Valentijn Overeem (32-34, 29) was born in Amersfoort, Netherlands on August 17, 1976. At the age of 19 years on February 18, 1996, he made his professional MMA debut against Tjerk Vermanen, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
Overeem's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Ante Delija at age 37 on July 3, 2014. He retired on a 7-fight losing streak.
Some of Valentijn Overeem's best fights have been against Hiromitsu Kanehara, Brad Kohler, Renato Sobral, Yoshihisa Yamamoto, Randy Couture, Jerrel Venetiaan and Ian Freeman.
Overeem has 34 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66  | Jul 3, 2014 37 years, 10 months 32-34 (29) | 23 years, 10 months 10-2 (9) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
65  | Apr 12, 2014 37 years, 7 months 32-33 (29) | 34 years, 2 months 27-14 (23) | Pancrase | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
64  | Dec 7, 2013 37 years, 3 months 32-32 (29) | 23 years, 10 months 3-1 (2) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Submission to strikes | |
63 | Apr 27, 2013 36 years, 8 months 32-31 (29) | 33 years, 3 months 25-12 (22) | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Knee | |
62 | Apr 14, 2013 36 years, 7 months 32-30 (29) | Michael Knaap | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
61 | Dec 15, 2012 36 years, 3 months 32-29 (29) | Evgeny Erokhin | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Submission to punches | |
60 | Mar 24, 2012 35 years, 7 months 32-28 (29) | Michał Kita | Oktagon | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
59 | Feb 25, 2012 35 years, 6 months 32-27 (29) | Marcin Rózalski | KSW | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
58  | Jun 18, 2011 34 years, 10 months 31-27 (28) | 33 years, 1 months 10-1 (10) | Strikeforce | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Submission to punches |
57 | Feb 12, 2011 34 years, 5 months 31-26 (28) | Ray Sefo | Strikeforce | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Neck crank |
56 | May 21, 2010 33 years, 9 months 30-26 (27) | Catalin Zmarandescu | K-1 | 1 | KO | WIN Knee | |
55 | Apr 17, 2010 33 years, 8 months 29-26 (26) | Tengiz Tedoradze | Pancrase | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick | |
54 | Nov 14, 2009 33 years, 2 months 28-26 (25) | Rafal Dabrowski | 1 | TKO | LOSS Submission to punches | ||
53 | Oct 17, 2009 33 years, 2 months 28-25 (25) | Nikolai Onikienko | 1 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage | ||
52  | Aug 24, 2008 32 years 28-24 (25) | 39 years, 5 months 28-22-3 (17) | 1 | KO | WIN Flying knee | ||
51 | Jan 12, 2008 31 years, 4 months 27-24 (24) | Sasa Lazic | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | ||
50 | Mar 25, 2006 29 years, 7 months 26-24 (23) | Milco Voorn | 1 | SUB | LOSS Choke | ||
49  | Jun 12, 2005 28 years, 9 months 26-23 (23) | 28 years, 11 months 27-11-1 (27) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | ||
48  | Mar 26, 2005 28 years, 7 months 26-22 (23) | 30 years, 11 months 2-7 (1) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Toe hold | ||
47 | Mar 11, 2005 28 years, 6 months 26-21 (23) | Kresimir Bogdanovic | 1 | TKO | LOSS Injury | ||
46 | Feb 20, 2005 28 years, 6 months 26-20 (23) | Ross Pointon | 1 | TKO | WIN Elbows | ||
45 | Oct 10, 2004 28 years, 1 months 25-20 (22) | Dave Dalgliesh | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches | ||
44 | Jul 11, 2004 27 years, 10 months 25-19 (22) | Autimio Antonia | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
43 | Dec 12, 2003 27 years, 3 months 24-19 (21) | Roman Savochka | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
42 | Dec 12, 2003 27 years, 3 months 23-19 (20) | Milco Voorn | 1 | SUB | WIN Side choke | ||
41 | Dec 12, 2003 27 years, 3 months 22-19 (19) | Andrei Rudakov | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm lock | ||
40 | Jun 8, 2003 26 years, 9 months 21-19 (18) | Dave Vader | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | ||
39 | May 19, 2003 26 years, 9 months 21-18 (18) | Mikko Rupponen | 1 | SD | LOSS | ||
38 | Apr 6, 2003 26 years, 7 months 21-17 (18) | Ibragim Magomedov | M-1 | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
37  | Dec 23, 2002 26 years, 4 months 21-16 (18) | 37 years, 1 months 6-1-1 (5) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Keylock | ||
36 | Oct 13, 2002 26 years, 1 months 21-15 (18) | Rodney Glunder | 1 | TKO | LOSS Retirement | ||
