Joachim Hansen (MMA) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Joachim "Hellboy" Hansen (born May 26, 1979) is a Norwegian mixed martial artist. He began his career fighting for FinnFight

Finnfight

Finnfight or Scandinavian open NHB Championships is an annual mixed martial arts competition in Turku, Finland. Contrary to most other mixed martial arts organizations and competitions, elbow strikes, knee strikes and headbutts from any position are legal.The first Finnfight event, FINNFIGHT 1,...

before moving on to fight for Shooto

Shooto

Shooto is a mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the Shooto Association and the International Shooto Commission. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, as an organization and as a particular fighting system derived from shoot wrestling. Practitioners are referred to as shooters,...

where he became the first Scandinavian person to hold an MMA world title after winning the Shooto World Welterweight Championship in 2003 from Takanori Gomi

Takanori Gomi

, is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Gomi is a former Shooto Welterweight Champion and was the last and only Pride Lightweight Champion. He is also a four-time All Japan Combat Wrestling champion. During his time in Pride he was considered...

. Hansen later fought for the Pride Fighting Championship and most recently 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...

where he became the Dream Lightweight Champion after winning the 2008 Dream Lightweight Grand Prix but then lost the title to Shinya Aoki

Shinya Aoki

is a Japanese mixed martial artist, grappler, and former police trainee who is noted for being the DREAM Lightweight Champion and former Shooto Middleweight Champion. Aoki holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Yuki Nakai, as well as a black belt in judo. He is one of the most prominent...

at Dream 11

Dream 11

Dream 11: Feather Weight Grand Prix 2009 Final Round was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion Dream held on October 6, 2009....

. After a record of 19–9–1 Hansen suffered his first defeat by knockout to Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

fighter Hiroyuki Takaya

Hiroyuki Takaya

at Dream 14.

FinnFight and Shooto

Joachim "Hellboy" Hansen began his career fighting for Finnish promotion FinnFight

Finnfight

before moving on to fight for Shooto

Shooto

's Finnish branch. His performance got him invited to Shooto's year-end show in 2002 where he, with a 3–1 record, faced Takumi Nakayama

Takumi Nakayama

is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter. He was born in Osaka, Japan. He is 3rd dan black belt in Judo.- Biography :He was in 2nd place of the Japanese Amateur shooto Championship welterweight in 1999 and in 2nd place of the Japanese Combat wrestling 69 kg weight class in 1999.He beat...

who at the time had 14 fights under his belt. Hansen won a majority decision. Hansen's performance impressed Shooto-veteran Rumina Sato

Rumina Sato

is a Japanese mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Shooto organization. Being the first mixed martial artist to beat a black belt Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighter by a submission, Sato is considered by many to be an exciting shoot wrestling-based fighter in MMA and has been nicknamed...

who challenged Hansen after the match. Three months later the two met, with Hansen defeating the Japanese fighter two minutes into the bout by TKO. The win set him up for a title shot against the Shooto World Welterweight Champion, and at the time 14–0, Takanori Gomi

Takanori Gomi

. The fight went the distance with Hansen being awarded a majority decision, making him the Shooto World Welterweight Champion and first Scandinavian person to hold a MMA world title. Hansen's first title defense was against another undefeated fighter in Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro who took away Hansen's title by submitting him two minutes into the second round.

Pride Fighting Championships

Hansen went on to win his next seven fights, most notably against Gesias Calvancanti, Caol Uno

Caol Uno

is a Japanese mixed martial artist, and former Shooto Welterweight Champion. Specifically, Uno is known for his low single leg takedown and rear naked choke. He was born in Kanagawa, Japan...

, Masakazu Imanari

Masakazu Imanari

is a Japanese mixed martial artist best known for his leglocks. He fights out of Team Roken in Kanagawa, Japan. He currently has a professional MMA record of 24–9–2 with notable victories over Danny Batten, Jorge Gurgel, Mike Brown, Robbie Olivier, Jean Silva and Yoshiro Maeda. He is a veteran...

and Yves Edwards

Yves Edwards

|-| Win| align="center" | 41-17-1| Rafaello Oliveira| TKO | UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson| | align="center" | 2| align="center" | 2:44| Washington, D.C||-| Loss| align="center" | 40-17-1| Sam Stout| KO...

