Alistair Overeem

Alistair Overeem (born 17 May 1980) is a Dutch former professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He is a former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and was the first fighter to hold world titles in MMA and K-1 kickboxing at the same time. Overeem is also a one-time challenger for the UFC Heavyweight Championship.

Alistair Overeem
Overeem in 2010
Born	Alistair Cees Overeem (1980-05-17) 17 May 1980 (age 43) Hounslow, London, England
Other names	The Demolition Man
Nationality	Dutch
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	116 kg (256 lb; 18 st 4 lb)
Division	Heavyweight (2006, 2007–2022) Light Heavyweight (1999–2007)
Reach	80 in (203 cm)^[1]
Style	Kickboxing, Submission wrestling
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Amsterdam, Netherlands^[2]
Team	Hemmers Gym (2021–2022) Elevation Fight Team (2018–2021)^[3] Jackson Wink MMA (2014–2018)^[4] Blackzilians (2012–2013) Golden Glory (2007–2011)
Teacher(s)	Chris Dolman, Lucien Carbin
Trainer	Nick Hemmers (2021–2022) Eliot Marshall (2018–2021) Greg Jackson (2014–2018) Mike Winkeljohn (2014–2018) Henri Hooft (2012–2013) Cor Hemmers (2007–2011) Martijn de Jong (1999–2011) Lucien Carbin (1999–2007)
Rank	Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Joaquim Valente, Gui Valente and Pedro Valente^[5]
Years active	1999–2022
Kickboxing record
Total	15
Wins	10
By knockout	7
Losses	4
By knockout	3
No contests	1
Mixed martial arts record
Total	67
Wins	47
By knockout	25
By submission	17
By decision	5
Losses	19
By knockout	15
By submission	1
By decision	3
No contests	1
Other information
Notable relatives	Valentijn (brother)
Website	www.alistairovereem.com
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record Representing  Netherlands Men's Submission Grappling ADCC European Championships 2005 Stockholm -99kg
Last updated on: 9 October 2022 (2022-10-09)

Biography

Overeem was born in Hounslow, London, England, to a Jamaican father and a Dutch mother, whose family tree connects him to King William III of the Netherlands.^[6][7] When he was six years old, his parents divorced and he moved with his mother and older brother to the Netherlands. As a child, Overeem started training martial arts with his older brother Valentijn in order to defend himself from bullying. He decided to pursue a competitive sports career by his brother's example, first in Judo and later Track and Field and Basketball.^[8] At the age of 15, he followed Valentijn into Chris Dolman's Martial Arts gym to become a professional fighter.^[8][9] Alistair initially did not like the sport, as he was routinely beaten by more experienced students, but he changed his mind when he met Bas Rutten and Joop Kasteel, after which he fully dedicated himself to training.^[8][9]

Mixed martial arts career

Overeem had his first MMA professional fight at 19 years old, defeating Ricardo Fyeet by submission on 24 October 1999 (1999-10-24) at It's Showtime, the first event of the eponymously named promotion.

Early MMA career

After posting a 10–3 record in Fighting Network Rings, M-1, It's Showtime, and 2 Hot 2 Handle, Overeem debuted in the Pride Fighting Championships on 20 July 2002, defeating Yusuke Imamura by TKO in 44 seconds.

Pride FC

Overeem won two more fights in Pride before entering the 2003 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix at Pride Total Elimination 2003 and losing to future UFC Light heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell in the quarterfinal match. Overeem rebounded to defeat Tomohiko Hashimoto at the Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 in 36 seconds. On 31 October 2004, Overeem fought Hiromitsu Kanehara, defeating him by TKO in the second round at Pride 28. Overeem lost his next fight against Brazilian Top Team fighter Antônio Rogério Nogueira.

In 2005, Overeem entered the Pride Middleweight Grand Prix at Pride Total Elimination 2005, in which he defeated UFC Light heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort by submission in the opening round. Overeem moved on to fight Igor Vovchanchyn in the quarterfinals at Pride Critical Countdown 2005 and won via submission in under two minutes. Overeem lost in the semifinals to the eventual champion Maurício Rua.

In February 2006, Overeem fought Russian Top Team favourite Sergei Kharitonov. Overeem won, dislocating Kharitonov's shoulder in the process. With his win over Kharitonov, Overeem secured a spot in the Pride 2006 Openweight Grand Prix at Pride Total Elimination Absolute. He fought Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Fabrício Werdum, and lost via kimura in the second round.

Debut in Strikeforce

On 9 June 2006, Overeem travelled to San Jose, California, to win a rematch with Vitor Belfort by decision at Strikeforce: Revenge.

