Reinier de Ridder
Reinier de Ridder[1] (born September 7, 1990) is a Dutch professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions of ONE Championship, where he is a former ONE Middleweight World Champion and ONE Light Heavyweight World Champion. De Ridder was the third two-division champion in ONE history, having previously held the middleweight and light heavyweight belts simultaneously.
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De Ridder training in 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 7, 1990 Breda, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Other names | The Dutch Knight | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 217 lb (98 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
| Division | Cruiserweight[a] Light Heavyweight[b] Middleweight[c] | |||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 79 in (201 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Breda, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Team | Combat Brothers | |||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Black belt in judo Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu | |||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2013–present | |||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Background edit
Reinier de Ridder started with judo at the age of 6 and earned a black belt. He began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu while attending college. He also owns a physical therapy clinic in Breda, combining his working hours with his training hours.[2][3][4]
Grappling career edit
De Ridder won a silver medal at the European Jiu-Jitsu Championship in 2016.[2]
De Ridder returned to submission grappling competition at ONE X on March 26, 2022 against André Galvão.[5] The match went the distance and as the promotion did not use judges for their submission grappling matches at the time, it was declared a draw.[6]
De Ridder faced Tye Ruotolo in a submission grappling superfight at ONE Fight Night 10 on May 5, 2023.[7] He lost the match by unanimous decision.[8]
Mixed martial arts career edit
Early career edit
De Ridder had his first amateur fight was in 2013, winning by first round submission, before making his professional MMA debut later that year, winning with a first round triangle choke. Reinier went on a seven fight winning streak with all the fights ending with stoppages. After this winning streak, Reinier got the opportunity to fight for his the Middleweight belt in HIT FC, which he won by first round rear-naked choke. After winning his next bout in under two minutes, Reinier got offers from the UFC and ONE FC, deciding to go with the latter due to better terms.[2]
ONE Championship edit
De Ridder made his ONE debut at ONE: Hero's Ascent on January 25, 2019 against Fan Rong, in a fight which he won by a first round submission. He would then face Gilberto Galvao at ONE: Legendary Quest, knocking out Galvao in the second round with knees, and former title contender Leandro Ataides at ONE: Warrior's Code, in which he won a hard fought decision.
ONE Middleweight Champion edit
De Ridder faced Aung La Nsang for the ONE Middleweight World Championship at ONE: Inside the Matrix on October 30, 2020.[9][10] He won the bout by submission in the first round, becoming the champion.[11]
Double champion edit
After Vitaly Bigdash tested positive for COVID-19, de Ridder stepped in for a rematch against Aung La Nsang for the ONE Light Heavyweight World Championship at ONE on TNT 4 on April 28, 2021.[12][13] He won the fight by unanimous decision to become the new ONE Light Heavyweight World Champion,[14] and the third simultaneous two-division champion in ONE history.
In the first middleweight title defense, de Ridder faced Kiamrian Abbasov at ONE: Full Circle on February 25, 2022.[15] After applying an arm-triangle choke at the end of the second round that forced Abbasov to tap after the bell, de Ridder ultimately won with the same submission in the third round.[16] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[17]
De Ridder faced former multiple-time ADCC and BJJ world champion André Galvão in a grappling match at ONE: X on March 26, 2022.[18][19] They grappled to a draw after 12 minutes since neither could find the submission.[20]
De Ridder made his the second title defense against former champion Vitaly Bigdash on July 22, 2022 at ONE 159.[21] After surviving an early guillotine from Bigdash, Reiner choked him out with an inverted triangle choke in the first round.[22] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[23]
De Ridder was scheduled to defense the middleweight title against Shamil Abdulaev at ONE on Prime Video 3 on October 22, 2022.[24] However, Abdulaev withdrew due to not being medically cleared and the bout was cancelled.[25]
De Ridder faced Anatoly Malykhin to defend his light heavyweight title on December 3, 2022, at ONE on Prime Video 5.[26] He suffered his first career loss after getting knocked out in the first round.[27]
A rematch between de Ridder and Malykhin for the ONE Middleweight World Championship took place on March 1, 2024, at ONE 166.[28] He lost the title via technical knockout in round three.[29]
Championships and accomplishments edit
Mixed martial arts edit
- ONE Championship
- ONE Middleweight World Championship (One time)
- Two successful defenses
- ONE Light Heavyweight World Championship (One time)
- Performance of the Night (Two times) vs. Kiamrian Abbasov and Vitaly Bigdash[17][23]
- 2020 Submission of the Year vs. Aung La Nsang
- Submission of the Night (against Fan Rong at ONE Championship: Hero's Ascent)
