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Hans Nijman
Hans Nijman
Born	Johannes Petrus Nijman; 23 September 1959; Alkmaar, Netherlands
Died	5 November 2014 (aged 55); Beverwijk, Netherlands; Gunshot wounds
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	246 lb (112kg)
Division	Heavyweight
Reach	72.5 in (184 cm)
Style	Karate, Kickboxing, Shoot wrestling
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Limburg, North Brabant, Netherlands
Team	Dolman Gym; RINGS Holland; Team Hardcore; Dutch Top Team
Teacher(s)	Chris Dolman
Rank	A-Class Shootist
Years active	1991-2013
Mixed martial arts record
Total	16
Wins	9
By knockout	4
By submission	4
Unknown	1
Losses	7
By knockout	1
By submission	5
Unknown	1
Other information
	Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Johannes Petrus "Hans" Nijman (September 23, 1959 – November 5, 2014) was a Dutch former professional mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He competed in the heavyweight division. He was a RINGS Holland veteran and fought for many other top promotions such as Pride FC and It's Showtime. Nijman is believed to have had connections with Willem Holleeder and other big names in the Dutch criminal underworld. His name appeared in several police records and has also been used in big court cases.

Career

Fighting Network RINGS

A former Kyokushin karateka and kickboxing champion, Hans Nijman made his shoot wrestling debut in Japan for Fighting Network RINGS on December 7, 1991 as part of Chris Dolman's RINGS Holland team. The match was against Masaaki Satake, and the bout ended in a draw. Nijman also drew with Adam Watt, the following year. Nijman suffered his first loss on 25 June 1992 against Akira Maeda, due to submission. On 29 October 1992, Nijman defeated Georgi Keandelaki by knock-out, picking up his first win. 1994 was a good year for Hans, as he managed to gain knock-out victories over Mitsuya Nagai, Zaza Tkeshelashvili, Masayuki Naruse, Nikolai Zouev, and Dick Vrij.

On 25 January 1995, after RINGS started promoting purely competitive fights, Nijman beat Yoshihisa Yamamoto by TKO to win 3rd place in the RINGS Mega Battle Tournament 1994. Nijman lost to Tariel Bitsadze on 1 January 1997 at RINGS: Battle Dimensions. He beat Lee Hasdell by submission at RINGS Holland on 2 February 1997 before losing to Kiyoshi Tamura in Japan on 25 October 1997. Nijman's final fight for RINGS was on 7 March 1999 at RINGS Australia: NR 3. Hans defeated Danny Higgins by rear naked choke at 5:46 of round 1. He later entered the Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round, losing to Kazuyuki Fujita by submission at 2:48 of round 1. ^{[citation needed]}

Throughout his RINGS career, Nijman picked up victories over fighters such as; Masayuki Naruse Yoshihisa Yamamoto, Mikhail Illoukhine, Volk Han, Tsuyoshi Kohsaka and Kiyoshi Tamura. Hans Nijman holds a RINGS record of 24 wins, 20 losses and 3 draws.^[1]

After RINGS

Nijman fought in Pride FC's open-weight tournament in 2000 at Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round. Nijman lost to Kazuyuki Fujita by submission. On 21 October 2001, Nijman lost to Barrington Patterson by KO at It's Showtime - Original. Hans Nijman's last fight was against Cheick Kongo at It’s Showtime on 8 June 2003. He lost due to an armbar at 0:59 of round 2. According to Sherdog, Nijman rounded out his professional mixed martial arts record with 9 wins and 6 defeats, although Hans had a few unsanctioned shoot fights in Japan a year following his retirement from mixed martial arts competition in 2003. ^{[citation needed]}

Death

On November 5, 2014, around 20:45, Nijman was shot dead whilst sitting in his 2013 Volkswagen Golf around the back of his Dutch Top Team gym "De Meer" in Beverwijk. Witnesses reportedly saw a Volkswagen Golf R32 parked on the parking lot next to his gym open fire on Nijman with automatic rifles whilst he was reversing his car out of the alley where he had parked his car. After the shooting, the Golf R32 took off with high speed southbound on the A22. A half-hour after the shooting two cars, the Golf R32 and a taxi bus, were found burning to the ground in Velserbroek. Both cars were stolen. The suspects have not yet been identified and the motive is unknown.^[2]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
16 matches	9 wins	7 losses
By knockout	4	1
By submission	4	5
Unknown	1	1


Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location
Loss	9–7	Minoru Suzuki	Submission (kneebar)	U-Spirits - Again	March 9, 2013	2	1:52	Tokyo, Japan, Korakuen Hall
Loss	9–6	Cheick Kongo	Submission (armbar)	It's Showtime: Amsterdam Arena	June 8, 2003	2	0:59	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Loss	9–5	Barrington Patterson	TKO (punches)	It's Showtime: Original	October 21, 2001	1	1:47	Haarlem, Netherlands
Loss	9–4	Kazuyuki Fujita	Submission (scarf hold)	Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round	January 30, 2000	1	2:48	Tokyo, Japan
Win	9–3	Danny Higgins	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Rings Australia: NR 3	March 7, 1999	1	5:46	Alexandra Hills, Queensland, Australia
Loss	8–3	Hiromitsu Kanehara	Submission (armbar)	Rings: World Mega Battle Tournament	December 23, 1998	1	9:04	Japan
Win	8–2	Vladimir Klementiev	Submission	Rings: Fourth Fighting Integration	June 27, 1998	1	4:44	Tokyo, Japan
Win	7–2	Victor Kruger	KO (head kick)	Rings Holland: Who's the Boss	June 7, 1998	1	0:10	Utrecht City, Netherlands
Loss	6–2	Kiyoshi Tamura	Submission (armlock)	Rings - Mega Battle Tournament 1997 Semifinal 1	October 25, 1997	1	10:34	Japan
Win	6–1	Lee Hasdell	Submission (guillotine choke)	Rings Holland - The Final Challenge	February 2, 1997	1	5:35	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Loss	5–1	Tariel Bitsadze	N/A	Rings - Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Final	January 1, 1997
Win	5–0	Allen Harris	Submission (guillotine choke)	Rings Holland: Kings of Martial Arts	February 18, 1996	2	1:30	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Win	4–0	Volk Han	TKO	Rings: Budokan Hall 1996	January 24, 1996			Tokyo, Japan
Win	3–0	Ramaji Buzoriashivilli	N/A	Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1995 Opening Round	October 21, 1995			Japan
Win	2–0	Andrei Kopylov	KO (knee)	Rings Holland: Free Fight	February 19, 1995	1	3:10	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Win	1–0	Yoshihisa Yamamoto	KO (punch)	Rings: Budokan Hall 1995	January 25, 1995	1	0:43	Tokyo, Japan

References

^ Profile, prowrestlinghistory.com; retrieved 20 September 2011.
^ C.J. Tuttle (5 November 2014). "Report: Former Pride Fighter Hans Nijman Killed in Drive-by Shooting". sherdog.com. Retrieved 12 November 2014.