Alistair Overeem “Demolition Man”

Photo of Alistair Overeem
Team Golden Glory
Age 44
Gender Male
Height 6' 4"
Weight Class Heavyweight

Alistair Overeem is a Dutch mixed martial artist. He fought in such promotions as RINGS and PRIDE. On November 16, 2007, Overeem defeated Paul Buentello for the vacant Strikeforce Heavyweight title by submission due to knee strikes.

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 47-19-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 3 months, 13 days
Rounds Fought 85.8
Avg. Fights/Year 3.1
Longest Layoff 1 year, 1 month, 3 days
Quickest Turnaround 4 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 23 19 5
Losses 14 2 3
Finish Rate 89.4%
Finished Rate 84.2%
Win by Decision Rate 10.6%
Loss by Decision Rate 15.8%
Win by KO Rate 48.9%
Loss by KO Rate 73.7%
Win by SUB Rate 40.4%
Loss by SUB Rate 10.5%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win -
Fastest KO 19
Fastest SUB -
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.2
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 05:48
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.6
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 08:12
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 02/06/2021 L
(47-18-0) 		Alexander Volkov
(38-10-0) 		HW
( 255.5 vs. 264.0 ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC FN 63 ON ESPN: OVEREEM vs VOLKOV 		1 02:06
OFF 09/05/2020 W
(46-18-0) 		Augusto Sakai
(16-6-1) 		HW
( 252.5 vs. 261.5 ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC FN 49 ON ESPN: OVEREEM vs SAKAI 		5 00:26
OFF 05/16/2020 W
(45-18-0) 		Walt Harris
(13-10-0) 		HW
( 253.5 vs. 264.5 ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC on ESPN: OVEREEM vs HARRIS 		2 03:00
OFF 12/07/2019 L
(45-17-0) 		Jair Rozenstruik
(15-5-0) 		HW
( 248.0 vs. 250.5 ) 		KO
UFC ON ESPN 7 - OVEREEM vs. ROZENSTRUIK 		5 04:56
OFF 04/20/2019 W
(44-17-0) 		Aleksei Oleinik
(58-17-1) 		HW
( 245.0 vs. 237.0 ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC on ESPN+ 7 		1 04:45
OFF 11/24/2018 W
(43-17-0) 		Sergei Pavlovich
(18-3-0) 		HW
( 247.0 vs. 257.0 ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 		1 04:21
OFF 06/09/2018 L
(43-16-0) 		Curtis Blaydes
(18-5-0) 		HW
( 244.0 vs. 254.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC 225: WHITTAKER vs. ROMERO 2 		3 02:56
OFF 12/02/2017 L
(43-15-0) 		Francis Ngannou
(18-3-0) 		HW
( 247.0 vs. 262.0 ) 		KO
UFC 218: Holloway vs Aldo 2 		1 01:43
OFF 07/08/2017 W
(42-15-0) 		Fabricio Werdum
(24-10-1) 		HW
( 252.5 vs. 239.0 ) 		Decision (Majority Decision)
UFC 213: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 		3 05:00
OFF 03/04/2017 W
(41-15-0) 		Mark Hunt
(13-14-0) 		HW
( 256.0 vs. 265.0 ) 		KO
UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 		3 01:44
OFF 09/10/2016 L
(41-14-0) 		Stipe Miocic
(20-4-0) 		HW
( 238.0 vs. 246.0 ) 		KO (Strike)
UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem 		1 04:27
OFF 05/08/2016 W
(40-14-0) 		Andrei Arlovski
(34-24-0) 		TKO/RSC
UFC Fight Night: Overeem VS. Arlovski 		2 01:12
OFF 12/19/2015 W
(39-14-0) 		Junior Dos Santos
(23-10-0) 		HW
( 243.0 vs. 249.0 ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC on FOX 17: Cerrone vs Dos Anjos 		2 04:43
OFF 03/14/2015 W
(38-14-0) 		Roy Nelson
(24-20-0) 		HW
( 247.0 vs. 254.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 185: Pettis vs. Dos Anjos 		3 05:00
OFF 12/13/2014 W
(37-14-0) 		Stefan Struve
(28-13-0) 		HW
( 253.0 vs. 254.0 ) 		KO (Strike)
UFC on FOX: Miocic vs Dos Santos 		1 04:13
OFF 09/05/2014 L
