | Chad Griggs | Strikeforce - Overeem vs. Werdum | June 18, 2011 | TKO (Submission to Punches) | Kerry Hatley | 1 | 2:08 |
| WIN | 29 - 25 | Ray Sefo | Strikeforce - Fedor vs. Silva | February 12, 2011 | Submission (Neck Crank) | Dan Miragliotta | 1 | 1:37 |
| WIN | 28 - 25 | Catalin Zmarandescu | K-1 - World GP 2010 Bucharest | May 21, 2010 | KO (Knee) | 1 | 0:40 | |
| WIN | 27 - 25 | Tengiz Tedoradze | PFC 2 - Pancrase Fighting Championship 2 | April 17, 2010 | KO (Head Kick) | 1 | 0:07 | |
| LOSS | 26 - 25 | Rafal Dabrowski | BOTE - Beast of the East | November 14, 2009 | TKO (Submission to Punches) | Rick Cocu | 1 | 1:17 |
| LOSS | 26 - 24 | Nikolai Onikienko | UG 11 - A Decade of Fights | October 17, 2009 | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | Niels Beursken | 1 | 0:40 |
| WIN | 26 - 23 | Kazuo Takahashi | Sengoku - Fourth Battle | August 24, 2008 | KO (Flying Knee) | Tomoki Matsumiya | 1 | 2:42 |
| WIN | 25 - 23 | Sasa Lazic | LOTR - Schilt vs. Guelmino | January 12, 2008 | Submission (Kimura) | 1 | 0:00 | |
| LOSS | 24 - 23 | Milco Voorn | KOTR - King of the Ring | March 25, 2006 | Submission (Choke) | 1 | 0:45 | |
| LOSS | 24 - 22 | Gilbert Yvel | It's Showtime - Amsterdam Arena | June 12, 2005 | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 4:30 | |
| LOSS | 24 - 21 | Shungo Oyama | K-1 - Hero's 1 | March 26, 2005 | Submission (Toe Hold) | Kenichi Serizawa | 1 | 1:28 |
| LOSS | 24 - 20 | Kresimir Bogdanovic | UN 1 - Ultimate Nokaut 1 | March 11, 2005 | TKO | 1 | 0:00 | |
| WIN | 24 - 19 | Ross Pointon | AFN - Anarchy Fight Night | February 20, 2005 | TKO | 1 | 0:59 | |
| LOSS | 23 - 19 | Dave Dalgliesh | 2H2H - 2 Hot 2 Handle | October 10, 2004 | KO (Punches) | 0 | N/A | |
| WIN | 23 - 18 | Autimio Antonia | CFC 1 - Cage Carnage | July 11, 2004 | KO | 0 | 0:00 | |
| WIN | 22 - 18 | Andrey Rudakov | DF - Durata World Grand Prix 3 | December 12, 2003 | Submission (Arm Lock) | 0 | 0:00 | |
| WIN | 21 - 18 | Milco Voorn | DF - Durata World Grand Prix 3 | December 12, 2003 | Submission (Side Choke) | 1 | 0:00 | |
| WIN | 20 - 18 | Roman Savochka | DF - Durata World Grand Prix 3 | December 12, 2003 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 0:00 | |
| LOSS | 19 - 18 | Dave Vader | It's Showtime - Amsterdam Arena | June 08, 2003 | KO (Punch) | 1 | 3:22 | |
| LOSS | 19 - 17 | Mikko Rupponen | FF 7 - Fight Festival 7 | May 19, 2003 | Decision | 1 | 15:00 | |
| LOSS | 19 - 16 | Ibragim Magomedov | M-1 MFC - Russia vs. the World 5 | April 06, 2003 | TKO (Punches) | Marcel Homeijer | 1 | 3:20 |
| LOSS | 19 - 15 | Ron Waterman | Pride 24 - Cold Fury 3 | December 23, 2002 | Submission (Keylock) | Yuji Shimada | 1 | 2:18 |
| LOSS | 19 - 14 | Rodney Glunder | 2H2H 5 - Simply the Best 5 | October 13, 2002 | Forfeit | 1 | N/A | |
| LOSS | 19 - 13 | Aaron Brink | WFA 2 - Level 2 | July 05, 2002 | TKO (Punches) | Nelson Hamilton | 1 | 2:24 |
| WIN | 19 - 12 | Marc Emmanuel | 2H2H 4 - Simply the Best 4 | March 17, 2002 | TKO (Leg Kicks) | 1 | N/A | |
| LOSS | 18 - 12 | Igor Vovchanchyn | Pride 18 - Cold Fury 2 | December 23, 2001 | Submission (Heel Hook) | Keiji Shiozaki | 1 | 4:35 |
| LOSS | 18 - 11 | Assuerio Silva | Pride 15 - Raging Rumble | July 29, 2001 | Submission (Inverted Heel Hook) | Keiji Shiozaki | 1 | 2:47 |
| LOSS | 18 - 10 | Gary Goodridge | Pride 14 - Clash of the Titans | May 27, 2001 | TKO (Submission to Knee) | Keiji Shiozaki | 1 | 2:39 |
| WIN | 18 - 9 | Ian Freeman | 2H2H 2 - Simply The Best | March 18, 2001 | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 1 | 1:42 | |
