Joachim Hansen (fighter)

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Joachim Hansen
Statistics
Nickname	Hell Boy
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg)
Nationality	Norwegian
Born	May 26, 1979 (1979-05-26) (age 29)
Town of birth	Oslo, Norway
Team/Association	Team Frontline
Fighting style	Shooto, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing
Mixed martial arts record
Wins	17
By knockout	6
By submission	3
Losses	7
Draws	1

Joachim "Hellboy" Hansen (May 26, 1979) is a Norwegian Mixed martial artist. He is the first Scandinavian person to win an MMA world title (in Shooto). He is best known for his groundgame flexibility, fast leg kicks, and his devastating knee strikes. Hansen holds notable wins over Takanori Gomi, Caol Uno, Gesias Calvancanti, Masakazu Imanari and Yves Edwards. MMA publication MMAWeekly until recently ranked Hansen as the tenth best lightweight in the world.

1 Biography
2 MMA career
3 MMA record
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Biography

He was born in Oslo, Norway on May 26, 1979.

[edit] MMA career

Shooto World Welterweight Champion (2003) after being the first man to ever defeat Takanori Gomi.
A notable win was against Masakazu Imanari. During the knockout, one can hear Hansen's knee crushing into Imanari's skull.^[1]
Hansen lost to Shinya Aoki at PRIDE Shockwave 2006, but made an impressive return with a win over Jason Ireland at PRIDE 33.
Hansen's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Eddie Alvarez at DREAM.3 on 11 May 2008.

[edit] MMA record

17 Wins (6 (T) KOs, 4 submissions, 7 decisions), 7 Losses (3 submission, 3 decisions, 1 DQ), 1 Draw.
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time	Notes
5/11/2008	Loss	Eddie Alvarez	DREAM.3	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
3/15/2008	Win	Koutetsu Boku	DREAM.1	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
12/31/2007	Win	Kazuyuki Miyata	K-1 Premium 2007 Dynamite!!	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2^[2]	1:33
11/8/2007	Loss	Eiji Mitsuoka	Shooto - Back To Our Roots 6	Decision (Majority)	3	5:00
2/24/2007	Win	Jason Ireland	PRIDE 33 - Second Coming	Submission (Armbar)	3	2:33
12/31/2006	Loss	Shinya Aoki	PRIDE - Shockwave 2006	Submission (Gogoplata)	1	2:24
4/2/2006	Win	Luiz Azeredo	PRIDE - Bushido 10	KO (Knee)	1	7:09
2/17/2006	Loss	Tatsuya Kawajiri	Shooto - The Victory of the Truth	DQ (Kick to Groin)	1	0:08	Challenged Shooto Welterweight Title
9/25/2005	Loss	Hayato Sakurai	PRIDE - Bushido 9	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
9/25/2005	Win	Yves Edwards	PRIDE - Bushido 9	Decision (Split)	2	5:00
8/20/2005	Win	Kenichiro Togashi	Shooto - Alive Road	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
7/17/2005	Win	Masakazu Imanari	PRIDE - Bushido 8	KO (Knee)	1	2:34
3/26/2005	Win	Caol Uno	K-1 - Hero's 1	KO (Knee)	3	4:48
10/15/2004	Win	Sergey Golyaev	Euphoria - Road to the Titles	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	3:24
7/16/2004	Win	Gesias Calvancanti	Shooto 2004 - 7/16 in Korakuen Hall	Decision (Majority)	3	5:00
4/5/2004	Win	Metin Yakut	Shooto Finland - Capital Punishment 2	TKO (Punches)	2
12/14/2003	Loss	Vitor Ribeiro	Shooto 2003 - Year-End Show	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	2	2:37	Lost Shooto Welterweight Title
8/10/2003	Win	Takanori Gomi	Shooto 2003 - 8/10 in Yokohama Gymnasium	Decision (Majority)	3	5:00	Won Shooto Welterweight Title
3/18/2003	Win	Rumina Sato	Shooto 2003 - 3/18 in Korakuen Hall	TKO (Punches)	1	2:09
12/14/2002	Win	Takumi Nakayama	Shooto - 2002 Year-End Show	Decision (Majority)	3	5:00
10/19/2002	Win	Sami Hyyppa	Shooto Finland - The First Time	Submission	1	4:00
8/31/2002	Draw	Rafles la Rose	CW 3 - Hells Kitchen	Draw	2	5:00
11/24/2001	Win	Olof Inger	FF 5 - FinnFight 5	Decision
12/2/2000	Loss	Jani Lax	FF 4 - FinnFight 4	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	9:25
11/6/1999	Win	Marcus Peltonen	FF 3 - FinnFight 3	TKO	1	1:38