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Johannes "Jan" Nortje is a South Africa

South Africa

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n kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and undefeated pro boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

who has fought for Strikeforce

Strikeforce

Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...

, DREAM

DREAM (mixed martial arts)

Dream is a mixed martial arts organization promoted by former PRIDE FC executives and K-1 promoter Fighting and Entertainment Group. DREAM replaced FEG's previous-run mixed martial arts fight series, Hero's. The series retains many of the stylistic flourishes and personnel from Pride FC...

, K-1

K-1

K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...

, PRIDE Fighting Championship, and New Japan Pro Wrestling

New Japan Pro Wrestling

is a major professional wrestling promotion in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in June 1972 and owned by Yuke's since 2005, when Inoki sold the promotion. Naoki Sugabayashi is the current President of the promotion and has held that position from 2007. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, it...

.

He has fought the likes of Mirko Cro Cop, Jérôme Le Banner

Jérôme Le Banner

Jérôme "Geronimo" Le Banner , is a French kickboxer and K-1 superstar, famous for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power....

, Gary Goodridge

Gary Goodridge

Gary Goodridge , nicknamed "Big Daddy", is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian-Canadian former super heavyweight kickboxer and heavyweight mixed martial artist fighting out of Barrie, Ontario. Goodridge is known for his hard-hitting fighting style and showmanship...

, and K-1

K-1

Champions Ernesto Hoost

Ernesto Hoost

Ernesto Fritz "Mr. Perfect" Hoost is a Dutch former kickboxer and four-time K-1 World Champion. He made his debut in 1993 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 1993, where he came just one win short of the world title...

, Peter Aerts

Peter Aerts

Peter "The Dutch Lumberjack" Aerts is a Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer. He is a three-time K-1 World Grand Prix and Muay Thai World Champion. Aerts is best known for his powerful strikes and high kicks.- Biography :...

, and Semmy Schilt

Semmy Schilt

Semmy Schilt , also known as Sem Schilt, is a Dutch Ashihara karateka, kickboxer, mixed martial artist and four time K-1 World GP champion. He is the first and only fighter in K-1 history to win the championship three times in a row, and also shares the record with Ernesto Hoost for most GPs won,...

. His last fight was a loss against Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Nkamhoua , sometimes billed simply as Sokoudjou, is a Cameroonian mixed martial artist and judoka, and the former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion, who came to prominence in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships. He has since had mixed success with stints in the UFC, WEC,...

at DREAM.9.

Mixed martial arts record

|-
|Loss
|align=center|2-6
|

Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

| TKO (punches)
| Dream.9
|
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|2:30
|Yokohama, Japan
|DREAM Super Hulk Grand Prix Opening Round
|-
|Win
|align=center|2-5
|

Bob Sapp

Robert Malcolm "Bob" Sapp is an American kickboxer, mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, actor, comedian and former professional American football player. Sapp currently has a combined fight record of 21–21–0, mostly fighting in Japan...

| TKO (punches)
| Strikeforce: At The Dome

Strikeforce: At The Dome

Strikeforce: At The Dome was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Strikeforce in conjunction with Brian Halquist Productions. The event took place at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington on Saturday, February 23, 2008.-Results:...

Tacoma, Washington

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, USA

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|-
|Loss
|align=center|1-5
|

Gary Goodridge

| TKO (punches)
| Hero's 8

Hero's 8

Hero's 8 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Hero's promotion on March 12, 2007 at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan.-Results:...

|
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|3:00
|Nagoya, Japan
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|1-4
|

Masayuki Naruse

is a Japanese professional wrestler and Professional mixed martial artist.-Career:Naruse debuted in Fighting Network RINGS in 1992 where he was displayed as a scrappy junior heavyweight willing to take on opponents twice his size. He and other RINGS wrestlers made the transition to mixed martial...

| Submission (rear naked choke)
| K-1

K-1

|
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|4:40
|Nagoya, Japan
||
|-
|Loss
|align=center|1-3
|

Shinsuke Nakamura

is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist currently working for New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is a former three-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion.-Super Rookie :...

| Submission (guillotine choke)
| New Japan Pro Wrestling

New Japan Pro Wrestling

|
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|3:12
|Tokyo, Japan
||
|-
|Win
|align=center|1-2
|

Tadao Yasuda

Tadao Yasuda is a retired sumo and professional wrestler from Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. He competed in sumo from 1979 to 1992, under the shikona of Takanofuji, achieving the rank of komusubi, and afterwards turned to professional wrestling, in which he competed from 1994 to 2011.-Sumo career:He made his...

| TKO (soccer kicks)
| Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002

Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002

Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002: K-1 vs. Inoki was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event promoted by Antonio Inoki and K-1 on December 31, 2002 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan...

|
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|0:57
|Saitama, Japan
||
|-
|Loss
|align=center|0-2
|