| LOSS | 17 - 9 | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | Rings - King of Kings 2000 Final | February 24, 2001 | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 1 | 1:20 | |
| WIN | 17 - 8 | Randy Couture | Rings - King of Kings 2000 Final | February 24, 2001 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 0:56 | |
| WIN | 16 - 8 | Yoshihisa Yamamoto | Rings - King of Kings 2000 Final | February 24, 2001 | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:45 | |
| WIN | 15 - 8 | Jerrel Venetiaan | It's Showtime - Christmas Edition | December 12, 2000 | Submission (Heel Hook) | Marcel Homeijer | 1 | 1:27 |
| WIN | 14 - 8 | Renato Sobral | Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block A | October 09, 2000 | Submission (Toe Hold) | 1 | 2:19 | |
| WIN | 13 - 8 | Suren Balachinskiy | Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block A | October 09, 2000 | TKO (Strikes) | 1 | 2:13 | |
| WIN | 12 - 8 | Joe Slick | Rings - Millennium Combine 3 | August 23, 2000 | Submission (Achilles Lock) | 1 | 0:36 | |
| LOSS | 11 - 8 | Tommy Sauer | Rings USA - Rising Stars Block B | July 22, 2000 | KO (Punches) | 1 | 0:35 | |
| WIN | 11 - 7 | Tuli Kulihaapai | Rings USA - Rising Stars Block B | July 22, 2000 | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 2:05 | |
| WIN | 10 - 7 | Brad Kohler | Rings - Millennium Combine 2 | June 15, 2000 | Submission (Kneebar) | 1 | 0:31 | |
| WIN | 9 - 7 | Fatih Kocamis | Rings Holland - Di Capo Di Tutti Capi | June 04, 2000 | KO (Punch) | 2 | 0:47 | |
| LOSS | 8 - 7 | Achmed Labasanov | Rings Russia - Russia vs. The World | May 20, 2000 | Submission (Achilles Lock) | 1 | 3:50 | |
| WIN | 8 - 6 | Dennis Reed | 2H2H 1 - 2 Hot 2 Handle | March 05, 2000 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 0:28 | |
| LOSS | 7 - 6 | Hiromitsu Kanehara | Rings Holland - There Can Only Be One Champion | February 06, 2000 | KO (Punch) | 1 | 4:14 | |
| LOSS | 7 - 5 | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | Rings - King of Kings 1999 Block A | October 28, 1999 | Technical Submission (Keylock) | 1 | 1:51 | |
| WIN | 7 - 4 | Hiromitsu Kanehara | Rings - Rise 3rd | May 22, 1999 | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | Ryogaku Wada | 1 | 4:35 |
| LOSS | 6 - 4 | Yoshihisa Yamamoto | Rings - Rise 1st | March 20, 1999 | Submission (Armbar) | Ryogaku Wada | 1 | 2:40 |
| LOSS | 6 - 3 | Kiyoshi Tamura | Rings - Final Capture | February 21, 1999 | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 6:08 | |
| LOSS | 6 - 2 | Gilbert Yvel | Rings Holland - Who's the Boss | June 07, 1998 | TKO (Shoulder Injury) | 1 | 0:38 | |
| WIN | 6 - 1 | Dexter Casey | NOTS 1 - Night of the Samurai 1 | March 07, 1998 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 1:50 | |
| WIN | 5 - 1 | Chris Haseman | Rings Holland - The King of Rings | February 08, 1998 | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| LOSS | 4 - 1 | Wataru Sakata | Rings - Extension Fighting 7 | September 26, 1997 | Submission (Ankle Lock) | 1 | 2:16 | |
| WIN | 4 - 0 | Cees Bezems | Rings Holland - Utrecht at War | June 29, 1997 | Submission (Heel Hook) | 1 | 0:49 | |
| WIN | 3 - 0 | Masayuki Naruse | Rings Holland - The Final Challenge | February 02, 1997 | TKO (Cut) | 1 | 3:58 | |
| WIN | 2 - 0 | Jeroen Waringa | Fight Gala - Mix Fight Night | June 15, 1996 | KO | 1 | 0:00 | |
| WIN | 1 - 0 | Tjerk Vermanen | Rings Holland - Kings of Martial Arts | February 18, 1996 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:06 |
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