(37-13-0) 		Ben Rothwell
(39-14-0) 		HW
( 248.0 vs. 264.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
UFC Fight Night 50: Mousasi vs Souza 		1 02:19
OFF 02/01/2014 W
(36-13-0) 		Frank Mir
(19-13-0) 		HW
( 257.0 vs. 256.5 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 		3 05:00
OFF 08/17/2013 L
(36-12-0) 		Travis Browne
(16-7-1) 		HW
( 255.5 vs. 236.0 ) 		KO
UFC Fight Night 26: Sonnen vs Rua 		1 04:08
OFF 02/02/2013 L
(36-11-0) 		Antonio Silva
(19-15-0) 		HW
( 264.0 vs. 262.0 ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar 		3 00:25
OFF 12/30/2011 W
(35-11-0) 		Brock Lesnar
(5-3-0) 		HW
( 263.0 vs. 266.0 ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC 141 Lesnar vs. Overeem 		1 02:26
OFF 06/18/2011 W
(34-11-0) 		Fabricio Werdum
(24-10-1) 		HW
( 256.0 vs. 246.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Strikeforce: Overeem vs Werdum 		3 05:00
NRB 12/31/2010 W
(33-11-0) 		Todd Duffee
(9-4-0) 		KO (Strike)
K-1 - Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2010 		1 00:19
OFF 05/15/2010 W
(32-11-0) 		Brett Rogers
(16-11-0) 		HW
( 253.0 vs. 264.0 ) 		KO (Strike)
Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Rogers 		1 03:40
NRB 12/31/2009 W
(31-11-0) 		Kazuyuki Fujita
(16-14-0) 		KO (Knee)
Dream & Sengoku: Dynamite 2009 		1 01:15
NRB 10/25/2009 W
(30-11-0) 		James Thompson
(20-18-0) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Dream 12 - The Cage of the Rising Sun 		1 00:33
NRB 10/17/2009 W
(29-11-0) 		Tony Sylvester
(10-4-0) 		HW Submission (Guillotine Choke)
United Glory 11: A Decade of Fights 		1 05:00
NRB 11/09/2008 W
(28-11-0) 		Gary Goodridge
(23-23-1) 		Submission (Kimura)
Shooto Holland: Ultimate Glory 10 - Battle of Arnhem 		1 05:00
NRB 09/23/2008 Unknown
(28-11-0) 		Mirko Cro Cop
(38-11-2) 		No Contest
Dream 6 - Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final 		1 05:00
NRB 07/21/2008 W
(27-11-0) 		Mark Hunt
(13-14-0) 		Submission (Keylock)
Dream 5 - Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final 		1 01:11
NRB 06/15/2008 W
(26-11-0) 		Lee Tae Hyun
(0-2-0) 		KO
Dream 4- Middleweight Grand Prix 		1 00:36
NRB 11/16/2007 W
(25-11-0) 		Paul Buentello
(36-17-0) 		HW
( 224.0 vs. 250.0 ) 		Submission (Strikes)
Strikeforce: Tournament Series 		2 03:42
NRB 09/17/2007 L
(25-10-0) 		Sergei Kharitonov
(35-8-0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
K-1 - Hero's Middleweight Tournament Final 		1 04:21
NRB 06/23/2007 W
(24-10-0) 		Michael Knaap
(19-22-2) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
K-1 - World Grand Prix 2007 		1 05:00
OFF 02/24/2007 L
(24-9-0) 		Mauricio Shogun Rua
(27-14-1) 		LHW
( 205.0 vs. 205.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Pride 33: Second Coming 		1 03:37
NRB 09/10/2006 L
(24-8-0) 		Ricardo Arona
(14-5-0) 		Submission (Punches)
Pride: Final Conflict Absolute 2006 		1 04:28
NRB 07/01/2006 L
(24-7-0) 		Rogerio Nogueira
(23-10-0) 		TKO/RSC
Pride: Critical Countdown Absolute 2006 		2 02:13
OFF 06/09/2006 W
(23-7-0) 		Vitor Belfort
(26-14-0) 		HW
( 210.0 vs. 209.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Strikeforce 2: Revenge 		5 05:00
NRB 05/05/2006 L
(23-6-0) 		Fabricio Werdum
(24-10-1) 		Submission (Kimura)
Pride: Total Elimination Absolute 2006 		2 03:43
NRB 03/18/2006 W
(22-6-0) 		Sanjin Kadunc
(3-3-0) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
World Cage Fighting Championship 		1 00:00
NRB 02/26/2006 W
(21-6-0) 		Sergei Kharitonov
(35-8-0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Pride 31: Unbreakable 		1 05:13
NRB 08/28/2005 L
