Jan Nortje

Jan Nortje
Jan Nortje
Born	Johannes Nortje; 11 April 1975 (age 48); Cape Town, South Africa
Other names	The Giant
Residence	Grand Baie, Mauritius (current); Gustavia, St. Barts (previous)
Nationality	South African
Height	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Weight	151 kg (333 lb; 23 st 11 lb)
Division	Super Heavyweight ; Heavyweight
Style	Kickboxing, Boxing
Stance	Southpaw
Fighting out of	Johannesburg, South Africa
Team	Xtreme Couture ; Steve's Gym; Team Nortje
Trainer	Steve Kalakoda; Randy Couture ; Ray Sefo ; Fai Falamoe (2007, 2013)
Years active	1998–2008, 2013 (Kickboxing) ; 1999–2001 (Boxing) ; 2001–2003, 2007–2009, 2013 (MMA)
Professional boxing record
Total	11
Wins	11
By knockout	10
Losses	0
Kickboxing record
Total	25
Wins	9
By knockout	8
Losses	16
By knockout	11
Mixed martial arts record
Total	8
Wins	2
By knockout	2
Losses	6
By knockout	2
By submission	4
Other information
	Boxing record from BoxRec
	Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Last updated August 07, 2023

Johannes "Jan" Nortje (born 11 April 1975) is a South African professional kickboxer, mixed martial artist and undefeated professional boxer ^[2] who has fought for Strikeforce, DREAM, K-1, Inoki Genome Federation, PRIDE Fighting Championship and New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
8 matches	2 wins	6 losses
By knockout	2	2
By submission	0	4


Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	2–6	Sokoudjou	TKO (punches)	DREAM 9	26 May 2009	1	2:30	Yokohama, Japan	DREAM Super Hulk Grand Prix Opening Round; Super Heavyweight bout.
Win	2–5	Bob Sapp	TKO (punches)	Strikeforce: At The Dome	23 February 2008	1	0:55	Tacoma, Washington, United States	Super Heavyweight bout.
Loss	1–5	Gary Goodridge	TKO (punches)	Hero's 8	12 March 2007	1	3:00	Nagoya, Japan
Loss	1–4	Masayuki Naruse	Submission (rear-naked choke)	K-1	31 December 2003	1	4:40	Nagoya, Japan
Loss	1–3	Shinsuke Nakamura	TKO (submission to strikes)	NJPW Ultimate Crush	2 May 2003	2	3:12	Tokyo, Japan
Win	1–2	Tadao Yasuda	TKO (soccer kicks)	Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002	31 December 2002	2	0:57	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Loss	0–2	Yoshihisa Yamamoto	Submission (armbar)	PRIDE 18	23 December 2001	1	1:43	Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Loss	0–1	Gary Goodridge	Submission (armbar)	K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan GP Final	19 August 2001	1	1:11	Saitama, Saitama, Japan

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K-1 kickboxing record

9 Wins (8 (T)KO's, 1 decision), 16 Losses (11 (T)KO's, 5 decisions)
Date	Result	Record	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
06/29/2013	Loss	9–16	Lechi Kurbanov	K-1 World Ichigeki Cup 2013	Ext. R Decision (split)	4	3:00
08/16/2008	Win	9–15	Tom Erikson	Deep: Gladiator	KO (left hook)	1	1:05
06/29/2008	Loss	8–15	Peter Aerts	K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka	TKO (referee stoppage)	3	2:49
03/26/2008	Loss	8–14	Bjorn Bregy	K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam	KO (punches)	1	1:10
12/08/2007	Win	8–13	Dong Wook-Kim	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final	TKO (overhand right)	2	0:11
04/28/2007	Loss	7–13	Mighty Mo	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii	KO (right cross)	2	1:50
04/28/2007	Win	7–12	Julius Long	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii	TKO (low kicks)	2	1:56
08/13/2005	Loss	6–12	Imani Lee	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas II	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
11/06/2004	Loss	6–11	Semmy Schilt	K-1 Titans 1st '04	TKO	2	0:57
08/07/2004	Loss	6–10	Alexander Ustinov	K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
06/06/2004	Loss	6–9	Tom Erikson	K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Nagoya	TKO (referee stoppage)	1	0:55
03/27/2004	Win	6–8	Mike Bernardo	K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Saitama	TKO (punch rush/3 knockdowns)	1	2:32
12/06/2003	Loss	5–8	Martin Holm	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003	KO	1	1:06
11/03/2003	Win	5–7	Ivan Rudan	New Japan Pro-Wrestling: Yokohama Dead Out	KO (punches)	1	0:19
07/13/2003	Loss	4–7	Alexey Ignashov	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Fukuoka	KO	1	2:49
03/03/2003	Win	4–6	Evgeny Orlov	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Saitama	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00
08/17/2002	Loss	3–6	Ernesto Hoost	K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Las Vegas	KO	3	1:29
03/03/2002	Win	3–5	Jörgen Kruth	K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Nagoya	KO (right hook)	2	1:38
07/20/2001	Win	2–5	Sergei Matkin	K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Nagoya	KO (punches)	2	1:01
04/29/2001	Loss	1–5	Peter Graham	K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka	Ext. R Decision (split)	4	3:00
05/28/2000	Loss	1–4	Jérôme Le Banner	K-1 Survival 2000	KO (punch)	1	1:07
06/21/1999	Loss	1–3	Matt Skelton	K-1 Braves '99 Quarter Finals	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
04/25/1999	Loss	1–2	Mirko Cro Cop	K-1 Revenge '99	KO (left hook)	4	1:58
10/28/1998	Win	1–1	Mitsuya Nagai	K-1 Japan '98 Kamikaze	TKO (3 knockdowns)	1	2:51
04/09/1998	Loss	0–1	Matt Skelton	K-1 Kings '98	TKO	3	0:47

