Jan Nortje “The Giant”

Team K-1
Age 49
Gender Male
Height 6' 11"
Weight Class

Jan Nortje is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 2 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 2-6-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 7 years, 9 months, 7 days
Rounds Fought 7.1
Avg. Fights/Year 1.0
Longest Layoff 3 years, 2 months, 12 days
Quickest Turnaround 4 months, 2 days

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 05/26/2009 L
(2-5-0)
Thierry Sokoudjou
(5-4-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Dream 9
1 10:00
02/23/2008 W
(1-5-0)
Bob Sapp
(9-2-1)
SHW
(333.0 vs. 356.0)
TKO/RSC
Strikeforce at the Dome
1 00:55
NSF 03/12/2007 L
(1-4-0)
Gary Goodridge
(22-15-1)
TKO/RSC
K-1: Olympia Hero's 2007
1 03:00
NSF 12/31/2003 L
(1-3-0)
Masayuki Naruse
(4-13-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
K-1: Premium 2003 Dynamite
1 04:41
NSF 05/02/2003 L
(1-2-0)
Shinsuke Nakamura
(0-1-0)
Submission (Choke)
New Japan Pro Wrestling: Ultimate Crush
2 03:12
NSF 12/31/2002 W
(0-2-0)
Tadao Yasuda
(2-2-0)
TKO/RSC (Corner Threw in the Towel)
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002: K-1 vs. Inoki
2 00:57
NSF 12/23/2001 L
(0-1-0)
Yoshihisa Yamamoto
(12-14-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Pride 18: Cold Fury 2
1 01:43
NSF 08/19/2001 L
(0-0-0)
Gary Goodridge
(13-13-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
K-1: Andy Hug Memorial
1 01:11
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class