Alistair Overeem "The Demolition Man"
Alistair Overeem, known as "The Demolition Man", is a mixed martial artist from the Netherlands listed in the Heavyweight division. Alistair Overeem holds a professional record of 47-19-0, including 12-8-0 inside the UFC. Of those UFC wins, 9 came by knockout or TKO, 0 by submission and 3 by decision. Alistair Overeem stands 6'4", has a 80-inch reach, fights out of a orthodox stance, and is 46 years old. Alistair Overeem is currently on a 1-fight losing streak and is listed as Not Fighting.
Alistair Overeem profile
| Division | Heavyweight |
|---|---|
| Professional record | 47-19-0 |
| UFC record | 12-8-0 |
| Division rank | Unranked |
| Status | Not Fighting |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Age | 46 |
| Date of birth | 1980-05-17 |
| Height | 6'4" |
| Reach | 80" |
| Leg reach | 44.5" |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Last weigh-in | 255.5 lbs |
| Current streak | L1 |
| Total octagon time | 3h 5m |
Striking statistics
| Significant strikes landed per minute | 3.87 |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes absorbed per minute | 3.19 |
| Striking accuracy | 74.3% |
| Striking defense | 51.1% |
| Knockdowns per 15 minutes | 0.81 |
| Strikes to the head | 54% |
| Strikes to the body | 32.3% |
| Strikes to the legs | 13.7% |
Grappling statistics
| Takedowns per 15 minutes | 0.81 |
|---|---|
| Takedown defense | 63.2% |
| Submission attempts per 15 minutes | 0.24 |
| Average control time per fight (seconds) | 144.45 |
UFC finish breakdown
| UFC wins by KO/TKO | 9 |
|---|---|
| UFC wins by submission | 0 |
| UFC wins by decision | 3 |
Alistair Overeem recorded fight history
Recorded bouts across promotions. This list can be incomplete and is not a substitute for the published full career record.
| Date | Promotion | Event | Opponent | Result | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-06 | UFC | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | Alexander Volkov | loss | Punch to Head At Distance |
| 2020-09-05 | UFC | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai | Augusto Sakai | win | Elbows to Head On Ground |
| 2020-05-16 | UFC | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris | Walt Harris | win | Punches to Head From Back Control |
| 2019-12-07 | UFC | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | loss | Punch to Head At Distance |
| 2019-04-20 | UFC | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik | Alexey Oleynik | win | Knee to Head In Clinch |
| 2018-11-24 | UFC | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 | Sergei Pavlovich | win | Punches to Head On Ground |
| 2018-06-09 | UFC | UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 | Curtis Blaydes | loss | Elbows to Head From Guard |
| 2017-12-02 | UFC | UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 | Francis Ngannou | loss | Punch to Head At Distance |
| 2017-07-08 | UFC | UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker | Fabricio Werdum | win | Decision (Majority) |
| 2017-03-04 | UFC | UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 | Mark Hunt | win | Knees to Head In Clinch |
| 2016-09-10 | UFC | UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem | Stipe Miocic | loss | Punch to Head From Guard |
| 2016-05-08 | UFC | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski | Andrei Arlovski | win | Punch to Head At Distance |
| 2015-12-19 | UFC | UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 | Junior dos Santos | win | Punches to Head At Distance |
| 2015-03-14 | UFC | UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos | Roy Nelson | win | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2014-12-13 | UFC | UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic | Stefan Struve | win | Punch to Head On Ground |
| 2014-09-05 | UFC | UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi | Ben Rothwell | loss | Punch to Head At Distance |
| 2014-02-01 | UFC | UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 | Frank Mir | win | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2013-08-17 | UFC | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen | Travis Browne | loss | Kick to Head At Distance Front Kick |
| 2013-02-02 | UFC | UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar | Antonio Silva | loss | Punches to Head At Distance |
| 2011-12-30 | UFC | UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem | Brock Lesnar | win | Kick to Body At Distance |
| 2011-06-18 | Strikeforce | Strikeforce - Overeem vs. Werdum | Fabricio Werdum | win | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2010-12-31 | K-1 | K-1 - Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2010 | Todd Duffee | win | KO (Punches) |
| 2010-05-15 | Strikeforce | Strikeforce - Heavy Artillery | Brett Rogers | win | TKO (Punches) |
| 2009-12-31 | K-1 | K-1 - Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2009 | Kazuyuki Fujita | win | KO (Knee) |
| 2009-10-25 | Dream 12 | Dream 12 - The Cage of the Rising Sun | James Thompson | win | Submission (Guillotine Choke) |
