Stefan Struve
| Stefan Struve | |
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| Born |
February 18, 1988 Beverwijk, Netherlands |
| Other names | Skyscraper |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Height | 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 265 lb (120 kg; 18 st 13 lb) |
| Division |
Heavyweight (2006-present) Light heavyweight (2005-2006) |
| Reach | 84.5 in (215 cm) |
| Style | Kickboxing, Boxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, |
| Fighting out of | Beverwijk, Netherlands |
| Team | Blackzilians |
| Rank | Black belt in Kickboxing Brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 4 |
| Wins | 4 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 36 |
| Wins | 28 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 17 |
| By decision | 2 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Stefan Jaimy Struve (born February 18, 1988) is a Dutch mixed martial artist who competes as a heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). At 7'0", he is the tallest fighter in the UFC, while he is tied for the longest-reach in the UFC with former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones.
Growing up in the Netherlands, Struve played football until the age of 14. When Struve's brother took him to the local martial arts gym (owned by Bob Schreiber), he decided to pursue a career in mixed martial arts (MMA) instead. Struve had his first and only amateur MMA bout at age 16, and won via head kick knockout.
Struve made his professional debut for the GFN organization when he was 17, fighting John De Wilde at Gentlemen Fight Night. By late 2008, he had racked up a record of 16–2, losing once (in his second fight) via injury to Romualds Garkulis and again in the second round of a Star Of Peresvit tournament in Ukraine, to future Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion Christian M'Pumbu.
In 2008, Struve negotiated with the DREAM and Affliction promotions, before signing a four-fight deal with the UFC.
Struve lost his UFC debut bout at UFC 95 to Junior dos Santos in the first round, after dos Santos stormed Struve with an aggressive flurry of punches.
Struve won his next fight on June 13, 2009, at UFC 99, over Denis Stojnić. Struve was cut open by hammerfists from Stojnic while on his back in the first round and, despite bleeding profusely, persevered in the second round and gained Stojnic's back, eventually locking in a rear naked choke to win by submission at 2:37 of the second round.
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