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Alistair Overeem

46-19-0 (1 NC) UFC 12-8-0
One-Punch Power Sniper Accuracy Finisher KO-Prone Gets Dropped
6'4"Height
80"Reach
OrthodoxStance
46Age
9KO wins
0Sub wins
75.0%Finish rate
9:14Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Above avg, rated 79.1 of 100 Accuracy — Elite, rated 100.0 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 41.3 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 4.7 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 39.3 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 64.2 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 48.0 of 100 Control — Above avg, rated 70.9 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Accuracy Elite 100
  2. Striking Above avg 79
  3. Control Above avg 71
  4. TD Defense Average 64
  5. Grappling Average 48
  6. Striking D Below avg 41
  7. Wrestling Below avg 39
  8. Durability Weak 5
One-Punch Power 10 knockdowns · 0.81 per 15 min
Sniper Accuracy 74% of significant strikes land
Finisher 75% of wins by knockout or submission (9 KO, 0 sub)
KO-Prone 8 of 8 losses came by knockout
Gets Dropped knocked down 9 times in 184 minutes of cage time
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.87
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.19
Striking accuracy74.3%
Striking defense51.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.81
Takedowns / 15 min0.81
Takedown accuracy34.5%
Takedown defense63.2%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.24
Control time26.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents10-6

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
December 2, 2017 vs Francis Ngannou — 0.59/min (L) — only 1.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Dec '17 June 9, 2018 vs Curtis Blaydes — 0.54/min (L) Jun '18 November 24, 2018 vs Sergei Pavlovich — 5.06/min (W) — only 4.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '18 April 20, 2019 vs Aleksei Oleinik — 6.11/min (W) — only 4.8 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Apr '19 December 7, 2019 vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik — 2.97/min (L) Dec '19 May 16, 2020 vs Walt Harris — 8.5/min (W) May '20 September 5, 2020 vs Augusto Sakai — 4.5/min (W) Sep '20 February 6, 2021 vs Alexander Volkov — 1.41/min (L) Feb '21

Fight history

20 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Alexander Volkov 32-8 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:06 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov · February 6, 2021
10/20Sig. strikes
54/88Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Augusto Sakai 15-1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R5 0:26 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai · September 5, 2020
92/114Sig. strikes
99/173Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
5:29Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Walt Harris 13-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:00 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris · May 16, 2020
68/85Sig. strikes
25/48Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
4:22Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Jairzinho Rozenstruik 9-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R5 4:56 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik · December 7, 2019
74/105Sig. strikes
89/209Absorbed
2/10Takedowns
8:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Aleksei Oleinik 34-11-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:45 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik · April 20, 2019
29/33Sig. strikes
38/58Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:10Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Sergei Pavlovich 12-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:21 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 · November 24, 2018
22/26Sig. strikes
13/32Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:57Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Curtis Blaydes 9-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:56 — UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · June 9, 2018
7/12Sig. strikes
37/53Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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L Francis Ngannou 9-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:42 — UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 · December 2, 2017
1/4Sig. strikes
6/14Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Fabricio Werdum 21-6-1 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker · July 8, 2017
21/38Sig. strikes
49/115Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Mark Hunt 12-10-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:44 — UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 · March 4, 2017
55/70Sig. strikes
21/51Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
3:33Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Stipe Miocic 15-2 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 4:27 — UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem · September 10, 2016
9/17Sig. strikes
34/60Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:06Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Andrei Arlovski 24-11 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:12 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski · May 8, 2016
23/30Sig. strikes
16/33Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:19Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Junior Dos Santos 16-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:43 — UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 · December 19, 2015
32/43Sig. strikes
22/46Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Roy Nelson 19-10 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos · March 14, 2015
62/84Sig. strikes
23/77Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Stefan Struve 24-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:13 — UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic · December 13, 2014
17/25Sig. strikes
2/5Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:41Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Ben Rothwell 30-9 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:19 — UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi · September 5, 2014
20/21Sig. strikes
17/27Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Frank Mir 16-8 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 · February 1, 2014
62/74Sig. strikes
3/23Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
8:37Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Travis Browne 14-1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:08 — UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen · August 17, 2013
41/66Sig. strikes
14/27Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
2:15Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Antonio Silva 17-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:25 — UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar · February 2, 2013
51/71Sig. strikes
21/48Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
6:24Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Brock Lesnar 5-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:26 — UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem · December 30, 2011
19/24Sig. strikes
6/18Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:17Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
46-19-0 (1 NC)Pro record
{{plainlist|, Hemmers Gym (2021–2022), Elevation Fight Team (2018–2021), Jackson Wink MMA Academy (2014–2018), Blackzilians (2012–2013), Golden Glory (2007–2011)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 24
Submission 17
Decision 5
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 14
Submission 2
Decision 3
Other 0