Return to Pride

A month later Overeem returned to Pride for a highly anticipated rematch with Antônio Rogério Nogueira. Overeem entered the fight with a heavily taped neck. After controlling the first round and a half with his striking, Overeem was stumbled from a punch, and Nogueira followed with a flurry of strikes. Worried Overeem would be more severely injured, his corner threw in the towel.

At Pride Final Conflict Absolute, Overeem lost to Ricardo Arona. Overeem was on the receiving end of a leg kick that caused a non-serious injury to his nerves, causing him to lose feeling in his foot and leg. Unable to mount much offence or defend against Arona, Overeem tapped out to avoid further injury.

He then suffered another KO loss to Maurício Rua at Pride 33, but returned in June 2007 with a submission win over Michael Knaap at K-1 Grand Prix in Amsterdam (despite K-1 being a kickboxing promotion, the bout was fought under MMA rules).

On 17 September 2007, at the Hero's 10: Middleweight Tournament Final, Alistair faced Sergei Kharitonov again. Overeem showed solid movement as soon as the first round began, but he suffered a KO loss just before the end of the first round.

Return to Strikeforce/DREAM/Dynamite

On 16 November 2007, Overeem defeated Paul Buentello for the vacant Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship by submission due to knee strikes.^[10] On 15 June 2008 Overeem won by KO in the first round against Lee Tae-Hyun at DREAM 4. On 21 July 2008, Overeem defeated K-1 World Grand Prix Champion Mark Hunt in the first round by submission at Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round.

His next fight was against Mirko Cro Cop at Dream 6 on 23 September 2008.^[11] The bout was stopped about halfway through the first round and declared a no-contest, after Overeem landed multiple knees to the groin of Cro Cop.

Overeem was rumoured to be making his first title defence against Brett Rogers on 6 June at Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields. However, a hand injury scuttled plans for the fight.^[12] According to Golden Glory manager Bas Boon, Overeem had suffered a hand infection following a nightclub brawl early May 2009. According to Boon, Alistair and his brother Valentijn, both heavyweights had been involved in an altercation that left five security staff needing hospital treatment and nearly cost Alistair his hand.

Overeem was scheduled to make his first Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship defence in a rematch against Fabrício Werdum at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg, but had to pull out due to a hand injury, most likely caused from his nightclub brawl.

Alistair defeated Tony Sylvester at Golden Glory's 10-year anniversary celebration with a standing guillotine choke.^[13] He used the same choke only eight days later to submit James Thompson at Dream 12.^[14]

Overeem was set to face Andrei Arlovski at Dynamite!! 2009, but FEG instead opted to have him face Kazuyuki Fujita to keep with the DREAM vs. Sengoku theme.^[15] Overeem quickly overpowered his opponent and recorded a knockout with a knee to the head.

Overeem next faced Brett Rogers on 15 May 2010 at Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery to defend his Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship.^[16] He won the fight via TKO in the first round. In his post-fight interview, Overeem declared for another time that he wants to fight Fedor Emelianenko, claiming that Fedor's management can no longer ignore his presence.^[17] The majority of Alistair Overeem's pre-fight training camp took place at the newly opened Golden Glory Gym in Pattaya, Thailand, where "The Demolition Man" concentrated on the further improvement of his Muay Thai skills.^[18]

Overeem faced Todd Duffee on 31 December 2010 at Dynamite!! 2010.^[19] He defeated Duffee by way of knockout 19 seconds into the first round to win the interim DREAM Heavyweight Championship.^[20]

Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix

In early 2011, Overeem was named as one of eight men that will take part of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix, alongside Fabrício Werdum, Sergei Kharitonov, Brett Rogers, Josh Barnett, Andrei Arlovski, Antônio Silva and Fedor Emelianenko.

A rematch with Fabrício Werdum took place on 18 June 2011, at Strikeforce: Dallas as part of an eight-man heavyweight tournament.^[21] Overeem defeated Werdum by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, and 29–28).^[22]

Removal from GP/Strikeforce

On 17 July, it was announced that Overeem was removed from the promotion's 2011 Heavyweight Grand Prix. Overeem went on to state that he felt the September date was too soon for him to return, and that he needed time to rest and heal after his 18 June quarterfinal decision win over Fabrício Werdum. Overeem was swapped out for unbeaten up-and-comer Daniel Cormier.^[23] Subsequently, on 29 July, it was announced that Overeem had been released from the Strikeforce organization as Zuffa exercised their right to eliminate the one remaining fight on his contract.^[24][25] It was revealed that the reason behind Overeem's release from Strikeforce was not due to his unwillingness to participate in the Grand Prix semi-finals, but due to Golden Glory's policy requiring that the money fighters made through fights be paid through their management first.

