Jan Nortje

Jan Nortje
Born Johannes Nortje
11 April 1975
Cape Town, South Africa
Other names The Giant
Big Sexy
Residence Pretoria, South Africa
Potchefstroom, South Africa (previous)
Nationality South African
Height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Weight 160 kg (353 lb; 25 st 3 lb)
Division Heavyweight (265 lb)
Style Kickboxing, Boxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Johannesburg, South Africa
Team Xtreme Couture[1]
Steve's Gym
Team Nortje
Trainer Steve Kalakoda
Randy Couture
Ray Sefo
Fai Falamoe (2013)
Years active 2001-2003, 2007-2009, 2013-present (MMA)
1998–2008, 2013-present (Kickboxing)
1999-2001 (Boxing)
Professional boxing record
Total 11
Wins 11
By knockout 10
Losses 0
Kickboxing record
Total 24
Wins 9
By knockout 8
Losses 15
Mixed martial arts record
Total 8
Wins 2
By knockout 2
Losses 6
By knockout 2
By submission 4
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 pro 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" Filipović, 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

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 2-6 Sokoudjou TKO (punches) Dream.9 26 May 2009 1 2:30 Yokohama, Japan DREAM Super Hulk Grand Prix Opening Round
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2-5 Bob Sapp TKO (punches) Strikeforce: At The Dome 23 February 2008 1 0:55 Tacoma, Washington, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 1-5 Gary Goodridge TKO (punches) Hero's 8 12 March 2007 1 3:00 Nagoya, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 1-4 Masayuki Naruse Submission (rear naked choke) K-1 31 December 2003 1 4:40 Nagoya, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 1-3 Shinsuke Nakamura Submission (guillotine choke) New Japan Pro Wrestling 2 May 2003 2 3:12 Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1-2 Tadao Yasuda TKO (soccer kicks) Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002 31 December 2002 2 0:57 Saitama, Saitama, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 0-2 Yoshihisa Yamamoto Submission (armbar) Pride 18 23 December 2001 1 1:43 Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |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 decisions), 15 Losses
Date Result Record Opponent Event Method Round Time
06/29/2013 Loss 9-15 Chechnya Lechi Kurbanov K-1 World Ichigeki Cup 2013 Ext. R Decision (split) 4 3:00
06/29/2008 Loss 9-14 Netherlands Peter Aerts K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka TKO (referee stoppage) 3 2:49
03/26/2008 Loss 9-13 Switzerland Bjorn Bregy K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam KO (punches) 1 1:10
12/08/2007 Win 9-12 South Korea Dong Wook-Kim K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final TKO (overhand right) 2 0:11
04/28/2007 Loss 8-12 United States Mighty Mo K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii KO (right cross) 2 1:50
04/28/2007 Win 8-11 United States Julius Long K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii TKO (leg kicks) 2 1:56
08/13/2005 Loss 7-11 United States Imani Lee K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas II Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
11/06/2004 Loss 7-10 Netherlands Semmy Schilt K-1 Titans 1st '04 TKO 2 0:57
08/07/2004 Loss 7-9 Russia Alexander Ustinov K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
06/06/2004 Win 7-8 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 KO (right hook and uppercut) 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 Filipović 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]

11 Wins (10 (T) KO's, 1 decisions), 0 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Method Round Time
06/16/2001 Win Australia Curtis McDorman Cintas Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States TKO (corner stoppage) 2 6:00
06/02/2001 Win United States JC Hilliard Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, United States TKO (right cross and left uppercut) 2 0:17
02/27/2001 Win Cameroon Monthee Honore Parow Civic Centre, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa TKO (corner stoppage) 8 12:00 Wins Vacant All-African Heavyweight Title
08/05/2000 Win United States Mario Sailor The Moon, Tallahassee, Florida, United States TKO (corner stoppage) 1 4:00
07/08/2000 Win South Africa Ricky Peters George, Western Cape, South Africa TKO (punches to the body) 1 1:15
07/02/2000 Win South Africa Clinton Nortje Rygersdal Sports Complex, Rondebosch, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa TKO (corner stoppage) 1 10:00
04/30/2000 Win South Africa Clinton Nortje Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa TKO (doctor stoppage) 2 6:00
02/22/2000 Win South Africa Armstrong M'bete Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa KO (right hooks) 1 N/A
12/18/1999 Win South Africa Egan Norman Club Mykanos Holiday Resort, Langebaan, Western Cape, South Africa KO (punches) 1 0:10
09/25/1999 Win Democratic Republic of the Congo Jacob Lolwane Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa Decision 4 4:00
05/16/1999 Win South Africa James Thompson Cape Town, South Africa KO (straight left and right hooks) 1 0:16

Titles

Entrance music

Event Entrance Music
DREAM.9 Let's Go - Trick Daddy

References

  1. ↑ "jXtreme Couture MMA". Xtremecouture.wordpress.com. 2008-02-25. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Jan Nortje - Boxer". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  3. ↑ "Lechi Kurbanov vs. Jan Nortje - wideo z walki". Kickboxing24.pl. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  4. ↑ "Jan "The Giant" Nortje MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography". Sherdog.com. 1975-04-11. Retrieved 2015-03-17.

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