Alistair Overeem
“The Demolition Man”
33-16-0
Physical stats
Height6' 4" (193 cm)
Weight265 lbs. (120 kg)
Reach80" (203 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornMay 17, 1980
Age46
DivisionHeavyweight
BirthplaceHounslow, London, England
NationalityDutch
Striking & grappling
SLpM3.67
Str. Acc64%
SApM2.44
Str. Def57%
TD Avg1.42
TD Acc55%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.8
Recent form
L W W L W
Career timeline
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Career breakdown
Finish rate85%
Times finished94%
StreakL1
Best streak8
Avg fight6:48
Octagon time5h 40m
Opp win%64%
ActiveJul. 20, 2002 – Feb. 06, 2021 (20y)
Strength of schedule
Bonus awards
Performance of the Night1
Fight of the Night1
Total bonuses2
Career story
Alistair Overeem "The Demolition Man" is a 47-19-0 knockout artist (1 NC). 84% finish rate.
Alistair debuted Jul. 20, 2002 vs Yusuke Imamura (win). Longest win streak: 8. 20 years active (Jul. 20, 2002–Feb. 06, 2021).
Best wins: Igor Vovchanchyn (SUB Guillotine Choke R1, Jun. 26, 2005); Aleksei Oleinik (KO/TKO Knee R1, Apr. 20, 2019); Stefan Struve (KO/TKO Punch R1, Dec. 13, 2014).
Alistair Cees Overeem (born 17 May 1980) is a Dutch former professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He is a former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and was the first fighter to hold world titles in MMA and K-1 kickboxing at the same time. Overeem is also a one-time challenger for the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Overeem holds the UFC all-time record for highest significant strike accuracy in the promotion's history (74.3%).
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Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 06, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | L Alexander Volkov | KO/TKO Punch | 2 | 2:06 | 0 1 | 10 54 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 05, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai | W Augusto Sakai | KO/TKO Elbows | 5 | 0:26 | 0 0 | 92 99 | 3 0 | 0 0 |
| May. 16, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris | W Walt Harris | KO/TKO Punches | 2 | 3:00 | 1 1 | 68 25 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 07, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik | L Jairzinho Rozenstruik | KO/TKO Punch | 5 | 4:56 | 0 1 | 74 89 | 2 0 | 0 0 |
| Apr. 20, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik | W Aleksei Oleinik | KO/TKO Knee | 1 | 4:45 | 1 0 | 29 38 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 24, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 | W Sergei Pavlovich | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 4:21 | 0 0 | 22 13 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 09, 2018 | UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 | L Curtis Blaydes | KO/TKO Elbows | 3 | 2:56 | 0 0 | 7 37 | 0 4 | 2 0 |
| Dec. 02, 2017 | UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 | L Francis Ngannou | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 1:42 | 0 1 | 1 6 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 08, 2017 | UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker | W Fabricio Werdum | M-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 1 | 21 49 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
| Mar. 04, 2017 | UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 | W Mark Hunt | KO/TKO Knees | 3 | 1:44 | 1 0 | 55 21 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 10, 2016 | UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem | L Stipe Miocic | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 4:27 | 1 0 | 9 34 | 0 1 | 1 0 |
| May. 08, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski | W Andrei Arlovski | KO/TKO Punch | 2 | 1:12 | 1 0 | 23 16 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 19, 2015 | UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 | W Junior Dos Santos | KO/TKO Punches | 2 | 4:43 | 1 0 | 32 22 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Mar. 14, 2015 | UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos | W Roy Nelson | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 1 | 62 23 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 13, 2014 | UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic | W Stefan Struve | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 4:13 | 0 0 | 17 2 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 05, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi | L Ben Rothwell | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 2:19 | 0 1 | 20 17 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 01, 2014 | UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 | W Frank Mir | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 1 0 | 62 3 | 0 1 | 0 1 |