This disagreement led not only to Overeem's release but also other Golden Glory stars under a Zuffa contract, including former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion Marloes Coenen, Norwegian UFC Heavyweight Jon Olav Einemo, and even brother Valentijn Overeem. Team Golden Glory leader Bas Boon stated he has since changed the policy, and that Alistair Overeem could come to the UFC under an exclusive deal if the right terms are offered, which he later received.^[26]

Ultimate Fighting Championship (2011–2021)

After much speculation, on 6 September 2011 it was announced that Overeem had signed a contract with the UFC, and that his first fight would be against former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar on 30 December 2011 at UFC 141.^[27][28]

The lead up to the fight was rife with controversy. In November 2011, both competitors were required by the NSAC to comply with out-of-competition drug testing. Lesnar delivered his sample screen on 21 November, while Overeem delivered his on 23 November. The screen, however, did not meet the standards of the commission. Overeem submitted a second test through his personal physician, which was also deemed unacceptable before flying out of the country. Overeem was ultimately given a conditional license for the fight by the committee during a meeting held on 12 December 2011.^[29]

On 30 December 2011, at UFC 141, Overeem made his UFC debut in the main event against Brock Lesnar. Overeem hurt Lesnar multiple times early on with knees to the body, and went on to finish the fight with a kick to the liver and subsequent punches at 2:26 of the first round. The victory earned him a heavyweight title shot against champion Junior dos Santos.

Failed drug test

Overeem was scheduled to fight UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos on 26 May 2012 at UFC 146. However, on 4 April 2012, Overeem was revealed to have failed his pre-fight drug test by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC).^[30] Overeem had a 14-to-1 testosterone-to-epitestosterone (T/E) ratio, over the allowed ratio rate of 6-to-1. On Friday 20 April 2012 UFC President Dana White confirmed that Overeem had been removed from his fight with dos Santos and replaced by Frank Mir.^[31][32]

One day prior to his meeting with the NSAC, Overeem released a prepared statement to the media in which he claims the positive result of the drug test came as a result of a doctor-prescribed "anti-inflammatory medication that was mixed with testosterone."^[33] Overeem's lawyer filed a continuation request for additional time to gather support for his recent claim, which was voted on by the NSAC on 24 April 2012.^[34] The request was denied and the NSAC voted unanimously to deny Overeem's application status for a period of nine months, dating back to 27 March, the day of his drug test. He was allowed to reapply after this time period in December 2012.^[35]

Return

Overeem returned to face Antônio Silva on 2 February 2013 at UFC 156.^[36] Leading up to the fight, Overeem was dismissive of Silva's skills, claiming he was better than his opponent in every aspect of MMA.^[37] Despite being a heavy betting favourite and having won rounds one and two, an overconfident Overeem lost to Silva by KO in the third round.^[38]

Overeem was expected to face former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos on 25 May 2013 at UFC 160.^[39] However, in early March, Overeem pulled out of the bout, citing an injury^[40] and was replaced by Mark Hunt.^[41]

For his third fight with the promotion, Overeem faced Travis Browne in the co-main event at UFC Fight Night 26 on 17 August 2013.^[42] Overeem was dominant early in the fight, attacking Browne with a flurry of knees and punches. Browne recovered and defeated Overeem via TKO with a front kick.

Overeem was scheduled to face Frank Mir on 16 November 2013 at UFC 167.^[43] However, the pairing was moved to 1 February 2014 at UFC 169.^[44] He defeated Mir by unanimous decision and called out Brock Lesnar in his post-fight interview.^[45]

Overeem injured his elbow and decided to take the time out to have surgery, expecting to return in September 2014.^[46] On 9 July, the UFC announced he would face Ben Rothwell on 5 September 2014 at UFC Fight Night 50.^[47] Rothwell defeated Overeem via TKO in the first round.^[48]

Overeem faced Stefan Struve at UFC on Fox 13 on 13 December 2014.^[49] He won the fight via KO in the first round.

Overeem next faced Roy Nelson on 14 March 2015 at UFC 185.^[50] He won the fight by unanimous decision.

