Kickboxer, professional wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter
Bas Rutten
Rutten in 2009
Born
Sebastiaan Rutten (1965-02-24) 24 February 1965 (age 59) Tilburg, Netherlands
Other names
El Guapo ("The Handsome One")
Height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight
205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Division
Heavyweight
Openweight
Fighting out of
Los Angeles, California, US
Trainer
Cor Hemmers
Chris Dolman
Roland Jansen
Wim Vlieger
Masakatsu Funaki
Mekki Benazzouz
Rank
5th Dan black belt in Kyokushin Karate
2nd Dan black belt in Taekwondo
1st Dan black belt in Judo
Certified Instructor in Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling
[citation needed]
Years active
1993–1999, 2006
Kickboxing record
Total
16
Wins
14
By knockout
14
Losses
2
Mixed martial arts record
Total
33
Wins
28
By knockout
11
By submission
14
By decision
3
Losses
4
By submission
3
By decision
1
Draws
1
Other information
Spouse
Karin Rutten
(m. 2003)
Children
3
Website
basrutten.com
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: 21 March 2011 (2011-03-21)
Sebastiaan "Bas" Rutten (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈbɑsˈrʏtə(n)]; born 24 February 1965) is a Dutch-American actor, former mixed martial artist, kickboxer and professional wrestler. As a kickboxer, he fought 16 times, winning the first 14 matches by knockout, 13 in the first round, and losing his final two fights, one of them against Frank Lobman for the European Muay Thai title in 1991, with Rutten losing by knockout in the first round. In MMA, he was a UFC Heavyweight Champion and a three-time King of Pancrase world champion. After his loss to Ken Shamrock in 1995, he finished his MMA career on a 22 fight unbeaten streak (21 wins, 1 draw).
As a professional fighter, one of his favorite tactics was the liver shot (both punch and kick), and he popularized its use in MMA.[1][2] Since his retirement, he has worked as a color commentator in several MMA organizations, including Pride, and has appeared in numerous television shows, movies, and video games. From 2007 to 2016, he was the co-host of Inside MMA on AXS TV. Rutten also coaches MMA and has authored several instructional materials. In 2008, Rutten was ranked by Inside MMA as the fourth-greatest mixed martial arts fighter of all time.[3] In 2015, he was inducted in the UFC Hall of Fame. Rutten became a naturalized American citizen in the late 1990s.
^The 10 Best Signature Moves in MMA. Bas Rutten's liver shot is #1.
^Barry, Steve. (5 January 2009) The Origin of Bas Rutten's Love of the Liver Shot?. Mmaconvert.com. Retrieved on 26 January 2016.
^Inside MMA (television). AXS TV. 2008. Event occurs at 0:15. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
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