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South African boxer and mixed martial artist
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[edit]
| 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 (soccer kicks) | 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 |
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K-1 kickboxing record[edit]
Professional boxing record[2][edit]
| 11 Wins (10 (T)KO’s, 1 decision), 0 Losses | |||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time | |
| 06/16/2001 | Win |  Curtis McDorman
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Cintas Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | TKO | 2 | 3:00 | |
| 06/02/2001 | Win |  JC Hilliard
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Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, United States | TKO | 2 | 0:17 | |
| 02/27/2001 | Win |  Monthee Honore
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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
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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 | |
- Former South African Kickboxing Superheavyweight Champion
- Former All-African Heavyweight Champion
- K-1 2007 World Grandprix in Hawaii Semi Finalist
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