“The Demolition Man” Heavyweight
Alistair Overeem
12-8-0
UFC record, 20 fights, 184.8 min
47-19-0 (1 NC)
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
0-1
in 1 title fight
- Height
- 6'4"
- Reach
- 80"
- Weight
- 265 lb
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Born
- Sat, May 17, 1980, age 46
- First UFC fight
- Fri, Dec 30, 2011
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, Feb 6, 2021
01/How he wins
in 12 wins
9 KO/TKO (elbows to head on ground, kick to body at distance, knee to head in clinch, knees to head in clinch, punch to head at distance, punch to head on ground, punches to head at distance, punches to head from back control, punches to head on ground), 3 decisions in 12 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 9 | 8 |
| Decision | 3 | 0 |
| All | 12 | 8 |
02/Career rates
20 fights, 184.8 min
Sig strikes landed
3.87 per min
715 in 184.8 min, 20 fights
Sig strike accuracy
74.3%
715 of 962 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
3.19 per min
589 of 1,205 landed on him in 184.8 min
Takedowns
0.81 per 15 min
10 of 29 · 184.8 min
Takedown accuracy
34.5%
10 of 29 attempts
Takedown defence
12 of 19
defended of attempted on him, 184.8 min
Control time
3:54 per 15 min
48:09 of 184:49
Knockdowns
10
scored in 184.8 min, 20 fights
Submission attempts
0.24 per 15 min
3 in 184.8 min
Where his sig strikes land
44% distance, 20% clinch, 36% ground
314 distance, 144 clinch, 257 ground of 715 landed
What he hits
54% head, 32% body, 14% leg
386 head, 231 body, 98 leg of 715 landed
Cage time
184:49
20 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in
03/Title fights
0-1 in 1
- Lv Stipe MiocicHeavyweight, title fight. Sat, Sep 10, 2016, UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem. KO/TKO, R1 4:27
04/By division
1 division
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight | 20 | 12-8-0 | 184.8 | 715 of 962 | 3.87 | 10 of 29 | 48:09 of 184:49 | 10 | 9 in 12 |
| All | 20 | 12-8-0 | 184.8 | 715 of 962 | 3.87 | 10 of 29 | 48:09 of 184:49 | 10 | 9 in 12 |
05/By year
2011 to 2021
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 7.1 | 10 of 20 | 1.41 | 0 of 1 | 0:15 of 7:06 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 28.4 | 160 of 199 | 5.63 | 4 of 4 | 9:51 of 28:26 | 1 | 2 in 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 29.7 | 103 of 138 | 3.47 | 2 of 11 | 9:29 of 29:41 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 17.3 | 29 of 38 | 1.68 | 1 of 2 | 1:57 of 17:17 | 0 | 1 in 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 28.4 | 77 of 112 | 2.71 | 0 of 2 | 4:53 of 28:26 | 1 | 1 in 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 10.7 | 32 of 47 | 3.00 | 1 of 1 | 1:25 of 10:39 | 2 | 1 in 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 24.7 | 94 of 127 | 3.80 | 0 of 3 | 0:03 of 24:43 | 1 | 1 in 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 21.5 | 99 of 120 | 4.60 | 1 of 3 | 11:20 of 21:32 | 1 | 1 in 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0-2-0 | 14.6 | 92 of 137 | 6.32 | 1 of 2 | 8:39 of 14:33 | 2 | 0 in 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 2.4 | 19 of 24 | 7.81 | 0 of 0 | 0:17 of 2:26 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| All | 20 | 12-8-0 | 184.8 | 715 of 962 | 3.87 | 10 of 29 | 48:09 of 184:49 | 10 | 9 in 12 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
06/By round
in the fights that reached it
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 20 of 20 | 88.3 | 343 of 462 | 3.88 | 5 of 14 | 20:47 of 88:21 | 6 | 1 | 8, won 4 |
| Round 2 | 12 of 20 | 51.0 | 201 of 272 | 3.94 | 1 of 4 | 16:10 of 51:01 | 3 | 2 | 4, won 3 |
| Round 3 | 8 of 20 | 30.1 | 97 of 130 | 3.22 | 2 of 5 | 8:10 of 30:05 | 1 | 0 | 6, won 4 |
| Round 4 | 2 of 20 | 10.0 | 58 of 76 | 5.80 | 1 of 2 | 2:18 of 10:00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Round 5 | 2 of 20 | 5.4 | 16 of 22 | 2.98 | 1 of 4 | 0:44 of 5:22 | 0 | 0 | 2, won 1 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
07/Fight log
20 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Feb 6, 2021UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | Alexander VolkovHeavyweight | LKO/TKO, R2 2:06Punch to Head At Distance | 10 of 20 | 0 of 1 | 0:15 | 0 | 7:06 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 5, 2020UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai | Augusto SakaiHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R5 0:26Elbows to Head On Ground | 92 of 114 | 3 of 3 | 5:29 | 0 | 20:26 | Rounds |
