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Name: Bas Rutten  
   
Also Know As:
   
Date of Birth: 24th February 1965
   
Place of Birth: Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
   
Profession: Actor
 
 
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Bas Rutten
Career Snapshot
Born February 24, 1965
Died -
Total Fights 32
Won 27
Lost 4
Drew 1
Knockouts / submission 11 / 13
Titles Won

Pancrase Absoluteweight champion

UFC Heavyweight Champion

Bas Rutten (February 24, 1965 -) is a Mixed Martial Arts expert, three time Undefeated Pancrase champion and a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight Champion.

Bas Rutten calls himself "El Guapo" (The Handsome) and is known for a characteristic trade mark, "The Rutten Jump" which he performed in the ring every time he won the fight. Starting as a good striker and later on learning submission, Rutten implemented a well balanced mixture of many techniques.

Bas Rutten lives in Los Angeles, he is married and has three daughters. Rutten is now involved in movie projects, teaching at martial arts seminars and doing color commentary for the Pride Fighting Championship, Japans biggest MMA event. He is the founder of Bas Rutten Academy and an author of "Bas Rutten's Big Books of Combat" and "Bas Rutten's Big DVDs of Combat".

Biography

Born in Tilburg, the Netherlands, Bas Rutten started training martial arts when he was 14, taking Karate and Tae Kwon Do. Succesfull career in competitive martial arts brought Rutten extreme popularity in Japan where he was known as "The King of Pancrase". In the United States, Rutten fought Kevin Randleman for the UFC title where he won before eventually retiring.

Bas is a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Kyokushin and a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and Karate. He is also a Certified MTBN Thai Boxing Instructor and Pancrase Instructor.

Record

Thai Boxing(The Netherlands): 14-1 (pre 1993)

Wins: 14 KOs


Mixed Martial Arts(Japan and USA): 27-4-1(1993 to 1999)

Wins: 11 (T)KOs - 13 Submission - 3 Decisions

Losses: 3 Submission - 1 Decision

Career

Video

  • Bas Rutten Video Highlight

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