, before losing a decision to Hayato Sakurai

Hayato Sakurai

is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He was born in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. He has a professional MMA record of 35-11-2 as of April 5, 2009. Sakurai has been fighting in mixed martial arts since October 1996 and was at one time considered pound for pound one of the greatest fighters...

in the semi-finals of the Pride 2005 Lightweight tournament. He then challenged Tatsuya Kawajiri

Tatsuya Kawajiri

Tatsuya Kawajiri is a Japanese mixed martial artist and a former Shooto welterweight champion, currently competing in Dream's lightweight division...

for the Shooto Welteterweight title, but lost by disqualification due to a kick to the groin of Kawajiri. Hansen then went 2–2 in his next four fights, losing to Shinya Aoki

Shinya Aoki

and Eiji Mitsuoka

Eiji Mitsuoka

Eiji Mitsuoka is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist and Cage Force veteran who has fought for DREAM, World Victory Road, PRIDE, Shooto, DEEP, and King of the Cage promotions. Eiji holds notable wins over Rodrigo Damm, Joachim Hansen, and Brian Cobb...

, before his next big win against Kazuyuki Miyata

Kazuyuki Miyata

Kazuyuki Miyata is a Japanese freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist who currently fights for the MMA promotion Dream in the featherweight division.-Freestyle Wrestling:...

at K-1 Premium 2007 Dynamite!!
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.

Dream

On March 15, 2008 Hansen entered Dream

DREAM (mixed martial arts)

's 16-man 2008 Lightweight Grand-Prix tournament. In the first round of the tournament he faced and defeated Japanese fighter Kotetsu Boku

Kotetsu Boku

is a Japanese kickboxer and mixed martial artist, fighting in the lightweight class. He has mostly fought in Shooto, where he was the Lightweight Champion, but also in DREAM, Cage Force and K-1 Hero's. He is nicknamed "The Korean Tiger" because of his Korean heritage, and he has a tiger tattooed on...

by unanimous decision at Dream 1. The win set him up for a quarterfinal bout against former BodogFight

BodogFight

bodogFight was a mixed martial arts promotion founded by online gambling magnate Calvin Ayre. It was a part of Ayre's bodog.com Entertainment Group....

Welterweight Champion, Eddie Alvarez

Eddie Alvarez

Eddie Alvarez is an American mixed martial artist, and former Bellator Fighting Championships lightweight champion. Alvarez also competes for the Japanese DREAM promotion, and fought once for ProElite's EliteXC promotion...

, at Dream 3. Hansen and Alvarez were given a standing ovation for their "outstanding fights" by the entire crowd after their match. After a close fight Alvarez was awarded a unanimous decision and advanced to the semi-finals at Dream 5. The fight was described by MMAWeekly as "a fifteen-minute war" and that it would be a "fight of the year candidate", while Sherdog

Sherdog

Sherdog is an American website devoted to the sport of mixed martial arts . The site is a member of the Crave Online network and provides MMA related content for ESPN.com.- History :...

called it a "riveting 15-minute war" and an "epic battle".

At Dream 5 Hansen defeated Kultar Gill

Kultar Gill

Kultar "Black Mamba" Gill is a professional Indian-Canadian welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer and lightweight mixed martial artist, fighting for Team Mamba in Abbotsford, British Columbia....

in a reserve bout for the tournament. This became Hansen's ticket to the final after Alvarez, who went on to defeat Tatsuya Kawajiri

Tatsuya Kawajiri

Tatsuya Kawajiri is a Japanese mixed martial artist and a former Shooto welterweight champion, currently competing in Dream's lightweight division...

in the semi-final, but was forced to withdraw due to a cut under his right eye. In the final, Hansen faced Japanese submission-specialist Shinya Aoki

Shinya Aoki

, who had previously defeated Hansen at Pride Shockwave 2006
PRIDE Shockwave 2006
Pride Shockwave 2006 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships on December 31, 2006. In Japan, this event was called...

. In the fight Aoki used his grappling experience to try and submit Hansen after taking him down, but the Norwegian escaped and responded with powerful ground-and-pound which hurt Aoki and eventually forced the referee to step in. The win made Hansen the 2008 Dream Lightweight Grand Prix Champion and the first ever Dream Lightweight Champion. After the bout Hansen told the crowd he wanted his first title defense to be against Eddie Alvarez whom he replaced, and who had previously eliminated him from the tournament.

Hansen's next fight was set to be against Gesias Calvancante

Gesias Calvancante

Gesias Cavalcante Souza is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He is the 2006 and 2007 K-1 HERO'S Middleweight tournament champion. He currently fights for Strikeforce and DREAM...

at Dynamite!! 2008
Dynamite!! 2008
Dynamite!! 2008 was the annual kickboxing and mixed martial arts event held by K-1 & DREAM on New Year's Eve, Wednesday, December 31, 2008, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan...

on December 31, 2008, but the bout was canceled the day of the event due to Hansen not passing pre-fight medicals and subsequently being hospitalized for a "head injury". It was later clarified that the injury stemmed from a teammate landing awkwardly on Hansen's head after a takedown during warm-up, resulting with Hansen being rushed to the hospital where he was diagnosed with a concussion. In February 2009 Hansen was reported as being healthy and was in negotiations with Dream about his first title defense. His first title defense was on October 6, 2009 when he lost the title to Shinya Aoki.