(21-5-0) 		Mauricio Shogun Rua
(27-14-1) 		TKO/RSC (Strikes)
Pride: Final Conflict 2005 		1 06:42
NRB 06/26/2005 W
(20-5-0) 		Igor Vovchanchyn
(52-10-0) 		Submission (Standing Guillotine Choke)
Pride: Critical Countdown 2005 		1 01:20
NRB 04/23/2005 W
(19-5-0) 		Vitor Belfort
(26-14-0) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Pride: Total Elimination 2005 		1 09:36
NRB 02/20/2005 L
(19-4-0) 		Rogerio Nogueira
(23-10-0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pride 29: Fists of Fire 		5 05:00
NRB 10/31/2004 W
(18-4-0) 		Hiromitsu Kanehara
(19-25-5) 		TKO/RSC (Cut)
Pride 28: High Octane 		2 03:52
NRB 10/10/2004 W
(17-4-0) 		Rodney Faverus
(23-14-2) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
2 Hot 2 Handle 		1 00:00
NRB 12/31/2003 W
(16-4-0) 		Tomohiko Hashimoto
(0-4-0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 		1 00:36
NRB 08/10/2003 L
(16-3-0) 		Chuck Liddell
(21-9-0) 		KO (Strikes)
Pride: Total Elimination 2003 		1 03:09
NRB 06/08/2003 W
(15-3-0) 		Mike Bencic
(1-2-0) 		Submission (Strikes)
Pride 26: Bad to the Bone 		1 03:44
NRB 03/16/2003 W
(14-3-0) 		Aaron Brink
(27-27-0) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
2 Hot 2 Handle: Simply the Best 6 		1 00:00
NRB 12/23/2002 W
(13-3-0) 		Bozigit Ataev
(20-4-1) 		KO
Pride 24: Cold Fury 3 		2 04:59
NRB 10/13/2002 W
(11-3-0) 		Dave Vader
(11-11-2) 		TKO/RSC (Doctor Stoppage)
2 Hot 2 Handle: Simply the Best 5 		1 00:00
NRB 10/13/2002 W
(11-3-0) 		Moise Rimbon
(24-13-3) 		Submission (Choke)
2 Hot 2 Handle: Simply the Best 5 		1 00:00
NRB 07/20/2002 W
(10-3-0) 		Yusuke Imamura
(5-9-0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
Pride: The Best 2 		1 00:44
NRB 05/26/2002 W
(9-3-0) 		Vesa Vuori
(2-1-0) 		TKO/RSC (Strikes)
2 Hot 2 Handle: Germany 		1 02:15
NRB 04/26/2002 W
(8-3-0) 		Sergei Kaznovski
(8-8-0) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
M-1 Mix- Fight: Russia vs the World 3 		1 03:37
NRB 03/17/2002 W
(7-3-0) 		Roman Zentsov
(19-13-0) 		Submission (Keylock)
2 Hot 2 Handle: Simply the Best 4 		1 00:00
NRB 03/18/2001 W
(6-3-0) 		Stanislav Nuschik
(7-7-1) 		TKO/RSC (Knees)
2 Hot 2 Handle: Simply the Best 		1 00:53
NRB 02/24/2001 W
(5-3-0) 		Vladimer Tchanturia
(0-1-0) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final 		1 01:06
NRB 12/16/2000 W
(4-3-0) 		Peter Verschuren
(2-6-0) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
It's Showtime: Christmas Edition 		00:00
NRB 06/15/2000 L
(4-2-0) 		Bobby Hoffman
(35-9-1) 		KO (Punch)
Rings: Millennium Combine 2 		1 09:39
NRB 05/20/2000 L
(4-1-0) 		Iouri Kotchkine
(4-4-1) 		Decision
Rings Russia 		2 05:00
NRB 04/20/2000 W
(3-1-0) 		Yasuhito Namekawa
(21-16-4) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
Rings: Millennium Combine 1 		1 00:45
NRB 03/05/2000 W
(2-1-0) 		Can Sahinbas
(5-4-0) 		KO (Knee)
2 Hot 2 Handle: 2 Hot 2 Handle 		1 02:21
NRB 02/06/2000 W
(1-1-0) 		Chris Watts
(3-2-0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Knees)
Rings Holland: There Can Only Be One Champion 		1 03:58
NRB 10/28/1999 L
(1-0-0) 		Iouri Kotchkine
(4-4-1) 		Decision (Majority Decision)
Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block A 		2 05:00
NRB 10/24/1999 W
(0-0-0) 		Ricardo Fyeet
(4-6-0) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
It's Showtime: It's Showtime 		1 00:00

Official Professional Kickboxing Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 10/08/2022 Unknown
(0-0-0) 		Badr Hari
(1-5-0) 		HW Unknown
Glory: Collision 4 		3 03:00

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class