Yoshihisa Yamamoto
| Submission (armbar)
| PRIDE 18

PRIDE 18

Pride 18: Cold Fury 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan on December 23, 2001.-Results:...

|
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1:43
|Fukuoka, Japan
||
|-
|Loss
|align=center|0-1
|

Gary Goodridge

| Submission (armbar)
| K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan GP Final
|
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1:11
|Saitama, Japan
||
|-

K-1 kickboxing record

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:85%"
|-
|style="text-align: center" colspan=8|10 Wins (9 (T)KO's, 1 decisions), 13 Losses
|-
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Date
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Result
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Record
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Opponent
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Event
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Method
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Round
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Time
|-
|06/29/2008
|Loss
|9-14
|

Peter Aerts

|K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka
|TKO (Referee stoppage)
|3
|2:49
|-
|03/26/2008
|Loss
|9-13
|

Bjorn Bregy

Björn Bregy

Björn "The Rock" Bregy is a Swiss super heavyweight kickboxer, European Yoseikan Budo Champion and K-1 Europe 2006 in Amsterdam tournament Champion.-Career:...

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam
|KO (Punches)
|1
|1:10
|-
|12/08/2007
|Win
|9-12
|

Dong Wook-Kim
|K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final

K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final

K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final was a martial arts event held by the K-1 on Saturday December 8, 2007 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. It was the 15th K-1 World GP Final, the culmination of a year full of regional elimination tournaments...

|TKO (Punch)
|2
|0:11
|-
|04/28/2007
|Loss
|8-12
|

Mighty Mo

Mighty Mo (kickboxer)

Siala-Mou "Mighty Mo" Siliga , is an American kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist, fighting out of Millennia MMA. He is the K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II and the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii tournament champion....

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii
|KO (Right cross)
|2
|1:50
|-
|04/28/2007
|Win
|8-11
|

Julius Long

Julius Long is an American professional boxer and kickboxer, who turned professional in 2001. He stands at 7' 1" and weighs 250+ lbs.- Career :...

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii
|TKO (Leg kicks)
|2
|1:56
|-
|08/13/2005
|Loss
|7-11
|

Imani Lee

Imani Lee is an American boxer, kickboxer, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler.-Career:Lee was an avid football player during his high school years and had try outs for the National Football League on two occasions...

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas II
|Decision (Unanimous)
|3
|3:00
|-
|11/06/2004
|Loss
|7-10
|

Semmy Schilt

|Titans 1st
|KO
|2
|0:57
|-
|08/07/2004
|Loss
|7-9
|

Alexander Ustinov

Alexander "The Great" Ustinov is a Russian super heavyweight kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist.- Career :In 2003 after winning K-1 Moscow Grand Pix with three consecutive KO's Alexander Ustinov earned his spot at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Paris. In quarter finals he met Gregory Tony...

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II
|Decision (Unanimous)
|3
|3:00
|-
|06/06/2004
|Win
|7-8
|

Tom Erikson

Tom Erikson is an American wrestling coach and former mixed martial artist. Erikson is an assistant wrestling coach at Purdue University, where he has been coaching since 1997. He has also had fights in K-1 under K-1 kickboxing rules...

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Nagoya
|TKO (Referee stoppage)
|1
|0:55
|-
|03/27/2004
|Win
|6-8
|

Mike Bernardo

Michael "Mike" Bernardo is a South African former kickboxer and boxer from Cape Town. Bernardo is known as Beru-chan in Japan, where he has taken part in K-1 World GPs since 1994...

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Saitama
|KO (Punches)
|1
|2:32
|-
|12/06/2003
|Loss
|5-8
|

Martin Holm

Martin Holm was a Swedish Muay Thai kickboxer and former WMC Muaythai World Champion. In K-1 he fought against some of the biggest stars at the time, like Ernesto Hoost, Ray Sefo, Michael McDonald and Glaube Feitosa....

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2003

K-1 World Grand Prix 2003

K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Final was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1 organization. The event was held at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday,December 6, 2003 in front of 67,320 spectators. It was the eleventh K-1 World Grand Prix final involving ten of the world's best fighters...

|KO
|1
|1:06
|-
|11/03/2003
|Win
|5-7
|

Ivan Rudan
|New Japan Pro Wrestling: K-1 vs. NJPW

New Japan Pro Wrestling

|KO (Punches)
|1
|0:19
|-
|07/13/2003
|Loss
|4-7
|

Alexey Ignashov

Alexey "The Red Scorpion" Ignashov is a Belarusian Super Heavyweight kickboxer. He is a four-time Muay Thai World champion, K-1 World GP 2003 in Paris and K-1 World GP 2001 in Nagoya tournament champion...