No contests: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 20
2 Hot 7
Pride 6
Strikeforce 4
Dream 4
Rings Japan 4
Dynamite!! 2
Ultimate Glory 2

+ 15 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 66 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Alexander Volkov TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
February 6, 2021
 UFC 2 2:06
W Augusto Sakai TKO (elbows and punches) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai
September 5, 2020
 UFC 5 0:26
W Walt Harris TKO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris
May 16, 2020
 UFC 2 3:00
L Jairzinho Rozenstruik KO (punch) UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik
December 7, 2019
 UFC 5 4:56
W Aleksei Oleinik TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik
April 20, 2019
 UFC 1 4:45
W Sergei Pavlovich TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2
November 24, 2018
 UFC 1 4:21
L Curtis Blaydes TKO (elbows) UFC 225
June 9, 2018
 UFC 3 2:56
L Francis Ngannou KO (punch) UFC 218
December 2, 2017
 UFC 1 1:42
W Fabrício Werdum Decision (majority) UFC 213
July 8, 2017
 UFC 3 5:00
W Mark Hunt KO (knee) UFC 209
March 4, 2017
 UFC 3 1:44
L Stipe Miocic KO (punches) UFC 203
September 10, 2016
 UFC 1 4:27
W Andrei Arlovski TKO (front kick and punches) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski
May 8, 2016
 UFC 2 1:12
W Junior dos Santos TKO (punches) UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
December 19, 2015
 UFC 2 4:43
W Roy Nelson Decision (unanimous) UFC 185
March 14, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
W Stefan Struve KO (punches) UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic
December 13, 2014
 UFC 1 4:13
L Ben Rothwell TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Mousasi
September 5, 2014
 UFC 1 2:19
W Frank Mir Decision (unanimous) UFC 169
February 1, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
L Travis Browne KO (front kick and punches) UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen
August 17, 2013
 UFC 1 4:08
L Antônio Silva KO (punches) UFC 156
February 2, 2013
 UFC 3 0:25
W Brock Lesnar TKO (kick to the body and punches) UFC 141
December 30, 2011
 UFC 1 2:26
W Fabrício Werdum Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum
June 18, 2011
 Strikeforce 3 5:00
W Todd Duffee KO (punches) Dynamite!! 2010
December 31, 2010
 Dynamite!! 1 0:19
W Brett Rogers TKO (punches) Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery
May 15, 2010
 Strikeforce 1 3:40
W Kazuyuki Fujita KO (knee) Dynamite!! 2009
December 31, 2009
 Dynamite!! 1 1:15
W James Thompson Submission (guillotine choke) Dream 12
October 25, 2009
 Dream 1 0:33
W Tony Sylvester Submission (guillotine choke) Ultimate Glory 11
October 17, 2009
 Ultimate Glory 1 1:23
W Gary Goodridge Submission (keylock) Ultimate Glory 10
November 9, 2008
 Ultimate Glory 1 1:47
NC Mirko Cro Cop NC (knee to the groin) Dream 6
September 23, 2008
 Dream 1 6:09
W Mark Hunt Submission (keylock) Dream 5
July 21, 2008
 Dream 1 1:11
W Lee Tae-hyun KO (punches) Dream 4
June 15, 2008
 Dream 1 0:36
W Paul Buentello TKO (submission to knees to the body) Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives
November 16, 2007
 Strikeforce 2 3:42
L Sergei Kharitonov KO (punch) Hero's 10
September 17, 2007
 Hero's 1 4:21
W Michael Knaap Submission (Peruvian necktie) K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam
June 23, 2007
 K-1 World Grand Prix 1 3:29
L Maurício Rua KO (punches) Pride 33
February 24, 2007
 Pride 1 3:37
L Ricardo Arona TKO (submission to punches) Pride Final Conflict Absolute
September 10, 2006
 Pride Final Conflict Absolute 1 4:28
L Antônio Rogério Nogueira TKO (corner stoppage) Pride Critical Countdown Absolute
July 1, 2006