A bout with Junior dos Santos was rescheduled for 19 December 2015 at UFC on Fox 17.^[51] He won the fight via TKO in the second round.^[52]

On 15 February 2016, Overeem announced that he had signed a new contract with the UFC.^[53]

Overeem faced Andrei Arlovski on 8 May 2016 at UFC Fight Night 87.^[54] He won the fight via TKO early in the second round.^[55] Subsequently, he earned his first Performance of the Night bonus.^[56]

Overeem faced Stipe Miocic for the UFC Heavyweight Championship on 10 September 2016 at UFC 203.^[57] Overeem dropped Miocic with a quick straight left punch before losing the fight via knockout in the first round.^[58] Both participants were awarded Fight of the Night honors.^[59]

Overeem faced Mark Hunt in a rematch on 4 March 2017 at UFC 209.^[60] He won the fight via knockout in the third round.^[61]

A third fight with Fabrício Werdum took place on 8 July 2017 at UFC 213.^[62] Overeem won the fight by majority decision.^[63]

Overeem faced Francis Ngannou on 2 December 2017 at UFC 218.^[64] He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.^[65]

Overeem faced Curtis Blaydes on 9 June 2018 at UFC 225.^[66] He lost the fight via TKO due to elbows in the third round.^[67]

Overeem faced promotional newcomer Sergei Pavlovich on 24 November 2018 at UFC Fight Night 141.^[68] He won the fight via TKO in the first round.^[69]

Overeem was expected to face Alexander Volkov on 20 April 2019 at UFC Fight Night 149.^[70] Volkov was forced to withdraw from the bout, and was replaced by Alexey Oleynik.^[71] After a few back-and-forth exchanges, Overeem won the fight via technical knockout in round one.^[72]

Overeem was expected to face Walt Harris on 7 December 2019 at UFC on ESPN 7.^[73] However, Harris pulled out on 1 November 2019 due to the ongoing search for his missing step-daughter,^[74] and he was replaced by Jairzinho Rozenstruik.^[75] He lost the fight via knockout in the last four seconds of the fifth round after being up on all three judges' scorecards (39–37, 39–37, and 40–36).^[76]

The bout with Walt Harris was rescheduled to take place on 11 April 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was eventually postponed.^[77] The fight was rescheduled to 16 May 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris.^[78] Overeem was dropped and almost finished early in the first round, but went onto dominate the fight with ground and pound, eventually finishing Harris with a head kick and more ground and pound for a second-round TKO win.^[79]

Overeem faced Augusto Sakai on 5 September 2020 in the main event of UFC Fight Night 176.^[80] He won the fight via technical knockout in the fifth round.^[81]

Overeem faced Alexander Volkov on 6 February 2021 at UFC Fight Night 184.^[82] He lost the fight via technical knockout in round two.^[83]

On 3 March 2021, it was announced that Overeem had been released from his UFC contract.^[84]

Kickboxing career

Overeem had his first professional kickboxing fight at the age of 17, in a K-1 rules fight on 15 November 1997 (1997-11-15), winning the fight. After that he fought against Paul Hordijk, winning by decision on 14 March 1999 (1999-03-14). Overeem then moved on to K-1, having two K-1 fights in six years against Errol Parris and Glaube Feitosa. Overeem was knocked out in both bouts and stayed with MMA from then on. He did not fight in K-1 for four more years.

On 31 December 2008, Overeem faced Badr Hari, one of K-1's top contenders, under K-1 rules at Dynamite!! 2008. He defeated Hari by way of knockout in the first round.

K-1

On 28 March 2009 he faced Remy Bonjasky, the defending K-1 Champion, at the K-1 World GP 2009 in Yokohama. Overeem had success in the first and second rounds, but was knocked down by a right hook from Bonjasky in the third, who secured a unanimous decision win. All three judges scored the bout 30–28 in favour of Bonjasky.

On 26 September, at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16, having been selected by fan voting after his impressive performances against Remy Bonjasky and Badr Hari, Overeem shocked the kickboxing world by achieving a huge upset. He defeated K-1's longest-serving member, legendary three-time champion Peter Aerts, by unanimous decision. At the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final, Overeem knocked out the Kyokushin karate champion, Ewerton Teixeira, with a knee strike in the first round, but lost to Badr Hari via TKO in the semifinals.

At the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama, Overeem defeated Dzevad Poturak via KO (right knee) in round one at 2:40.^[85] Overeem defeated Ben Edwards by TKO in the first round on 2 October 2010 at K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final 16, which qualified him for the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix.^[86]

On 11 December, at the Ariake Coliseum, Overeem won the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final. In the quarterfinals, he beat Tyrone Spong by unanimous decision (29–27, 29–28, and 29–27). In the semi-finals, he defeated Gokhan Saki by first-round TKO after breaking Saki's right arm with a left middle kick. Saki's arm was already injured as a result of his previous fight with Daniel Ghita. In the finals, he fought Peter Aerts for a second time. Overeem came out aggressively and finished Aerts in the first round.

