Antoni Hardonk | |
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Born | Antoni Hardonk February 5, 1976 Weesp, Netherlands |
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
Weight | 249+1⁄2 lb (113.2 kg; 17.82 st) |
Division | Heavyweight (Kickboxing) Heavyweight (MMA) |
Reach | 78 in (198 cm) |
Style | Kickboxing, BJJ |
Fighting out of | Amsterdam, Netherlands Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Team | Vos Gym (1995–present) [1] Rickson Gracie Academy (2004–present) [1] Dynamix MMA (2010–present) [2] |
Rank | Fifth degree black belt in Kyokushin Budokai under Chris Dolman, Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Rickson Gracie [1] |
Years active | 1997–2005 (kickboxing) 2001–2009 (MMA) |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 17 |
Wins | 17 |
By knockout | 4 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 14 |
Wins | 8 |
By knockout | 6 |
By submission | 2 |
Losses | 6 |
By knockout | 2 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 3 |
Other information | |
University | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Antoni Hardonk (born February 5, 1976) is a Dutch retired mixed martial artist and kickboxer who competed in K-1 and the UFC.
Antoni made his K-1 debut at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary Scandinavia on June 9, 2001 where he was participating in an eight-man elimination tournament. He faced Swede Fredic Rosenberg in the quarter-finals and quickly defeated him via technical knockout in the first round. In the semi-finals he faced another Swede, Wisam Feyli, who he defeated by a third round unanimous decision, thus booking his place in the tournament final. In the final match Antoni faced yet another Swede, Larry Lindwall, but was unable to win the tournament, losing instead by second-round technical knockout.
On September 29, 2002 Antoni would face fellow Dutch kickboxer and future K-1 Grand Prix Champion Remy Bonjasky at the It's Showtime – As Usual / Battle Time event in the Netherlands. Antoni held his own during the fight but eventually lost via a fifth round unanimous decision. He would lose his next couple of fights against Attila Karacs and Badr Hari respectively before ending a four fight losing streak on July 29, 2005, by defeating Croatian Domagoj Ostojic by third-round technical knockout at Ultimate Nokaut 2.
Hardonk was initially scheduled to make his promotional debut against Brad Imes at UFC 65 on November 18, 2006. [3] However, Imes withdrew from the bout due to an injury and was replaced by his team mate Sherman Pendergarst. [3] Hardonk won the fight by technical knockout due to low-kicks.
His next fight was at UFC Fight Night 9 on April 5, 2007 against Justin McCully, a late-notice replacement for Hardonk's original opponent, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir, as he had to drop out due to a shoulder injury. Hardonk lost to McCully via unanimous decision.
Hardonk's next fight was against Frank Mir at UFC 74 on August 25, 2007. [4] Hardonk lost due to a kimura lock early in the first round. Most recently, Antoni beat Colin Robinson at UFC 80 by TKO 17 seconds into the first round and Eddie Sanchez at UFC 85 by TKO in the second round. Hardonk returned to the Octagon on December 27, at UFC 92 where he defeated newcomer, Mike Wessel via second-round TKO. On April 18 UFC 97 he was defeated by Cheick Kongo via TKO of the second round. Pat Barry and Hardonk fought on October 24, 2009 at UFC 104. [5] After some success with his kicks in the first round, his opponent found his range in the second with fast jab combinations, and Hardonk got hit before dropping and succumbing to strikes at 2:30 of round two.
In August 2010, Hardonk announced that he would be officially retiring from the UFC and MMA altogether. Hardonk also revealed that he will be partnering with his instructor since 2004, Henry Akins, to become a full-time trainer at his gym "Dynamix Martial Arts" located in Santa Monica. [6]
14 matches | 8 wins | 6 losses |
By knockout | 6 | 2 |
By submission | 2 | 1 |
By decision | 0 | 3 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 8–6 | Pat Barry | TKO (punches) | UFC 104 | October 24, 2009 | 2 | 2:30 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Fight of the Night. |
Loss | 8–5 | Cheick Kongo | TKO (punches) | UFC 97 | April 18, 2009 | 2 | 2:29 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
Win | 8–4 | Mike Wessel | TKO (punches) | UFC 92 | December 27, 2008 | 2 | 2:09 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 7–4 | Eddie Sanchez | TKO (punches) | UFC 85 | June 7, 2008 | 2 | 4:15 | London, England | |
Win | 6–4 | Colin Robinson | TKO (punch) | UFC 80 | January 19, 2008 | 1 | 0:17 | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | |
Loss | 5–4 | Frank Mir | Submission (kimura) | UFC 74 | August 25, 2007 | 1 | 1:17 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 5–3 | Justin McCully | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard | April 5, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 5–2 | Sherman Pendergarst | KO (punch) | UFC 65: Bad Intentions | November 18, 2006 | 1 | 3:15 | Sacramento, California, United States | |
Win | 4–2 | Ibragim Magomedov | TKO (corner stoppage) | Bushido Europe: Rotterdam Rumble | October 9, 2005 | 2 | 2:01 | Netherlands | |
Win | 3–2 | Wes Sims | Submission (keylock) | K-1 Fighting Network Rumble on the Rock 2004 | November 20, 2004 | 1 | 4:24 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
Loss | 2–2 | Claudineney Kozan | Decision (unanimous) | K-1 MMA ROMANEX | May 22, 2004 | 2 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |
Loss | 2–1 | Grzegorz Jakubowski | Decision (unanimous) | La Resa Dei Conti 7 | December 5, 2003 | 2 | 5:00 | Livorno, Italy | |
Win | 2–0 | Will Elworthy | Submission (rear-naked choke) | La Resa Dei Conti 7 | December 5, 2003 | 1 | N/A | Italy | |
Win | 1–0 | Peter Verschuren | TKO (cut) | Rings Holland: Heroes Live Forever | January 28, 2001 | 1 | 3:05 | Netherlands |
As of December 2010 [update] , Antoni Hardonk has compiled a professional kickboxing record of 5 wins and 5 losses, with 4 wins and 2 losses by KO/TKO. [7]
85 matches | 75 wins | 10 losses |
By knockout | 44 | 2 |
By decision | 31 | 8 |
Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location |
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Win | 5–5 | ![]() | TKO | Ultimate Nokaut 2 | July 29, 2005 | 3 | ![]() | |
Loss | 4–5 | ![]() | Decision | Rings Fightgala | September 27, 2003 | 5 | 3:00 | ![]() |
Loss | 4–4 | ![]() | TKO | Kings of the Ring European tournament | March 21, 2003 | 2 | ![]() | |
Loss | 4–3 | ![]() | Decision | It's Showtime: As Usual / Battle Time | September 29, 2002 | 5 | 3:00 | ![]() |
Loss | 4–2 | ![]() | Decision | Victory or Hell 3 | April 21, 2002 | 5 | 3:00 | ![]() |
Win | 4–1 | ![]() | TKO | It's Showtime: Original | October 21, 2001 | 4 | ![]() | |
Loss | 3–1 | ![]() | TKO | K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary Scandinavia, Final | June 9, 2001 | 2 | 2:56 | ![]() |
Win | 3–0 | ![]() | Decision | K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary Scandinavia, Semi-finals | June 9, 2001 | 3 | 3:00 | ![]() |
Win | 2–0 | ![]() | TKO | K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary Scandinavia, Quarter-finals | June 9, 2001 | 1 | 1:43 | ![]() |
Win | 1–0 | ![]() | KO | K-1 Survival 2000 | May 28, 2000 | 2 | 0:55 | ![]() |
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