 Pride Critical Countdown Absolute 2 2:13
W Vitor Belfort Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce: Revenge
June 9, 2006
 Strikeforce 3 5:00
L Fabrício Werdum Submission (kimura) Pride Total Elimination Absolute
May 5, 2006
 Pride Total Elimination Absolute 2 3:43
W Nikolajus Cilkinas Submission (armbar) World Cage FC: No Guts, No Glory
March 18, 2006
 World Cage FC 1 1:42
W Sergei Kharitonov TKO (knees) Pride 31
February 26, 2006
 Pride 1 5:13
L Maurício Rua TKO (punches) Pride Final Conflict 2005
August 28, 2005
 Pride Final Conflict 1 6:42
W Igor Vovchanchyn Submission (guillotine choke) Pride Critical Countdown 2005
June 26, 2005
 Pride Critical Countdown 1 1:20
W Vitor Belfort Submission (guillotine choke) Pride Total Elimination 2005
April 23, 2005
 Pride Total Elimination 1 9:36
L Antônio Rogério Nogueira Decision (unanimous) Pride 29
February 20, 2005
 Pride 3 5:00
W Hiromitsu Kanehara TKO (doctor stoppage) Pride 28
October 31, 2004
 Pride 2 3:52
W Rodney Glunder Submission (guillotine choke) 2 Hot 2 Handle: Simply The Best 8
October 10, 2004
 2 Hot 1 —
W Tomohiko Hashimoto TKO (knees) Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003
December 31, 2003
 Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 1 0:36
L Chuck Liddell KO (punches) Pride Total Elimination 2003
August 10, 2003
 Pride Total Elimination 1 3:09
W Mike Bencic TKO (knee to the body and punches) Pride 26
June 8, 2003
 Pride 1 3:44
W Aaron Brink Submission (guillotine choke) 2 Hot 2 Handle: Simply the Best 6
March 16, 2003
 2 Hot 1 0:53
W Bazigit Atajev TKO (knee to the body) Pride 24
December 23, 2002
 Pride 2 4:59
W Dave Vader TKO (doctor stoppage) 2 Hot 2 Handle: Simply the Best 5
October 13, 2002
 2 Hot 2 —
W Yusuke Imamura TKO (knee and punches) Pride The Best Vol.2
July 20, 2002
 Pride The Best Vol.2 1 0:44
W Vesa Vuori TKO (punches) 2 Hot 2 Handle: Germany
May 26, 2002
 2 Hot 1 2:15
W Sergey Kaznovsky Submission (armbar) M-1: Russia vs. the World 3
April 26, 2002
 M-1 1 3:37
W Roman Zentsov Submission (keylock) 2 Hot 2 Handle: Simply the Best 4
March 17, 2002
 2 Hot 1 1:26
W Stanislav Nuschik TKO (knees) 2 Hot 2 Handle: Simply The Best 2
March 18, 2001
 2 Hot 1 0:53
W Vladimer Chanturia Submission (rear-naked choke) Rings Japan: King of Kings 2000 Final
February 24, 2001
 Rings Japan 1 1:06
W Peter Verschuren Submission (keylock) It's Showtime: Christmas Edition
December 12, 2000
 It's Showtime 1 1:06
L Bobby Hoffman KO (Lariat) Rings Japan: Millennium Combine 2
June 15, 2000
 Rings Japan 1 9:39
L Yuriy Kochkine Decision (split) Rings Russia: Russia vs. The World 2
May 20, 2000
 Rings Russia 2 5:00
W Yasuhito Namekawa Submission (armbar) Rings Japan: Millennium Combine 1
April 20, 2000
 Rings Japan 1 0:45
W Can Sahinbas KO (knee) 2 Hot 2 Handle: Simply The Best 1
March 5, 2000
 2 Hot 1 2:21
W Chris Watts KO (knee to the body) Rings Holland: There Can Only Be One Champion
February 6, 2000
 Rings Holland 1 3:58
L Yuriy Kochkine Decision (majority) Rings Japan: King of Kings 1999 Block A
October 28, 1999
 Rings Japan 2 5:00
W Ricardo Fyeet Submission (guillotine choke) It's Showtime 2
October 24, 1999
 It's Showtime 1 1:39

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Alistair Overeem) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 100 qualified Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.9 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.2 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 74.3% avg 49.5%
Striking defense 51.1% avg 52.1%
Takedowns /15 min 0.8 avg 1.2
Takedown accuracy 34.5% avg 37.6%
Takedown defense 63.2% avg 61.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.2 avg 0.4
Control time 26.1% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 75.0% avg 63.7%