| Sat, May 16, 2020UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris | Walt HarrisHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R2 3:00Punches to Head From Back Control | 68 of 85 | 1 of 1 | 4:22 | 1 | 8:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 7, 2019UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik | Jairzinho RozenstruikHeavyweight | LKO/TKO, R5 4:56Punch to Head At Distance | 74 of 105 | 2 of 10 | 8:19 | 0 | 24:56 | Rounds |
| Sat, Apr 20, 2019UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik | Aleksei OleinikHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 4:45Knee to Head In Clinch | 29 of 33 | 0 of 1 | 1:10 | 1 | 4:45 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 24, 2018UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 | Sergei PavlovichHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 4:21Punches to Head On Ground | 22 of 26 | 1 of 2 | 1:57 | 0 | 4:21 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 9, 2018UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 | Curtis BlaydesHeavyweight | LKO/TKO, R3 2:56Elbows to Head From Guard | 7 of 12 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 12:56 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 2, 2017UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 | Francis NgannouHeavyweight | LKO/TKO, R1 1:42Punch to Head At Distance | 1 of 4 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 1:42 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 8, 2017UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker | Fabricio WerdumHeavyweight | WMajority decision, R3 5:00Derek Cleary 28 - 28. Dave Hagen 28 - 29. Chris Lee 28 - 29. | 21 of 38 | 0 of 0 | 1:20 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 4, 2017UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 | Mark HuntHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R3 1:44Knees to Head In Clinch | 55 of 70 | 0 of 1 | 3:33 | 1 | 11:44 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 10, 2016UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem | Stipe MiocicHeavyweight, title fight | LKO/TKO, R1 4:27Punch to Head From Guard | 9 of 17 | 0 of 0 | 0:06 | 1 | 4:27 | Rounds |
| Sun, May 8, 2016UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski | Andrei ArlovskiHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R2 1:12Punch to Head At Distance | 23 of 30 | 1 of 1 | 1:19 | 1 | 6:12 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 19, 2015UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 | Junior Dos SantosHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R2 4:43Punches to Head At Distance | 32 of 43 | 0 of 1 | 0:03 | 1 | 9:43 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 14, 2015UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos | Roy NelsonHeavyweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Derek Cleary 27 - 30. Sal D'amato 27 - 30. Dan Mathisen 27 - 30. | 62 of 84 | 0 of 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 13, 2014UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic | Stefan StruveHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 4:13Punch to Head On Ground | 17 of 25 | 1 of 2 | 2:41 | 0 | 4:13 | Rounds |
| Fri, Sep 5, 2014UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi | Ben RothwellHeavyweight | LKO/TKO, R1 2:19Punch to Head At Distance | 20 of 21 | 0 of 1 | 0:02 | 0 | 2:19 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 1, 2014UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 | Frank MirHeavyweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Michelle Agustin 27 - 30. Tony Tamburrino 27 - 30. Dave Tirelli 27 - 30. | 62 of 74 | 0 of 0 | 8:37 | 1 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 17, 2013UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen | Travis BrowneHeavyweight | LKO/TKO, R1 4:08Kick to Head At Distance Front Kick | 41 of 66 | 0 of 1 | 2:15 | 2 | 4:08 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 2, 2013UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar | Antonio SilvaHeavyweight | LKO/TKO, R3 0:25Punches to Head At Distance | 51 of 71 | 1 of 1 | 6:24 | 0 | 10:25 | Rounds |
| Fri, Dec 30, 2011UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem | Brock LesnarHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 2:26Kick to Body At Distance | 19 of 24 | 0 of 0 | 0:17 | 1 | 2:26 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.