Hans Nijman is a Dutch

Dutch people

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 former professional mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 and Wrestler. He competes in the Heavyweight

Heavyweight (MMA)

The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally groups fighters between .Although many ambiguities exist within the lower weight classes regarding division naming and weight limits, the Heavyweight division is, for the most part, uniform...

 division. He is a RINGS Holland veteran and has also fought for many other top promotions such as Pride FC and It's Showtime.

Fighting Network RINGS

Hans Nijman made his Shootfighting debut in Japan

Japan

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 for Fighting Network RINGS

Fighting Network RINGS

Fighting Network Rings, trademarked as RINGS, is a Japanese combat sport promotion that has lived three distinct periods; puroresu promotion from its inauguration to 1995, mixed martial arts promotion from 1995 to its 2002 disestablishment, and the revived mixed martial arts promotion from 2008 to...

 on December 7, 1991. The match was against Masaaki Satake

Masaaki Satake

is a Japanese former super heavyweight karateka, kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He was one of the pioneering heavyweight fighters in K-1, after being a member of Kazuyoshi Ishii's Seido-Kaikan school and organization.-Biography and career:...

, the bout ended in a draw. Nijman also drew with Adam Watt, the following year. Nijman suffered his first loss on June 25, 1992 against Akira Maeda

Akira Maeda

is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, also known as Kwik-kik-Lee for his time on the British Wrestling show World of Sport. He helped develop the shoot-style of professional wrestling during the late 1980s....

 due to submission. On October 29, 1992, Hans Nijman defeated Georgi Keandelaki by Knock-out, picking up his first win.

1994 was a good year for Hans, as he managed to gain knock-out victories over; Mitsuya Nagai, Zaza Tkeshelashvili

Zaza Tkeshelashvili

Zaza "Grom" Tkeshelashvili is a Georgian retired Freestyle wrestling Olympic competitor for Georgia in 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta and mixed martial artist. He formerly competed in the Heavyweight division, most of which he fought with Fighting Network RINGS where he was known as Zaza Grom...

, Masayuki Naruse

Masayuki Naruse

is a Japanese professional wrestler and Professional mixed martial artist.-Career:Naruse debuted in Fighting Network RINGS in 1992 where he was displayed as a scrappy junior heavyweight willing to take on opponents twice his size. He and other RINGS wrestlers made the transition to mixed martial...

, Nikolai Zouev and Dick Vrij. On January 25, 1995, Nijman beat Yoshihisa Yamamoto

Yoshihisa Yamamoto

Yoshihisa Yamamoto is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He has competed for Rings, WEF, PRIDE Fighting Championships, and HERO'S. He has fought notable opponents such as Mirko Filipović, Rickson Gracie, Guy Mezger, Bob Sapp and Semmy Schilt...

 by TKO to win 3rd place in the RINGS Mega Battle Tournament 1994.

Nijman lost to Tariel Bitsadze on January 1, 1997 at RINGS: Battle Dimensions. Nijman beat Lee Hasdell

Lee Hasdell

Lee Hasdell is a former British mixed martial artist, kickboxer and promoter. He promoted the first professional mixed martial arts events in the United Kingdom. Lee Hasdell began his professional career as a Kickboxer in 1989, eventually winning three British Kickboxing titles...

 by Submission at RINGS Holland on February 2, 1997 before losing to Kiyoshi Tamura

Kiyoshi Tamura

is a Japanese middleweight professional wrestler and mixed martial artist.Once a student of legendary Pro Wrestler Akira Maeda, Tamura is known for his skill in catch wrestling as well as his ability to deliver exciting and realistic professional wrestling bouts....

 in Japan on October 25, 1997.

Nijman’s final fight for RINGS was on March 7, 1999 at RINGS Australia: NR 3. Hans defeated Danny Higgins by rear naked choke

Rear naked choke

The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...

 at 5:46 of round 1. He later entered the Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round

PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round

The Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 30, 2000. The event began the Pride Openweight tournament of 2000.-Results:...

, losing to Kazuyuki Fujita

Kazuyuki Fujita

is a Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and a former amateur wrestler. He has fought in mixed martial arts promotions including PRIDE, K-1 and currently fighting in Sengoku....

 by submission at 2:48 of round 1.

Throughout his Rings career, Nijman picked up victories over fighters such as; Masayuki Naruse Yoshihisa Yamamoto

Yoshihisa Yamamoto

Yoshihisa Yamamoto is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He has competed for Rings, WEF, PRIDE Fighting Championships, and HERO'S. He has fought notable opponents such as Mirko Filipović, Rickson Gracie, Guy Mezger, Bob Sapp and Semmy Schilt...

, Mikhail Illoukhine

Mikhail Illoukhine

Mikhail Illoukhine is a Russian former mixed martial artist who competed in the light heavyweight division. Mikhail Illoukhine holds notable wins over Igor Vovchanchyn, Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, Volk Han, Masayuki Naruse and Randy Couture...

, Volk Han

Volk Han

Magomedkhan Amanulayevich Gamzatkhanov , better known by his alias Volk Han , is a Russian shoot wrestler and later a mixed martial artist renowned for his technical mastery of Sambo and submission victories in shoot wrestling and MMA. He was representing Russia in the Russian RINGS team with Fedor...

