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.

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 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 (corner stoppage) 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 Chechnya Lechi Kurbanov K-1 World Ichigeki Cup 2013 Ext. R Decision (split) 4 3:00
08/16/2008 Win 9–15 United States Tom Erikson Deep: Gladiator KO (left hook) 1 1:05
06/29/2008 Loss 8–15 Netherlands Peter Aerts K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka TKO (referee stoppage) 3 2:49
03/26/2008 Loss 8–14 Switzerland Bjorn Bregy K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam KO (punches) 1 1:10
12/08/2007 Win 8–13 South Korea Dong Wook-Kim K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final TKO (overhand right) 2 0:11
04/28/2007 Loss 7–13 United States Mighty Mo K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii KO (right cross) 2 1:50
04/28/2007 Win 7–12 United States Julius Long K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii TKO (low kicks) 2 1:56
08/13/2005 Loss 6–12 United States Imani Lee K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas II Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
11/06/2004 Loss 6–11 Netherlands Semmy Schilt K-1 Titans 1st '04 TKO 2 0:57
08/07/2004 Loss 6–10 Russia Alexander Ustinov K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
06/06/2004 Loss 6–9 United States Tom Erikson K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Nagoya TKO (referee stoppage) 1 0:55
03/27/2004 Win 6–8 South Africa Mike Bernardo K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Saitama TKO (punch rush/3 knockdowns) 1 2:32
12/06/2003 Loss 5–8 Sweden Martin Holm K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 KO 1 1:06
11/03/2003 Win 5–7 Croatia Ivan Rudan New Japan Pro-Wrestling: Yokohama Dead Out KO (punches) 1 0:19
07/13/2003 Loss 4–7 Belarus Alexey Ignashov K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Fukuoka KO 1 2:49
03/03/2003 Win 4–6 Russia Evgeny Orlov K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Saitama Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
08/17/2002 Loss 3–6 Netherlands Ernesto Hoost K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Las Vegas KO 3 1:29
03/03/2002 Win 3–5 Sweden Jörgen Kruth K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Nagoya KO (right hook) 2 1:38
07/20/2001 Win 2–5 Russia Sergei Matkin K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Nagoya KO (punches) 2 1:01
04/29/2001 Loss 1–5 Australia Peter Graham K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka Ext. R Decision (split) 4 3:00
05/28/2000 Loss 1–4 France Jérôme Le Banner K-1 Survival 2000 KO (punch) 1 1:07
06/21/1999 Loss 1–3 England Matt Skelton K-1 Braves '99 Quarter Finals Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
04/25/1999 Loss 1–2 Croatia Mirko Cro Cop K-1 Revenge '99 KO (left hook) 4 1:58
10/28/1998 Win 1–1 Japan Mitsuya Nagai K-1 Japan '98 Kamikaze TKO (3 knockdowns) 1 2:51
04/09/1998 Loss 0–1 England Matt Skelton K-1 Kings '98 TKO 3 0:47

Professional boxing record

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

References

  1. ^ "jXtreme Couture MMA". Xtremecouture.wordpress.com. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b "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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Nortje
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