Glory

Over a decade removed from his previous kickboxing bouts, news surfaced on 8 June 2021, that Overeem had signed a multi-fight contract with Glory.^[87]

Overeem was scheduled to challenge the reigning Glory Heavyweight champion Rico Verhoeven at Glory: Collision 3 on 23 October 2021.^[88] On 6 October 2021 it was announced that Overeem had to withdraw from the event due to an injury.^[89] He was replaced by former Glory heavyweight title challenger Jamal Ben Saddik.^[90]

Overeem faced Badr Hari on 8 October 2022 at Glory: Collision 4.^[91] He won the fight via unanimous decision.^[92] On 21 November 2022, it was revealed that Overeem had tested positive for a banned substance.^[93] After a few months the B- Sample was also tested positive the decision was overturned to a No-Contest due to the use of Performance-enhancing Drugs.

Pro wrestling

Wrestling Entertainment Series

Overeem was scheduled to headline the first Wrestling Entertainment Series (WES) event in England against WWE wrestler Braun Strowman.^[94] After two prior cancellations and being rescheduled to take place on 9 July 2022, Wrestling Entertainment Series canceled its inaugural event.^[95]

Fighting style

Overeem is considered one of the most well-rounded heavyweights in the sport,^[96] though he is mainly known for his excellence and power in the striking field.^[97] A kickboxer of the Dutch school of Muay Thai decorated in K-1 world tournaments,^[98] Overeem favours kicks to the body and legs and knee strikes from the clinch,^[99] which have been described as "devastating."^[97] His most famous finishing technique used to be the left knee to the midsection, which he has utilised to end many fights, but he switched to the left body kick instead late in his career.^[99] He is also proficient with left overhands and hooks once his opponents are worn down.^[99] On the grappling field, Overeem is universally known for his usage of the guillotine choke,^[97][98][99] a simple technique he uses to great effect thanks to his strength and height.^[99] Overeem was labeled as "the best grappler in Europe" after submitting all his opponents in the ADCC 2005 tryouts through this move.^[100]

Personal life

Overeem has a daughter, born 17 October 2006. Overeem and his current fiancée have two daughters (born 27 February 2016 and August 2017).^[101][102]

Overeem's great-great-grandfather was enslaved on the island of Jamaica. He became a free man and bought a large tract of land on which he started a village, which has survived and prospered to this day. His Dutch mother is a descendant of King William III of the Netherlands through one of his many illegitimate children.^[103]

Overeem has a cameo appearance in the music video for LMFAO's hit single "Sexy and I Know It".^[104]

Legal issues

In 2009, Alistair and his brother were involved in an altercation at a Dutch dance club. Alistair started arguing with a bouncer when he found himself without coins to pay the toilet woman and was asked to leave by five other security workers. Valentijn intervened in his favor and was hit in the face with a flash light, which incited a brawl. The incident ended with five bouncers having to go urgently to the hospital and Alistair being forced to turn down a title fight due to a hand injury gained in the brawl.^[105]

On 1 January 2012, following his match with Brock Lesnar at UFC 141, Overeem shoved a woman in the face, "causing her to stagger back," at the Wynn Las Vegas at about 3 a.m., according to the Las Vegas Police Department. Not arrested but summoned to court, Overeem was charged with misdemeanor battery and faced a maximum of six months in the Clark County Detention Center and a fine up to $1,000.^[106] On 28 March 2012, Overeem was given a 90-day county jail sentence that would be suspended depending on the completion of 50 hours of community service and anger management.^[107]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

• K-1
  • K-1 2009 World Grand Prix (Third place)
  • K-1 2010 World Grand Prix (Champion)

Mixed martial arts

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Andrei Arlovski
  • Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Stipe Miocic
  • Tied (Andrei Arlovski & Cain Velasquez) for second most knockdowns landed in UFC Heavyweight division history (10)^[108]
  • Most knockout losses in Zuffa, LLC (UFC, Pride, WEC, Strikeforce) history (13)^[109]
• Strikeforce
  • Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship (One time; First; Last; Only)
  • One successful title defence
• PRIDE Fighting Championships
  • 2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Semifinalist
• DREAM
  • DREAM Heavyweight Championship (One time; First; Last; Only)
• 2 Hot 2 Handle
  • 2H2H Light heavyweight Championship (One time)
  • 2H2H Light heavyweight Tournament Winner
• World MMA Awards
  • 2010 International Fighter of the Year^[110]
  • 2011 International Fighter of the Year^[111]
• Sherdog
  • 2010 All-Violence Second Team^[112]
  • 2015 All-Violence Third Team^[113]
• MMADNA.nl
  • 2018 Dutch Fighter of the Year.^[114]

Submission grappling

• ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship
  • 2005 ADCC European Trials -98.9 kg Winner^[115]