| Aug. 17, 2013 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen | L Travis Browne | KO/TKO Kick | 1 | 4:08 | 2 1 | 41 14 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 02, 2013 | UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar | L Antonio Silva | KO/TKO Punches | 3 | 0:25 | 0 1 | 51 21 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 30, 2011 | UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem | W Brock Lesnar | KO/TKO Kick | 1 | 2:26 | 1 0 | 19 6 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 18, 2011 | Strikeforce - Overeem vs. Werdum | W Fabricio Werdum | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 32 43 | 0 1 | 0 1 |
| Dec. 31, 2010 | Dynamite!! 2010 | W Todd Duffee | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 0:19 | 1 0 | 5 2 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| May. 15, 2010 | Strikeforce - Heavy Artillery | W Brett Rogers | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 3:40 | 0 0 | 39 1 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 31, 2009 | Dynamite!! 2009 | W Kazuyuki Fujita | KO/TKO Knee | 1 | 1:15 | 1 0 | 6 1 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Oct. 25, 2009 | DREAM 12 | W James Thompson | SUB Guillotine Choke | 1 | 0:33 | 0 0 | 1 0 | 0 0 | 1 0 |
| Oct. 17, 2009 | Ultimate Glory 11: A Decade of Fights | W Tony Sylvester | SUB Guillotine Choke | 1 | 1:23 | 1 0 | 14 0 | 0 0 | 1 0 |
| Nov. 09, 2008 | Ultimate Glory 10: The Battle of Arnhem | W Gary Goodridge | SUB Kimura | 1 | 1:47 | 1 0 | 17 0 | 0 0 | 1 0 |
| Sep. 23, 2008 | DREAM 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round | NC Mirko Filipovic | CNC | 1 | 6:09 | 0 0 | 33 1 | 2 0 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 21, 2008 | DREAM 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round | W Mark Hunt | SUB Keylock | 1 | 1:11 | 0 0 | 0 3 | 0 1 | 2 0 |
| Jun. 15, 2008 | DREAM 4: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round | W Tae Hyun Lee | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 0:36 | 1 0 | 10 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 16, 2007 | Strikeforce - Four Men Enter, One Man Survives | W Paul Buentello | KO/TKO Knees | 2 | 3:42 | 1 0 | 32 3 | 3 0 | 3 0 |
| Sep. 17, 2007 | K-1 Hero's 10 | L Sergei Kharitonov | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 4:21 | 0 1 | 26 24 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 23, 2007 | K-1 - World GP 2007 in Amsterdam | W Michael Knaap | SUB Guillotine Choke | 1 | 4:51 | -- -- | -- -- | -- -- | -- -- |
| Feb. 24, 2007 | PRIDE 33: The Second Coming | L Mauricio Rua | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 3:37 | 0 0 | 9 9 | 1 1 | 0 1 |
| Sep. 10, 2006 | PRIDE Final Conflict Absolute | L Ricardo Arona | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 4:28 | 0 0 | 5 8 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 01, 2006 | PRIDE Critical Countdown Absolute | L Rogerio Nogueira | KO/TKO | 2 | 2:13 | 0 0 | 46 27 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 09, 2006 | Strikeforce - Revenge | W Vitor Belfort | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 35 21 | 1 1 | 0 0 |
| May. 05, 2006 | PRIDE Total Elimination Absolute | L Fabricio Werdum | SUB Kimura | 2 | 3:43 | 0 0 | 26 12 | 4 1 | 0 1 |
| Mar. 18, 2006 | WCFC - No Guts, No Glory | W Nikolajus Cilkinas | SUB Armbar | 1 | 1:42 | 0 0 | 10 0 | 2 0 | 1 0 |
| Feb. 26, 2006 | PRIDE 31: Unbreakable | W Sergei Kharitonov | KO/TKO Knees | 1 | 5:13 | 0 0 | 36 0 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 28, 2005 | PRIDE Final Conflict 2005 | L Mauricio Rua | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 6:42 | 0 0 | 18 26 | 2 0 | 1 0 |
| Jun. 26, 2005 | PRIDE Critical Countdown 2005 | W Igor Vovchanchyn | SUB Guillotine Choke | 1 | 1:20 | 0 0 | 5 1 | 1 0 | 1 0 |
| Apr. 23, 2005 | PRIDE Total Elimination 2005 | W Vitor Belfort | SUB Guillotine Choke | 1 | 9:36 | 0 0 | 26 11 | 2 1 | 1 1 |
| Feb. 20, 2005 | PRIDE 29: Fists Of Fire | L Rogerio Nogueira | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 43 55 | 1 4 | 0 1 |
| Oct. 31, 2004 | PRIDE 28: High Octane | W Hiromitsu Kanehara | KO/TKO | 2 | 3:52 | 0 0 | 48 8 | 1 0 | 2 1 |
| Dec. 31, 2003 | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 | W Tomohiko Hashimoto | KO/TKO Knee | 1 | 0:36 | 1 0 | 7 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 10, 2003 | PRIDE Total Elimination 2003 | L Chuck Liddell | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 3:09 | 0 1 | 14 20 | 0 1 | 1 0 |
| Jun. 08, 2003 | PRIDE 26: Bad to the Bone | W Mike Bencic | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 3:44 | 0 0 | 9 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 23, 2002 | PRIDE 24: Cold Fury 3 | W Bazigit Atajev | KO/TKO Knee | 2 | 4:59 | 1 0 | 47 13 | 2 1 | 2 0 |
| Jul. 20, 2002 | PRIDE The Best Vol.2 | W Yusuke Imamura | KO/TKO Knee | 1 | 0:44 | 1 0 | 7 0 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.