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Jan Nortje
Jan Nortje
Born	Johannes Nortje; 11 April 1975 (age 49); Cape Town, South Africa
Other names	The Giant
Residence	Grand Baie, Mauritius (current); Gustavia, St. Barts (previous)
Nationality	South African
Height	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Weight	151 kg (333 lb; 23 st 11 lb)
Division	Super Heavyweight; Heavyweight
Style	Kickboxing, Boxing
Stance	Southpaw
Fighting out of	Johannesburg, South Africa
Team	Xtreme Couture; Steve's Gym; Team Nortje
Trainer	Steve Kalakoda; Randy Couture; Ray Sefo; Fai Falamoe (2007, 2013)
Years active	1998–2008, 2013 (Kickboxing) ; 1999–2001 (Boxing) ; 2001–2003, 2007–2009, 2013 (MMA)
Professional boxing record
Total	11
Wins	11
By knockout	10
Losses	0
Kickboxing record
Total	25
Wins	9
By knockout	8
Losses	16
By knockout	11
Mixed martial arts record
Total	8
Wins	2
By knockout	2
Losses	6
By knockout	2
By submission	4
Other information
	Boxing record from BoxRec
	Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Johannes "Jan" Nortje (born 11 April 1975) is a South African professional kickboxer, mixed martial artist and undefeated professional boxer^[2] who has fought for Strikeforce, DREAM, K-1, Inoki Genome Federation, PRIDE Fighting Championship and New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

He has fought the likes of Jérôme Le Banner, Gary Goodridge, and K-1 Champions Mirko Cro Cop, Ernesto Hoost, Peter Aerts and Semmy Schilt. His last MMA fight was a loss against Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou at DREAM.9.

He lost to Lechi Kurbanov by way of an extension round split decision on 29 June 2013 in Grozny, Chechnya.^[3]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
8 matches	2 wins	6 losses
By knockout	2	2
By submission	0	4


Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	2–6	Sokoudjou	TKO (punches)	DREAM 9	26 May 2009	1	2:30	Yokohama, Japan	DREAM Super Hulk Grand Prix Opening Round; Super Heavyweight bout.
Win	2–5	Bob Sapp	TKO (punches)	Strikeforce: At The Dome	23 February 2008	1	0:55	Tacoma, Washington, United States	Super Heavyweight bout.
Loss	1–5	Gary Goodridge	TKO (punches)	Hero's 8	12 March 2007	1	3:00	Nagoya, Japan
Loss	1–4	Masayuki Naruse	Submission (rear-naked choke)	K-1	31 December 2003	1	4:40	Nagoya, Japan
Loss	1–3	Shinsuke Nakamura	TKO (submission to strikes)	NJPW Ultimate Crush	2 May 2003	2	3:12	Tokyo, Japan
Win	1–2	Tadao Yasuda	TKO (corner stoppage)	Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002	31 December 2002	2	0:57	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Loss	0–2	Yoshihisa Yamamoto	Submission (armbar)	PRIDE 18	23 December 2001	1	1:43	Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Loss	0–1	Gary Goodridge	Submission (armbar)	K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan GP Final	19 August 2001	1	1:11	Saitama, Saitama, Japan

^[4]

K-1 kickboxing record

9 Wins (8 (T)KO's, 1 decision), 16 Losses (11 (T)KO's, 5 decisions)
Date	Result	Record	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
06/29/2013	Loss	9–16	Lechi Kurbanov	K-1 World Ichigeki Cup 2013	Ext. R Decision (split)	4	3:00
08/16/2008	Win	9–15	Tom Erikson	Deep: Gladiator	KO (left hook)	1	1:05
06/29/2008	Loss	8–15	Peter Aerts	K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka	TKO (referee stoppage)	3	2:49
03/26/2008	Loss	8–14	Bjorn Bregy	K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam	KO (punches)	1	1:10
12/08/2007	Win	8–13	Dong Wook-Kim	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final	TKO (overhand right)	2	0:11
04/28/2007	Loss	7–13	Mighty Mo	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii	KO (right cross)	2	1:50
04/28/2007	Win	7–12	Julius Long	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii	TKO (low kicks)	2	1:56
08/13/2005	Loss	6–12	Imani Lee	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas II	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
11/06/2004	Loss	6–11	Semmy Schilt	K-1 Titans 1st '04	TKO	2	0:57
08/07/2004	Loss	6–10	Alexander Ustinov	K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
06/06/2004	Loss	6–9	Tom Erikson	K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Nagoya	TKO (referee stoppage)	1	0:55
03/27/2004	Win	6–8	Mike Bernardo	K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Saitama	TKO (punch rush/3 knockdowns)	1	2:32
12/06/2003	Loss	5–8	Martin Holm	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003	KO	1	1:06
11/03/2003	Win	5–7	Ivan Rudan	New Japan Pro-Wrestling: Yokohama Dead Out	KO (punches)	1	0:19
07/13/2003	Loss	4–7	Alexey Ignashov	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	K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Nagoya	KO (right hook)	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	K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka	Ext. R Decision (split)	4	3:00
05/28/2000	Loss	1–4	Jérôme Le Banner	K-1 Survival 2000	KO (punch)	1	1:07
06/21/1999	Loss	1–3	Matt Skelton	K-1 Braves '99 Quarter Finals	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
04/25/1999	Loss	1–2	Mirko Cro Cop	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

11 Wins (10 (T)KO's, 1 decision), 0 Losses^[2]
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
06/16/2001	Win	Curtis McDorman	Cintas Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States	TKO	2	3:00
06/02/2001	Win	JC Hilliard	Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, United States	TKO	2	0:17
02/27/2001	Win	Monthee Honore	Parow Civic Centre, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa	TKO	8	3:00	Wins Vacant All-African Heavyweight Title.
08/05/2000	Win	Mario Sailor	The Moon, Tallahassee, Florida, United States	TKO	1	3:00
07/08/2000	Win	Ricky Peters	George, Western Cape, South Africa	TKO	1	1:15
07/02/2000	Win	Clinton Nortje	Rygersdal Sports Complex, Rondebosch, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa	TKO	1	3:00
04/30/2000	Win	Clinton Nortje	Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa	TKO	2	3:00
02/22/2000	Win	Armstrong M'bete	Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa	KO	1	N/A
12/18/1999	Win	Egan Norman	Club Mykanos Holiday Resort, Langebaan, Western Cape, South Africa	KO	1	0:10
09/25/1999	Win	Jacob Lolwane	Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa	PTS	4	3:00
05/16/1999	Win	James Thompson	Cape Town, South Africa	KO	1	0:16

Titles

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

References

^ "jXtreme Couture MMA". Xtremecouture.wordpress.com. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Jan Nortje - Boxer". Boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
^ "Lechi Kurbanov vs. Jan Nortje - wideo z walki". Kickboxing24.pl. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
^ "Jan "The Giant" Nortje MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography". Sherdog.com. 11 April 1975. Retrieved 17 March 2015.