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Alistair Overeem "The Demolition Man"

Inactive · age 46 · Orthodox · 6'4" 193 cm · 265 lb 120 kg · reach 80" 203 cm
At a glance
  • Performance of the Night in last fight
  • 75% of wins by KO/TKO
  • 33% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2011
Elo rating
1543
Global Elo 1590 ±36
Rank
—
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UFC record
12-8-0
KO 9 · Sub 0 · Dec 3
Streak
-1
Δ90d -12 · Δ1y -12
Last fight
Feb 6, 2021
Loss by KO · R2
Career at a glance
Octagon time
3h 5m
Avg fight time
9:14
Title fights
0-1
Bonuses
6
Fights per year
2.2
Ground control
48m
Since last fight
5y 5mo

Honest Elo history

20 fights · tap & drag
Dec 30, 2011 — W vs Brock Lesnar Δ+46Feb 2, 2013 — L vs Antonio Silva Δ-35Aug 17, 2013 — L vs Travis Browne Δ-23Feb 1, 2014 — W vs Frank Mir Δ+37Sep 5, 2014 — L vs Ben Rothwell Δ-34Dec 13, 2014 — W vs Stefan Struve Δ+24Mar 14, 2015 — W vs Roy Nelson Δ+18Dec 19, 2015 — W vs Junior Dos Santos Δ+27May 8, 2016 — W vs Andrei Arlovski Δ+24Sep 10, 2016 — L vs Stipe Miocic Δ-17Mar 4, 2017 — W vs Mark Hunt Δ+21Jul 8, 2017 — W vs Fabricio Werdum Δ+19Dec 2, 2017 — L vs Francis Ngannou Δ-16Jun 9, 2018 — L vs Curtis Blaydes Δ-18Nov 24, 2018 — W vs Sergei Pavlovich Δ+15Apr 20, 2019 — W vs Aleksei Oleinik Δ+20Dec 7, 2019 — L vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik Δ-19May 16, 2020 — W vs Walt Harris Δ+15Sep 5, 2020 — W vs Augusto Sakai Δ+19Feb 6, 2021 — L vs Alexander Volkov Δ-18 14001450150015501600 20132015201720192021 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":271.3,"elo":1487,"date":"2011-12-30","opp":"Brock Lesnar","result":"W","delta":46},{"i":1,"x":176.6,"y":327.1,"elo":1452,"date":"2013-02-02","opp":"Antonio Silva","result":"L","delta":-35},{"i":2,"x":219,"y":364.4,"elo":1429,"date":"2013-08-17","opp":"Travis Browne","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":3,"x":255.4,"y":305.8,"elo":1465,"date":"2014-02-01","opp":"Frank Mir","result":"W","delta":37},{"i":4,"x":302.1,"y":360.6,"elo":1431,"date":"2014-09-05","opp":"Ben Rothwell","result":"L","delta":-34},{"i":5,"x":323.6,"y":322.5,"elo":1455,"date":"2014-12-13","opp":"Stefan Struve","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":6,"x":343.3,"y":293.4,"elo":1473,"date":"2015-03-14","opp":"Roy Nelson","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":7,"x":403.9,"y":250.6,"elo":1500,"date":"2015-12-19","opp":"Junior Dos Santos","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":8,"x":434.4,"y":212.6,"elo":1523,"date":"2016-05-08","opp":"Andrei Arlovski","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":9,"x":461.5,"y":240.2,"elo":1506,"date":"2016-09-10","opp":"Stipe Miocic","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":10,"x":499.4,"y":207.4,"elo":1527,"date":"2017-03-04","opp":"Mark Hunt","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":11,"x":526.6,"y":176.7,"elo":1546,"date":"2017-07-08","opp":"Fabricio Werdum","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":12,"x":558.5,"y":202.8,"elo":1530,"date":"2017-12-02","opp":"Francis Ngannou","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":13,"x":599.4,"y":231.1,"elo":1512,"date":"2018-06-09","opp":"Curtis Blaydes","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":14,"x":635.7,"y":207.6,"elo":1527,"date":"2018-11-24","opp":"Sergei Pavlovich","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":15,"x":667.6,"y":175.9,"elo":1546,"date":"2019-04-20","opp":"Aleksei Oleinik","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":16,"x":717.6,"y":206.3,"elo":1527,"date":"2019-12-07","opp":"Jairzinho Rozenstruik","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":17,"x":752.4,"y":182.2,"elo":1542,"date":"2020-05-16","opp":"Walt Harris","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":18,"x":776.7,"y":151.4,"elo":1562,"date":"2020-09-05","opp":"Augusto Sakai","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":19,"x":810,"y":181.2,"elo":1543,"date":"2021-02-06","opp":"Alexander Volkov","result":"L","delta":-18}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Feb 6, 2021 Alexander Volkov L -18
Sep 5, 2020 Augusto Sakai W +19
May 16, 2020 Walt Harris W +15
Dec 7, 2019 Jairzinho Rozenstruik L -19
Apr 20, 2019 Aleksei Oleinik W +20

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
75%
9 / 12
Finish rate
KO
9
75% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
3
25% of wins
KO: 9 (75%) 9 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 3 (25%) 3
Finishes by round
9 total
R1
4 44%
R2
3 33%
R3
1 11%
R4
R5
1 11%

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 715 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
54% Head
  • Head 54%
  • Body 32%
  • Leg 14%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
44% Distance
  • Distance 44%
  • Clinch 20%
  • Ground 36%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
100%
of losses by finish
8 of 8 · usually R1
8 KO/TKO 0 Sub 0 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1593
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
7
of 12 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Junior Dos Santos
Elo 1700 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
8.8
+3.2 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 20 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1639
1618
Notable wins
Junior Dos Santos 1700 Andrei Arlovski 1663 Fabricio Werdum 1656 Brock Lesnar 1639 Augusto Sakai 1616 Aleksei Oleinik 1613

Top heavyweight

See full rankings →
Ciryl Gane IC
#1 · Elo 1691
Alexander Volkov
#2 · Elo 1656
Alex Pereira
#3 · Elo 1655
Tom Aspinall C
#4 · Elo 1654
Sergei Pavlovich
#5 · Elo 1619
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Alistair Overeem on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.