Hansen faced Bibiano Fernandes

Bibiano Fernandes

Bibiano Fernandes is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who has competed for K-1, DREAM, and King of the Cage. He was the first DREAM Featherweight Champion.-Early career:...

on March 22, 2010 at Dream 13 for the Dream Featherweight Championship. He lost the match in a split decision.

Hansen lost to Hiroyuki Takaya

Hiroyuki Takaya

on May 29, 2010 at Dream 14 by Knockout

Hansen defeated Hideo Tokoro

Hideo Tokoro

Hideo Tokoro is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in Dream in the bantamweight division. He competed in many mixed martial arts fights in other various promotions such as TFC, ZST, Shooto, Rings and K-1 Hero's.-DREAM:...

on September 25 at Dream 16 with a Submission (Triangle Choke) 2:48 in the first round.

Returning to Scandinavia, Hansen fought Sami Aziz at Superior Challenge 6

Superior Challenge 6

Superior Challenge 6: Lions Den was a mixed martial arts event held in Hovet, Stockholm. The greatest MMA event of Norse and one of Europe's finest.-Background:...

October 29, 2010. Hansen defeated Aziz 3:47 in the second round by submission.

Hansen fought Mitsuhiro Ishida

Mitsuhiro Ishida

Mitsuhiro Ishida is a Japanese mixed martial artist who has competed in Shooto, Strikeforce and Pride. He currently competes in Dream and is known for his wrestling ability and endurance.- Mixed martial arts career :...

on May 29, 2011 at Dream: Fight for Japan!.Hansen won via split decision.

Hansen faced Tatsuya Kawajiri

Tatsuya Kawajiri

Tatsuya Kawajiri is a Japanese mixed martial artist and a former Shooto welterweight champion, currently competing in Dream's lightweight division...

in a featherweight bout at Dream 17

Dream 17

Dream 17 was a mixed martial arts event held by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion Dream. The event took place on September 24, 2011 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.-Background:...

at Saitami Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, on Sept. 24. He lost the fight via submission in the third round.

Personal life

Hansen was born in Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

, Norway on May 26, 1979.

Championships and accomplishments

First Dream Lightweight Champion.
2008 Dream Light Weight Grand Prix Tournament Champion.
Shooto Welterweight Champion (2003).
Scandinavia Wrestling Submission Wrestling Champion (1999 and 2000).
Brazilian Judo European Champion (1999).

Grappling credentials

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu:

2nd place in European Cup (1999), 74 kg (163 lb) advanced division.
1st place in Finnish Open (1999), 75 kg (165 lb) division
3rd place in European Cup (1999), 80 kg (176 lb) division
Did not place in BJJ Munidals (2000)
2nd place in BJJ Open in London (2001), 73 kg (161 lb) blue belt division.
3rd place in BJJ Open in London (2001), absolute/open weight blue/purple belt division.

Submission grappling:

2nd place in Helsinki Submission Wrestling (1999), 65 kg (143 lb) division.
1st place in Finnish Open (1999), 70 kg (154 lb) division.
1st place in Finnish Open (2000), 70 kg (154 lb) division.
1st place in Scandinavian Open (2000), 76 kg (167 lb) division.
1st place in Bad Boy Cup (2000), 70 kg (154 lb) division.
1st place in Finnish Open (2001), 79 kg (174 lb) division.
1st place in Frank Shamrock Invitational (2001), 70 kg (154 lb) division.
1st place in King of the Beach (2001), 78 kg (172 lb) division.
1st place in Scandinavian Open (2002), 73 kg (161 lb) division.

Mixed martial arts record

Tatsuya Kawajiri

Tatsuya Kawajiri is a Japanese mixed martial artist and a former Shooto welterweight champion, currently competing in Dream's lightweight division...

| Submission (arm triangle choke)
| Dream 17

Dream 17

Saitama, Saitama

' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance...

, Japan
|
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 22–10–1
| Mitsuhiro Ishida

Mitsuhiro Ishida

Saitama, Saitama

Superior Challenge 6

Superior Challenge 6: Lions Den was a mixed martial arts event held in Hovet, Stockholm. The greatest MMA event of Norse and one of Europe's finest.-Background:...

Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

, Sweden
|
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 20–10–1
| Hideo Tokoro

Hideo Tokoro

Hiroyuki Takaya

Saitama, Saitama

Bibiano Fernandes

Bibiano Fernandes is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who has competed for K-1, DREAM, and King of the Cage. He was the first DREAM Featherweight Champion.-Early career:...

