Jan Nortje “The Giant”

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Team K-1
Age 49
Gender Male
Height 6' 11"

Jan Nortje is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 2 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 2-6-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 9 months, 7 days
Rounds Fought 7.1
Avg. Fights/Year 1.0
Longest Layoff 3 years, 2 months, 12 days
Quickest Turnaround 4 months, 2 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 2 0 0
Losses 2 4 0
Finish Rate 100.0%
Finished Rate 100.0%
Win by Decision Rate 0.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 100.0%
Loss by KO Rate 33.3%
Win by SUB Rate 0.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 66.7%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 55
Fastest KO 55
Fastest SUB -
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 0.7
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 03:26
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 04:47
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 05/26/2009 L
(2-5-0)
Thierry Sokoudjou
(18-16-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Dream 9
1 05:00
OFF 02/23/2008 W
(1-5-0)
Bob Sapp
(12-20-1)
SHW
( 333.0 vs. 356.0 )
TKO/RSC
Strikeforce at the Dome
1 00:55
NRB 03/12/2007 L
(1-4-0)
Gary Goodridge
(23-23-1)
TKO/RSC
K-1: Olympia Hero's 2007
1 03:00
NRB 12/31/2003 L
(1-3-0)
Masayuki Naruse
(6-15-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
K-1: Premium 2003 Dynamite
1 04:41
NRB 05/02/2003 L
(1-2-0)
Shinsuke Nakamura
(3-1-0)
Submission (Choke)
New Japan Pro Wrestling: Ultimate Crush
2 03:12
NRB 12/31/2002 W
(0-2-0)
Tadao Yasuda
(2-4-0)
TKO/RSC (Corner Threw in the Towel)
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002: K-1 vs. Inoki
2 00:57
NRB 12/23/2001 L
(0-1-0)
Yoshihisa Yamamoto
(15-26-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Pride 18: Cold Fury 2
1 01:43
NRB 08/19/2001 L
(0-0-0)
Gary Goodridge
(23-23-1)
Submission (Arm Bar)
K-1: Andy Hug Memorial
1 01:11

* 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