Records

• Only fighter to simultaneously hold three championship belts^[116] (Strikeforce, K-1 and Dream)
• One of only two fighters to win a world championship in MMA and K-1^[117]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

67 matches	47 wins	19 losses
By knockout	25	15
By submission	17	1
By decision	5	3
No contests	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	47–19 (1)	Alexander Volkov	TKO (punches)	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov	6 February 2021	2	2:06	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	47–18 (1)	Augusto Sakai	TKO (elbows and punches)	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai	5 September 2020	5	0:26	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	46–18 (1)	Walt Harris	TKO (punches)	UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris	16 May 2020	2	3:00	Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Loss	45–18 (1)	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	KO (punch)	UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik	7 December 2019	5	4:56	Washington, D.C., United States
Win	45–17 (1)	Aleksei Oleinik	TKO (punches)	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik	20 April 2019	1	4:45	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win	44–17 (1)	Sergei Pavlovich	TKO (punches)	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2	24 November 2018	1	4:21	Beijing, China
Loss	43–17 (1)	Curtis Blaydes	TKO (elbows)	UFC 225	9 June 2018	3	2:56	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Loss	43–16 (1)	Francis Ngannou	KO (punch)	UFC 218	2 December 2017	1	1:42	Detroit, Michigan, United States	UFC heavyweight title eliminator
Win	43–15 (1)	Fabrício Werdum	Decision (majority)	UFC 213	8 July 2017	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	42–15 (1)	Mark Hunt	KO (knee)	UFC 209	4 March 2017	3	1:44	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	41–15 (1)	Stipe Miocic	KO (punches)	UFC 203	10 September 2016	1	4:27	Cleveland, Ohio, United States	For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Fight of the Night.
Win	41–14 (1)	Andrei Arlovski	TKO (front kick and punches)	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski	8 May 2016	2	1:12	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Performance of the Night.
Win	40–14 (1)	Junior dos Santos	TKO (punches)	UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2	19 December 2015	2	4:43	Orlando, Florida, United States
Win	39–14 (1)	Roy Nelson	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 185	14 March 2015	3	5:00	Dallas, Texas, United States
Win	38–14 (1)	Stefan Struve	KO (punches)	UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic	13 December 2014	1	4:13	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Loss	37–14 (1)	Ben Rothwell	TKO (punches)	UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Mousasi	5 September 2014	1	2:19	Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States
Win	37–13 (1)	Frank Mir	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 169	1 February 2014	3	5:00	Newark, New Jersey, United States
Loss	36–13 (1)	Travis Browne	KO (front kick and punches)	UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen	17 August 2013	1	4:08	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Loss	36–12 (1)	Antônio Silva	KO (punches)	UFC 156	2 February 2013	3	0:25	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	36–11 (1)	Brock Lesnar	TKO (kick to the body and punches)	UFC 141	30 December 2011	1	2:26	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	35–11 (1)	Fabrício Werdum	Decision (unanimous)	Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum	18 June 2011	3	5:00	Dallas, Texas, United States	Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal. Later withdrew due to disputes with the promoter.
Win	34–11 (1)	Todd Duffee	KO (punches)	Dynamite!! 2010	31 December 2010	1	0:19	Saitama, Japan	Won the inaugural DREAM Heavyweight Championship.
Win	33–11 (1)	Brett Rogers	TKO (punches)	Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery	15 May 2010	1	3:40	St. Louis, Missouri, United States	Defended the Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship.
Win	32–11 (1)	Kazuyuki Fujita	KO (knee)	Dynamite!! The Power of Courage 2009	31 December 2009	1	1:15	Saitama, Japan
Win	31–11 (1)	James Thompson	Submission (guillotine choke)	Dream 12	25 October 2009	1	0:33	Osaka, Japan
Win	30–11 (1)	Tony Sylvester	Submission (guillotine choke)	Ultimate Glory 11: A Decade of Fights	17 October 2009	1	1:23	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Win	29–11 (1)	Gary Goodridge	Submission (kimura)	Ultimate Glory 10: The Battle of Arnhem	9 November 2008	1	1:47	Arnhem, Netherlands
NC	28–11 (1)	Mirko Cro Cop	NC (knee to the groin)	Dream 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round	23 September 2008	1	6:09	Saitama, Japan	Overeem kneed Cro Cop in the groin twice.
Win	28–11	Mark Hunt	Submission (keylock)	Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round	21 July 2008	1	1:11	Osaka, Japan
Win	27–11	Tae Hyun Lee	KO (punches)	Dream 4: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Second Round	15 June 2008	1	0:36	Yokohama, Japan
