| Hans Nijman | |
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| Born | Johannes Petrus Nijman (1959-09-23)23 September 1959 Alkmaar,Netherlands |
| Died | 5 November 2014(2014-11-05) (aged 55) Beverwijk, Netherlands Gunshot wounds |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 246 lb (112kg) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 72.5 in (184 cm) |
| Style | Karate,Kickboxing,Shoot wrestling |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Limburg,North Brabant, Netherlands |
| Team | Dolman Gym RINGS Holland Team Hardcore Dutch Top Team |
| Teacher(s) | Chris Dolman |
| Rank | A-Class Shootist |
| Years active | 1991-2013 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 16 |
| Wins | 9 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 4 |
| Unknown | 1 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 5 |
| Unknown | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record fromSherdog | |
Johannes Petrus "Hans" Nijman (September 23, 1959 – November 5, 2014) was aDutch former professionalmixed martial artist andprofessional wrestler. He competed in theheavyweight division. He was aRINGS Holland veteran and fought for many other top promotions such asPride FC and It's Showtime. Nijman is believed to have had connections withWillem Holleeder and other big names in the Dutch criminal underworld. His name appeared in several police records and has also been used in big court cases.
A formerKyokushinkarateka andkickboxing champion, Hans Nijman made hisshoot wrestling debut inJapan forFighting Network RINGS on December 7, 1991 as part ofChris Dolman's RINGS Holland team. The match was againstMasaaki Satake, and the bout ended in a draw. Nijman also drew with Adam Watt, the following year. Nijman suffered his first loss on 25 June 1992 againstAkira Maeda, due to submission. On 29 October 1992, 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 overMitsuya Nagai,Zaza Tkeshelashvili,Masayuki Naruse, Nikolai Zouev, andDick Vrij.
On 25 January 1995, after RINGS started promoting purely competitive fights, Nijman beatYoshihisa Yamamoto by TKO to win 3rd place in the RINGS Mega Battle Tournament 1994. Nijman lost toTariel Bitsadze on 1 January 1997 atRINGS: Battle Dimensions. He beatLee Hasdell by submission at RINGS Holland on 2 February 1997 before losing toKiyoshi Tamura in Japan on 25 October 1997. Nijman's final fight for RINGS was on 7 March 1999 atRINGS Australia: NR 3. Hans defeated Danny Higgins byrear naked choke at 5:46 of round 1. He later entered thePride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round, losing toKazuyuki Fujita by submission at 2:48 of round 1.[citation needed]
Throughout his RINGS career, Nijman picked up victories over fighters such as; Masayuki NaruseYoshihisa Yamamoto,Mikhail Illoukhine,Volk Han,Tsuyoshi Kohsaka andKiyoshi Tamura. Hans Nijman holds a RINGS record of 24 wins, 20 losses and 3 draws.[1]
Nijman fought inPride FC's open-weight tournament in 2000 atPride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round. Nijman lost toKazuyuki Fujita by submission. On 21 October 2001, Nijman lost to Barrington Patterson by KO atIt's Showtime - Original. Hans Nijman's last fight was againstCheick Kongo atIt’s Showtime on 8 June 2003. He lost due to anarmbar at 0:59 of round 2. According to Sherdog, Nijman rounded out his professional mixed martial arts record with 9 wins and 6 defeats, although Hans had a few unsanctioned shoot fights in Japan a year following his retirement from mixed martial arts competition in 2003.[citation needed]
On November 5, 2014, around 20:45, Nijman was shot dead whilst sitting in his2013 Volkswagen Golf around the back of his Dutch Top Team gym "De Meer" inBeverwijk. Witnesses reportedly saw a Volkswagen Golf R32 parked on the parking lot next to his gym open fire on Nijman with automatic rifles whilst he was reversing his car out of the alley where he had parked his car. After the shooting, the Golf R32 took off with high speed southbound on the A22. A half-hour after the shooting two cars, the Golf R32 and a taxi bus, were found burning to the ground inVelserbroek. Both cars were stolen. The suspects have not yet been identified and the motive is unknown.[2]
| 16 matches | 9 wins | 7 losses |
| By knockout | 4 | 1 |
| By submission | 4 | 5 |
| Unknown | 1 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 9–7 | Minoru Suzuki | Submission (kneebar) | U-Spirits - Again | March 9, 2013 | 2 | 1:52 | Tokyo, Japan,Korakuen Hall | |
| Loss | 9–6 | Cheick Kongo | Submission (armbar) | It's Showtime: Amsterdam Arena | June 8, 2003 | 2 | 0:59 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Loss | 9–5 | Barrington Patterson | TKO (punches) | It's Showtime: Original | October 21, 2001 | 1 | 1:47 | Haarlem, Netherlands | |
| Loss | 9–4 | Kazuyuki Fujita | Submission (scarf hold) | Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round | January 30, 2000 | 1 | 2:48 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 9–3 | Danny Higgins | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Rings Australia: NR 3 | March 7, 1999 | 1 | 5:46 | Alexandra Hills,Queensland, Australia | |
| Loss | 8–3 | Hiromitsu Kanehara | Submission (armbar) | Rings: World Mega Battle Tournament | December 23, 1998 | 1 | 9:04 | Japan | |
| Win | 8–2 | Vladimir Klementiev | Submission | Rings: Fourth Fighting Integration | June 27, 1998 | 1 | 4:44 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 7–2 | Victor Kruger | KO (head kick) | Rings Holland: Who's the Boss | June 7, 1998 | 1 | 0:10 | Utrecht City, Netherlands | |
| Loss | 6–2 | Kiyoshi Tamura | Submission (armlock) | Rings - Mega Battle Tournament 1997 Semifinal 1 | October 25, 1997 | 1 | 10:34 | Japan | |
| Win | 6–1 | Lee Hasdell | Submission (guillotine choke) | Rings Holland - The Final Challenge | February 2, 1997 | 1 | 5:35 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Loss | 5–1 | Tariel Bitsadze | N/A | Rings - Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Final | January 1, 1997 | ||||
| Win | 5–0 | Allen Harris | Submission (guillotine choke) | Rings Holland: Kings of Martial Arts | February 18, 1996 | 2 | 1:30 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Win | 4–0 | Volk Han | TKO | Rings: Budokan Hall 1996 | January 24, 1996 | Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Win | 3–0 | Ramaji Buzoriashivilli | N/A | Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1995 Opening Round | October 21, 1995 | Japan | |||
| Win | 2–0 | Andrei Kopylov | KO (knee) | Rings Holland: Free Fight | February 19, 1995 | 1 | 3:10 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Win | 1–0 | Yoshihisa Yamamoto | KO (punch) | Rings: Budokan Hall 1995 | January 25, 1995 | 1 | 0:43 | Tokyo, Japan |