Yokohama

is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...

Shinya Aoki

| Submission (armbar)
| Dream 11

Dream 11

Dream 11: Feather Weight Grand Prix 2009 Final Round was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion Dream held on October 6, 2009....

Yokohama

, Japan
|
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 19–7–1
| Shinya Aoki

Shinya Aoki

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Japan
| Won Dream lightweight championship.
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 18–7–1
| Kultar Gill

Kultar Gill

Kultar "Black Mamba" Gill is a professional Indian-Canadian welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer and lightweight mixed martial artist, fighting for Team Mamba in Abbotsford, British Columbia....

Osaka

Eddie Alvarez

Saitama, Saitama

, Japan
|
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 17–6–1
| Kotetsu Boku

Kotetsu Boku

Saitama, Saitama

, Japan
|
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 16–6–1
| Kazuyuki Miyata

Kazuyuki Miyata

Kazuyuki Miyata is a Japanese freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist who currently fights for the MMA promotion Dream in the featherweight division.-Freestyle Wrestling:...

| Submission (rear naked choke)
| K-1 Premium 2007 Dynamite!!

K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!!

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Osaka

Eiji Mitsuoka

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

PRIDE 33

Pride 33: The Second Coming was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships on February 24, 2007 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...

Las Vegas, Nevada

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Shinya Aoki

| Submission (gogoplata)
| Pride Shockwave 2006

PRIDE Shockwave 2006

Pride Shockwave 2006 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships on December 31, 2006. In Japan, this event was called...

Saitama, Saitama

, Japan
|
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 14–4–1
| Luiz Azeredo

Luiz Azeredo

Luiz Azeredo is a Brazilian Welterweight mixed martial artist, fighting out of the Chute Boxe Academy, Curitiba, Brazil. He has fought in the PRIDE and Cage Rage....

| KO (knee)
| Pride Bushido 10

PRIDE Bushido 10

Pride Bushido 10 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan on April 2, 2006...

Tokyo

Tatsuya Kawajiri

Tatsuya Kawajiri is a Japanese mixed martial artist and a former Shooto welterweight champion, currently competing in Dream's lightweight division...

Tokyo

Hayato Sakurai

| Decision (unanimous)
| Pride Bushido 9

PRIDE Bushido 9

Pride Bushido 9 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. This event held the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of the first ever Welterweight tournament and Lightweight tournament. It took place at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan on September 25, 2005. Under Bushido...

Tokyo

, Japan
| Semifinal of Pride Lightweight Grandprix
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 13–2–1
| Yves Edwards

Yves Edwards

| Decision (split)
| Pride Bushido 9

PRIDE Bushido 9

Tokyo

Yokohama

, Japan
|
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 11–2–1
| Masakazu Imanari

Masakazu Imanari

| KO (knee)
| Pride Bushido 8

PRIDE Bushido 8

Pride Bushido 8 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan on July 17, 2005...

|
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 2:34
| Nagoya, Japan
|
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 10–2–1
| Caol Uno

Caol Uno

is a Japanese mixed martial artist, and former Shooto Welterweight Champion. Specifically, Uno is known for his low single leg takedown and rear naked choke. He was born in Kanagawa, Japan...

Saitama, Saitama

, Japan
|
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 9–2–1
| Sergey Golyaev

Sergey Golyaev

Sergey Golyaev is an Russian mixed martial artist.-Background:Sergey Golyaev has a Muay Thai and Karate background. He started to be engaged in karate at 14 years old and his Muay Thai experience dates back 9 years....

Atlantic City, New Jersey

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Tokyo

Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

Chiba, Chiba

is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is located approximately 40 km east of the center of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Chiba City became a government designated city in 1992. Its population as of 2008 is approximately 960,000....

, Japan
| Lost Shooto Welterweight (154 lb) Title
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 6–1–1
| Takanori Gomi

Takanori Gomi

Yokohama

, Japan
| Won Shooto Welterweight (154 lb) Title
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 5–1–1
| Rumina Sato

Rumina Sato

Tokyo

, Japan
|
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 4–1–1
| Takumi Nakayama

Takumi Nakayama

Chiba, Chiba

Turku

Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...

Galway

Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...

Turku

Jani Lax

Jani Lax is a Swedish mixed martial artist, who competes in the Lightweight division. He has fought around the world in a number of promotions including Finnfight, M-1 Global and Shooto.-Career:...

Turku

, Finland
|
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 1–0
| Marcus Peltonen
| TKO
| FinnFight 3
|
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 1:38
| Turku

Turku

, Finland
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