35  | Jul 5, 2002 25 years, 10 months 21-14 (18) | 27 years, 7 months 13-7 (13) | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
34 | Mar 17, 2002 25 years, 7 months 21-13 (18) | Marc Emmanuel | 1 | TKO | WIN Leg kicks | ||
33  | Dec 23, 2001 25 years, 4 months 20-13 (17) | 28 years, 4 months 49-5 (42) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook | ||
32  | Jul 29, 2001 24 years, 11 months 20-12 (17) | 27 years, 1 months 7-2 (7) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook | ||
31  | May 27, 2001 24 years, 9 months 20-11 (17) | 35 years, 4 months 12-12 (12) | 1 | TKO | LOSS Submission to punches | ||
30  | Mar 18, 2001 24 years, 7 months 20-10 (17) | 34 years, 5 months 10-3 (9) | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | ||
29  | Feb 24, 2001 24 years, 6 months 19-10 (16) | 24 years, 8 months 10-1-1 (5) | RINGS | 1 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke | |
28  | Feb 24, 2001 24 years, 6 months 19-9 (16) | 37 years, 8 months 8-2 (4) | RINGS | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
27  | Feb 24, 2001 24 years, 6 months 18-9 (15) | 30 years, 7 months 12-12-1 (11) | RINGS | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
26  | Dec 12, 2000 24 years, 3 months 17-9 (14) | 29 years, 9 months 2-1 (1) | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | ||
25 | Oct 9, 2000 24 years, 1 months 16-9 (13) | Suren Balachinskiy | RINGS | 1 | TKO | WIN Strikes | |
24  | Oct 9, 2000 24 years, 1 months 15-9 (12) | 25 years, 1 months 16-1 (13) | RINGS | 1 | SUB | WIN Toe hold | |
23 | Aug 23, 2000 24 years 14-9 (11) | Joe Slick | RINGS | 1 | SUB | WIN Achilles lock | |
22 | Jul 22, 2000 23 years, 11 months 13-9 (10) | Tuli Kulihaapai | RINGS | 1 | CKO | WIN Armbar | |
21  | Jul 22, 2000 23 years, 11 months 12-9 (10) | 29 years, 8 months 10-3 (9) | RINGS | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
20  | Jun 15, 2000 23 years, 9 months 12-8 (10) | 36 years 11-8 (11) | RINGS | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar | |
19 | Jun 4, 2000 23 years, 9 months 11-8 (9) | Fatih Kocamis | RINGS | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
18 | May 20, 2000 23 years, 9 months 10-8 (8) | Achmed Labasanov | RINGS | 1 | SUB | LOSS Achilles lock | |
17 | Mar 5, 2000 23 years, 6 months 10-7 (8) | Dennis Reed | 1 | CKO | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
16  | Feb 6, 2000 23 years, 5 months 9-7 (8) | 29 years, 4 months 9-4 (4) | RINGS | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
15 | Oct 28, 1999 23 years, 2 months 9-6 (8) | 23 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | RINGS | 1 | CKO | LOSS Keylock | |
14 | May 22, 1999 22 years, 9 months 9-5 (8) | 28 years, 7 months 6-2 (4) | RINGS | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | |
13 | Mar 20, 1999 22 years, 7 months 8-5 (7) | 28 years, 8 months 7-8 (6) | RINGS | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
12 | Jun 7, 1998 21 years, 9 months 8-4 (7) | 21 years, 11 months 9-2 (9) | RINGS | 1 | TKO | LOSS Shoulder injury | |
11 | Apr 16, 1998 21 years, 7 months 8-3 (7) | Kiyoshi Tamura | RINGS | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar | |
10 | Mar 28, 1998 21 years, 7 months 7-3 (6) | Kenichi Yamamoto | RINGS | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee | |
9 | Mar 7, 1998 21 years, 6 months 6-3 (5) | Dexter Casey | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
8  | Feb 8, 1998 21 years, 5 months 5-3 (4) | 28 years, 8 months 4-3 (3) | RINGS | 2 | MD | WIN | |
7  | Sep 26, 1997 21 years, 1 months 4-3 (4) | 24 years, 6 months 1-3 (1) | RINGS | 1 | SUB | LOSS Ankle lock | |
6  | May 23, 1997 20 years, 9 months 4-2 (4) | 28 years, 6 months 13-6 (13) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook | ||
5 | Jun 29, 1997 20 years, 10 months 4-1 (4) | Cees Bezems | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | ||
4 | Feb 2, 1997 20 years, 5 months 3-1 (3) | Masayuki Naruse | RINGS | 1 | TKO | WIN Cut | |
3 | Jul 16, 1996 19 years, 10 months 2-1 (2) | Wataru Sakata | RINGS | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
2 | Jun 15, 1996 19 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Jeroen Waringa | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
1 | Feb 18, 1996 19 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Tjerk Vermanen | RINGS | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
