Alistair Overeem

Heavyweight· Not Fighting

Alistair Overeem

“The Demolition Man”· Hounslow, United Kingdom

Pro record

47-19-0

Model Elo

1654

#154 of 1994

Age
43
Height
6'4"
Reach
80"
Stance
Orthodox
Team
Joel Diaz Boxing
Born
Hounslow, United Kingdom
UFC debut
Dec 30, 2011

Profile

Alistair Overeem is 12–8 in the UFC since 2011. 9 of those 12 wins came inside the distance, 4 in the first round. 2 of them came against opponents rated in the UFC's top tier at the time. Last fight: lost to Alexander Volkov by KO/TKO (Feb 5, 2021).

UFC by the numbers

UFC record
12–8
since 2011
Finish rate
75%
9 of 12 wins
1st-round finishes
4
Elite wins
2
vs opponents rated 1700+ at the time
Longest win streak
4
Current streak
L1
losses in a row
Octagon time
3h 4m
avg 9:14 per fight
Opposition
1626
avg opponent Elo (1500 = average)

Best wins

Ranked by the opponent's Elo rating going into the fight.

  1. JD

    Junior Dos Santos

    KO/TKO, R2 · UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 · Dec 18, 2015

    1753opp. Elo
  2. Fabricio Werdum

    Fabricio Werdum

    majority decision, R3 · UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker · Jul 7, 2017

    1713opp. Elo
  3. Augusto Sakai

    Augusto Sakai

    KO/TKO, R5 · UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai · Sep 4, 2020

    1645opp. Elo

Career stats (UFC)

Career UFC averages. The white tick on each bar marks the UFC average.

Striking

Strikes landed / min3.67

UFC avg 3.35 · better than average

Strikes absorbed / min2.44

UFC avg 3.95 · better than average

Striking accuracy64%

UFC avg 45% · better than average

Striking defense57%

UFC avg 52% · better than average

Knockdowns / 15 min0.79

UFC avg 0.43 · better than average

Grappling

Takedowns / 15 min1.42

UFC avg 1.52 · about average

Takedown accuracy5%

UFC avg 15% · below average

Takedown defense73%

UFC avg 52% · better than average

Submission attempts / 15 min0.83

UFC avg 0.58 · better than average

Where the strikes land

Head 53%Body 34%Legs 13%

Where the strikes are thrown

Standing 35%Clinch 26%Ground 38%

Average fight time: 7:18

Fight history (20)

ResOpponentMethodEvent
LAlexander VolkovAlexander VolkovRecord after: 12-8KO/TKORound 2 · 2:06UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. VolkovFeb 5, 2021
WAugusto SakaiAugusto SakaiRecord after: 12-7KO/TKORound 5 · 0:26UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. SakaiSep 4, 2020
WWalt HarrisWalt HarrisRecord after: 11-7KO/TKORound 2 · 3:00UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. HarrisMay 15, 2020
LJairzinho RozenstruikJairzinho RozenstruikRecord after: 10-7KO/TKORound 5 · 4:56UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. RozenstruikDec 6, 2019
WAleksei OleinikAleksei OleinikRecord after: 10-6KO/TKORound 1 · 4:45UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. OleinikApr 19, 2019
WSergei PavlovichSergei PavlovichRecord after: 9-6KO/TKORound 1 · 4:21UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2Nov 23, 2018
LCurtis BlaydesCurtis BlaydesRecord after: 8-6KO/TKORound 3 · 2:56UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2Jun 8, 2018
LFrancis NgannouFrancis NgannouRecord after: 8-5KO/TKORound 1 · 1:42UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2Dec 1, 2017
WFabricio WerdumFabricio WerdumRecord after: 8-4majority decisionRound 3 · 5:00UFC 213: Romero vs. WhittakerJul 7, 2017
WMark HuntMark HuntRecord after: 7-4KO/TKORound 3 · 1:44UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2Mar 3, 2017
LStipe MiocicStipe MiocicRecord after: 6-4KO/TKORound 1 · 4:27UFC 203: Miocic vs. OvereemSep 9, 2016
WAndrei ArlovskiAndrei ArlovskiRecord after: 6-3KO/TKORound 2 · 1:12UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs ArlovskiMay 7, 2016
WJDJunior Dos SantosRecord after: 5-3KO/TKORound 2 · 4:43UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2Dec 18, 2015
WRoy NelsonRoy NelsonRecord after: 4-3unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos AnjosMar 13, 2015
WStefan StruveStefan StruveRecord after: 3-3KO/TKORound 1 · 4:13UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs MiocicDec 12, 2014
LBen RothwellBen RothwellRecord after: 2-3KO/TKORound 1 · 2:19UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs MousasiSep 4, 2014
WFrank MirFrank MirRecord after: 2-2unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2Jan 31, 2014
LTravis BrowneTravis BrowneRecord after: 1-2KO/TKORound 1 · 4:08UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs SonnenAug 16, 2013
LAntonio SilvaAntonio SilvaRecord after: 1-1KO/TKORound 3 · 0:25UFC 156: Aldo vs EdgarFeb 1, 2013
WBrock LesnarBrock LesnarRecord after: 1-0KO/TKORound 1 · 2:26UFC 141: Lesnar vs OvereemDec 29, 2011