Win	26–11	Paul Buentello	TKO (submission knees to the body)	Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives	16 November 2007	2	3:42	San Jose, California, United States	Won the inaugural Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship.
Loss	25–11	Sergei Kharitonov	KO (punch)	Hero's 10: Middleweight Tournament Final	17 September 2007	1	4:21	Yokohama, Japan
Win	25–10	Michael Knaap	Submission (Peruvian necktie)	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam	23 June 2007	1	3:29	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Return to Heavyweight.
Loss	24–10	Maurício Rua	KO (punches)	Pride 33	24 February 2007	1	3:37	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	24–9	Ricardo Arona	TKO (submission to punches)	Pride Final Conflict Absolute	10 September 2006	1	4:28	Saitama, Japan
Loss	24–8	Antônio Rogério Nogueira	TKO (corner stoppage)	Pride Critical Countdown Absolute	1 July 2006	2	2:13	Saitama, Japan	Return to Light heavyweight.
Win	24–7	Vitor Belfort	Decision (unanimous)	Strikeforce: Revenge	9 June 2006	3	5:00	San Jose, California, United States	Catchweight (210 lb) bout.
Loss	23–7	Fabrício Werdum	Submission (kimura)	Pride Total Elimination Absolute	5 May 2006	2	3:43	Osaka, Japan	PRIDE 2006 Heavyweight Grand Prix Opening Round.
Win	23–6	Nikolajus Cilkinas	Submission (armbar)	WCFC: No Guts, No Glory	18 March 2006	1	1:42	Manchester, England
Win	22–6	Sergei Kharitonov	TKO (knees)	Pride 31	26 February 2006	1	5:13	Saitama, Japan	Heavyweight debut.
Loss	21–6	Maurício Rua	TKO (punches)	Pride Final Conflict 2005	28 August 2005	1	6:42	Saitama, Japan	PRIDE 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Semifinal.
Win	21–5	Igor Vovchanchyn	Submission (guillotine choke)	Pride Critical Countdown 2005	26 June 2005	1	1:20	Saitama, Japan	PRIDE 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
Win	20–5	Vitor Belfort	Submission (guillotine choke)	Pride Total Elimination 2005	23 April 2005	1	9:36	Osaka, Japan	PRIDE 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Opening Round.
Loss	19–5	Antônio Rogério Nogueira	Decision (unanimous)	Pride 29	20 February 2005	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Win	19–4	Hiromitsu Kanehara	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Pride 28	31 October 2004	2	3:52	Saitama, Japan
Win	18–4	Rodney Glunder	Submission (guillotine choke)	2 Hot 2 Handle	10 October 2004	1	N/A	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Won the 2H2H Light heavyweight Championship.
Win	17–4	Tomohiko Hashimoto	TKO (knees)	Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003	31 December 2003	1	0:36	Kobe, Japan
Loss	16–4	Chuck Liddell	KO (punches)	Pride Total Elimination 2003	10 August 2003	1	3:09	Saitama, Japan	PRIDE 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
Win	16–3	Mike Bencic	TKO (submission to knee to the body and punches)	Pride 26	8 June 2003	1	3:44	Yokohama, Japan
Win	15–3	Aaron Brink	Submission (guillotine choke)	2H2H 6: Simply the Best 6	16 March 2003	1	0:53	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Win	14–3	Bazigit Atajev	TKO (knee to the body)	Pride 24	23 December 2002	2	4:59	Fukuoka, Japan
Win	13–3	Dave Vader	TKO (doctor stoppage)	2H2H 5: Simply the Best 5	13 October 2002	2	N/A	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Won the 2H2H Light heavyweight Tournament.
Win	12–3	Moise Rimbon	Submission (guillotine choke)			1	1:03		2H2H Light heavyweight Tournament Semifinal.
Win	11–3	Yusuke Imamura	TKO (knee and punches)	Pride The Best Vol.2	20 July 2002	1	0:44	Tokyo, Japan
Win	10–3	Vesa Vuori	TKO (punches)	2 Hot 2 Handle: Germany	26 May 2002	1	2:15	Krefeld, Germany
Win	9–3	Sergey Kaznovsky	Submission (armbar)	M-1 MFC: Russia vs. the World 3	26 April 2002	1	3:37	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win	8–3	Roman Zentsov	Submission (keylock)	2H2H 4: Simply the Best 4	17 March 2002	1	1:26	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Win	7–3	Stanislav Nuschik	TKO (knees)	2H2H 2: Simply The Best	18 March 2001	1	0:53	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Win	6–3	Vladimer Chanturia	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final	24 February 2001	1	1:06	Tokyo, Japan
Win	5–3	Peter Verschuren	Submission (keylock)	It's Showtime: Christmas Edition	12 December 2000	1	1:06	Haarlem, Netherlands
Loss	4–3	Bobby Hoffman	KO (punch)	Rings: Millennium Combine 2	15 June 2000	1	9:39	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	4–2	Yuriy Kochkine	Decision (split)	Rings Russia: Russia vs. The World	20 May 2000	2	5:00	Yekaterinburg, Russia
Win	4–1	Yasuhito Namekawa	Submission (armbar)	Rings: Millennium Combine 1	20 April 2000	1	0:45	Tokyo, Japan
Win	3–1	Can Sahinbas	KO (knee)	2 Hot 2 Handle 1	5 March 2000	1	2:21	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Win	2–1	Chris Watts	KO (knee to the body)	Rings Holland: There Can Only Be One Champion	6 February 2000	1	3:58	Utrecht, Netherlands
Loss	1–1	Yuriy Kochkine	Decision (majority)	Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block A	28 October 1999	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	1–0	Ricardo Fyeet	Submission (guillotine choke)	It's Showtime: It's Showtime	24 October 1999	1	1:39	Haarlem, Netherlands