, Tsuyoshi Kohsaka and Kiyoshi Tamura

Kiyoshi Tamura

is a Japanese middleweight professional wrestler and mixed martial artist.Once a student of legendary Pro Wrestler Akira Maeda, Tamura is known for his skill in catch wrestling as well as his ability to deliver exciting and realistic professional wrestling bouts....

. Hans Nijman holds a RINGS record of 24 wins, 20 losses and 3 draws.

After RINGS

Nijman thought in Pride FC's Open-Weight tournament in 2000 at Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round

PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round

The Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 30, 2000. The event began the Pride Openweight tournament of 2000.-Results:...

. Hans lost to Kazuyuki Fujita

Kazuyuki Fujita

is a Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and a former amateur wrestler. He has fought in mixed martial arts promotions including PRIDE, K-1 and currently fighting in Sengoku....

 by submission. On October 21, 2001, Nijman lost to Barrington Patterson

Barrington Patterson

Barrington Renford Patterson is an English former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. At 18 stones, he competed in the super heavyweight division and was a world IKF Kickboxing Champion...

 by KO at It's Showtime - Original. Hans Nijman’s last fight to date was against Cheick Kongo

Cheick Kongo

Cheick Guillaume Ouedraogo , more commonly known as Cheick Kongo, is a professional French heavyweight mixed martial artist and kickboxer currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

 at It’s Showtime on June 8, 2003. Nijman lost due to an Armbar at 0:59 of round 2.

According to Sherdog, his Professional Mixed martial arts record is 9 wins with 6 defeats.

Mixed martial arts record (Sherdog)

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| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|9-6
|  Chieck Kongo
|Submission (armbar)
|It's Showtime - Amsterdam Arena
|June 8, 2003
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|0:59
|Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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, Netherlands

Netherlands

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| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|9-5
| Barrington Patterson

Barrington Patterson

Barrington Renford Patterson is an English former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. At 18 stones, he competed in the super heavyweight division and was a world IKF Kickboxing Champion...

|TKO (punches)
|It's Showtime - Original
|October 21, 2001
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1:47
|Haarlem

Haarlem

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, Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

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|-
| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|9-4
|  Kazuyuki Fujita

Kazuyuki Fujita

is a Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and a former amateur wrestler. He has fought in mixed martial arts promotions including PRIDE, K-1 and currently fighting in Sengoku....

|Submission (scarf hold)
|PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 - Opening Round
|January 30, 2000
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|2:48
|Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan

Japan

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|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|9-3
|  Danny Higgins
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|RINGS Australia - NR 3
|March 7, 1999
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|5:46
|Alexandra Hills, Queensland

Queensland

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, Australia

Australia

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|-
|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|8-3
|  Hiromitsu Kanehara

Hiromitsu Kanehara

is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division.Although starting as a professional wrestler in 1991, Kanehara did not have much success as such, and eventually abandoned professional wrestling when his then-home circuit, Fighting Network RINGS, abandoned the...

| Submission (armbar)
|RINGS - World Mega Battle Tournament
|December 23, 1998
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|9:04
|Japan

Japan

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|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|8-2
|  Vladimir Klementiev
| Submission
|RINGS - Fourth Fighting Integration
|June 27, 1998
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|4:44
|Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|7-2
|  Victor Kruger
| KO (head kick)
|RINGS Holland - Who's The Boss
|June 7, 1998
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:10
|Utrecht City, Netherlands

Netherlands

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|-
|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|6-2
|  Kiyoshi Tamura

Kiyoshi Tamura

is a Japanese middleweight professional wrestler and mixed martial artist.Once a student of legendary Pro Wrestler Akira Maeda, Tamura is known for his skill in catch wrestling as well as his ability to deliver exciting and realistic professional wrestling bouts....

| Submission (armlock)
|RINGS - Mega Battle Tournament Semifinal 1
|October 25, 1997
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|10:34
|Japan

Japan

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|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|6-1
| Lee Hasdell

Lee Hasdell

Lee Hasdell is a former British mixed martial artist, kickboxer and promoter. He promoted the first professional mixed martial arts events in the United Kingdom. Lee Hasdell began his professional career as a Kickboxer in 1989, eventually winning three British Kickboxing titles...

| Submission (guillotine choke)
|RINGS Holland - The Final Challenge
|February 2, 1997
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|5:35
|Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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, Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

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|-
| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|5-1
|  Tariel Bitsadze
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|RINGS - Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Final
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| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|
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|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|5-0
|  Allen Harris
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|RINGS Holland - Kings Of Martial Arts
|
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|style="text-align:center;"|1:30
|Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

, Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

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|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|4-0
|  Volk Han

Volk Han

Magomedkhan Amanulayevich Gamzatkhanov , better known by his alias Volk Han , is a Russian shoot wrestler and later a mixed martial artist renowned for his technical mastery of Sambo and submission victories in shoot wrestling and MMA. He was representing Russia in the Russian RINGS team with Fedor...

| TKO
| RINGS Bukodan Hall 1996
| January 24, 1996
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|
| Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|3-0
|  Ramaji Buzoriashivilli
|
|RINGS Battle Dimensions Tournament 1995 Opening Round
|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|Japan

Japan

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|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|2-0
|  Andrei Kopylov
|KO (knee)
|RINGS Holland - Free Fight
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|3:10
|Amsterdam, Netherlands
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|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|1-0
|  Yoshihisa Yamamoto
|
|Rings: Budokan Hall 1995
|January 25, 1995
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|
|Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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External links

• Hans Nijman’s complete RINGS Fight history