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Fukuoka
|KO
|1
|2:49
|-
|03/03/2003
|Win
|4-6
|

Evgeny Orlov
|K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Saitama
|Decision (Unanimous)
|5
|3:00
|-
|08/17/2002
|Loss
|3-6
|

Ernesto Hoost

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Las Vegas
|KO
|3
|1:29
|-
|03/03/2002
|Win
|3-5
|

Jörgen Kruth

Jörgen "The Last Viking" Kruth is a Swedish super heavyweight Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is a former two time WMC Super Heavyweight Muaythai World Champion. He is considered to be among the greatest Scandinavian kickboxers of all time.- Biography and career :Jörgen started...

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Nagoya
|KO (Punch)
|2
|1:38
|-
|07/20/2001
|Win
|2-5
|

Sergei Matkin
|K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Nagoya
|KO (Punches)
|2
|1:01
|-
|04/29/2001
|Loss
|1-5
|

Peter Graham

Peter Graham (kickboxer)

Peter "The Chief" Graham is an Australian kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist. His enterance music is AC/DC's Thunderstruck andhe has trademarked his special moves like his somersault kick, The Rolling Thunder.-Kickboxing:...

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka
|Ext. R Decision (Split)
|4
|3:00
|-
|05/28/2000
|Loss
|1-4
|

Jérôme Le Banner

Jérôme "Geronimo" Le Banner , is a French kickboxer and K-1 superstar, famous for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power....

|K-1 Survival 2000
|KO (Punch)
|1
|1:07
|-
|06/21/1999
|Loss
|1-3
|

Matt Skelton

Matt Skelton is an English boxer who changed sports from kickboxing. He is a former English, British, Commonwealth and European Heavyweight champion. He has also held the lightly regarded WBU "World" Heavyweight title....

|K-1 Braves '99 Quarter Finals
|Decision (Unanimous)
|3
|3:00
|-
|04/25/1999
|Loss
|1-2
|

Mirko Filipović

Mirko Filipovic

Mirko Filipović is a former Croatian heavyweight kickboxer, mixed martial artist, politician, and law enforcement officer. Filipović was a member of the Croatian Parliament from 2003 through 2007...

|K-1 Revenge '99
|KO (Left Hook)
|4
|1:58
|-
|10/28/1998
|Win
|1-1
|

Mitsuya Nagai
|K-1 Japan '98 Kamikaze
|TKO (3 Knockdowns)
|1
|2:51
|-
|04/09/1998
|Loss
|0-1
|

Matt Skelton

|K-1 Kings '98
|TKO
|3
|0:47
|-

Professional Boxing record

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:85%"
|-
|style="text-align: center" colspan=8|10 Wins (9 (T) KO's, 1 decisions), 0 Losses
|-
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Date
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Result
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Opponent
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Event
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Method
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Round
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Time
|-
| 06/16/2001
| Win
|

Curtis McDorman
| Cintas Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
| TKO (Corner Stoppage)
| 2
| 6:00
||
|-
| 06/02/2001
| Win
|

JC Hilliard
| Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, United States
| TKO (Punches)
| 2
| 0:17
||
|-
| 02/27/2001
| Win
|

Monthee Honore
| Parow Civic Centre, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
| TKO (Towel)
| 8
| 12:00
|Wins Vacant All-African Heavyweight Title
|-
| 08/05/2000
| Win
|

Mario Sailor
| The Moon, Tallahassee, Florida, United States
| TKO (Corner Stoppage)
| 1
| 4:00
||
|-
| 07/08/2000
| Win
|

Ricky Peters
| George, Western Cape, South Africa
| TKO (Punches)
| 1
| 1:15
||
|-
| 07/02/2000
| Win
|

Clinton Nortje
| Rygersdal Sports Complex, Rondebosch, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
| TKO (Corner Stoppage)
| 1
| 10:00
||
|-
| 04/30/2000
| Win
|

Clinton Nortje
| Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
| TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
| 2
| 6:00
||
|-
| 02/22/2000
| Win
|

Armstrong M'bete
| Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
| KO (Punches)
| 1
|
||
|-
| 12/18/1999
| Win
|

Egan Norman
| Club Mykanos Holiday Resort, Langebaan, Western Cape, South Africa
| KO (Punches)
| 1
| 0:10
||
|-
| 09/25/1999
| Win
|

Jacob Lolwane
| Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa
| Decision
| 4
| 4:00
||
|-

Titles

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

Entrance music

{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:85%; text-align:left; width:30%;"
|
|-
!style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Event
!style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Entrance Music
|-
| DREAM.9
|Let's Go - Trick Daddy

Trick Daddy

Maurice Young , better known by his stage name Trick Daddy, is a certified platinum American rapper and producer from Miami, Florida.-Music career:...

External links

Profile at K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
Jan Nortje Official PRIDE Profile

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