| 2009-10-17 | UG 11 | UG 11 - A Decade of Fights | Tony Sylvester | win | Submission (Guillotine Choke) |
| 2008-11-09 | UG 10 | UG 10 - The Battle of Arnhem | Gary Goodridge | win | Submission (Kimura) |
| 2008-09-23 | Dream 6 | Dream 6 - Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final | Mirko Filipovic | no contest | No Contest (Knee to the Groin) |
| 2008-07-21 | Dream 5 | Dream 5 - Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final | Mark Hunt | win | Submission (Keylock) |
| 2008-06-15 | Dream 4 | Dream 4 - Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Quarterfinals | Tae Hyun Lee | win | KO (Punches) |
| 2007-11-16 | Strikeforce | Strikeforce - Four Men Enter, One Man Survives | Paul Buentello | win | TKO (Submission to Knee to the Body) |
| 2007-09-17 | K-1 HERO's | K-1 HERO's - Tournament Final | Sergei Kharitonov | loss | KO (Punch) |
| 2007-06-23 | K-1 | K-1 - World GP in Amsterdam | Michael Knaap | win | Submission (Peruvian Necktie) |
| 2007-02-24 | Pride 33 | Pride 33 - Second Coming | Mauricio Rua | loss | KO (Punches) |
| 2006-09-10 | Pride FC | Pride FC - Final Conflict Absolute | Ricardo Arona | loss | TKO (Submission to Punches) |
| 2006-07-01 | Pride FC | Pride FC - Critical Countdown Absolute | Antonio Rogerio Nogueira | loss | TKO (Corner Stoppage) |
| 2006-06-09 | Strikeforce | Strikeforce - Revenge | Vitor Belfort | win | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2006-05-05 | Pride FC | Pride FC - Total Elimination Absolute | Fabricio Werdum | loss | Submission (Kimura) |
| 2006-03-18 | WCFC | WCFC - No Guts No Glory | Nikolajus Cilkinas | win | Submission (Armbar) |
| 2006-02-26 | Pride 31 | Pride 31 - Dreamers | Sergei Kharitonov | win | TKO (Knees) |
| 2005-08-28 | Pride FC | Pride FC - Final Conflict 2005 | Mauricio Rua | loss | TKO (Punches) |
| 2005-06-26 | Pride FC | Pride FC - Critical Countdown 2005 | Igor Vovchanchyn | win | Submission (Guillotine Choke) |
| 2005-04-23 | Pride FC | Pride FC - Total Elimination 2005 | Vitor Belfort | win | Submission (Guillotine Choke) |
| 2005-02-20 | Pride 29 | Pride 29 - Fists of Fire | Antonio Rogerio Nogueira | loss | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2004-10-31 | Pride 28 | Pride 28 - High Octane | Hiromitsu Kanehara | win | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) |
| 2004-10-10 | 2H2H | 2H2H - 2 Hot 2 Handle | Rodney Glunder | win | Submission (Guillotine Choke) |
| 2003-12-31 | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 - Inoki Festival | Tomohiko Hashimoto | win | TKO (Knees) |
| 2003-08-10 | Pride FC | Pride FC - Total Elimination 2003 | Chuck Liddell | loss | KO (Punches) |
| 2003-06-08 | Pride 26 | Pride 26 - Bad to the Bone | Mike Bencic | win | TKO (Knee to the Body and Punches) |
| 2003-03-16 | 2H2H 6 | 2H2H 6 - Simply the Best 6 | Aaron Brink | win | Submission (Guillotine Choke) |
| 2002-12-23 | Pride 24 | Pride 24 - Cold Fury 3 | Bozigit Ataev | win | TKO (Knee to the Body) |
| 2002-10-13 | 2H2H 5 | 2H2H 5 - Simply the Best 5 | Moise Rimbon | win | Submission (Guillotine Choke) |
| 2002-10-13 | 2H2H 5 | 2H2H 5 - Simply the Best 5 | Dave Vader | win | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) |
| 2002-07-20 | Pride FC | Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 2 | Yusuke Imamura | win | TKO (Knee and Punches) |
| 2002-05-26 | 2H2H | 2H2H - 2 Hot 2 Handle Germany | Vesa Vuori | win | TKO (Punches) |
| 2002-04-26 | M-1 MFC | M-1 MFC - Russia vs. the World 3 | Sergey Kaznovsky | win | Submission (Armbar) |
| 2002-03-17 | 2H2H 4 | 2H2H 4 - Simply the Best 4 | Roman Zentsov | win | Submission (Keylock) |
| 2001-03-18 | 2H2H 2 | 2H2H 2 - Simply The Best | Stanislav Nuschik | win | TKO (Knees) |
| 2001-02-24 | Rings | Rings - King of Kings 2000 Final | Vladimer Tchanturia | win | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) |
| 2000-12-12 | It's Showtime | It's Showtime - Christmas Edition | Peter Verschuren | win | Submission (Keylock) |
| 2000-06-15 | Rings | Rings - Millennium Combine 2 | Bobby Hoffman | loss | KO (Punch) |
| 2000-05-20 | Rings Russia | Rings Russia - Russia vs. The World | Yuriy Kochkine | loss | Decision (Split) |
| 2000-04-20 | Rings | Rings - Millennium Combine 1 | Yasuhito Namekawa | win | Submission (Armbar) |
| 2000-03-05 | 2H2H 1 | 2H2H 1 - 2 Hot 2 Handle | Can Sahinbas | win | KO (Knee) |
| 2000-02-06 | Rings Holland | Rings Holland - There Can Only Be One Champion | Chris Watts | win | KO (Knee to the Body) |
| 1999-10-28 | Rings | Rings - King of Kings 1999 Block A | Yuriy Kochkine | loss | Decision (Majority) |
| 1999-10-24 | It's Showtime | It's Showtime - It's Showtime | Ricardo Fyeet | win | Submission (Guillotine Choke) |
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Sources and methodology
Career records and bout history are compiled from published MMA records. UFC performance metrics use published bout statistics; percentiles and derived metrics are calculated by Verdikt AI. Data can change after official corrections.
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