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Pay-per-view bouts

No.	Event	Fight	Date	Venue	City	PPV Buys
1.	UFC 141	Lesnar vs. Overeem	30 December 2011	MGM Grand Garden Arena	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	750,000^[119]
2.	UFC 203	Miocic vs. Overeem	10 September 2016	Quicken Loans Arena	Cleveland, Ohio, United States	475,000^[120]

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

10 Wins (7 (T)KO's, 3 Decisions), 4 Losses (3 (T)KO's, 1 Decision), 1 No contest
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time	Record
2022-10-08	NC	Badr Hari	Glory: Collision 4	Arnhem, Netherlands	No contest	3	3:00	10–4–(1)
Originally a decision win for Overeem. Later changed to a No contest after he tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.^[121]
2010-12-11	Win	Peter Aerts	K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final, Final	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (punches)	1	1:07	10–4
Wins the K-1 2010 World Grand Prix Championship.
2010-12-11	Win	Gökhan Saki	K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final, semi-finals	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (Arm injury)	1	2:20	9–4
2010-12-11	Win	Tyrone Spong	K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final, quarter-finals	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	8–4
2010-10-02	Win	Ben Edwards	K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16	Seoul, South Korea	KO (right hook)	1	2:08	7–4
Qualifies for K-1 2010 World Grand Prix.
2010-04-03	Win	Dževad Poturak	K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama	Yokohama, Japan	KO (right knee)	1	2:40	6–4
2009-12-05	Loss	Badr Hari	K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final, semi-finals	Yokohama, Japan	TKO (2 Knockdowns Rule)	1	2:14	5–4
2009-12-05	Win	Ewerton Teixeira	K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final, quarter-finals	Yokohama, Japan	KO (Knees)	1	1:06	5–3
2009-09-26	Win	Peter Aerts	K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16	Seoul, South Korea	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	4–3
Qualifies for K-1 2009 World Grand Prix.
2009-03-28	Loss	Remy Bonjasky	K-1 World GP 2009 in Yokohama	Yokohama, Japan	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	3–3
2008-12-31	Win	Badr Hari	Dynamite!! 2008	Saitama, Japan	KO (left hook)	1	2:07	3–2
2007-05-20	Win	Jürgen Dolch	Ultimate Glory 3: Upside Down	Amersfoort, Netherlands	KO (punch)	1	2:02	2–2
2004-05-30	Loss	Glaube Feitosa	Kyokushin vs K-1 2004 All Out Battle	Tokyo, Japan	KO (punch)	1	2:13	1–2
2001-02-04	Loss	Errol Parris	K-1 Holland GP 2001 in Arnhem	Arnhem, Netherlands	TKO (corner stoppage)	3	1:22	1–1
1999-03-14	Win	Paul Hordijk	Thaiboxing Event in Veenendaal	Veenendaal, Netherlands	Decision (unanimous)	3	2:00	1–0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Electoral history

Electoral history of Alistair Overeem

Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Result		Ref.
						Party seats	Individual
2023	House of Representatives		Belang van Nederland	41^[a]	852	0	Lost	^[122]

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists
• List of male kickboxers

Notes

1. Overeem participated as a lijstduwer.

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External links

• Official website
• Alistair Overeem at UFC
• Professional MMA record for Alistair Overeem from Sherdog
• Profile at Dream (in Japanese)
• at Pride

Awards and achievements
New championship	1st Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion 16 November 2007 – 29 July 2011	Vacant Overeem stripped of title and released from Strikeforce
New title	1st DREAM Interim Heavyweight Champion 31 December 2010 – 6 September 2011	Vacant Overeem signed with UFC