Professional boxing record^[2]

11 Wins (10 (T)KO's, 1 decision), 0 Losses
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
06/16/2001	Win	Curtis McDorman	Cintas Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States	TKO	2	3:00
06/02/2001	Win	JC Hilliard	Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, United States	TKO	2	0:17
02/27/2001	Win	Monthee Honore	Parow Civic Centre, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa	TKO	8	3:00	Wins Vacant All-African Heavyweight Title.
08/05/2000	Win	Mario Sailor	The Moon, Tallahassee, Florida, United States	TKO	1	3:00
07/08/2000	Win	Ricky Peters	George, Western Cape, South Africa	TKO	1	1:15
07/02/2000	Win	Clinton Nortje	Rygersdal Sports Complex, Rondebosch, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa	TKO	1	3:00
04/30/2000	Win	Clinton Nortje	Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa	TKO	2	3:00
02/22/2000	Win	Armstrong M'bete	Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa	KO	1	N/A
12/18/1999	Win	Egan Norman	Club Mykanos Holiday Resort, Langebaan, Western Cape, South Africa	KO	1	0:10
09/25/1999	Win	Jacob Lolwane	Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa	PTS	4	3:00
05/16/1999	Win	James Thompson	Cape Town, South Africa	KO	1	0:16

Titles

Former South African Kickboxing Superheavyweight Champion
Former All-African Heavyweight Champion
K-1 2007 World Grandprix in Hawaii Semi Finalist

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References

↑ "jXtreme Couture MMA". Xtremecouture.wordpress.com. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
1 2 "Jan Nortje - Boxer". Boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
↑ "Lechi Kurbanov vs. Jan Nortje - wideo z walki". Kickboxing24.pl. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
↑ "Jan "The Giant" Nortje MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography". Sherdog.com. 11 April 1975. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

External links

Professional MMA record for Jan Nortje from Sherdog
Profile at K-1
Jan Nortje Official PRIDE Profile
Boxing record for Jan Nortje from BoxRec (registration required)

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[1] "jXtreme Couture MMA". Xtremecouture.wordpress.com. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

[boxrec.com-2] 1 2 "Jan Nortje - Boxer". Boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

[3] "Lechi Kurbanov vs. Jan Nortje - wideo z walki". Kickboxing24.pl. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

[4] "Jan "The Giant" Nortje MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography". Sherdog.com. 11 April 1975. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

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Jan Nortje
Born	Johannes Nortje (1975-04-11) 11 April 1975 (age 48) Cape Town, South Africa
Other names	The Giant
Residence	Grand Baie, Mauritius (current) Gustavia, St. Barts (previous)
Nationality	South African
Height	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Weight	151 kg (333 lb; 23 st 11 lb)
Division	Super Heavyweight Heavyweight
Style	Kickboxing, Boxing
Stance	Southpaw
Fighting out of	Johannesburg, South Africa
Team	Xtreme Couture ^[1] Steve's Gym Team Nortje
Trainer	Steve Kalakoda Randy Couture Ray Sefo Fai Falamoe (2007, 2013)
Years active	1998–2008, 2013 (Kickboxing) 1999–2001 (Boxing) 2001–2003, 2007–2009, 2013 (MMA)

Professional boxing record
Total	11
Wins	11
By knockout	10
Losses	0


Kickboxing record
Total	25
Wins	9
By knockout	8
Losses	16
By knockout	11


Mixed martial arts record
Total	8
Wins	2
By knockout	2
Losses	6
By knockout	2
By submission	4

Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog