Jan Nortje

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Jan Nortje
BornJohannes Nortje
(1975-04-11) 11 April 1975 (age 49)
Cape Town, South Africa
Other namesThe Giant
ResidenceGrand Baie, Mauritius (current)
Gustavia, St. Barts (previous)
NationalitySouth Africa South African
Height2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Weight151 kg (333 lb; 23 st 11 lb)
DivisionSuper Heavyweight
Heavyweight
StyleKickboxing, Boxing
StanceSouthpaw
Fighting out ofJohannesburg, South Africa
TeamXtreme 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 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[2][edit]

11 Wins (10 (T)KO's, 1 decision), 0 Losses
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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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.

External links[edit]

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