- Fight of the Night (against Leandro Ataides at ONE Championship: Warrior's Code)
- 2022 Submission of the Year vs. Vitaly Bigdash at ONE 159[30]
- Third double champion in ONE history
- ONE Middleweight World Championship (One time)
- Hit Fighting Championship
- HIT Middleweight Championship (One time)
- 360 Promotion
- 360 Middleweight Championship (One time)
Mixed martial arts record edit
| 18 matches | 16 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 2 |
| By submission | 11 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Loss | 16–2 | Anatoly Malykhin | TKO (retirement) | ONE 166 | March 1, 2024 | 3 | 1:16 | Lusail, Qatar | Lost the ONE Middleweight Championship (205 lb). |
| Loss | 16–1 | Anatoly Malykhin | KO (punches) | ONE on Prime Video 5 | December 3, 2022 | 1 | 4:35 | Pasay, Philippines | Lost the ONE Light Heavyweight Championship (225 lb). |
| Win | 16–0 | Vitaly Bigdash | Technical Submission (inverted triangle choke) | ONE 159 | July 22, 2022 | 1 | 3:29 | Kallang, Singapore | Defended the ONE Middleweight Championship (205 lb). Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 15–0 | Kiamrian Abbasov | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | ONE: Full Circle | February 25, 2022 | 3 | 0:57 | Kallang, Singapore | Defended the ONE Middleweight Championship (205 lb). Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 14–0 | Aung La Nsang | Decision (unanimous) | ONE on TNT 4 | April 28, 2021 | 5 | 5:00 | Kallang, Singapore | Won the ONE Light Heavyweight Championship (225 lb). |
| Win | 13–0 | Aung La Nsang | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ONE: Inside the Matrix | October 30, 2020 | 1 | 3:26 | Kallang, Singapore | Won the ONE Middleweight Championship (205 lb). |
| Win | 12–0 | Leandro Ataides | Decision (unanimous) | ONE: Warrior's Code | February 7, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| Win | 11–0 | Gilberto Galvao | KO (knees) | ONE: Legendary Quest | June 15, 2019 | 2 | 0:57 | Shanghai, China | Return to Light Heavyweight. |
| Win | 10–0 | Fan Rong | Technical Submission (brabo choke) | ONE: Hero's Ascent | January 25, 2019 | 1 | 1:15 | Pasay, Philippines | |
| Win | 9–0 | Warren Allison | Submission (rear-naked choke) | EFC Worldwide 67 | March 10, 2018 | 1 | 2:00 | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| Win | 8–0 | Shota Gvasalia | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Hit-FC 4 | October 21, 2017 | 1 | 3:55 | Horgen, Switzerland | Won the HIT Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 7–0 | Jaouad Ikan | Submission (armbar) | World Fighting League MMA | May 27, 2017 | 1 | N/A | Almere, Netherlands | |
| Win | 6–0 | Lamine Talbi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 360 Promotion: Volition | April 8, 2017 | 3 | 0:41 | Walloon Brabant, Belgium | Won the vacant 360 Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 5–0 | Markus Prödl | TKO (punches) | Superior FC 16 | March 11, 2017 | 2 | 0:51 | Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany | Middleweight debut. |
| Win | 4–0 | Alexander Heinrich | TKO (knees and punches) | Superior FC 15 | October 29, 2016 | 1 | 4:52 | Hesse, Germany | |
| Win | 3–0 | Michaelis Efstratiou | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Superior FC 14 | May 21, 2016 | 1 | 1:32 | Düren, Germany | |
| Win | 2–0 | Rene Hoppe | Submission (armbar) | Rostocker & Benefiz Fight Night | October 10, 2015 | 2 | 1:54 | Rostock, Germany | |
| Win | 1–0 | Marco Wuest | Submission (triangle choke) | GFC 2 | June 1, 2013 | 1 | 4:09 | Lauda-Königshofen, Germany | Light Heavyweight debut. |
Submission grappling record edit
| Result | Rec. | Opponent | Method | Event | Division | Date | Location |
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| Loss | 0–1–1 | Tye Ruotolo | Decision (unanimous) | ONE Fight Night 10 | Middleweight | May 5, 2023 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States |
| Draw | 0–0–1 | André Galvão | Draw | ONE: X | Superfight | March 26, 2022 | Kallang, Singapore |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Reinier "The Dutch Knight" de Ridder". onefc.com. 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ a b c Leijgraf, Willem (2021-05-08). "Reinier de Ridder: de nieuwe Nederlandse MMA-superster in Azië". Manners Magazine (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ Besters, Tim. "Ongeslagen MMA-vechter en fysiotherapeut: Bredanaar Reinier de Ridder wil overal de beste in zijn". BN DeStem. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "MMA'er Reinier de Ridder vecht nu ook voor titel in gewichtsklasse hoger: 'Kans om dubbelkampioen te worden'". Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ Rogers, Kian (7 March 2022). "Andre Galvao To Fight ONE Championship Double Champion Reinier de Ridder". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Andre Galvao And Danielle Kelly Draw At ONE X". JitsMagazine. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ Rogers, Kian (7 February 2023). "Tye Ruotolo To Face Reinier de Ridder At ONE Fight Night 10". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Tye Ruotolo And Reinier De Ridder Put On A Show At ONE Fight Night 10". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "ONE Championship: Aung La N Sang to defend middleweight title against Reinier de Ridder". South China Morning Post. 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
- ^ "Aung La Nsang faces Reinier de Ridder in one of four title fights at ONE: 'Inside the Matrix'". asianmma.com. October 5, 2020.
