Jan Nortje

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Jan Nortje
BornJohannes Nortje
(1975-04-11) 11 April 1975 (age 50)
Cape Town, South Africa
Other namesThe Giant
Residence Grand Baie, Mauritius
Height2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Weight151 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
TrainerSteve Kalakoda
Randy Couture
Ray Sefo
Fai Falamoe (2007, 2013)
Years active1998–2008, 2013 (Kickboxing)
1999–2001 (Boxing)
2001–2003, 2007–2009, 2013 (MMA)
Professional boxing record
Total11
Wins11
By knockout10
Losses0
Kickboxing record
Total25
Wins9
By knockout8
Losses16
By knockout11
Mixed martial arts record
Total8
Wins2
By knockout2
Losses6
By knockout2
By submission4
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

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

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He has fought the likes of Jérôme Le Banner, Gary Goodridge, and K-1 Champions Mirko Cro Cop, Ernesto Hoost, Peter Aerts and Semmy Schilt. His last MMA fight was a loss against Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou at DREAM.9.

He lost to Lechi Kurbanov by way of an extension round split decision on 29 June 2013 in Grozny, Chechnya. [3]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
8 matches2 wins6 losses
By knockout22
By submission04
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss2–6 Sokoudjou TKO (punches) DREAM 9 26 May 200912:30 Yokohama, JapanDREAM Super Hulk Grand Prix Opening Round; Super Heavyweight bout.
Win2–5 Bob Sapp TKO (punches) Strikeforce: At The Dome 23 February 200810:55 Tacoma, Washington, United States Super Heavyweight bout.
Loss1–5 Gary Goodridge TKO (punches)Hero's 812 March 200713:00 Nagoya, Japan
Loss1–4 Masayuki Naruse Submission (rear-naked choke) K-1 31 December 200314:40 Nagoya, Japan
Loss1–3 Shinsuke Nakamura TKO (submission to strikes) NJPW Ultimate Crush 2 May 200323:12 Tokyo, Japan
Win1–2 Tadao Yasuda TKO (corner stoppage) Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002 31 December 200220:57 Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Loss0–2 Yoshihisa Yamamoto Submission (armbar) PRIDE 18 23 December 200111:43 Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Loss0–1 Gary Goodridge Submission (armbar) K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan GP Final 19 August 200111:11 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)
DateResultRecordOpponentEventMethodRoundTime
06/29/2013Loss9–16 Flag of the Chechen Republic.svg Lechi KurbanovK-1 World Ichigeki Cup 2013Ext. R Decision (split)43:00
08/16/2008Win9–15 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Erikson Deep: GladiatorKO (left hook)11:05
06/29/2008Loss8–15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Aerts K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka TKO (referee stoppage)32:49
04/26/2008Loss8–14 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bjorn Bregy K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam KO (punches)11:10
12/08/2007Win8–13 Flag of South Korea.svg Dong Wook-Kim K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final TKO (overhand right)20:11
04/28/2007Loss7–13 Flag of the United States.svg Mighty Mo K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii KO (right cross)21:50
04/28/2007Win7–12 Flag of the United States.svg Julius Long K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii TKO (low kicks)21:56
08/13/2005Loss6–12 Flag of the United States.svg Imani Lee K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas II Decision (unanimous)33:00
11/06/2004Loss6–11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Semmy Schilt K-1 Titans 1st '04 TKO20:57
08/07/2004Loss6–10 Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Ustinov K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II Decision (unanimous)33:00
06/06/2004Loss6–9 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Erikson K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Nagoya TKO (referee stoppage)10:55
03/27/2004Win6–8 Flag of South Africa.svg Mike Bernardo K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Saitama TKO (punch rush/3 knockdowns)12:32
12/06/2003Loss5–8 Flag of Sweden.svg Martin Holm K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 KO11:06
11/03/2003Win5–7 Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Rudan New Japan Pro-Wrestling: Yokohama Dead Out KO (punches)10:19
07/13/2003Loss4–7 Flag of Belarus.svg Alexey Ignashov K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Fukuoka KO12:49
03/03/2003Win4–6 Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Orlov K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Saitama Decision (unanimous)53:00
08/17/2002Loss3–6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ernesto Hoost K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Las Vegas KO31:29
03/03/2002Win3–5 Flag of Sweden.svg Jörgen Kruth K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Nagoya KO (right hook)21:38
07/20/2001Win2–5 Flag of Russia.svg Sergei MatkinK-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in NagoyaKO (punches)21:01
04/29/2001Loss1–5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Graham K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka Ext. R Decision (split)43:00
05/28/2000Loss1–4 Flag of France.svg Jérôme Le Banner K-1 Survival 2000 KO (punch)11:07
06/21/1999Loss1–3 Flag of England.svg Matt Skelton K-1 Braves '99 Quarter FinalsDecision (unanimous)33:00
04/25/1999Loss1–2 Flag of Croatia.svg Mirko Cro Cop K-1 Revenge '99 KO (left hook)41:58
10/28/1998Win1–1 Flag of Japan.svg Mitsuya Nagai K-1 Japan '98 Kamikaze TKO (3 knockdowns)12:51
04/09/1998Loss0–1 Flag of England.svg Matt Skelton K-1 Kings '98 TKO30:47

Professional boxing record

11 Wins (10 (T)KO's, 1 decision), 0 Losses [2]
DateResultOpponentEventMethodRoundTime
06/16/2001Win Flag of Australia (converted).svg Curtis McDormanCintas Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United StatesTKO23:00
06/02/2001Win Flag of the United States.svg JC HilliardMiccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, United StatesTKO20:17
02/27/2001Win Flag of Cameroon.svg Monthee HonoreParow Civic Centre, Cape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaTKO83:00Wins Vacant All-African Heavyweight Title.
08/05/2000Win Flag of the United States.svg Mario SailorThe Moon, Tallahassee, Florida, United StatesTKO13:00
07/08/2000Win Flag of South Africa.svg Ricky PetersGeorge, Western Cape, South AfricaTKO11:15
07/02/2000Win Flag of South Africa.svg Clinton NortjeRygersdal Sports Complex, Rondebosch, Cape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaTKO13:00
04/30/2000Win Flag of South Africa.svg Clinton NortjeCape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaTKO23:00
02/22/2000Win Flag of South Africa.svg Armstrong M'beteBellville Velodrome, Cape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaKO1N/A
12/18/1999Win Flag of South Africa.svg Egan NormanClub Mykanos Holiday Resort, Langebaan, Western Cape, South AfricaKO10:10
09/25/1999Win Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Jacob LolwaneNelspruit, Mpumalanga, South AfricaPTS43:00
05/16/1999Win Flag of South Africa.svg James ThompsonCape Town, South AfricaKO10:16

Titles

References

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