Jan Nortje
| Jan Nortje | |
|---|---|
| Born | Johannes Nortje 11 April 1975 Cape Town, South Africa |
| Other names | The Giant Big Sexy |
| Residence |
Pretoria, South Africa Gustavia, St. Barts (current) Potchefstroom, South Africa (previous) |
| Nationality | South African |
| Height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Weight | 160 kg (353 lb; 25 st 3 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight (265 lb) |
| Style | Kickboxing, Boxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| 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 | 2001-2003, 2007-2009, 2013-present (MMA) 1998–2008, 2013-present (Kickboxing) 1999-2001 (Boxing) |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 11 |
| Wins | 11 |
| By knockout | 10 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 25 |
| Wins | 9 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| Losses | 16 |
| 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 pro boxer 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" Filipović, 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.
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