- ^ "ONE: Inside the Matrix — Reinier de Ridder Submits "Burmese Python"". cagesidepress. October 30, 2020.
- ^ "With Vitaly Bigdash out, Aung La N Sang vs. Reinier de Ridder 2 now headlines ONE on TNT 4". MMA Fighting. 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ^ "Reinier de Ridder to rematch Aung La N Sang at ONE on TNT IV after Vitaly Bigdash withdraws". MMA Junkie. 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ^ "ONE on TNT 4 results: Reinier de Ridder becomes two-division champ with second straight win over Aung La N Sang". MMA Fighting. 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ^ "Reinier de Ridder vs. Kiamrian Abbasov announced by ONE Championship". MMA LockerRoom. 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
- ^ "ONE Championship: Full Circle results – Reinier de Ridder dominates, taps fellow champ Kiamrian Abbasov". MMA Junkie. 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ a b Bear Farzer (2022-02-26). "Reinier De Ridder, Roman Kryklia Earn Performance Bonuses At ONE: FULL CIRCLE". ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
- ^ "ONE Championship: Reinier de Ridder to grapple Andre Galvao at ONE X after bloody beat down of Kiamrian Abbasov". South China Morning Post. 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
- ^ "Two-division champ Reinier de Ridder faces Andre Galvao in submission grappling match at ONE X". MMA Fighting. 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- ^ "ONE X: Galvao and De Ridder battle to grappling draw, Kelly gets bonus". South China Morning Post. 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ^ Barrasso, Justin (27 May 2022). "Reinier de Ridder to Meet Vitaly Bigdash in ONE 159 Main Event". si.com. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "ONE Championship 159 results: Reinier de Ridder lives up to promise, chokes out Vitaly Bigdash in first". MMA Junkie. 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ a b Bear Farzer (2022-06-23). "De Ridder, Williams, Sinsamut Earn Performance Bonuses At ONE 159". ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
- ^ Martin, Damon (6 September 2022). "Reinier de Ridder vs. Shamil Abdulaev, John Lineker vs. Fabricio Andrade headline ONE on Prime Video 3". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ Nicolas Atkin (2022-09-25). "ONE Championship: Reinier de Ridder's title fight off Prime Video 3 card in Malaysia, source says". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ Ben Imperial (2022-11-02). "Reinier de Ridder to defend his ONE light heavyweight world title against Anatoly Malykhin at ONE on Prime Video 5". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ Steven Marrocco (2022-12-03). "ONE on Prime Video 5 results: Anatoliy Malykhin starches Reinier de Ridder in first for second title". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
- ^ "Anatoly Malykhin to challenge Reinier de Ridder for Middleweight MMA word title in rematch at ONE 166: Qatar". ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts. 2023-12-28. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ Dewar, Val (2024-03-01). "ONE 166: Anatoly Malykhin Becomes First Triple-Champ in MMA History". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ Ben Coate (2022-12-29). "Reinier de Ridder's inverted triangle choke is ONE's 2022 MMA Submission of The Year". ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
Notes edit
- ^ ONE Championship refers to their 225 lbs class as Light heavyweight, but under the Association of Boxing Commissions in the United States, 225 lbs is considered Cruiserweight.
- ^ ONE Championship refers to their 205 lbs class as Middleweight, but under the Association of Boxing Commissions in the United States, 205 lbs is considered Light heavyweight.
- ^ ONE Championship refers to their 185 lbs class as Welterweight, but under the Association of Boxing Commissions in the United States, 185 lbs is considered Middleweight.