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Reinier de Ridder[1] (born September 7, 1990) is a Dutch professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions. He previously competed in ONE Championship, where he is a former ONE Middleweight World Champion and ONE Light Heavyweight World Champion. De Ridder was the third two-division champion in ONE history, having previously held the middleweight and light heavyweight belts simultaneously.
Reinier de Ridder | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Breda, Netherlands | September 7, 1990|||||||||||||||||
Other names | The Dutch Knight | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 217 lb (98 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
Division | Cruiserweight[lower-alpha 1] Light Heavyweight[lower-alpha 2] Middleweight[lower-alpha 3] | |||||||||||||||||
Reach | 79 in (201 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
Fighting out of | Breda, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
Team | Combat Brothers | |||||||||||||||||
Rank | Black belt in judo Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu | |||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2013–present | |||||||||||||||||
Mixed martial arts record | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | 19 | |||||||||||||||||
Wins | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
By knockout | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
By submission | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
By decision | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Losses | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
By knockout | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Reinier de Ridder started with judo at the age of 6 and earned a black belt. He began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu while attending college. He also owns a physical therapy clinic in Breda, combining his working hours with his training hours.[2][3][4]
De Ridder won a silver medal at the European Jiu-Jitsu Championship in 2016.[2]
De Ridder returned to submission grappling competition at ONE X on March 26, 2022 against André Galvão.[5] The match went the distance and as the promotion did not use judges for their submission grappling matches at the time, it was declared a draw.[6]
De Ridder faced Tye Ruotolo in a submission grappling superfight at ONE Fight Night 10 on May 5, 2023.[7] He lost the match by unanimous decision.[8]
De Ridder had his first amateur fight was in 2013, winning by first round submission, before making his professional MMA debut later that year, winning with a first round triangle choke. Reinier went on a seven fight winning streak with all the fights ending with stoppages. After this winning streak, Reinier got the opportunity to fight for his the Middleweight belt in HIT FC, which he won by first round rear-naked choke. After winning his next bout in under two minutes, Reinier got offers from the UFC and ONE FC, deciding to go with the latter due to better terms.[2]
De Ridder made his ONE debut at ONE: Hero's Ascent on January 25, 2019 against Fan Rong, in a fight which he won by a first round submission. He would then face Gilberto Galvao at ONE: Legendary Quest, knocking out Galvao in the second round with knees, and former title contender Leandro Ataides at ONE: Warrior's Code, in which he won a hard fought decision.
De Ridder faced Aung La Nsang for the ONE Middleweight World Championship at ONE: Inside the Matrix on October 30, 2020.[9][10] He won the bout by submission in the first round, becoming the champion.[11]
After Vitaly Bigdash tested positive for COVID-19, de Ridder stepped in for a rematch against Aung La Nsang for the ONE Light Heavyweight World Championship at ONE on TNT 4 on April 28, 2021.[12][13] He won the fight by unanimous decision to become the new ONE Light Heavyweight World Champion,[14] and the third simultaneous two-division champion in ONE history.
In the first middleweight title defense, de Ridder faced Kiamrian Abbasov at ONE: Full Circle on February 25, 2022.[15] After applying an arm-triangle choke at the end of the second round that forced Abbasov to tap after the bell, de Ridder ultimately won with the same submission in the third round.[16] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[17]
De Ridder faced former multiple-time ADCC and BJJ world champion André Galvão in a grappling match at ONE: X on March 26, 2022.[18][19] They grappled to a draw after 12 minutes since neither could find the submission.[20]
De Ridder made his the second title defense against former champion Vitaly Bigdash on July 22, 2022 at ONE 159.[21] After surviving an early guillotine from Bigdash, Reiner choked him out with an inverted triangle choke in the first round.[22] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[23]
De Ridder was scheduled to defense the middleweight title against Shamil Abdulaev at ONE on Prime Video 3 on October 22, 2022.[24] However, Abdulaev withdrew due to not being medically cleared and the bout was cancelled.[25]
De Ridder faced Anatoly Malykhin to defend his light heavyweight title on December 3, 2022, at ONE on Prime Video 5.[26] He suffered his first career loss after getting knocked out in the first round.[27]
A rematch between de Ridder and Malykhin for the ONE Middleweight World Championship took place on March 1, 2024, at ONE 166.[28] He lost the title via technical knockout in round three.[29]
After parting with the promotion, de Ridder faced Magomedmurad Khasaev on July 27, 2024 at UAE Warriors 51.[30] He won the fight via TKO in the first round.
19 matches | 17 wins | 2 losses |
By knockout | 4 | 2 |
By submission | 11 | 0 |
By decision | 2 | 0 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 17–2 | Magomedmurad Khasaev | TKO (punches) | UAE Warriors 51 | July 27, 2024 | 1 | 2:24 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
Loss | 16–2 | Anatoly Malykhin | TKO (retirement) | ONE 166 | March 1, 2024 | 3 | 1:16 | Lusail, Qatar | Lost the ONE Middleweight Championship (205 lb). |
Loss | 16–1 | Anatoly Malykhin | KO (punches) | ONE on Prime Video 5 | December 3, 2022 | 1 | 4:35 | Pasay, Philippines | Lost the ONE Light Heavyweight Championship (225 lb). |
Win | 16–0 | Vitaly Bigdash | Technical Submission (inverted triangle choke) | ONE 159 | July 22, 2022 | 1 | 3:29 | Kallang, Singapore | Defended the ONE Middleweight Championship (205 lb). Performance of the Night. |
Win | 15–0 | Kiamrian Abbasov | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | ONE: Full Circle | February 25, 2022 | 3 | 0:57 | Kallang, Singapore | Defended the ONE Middleweight Championship (205 lb). Performance of the Night. |
Win | 14–0 | Aung La Nsang | Decision (unanimous) | ONE on TNT 4 | April 28, 2021 | 5 | 5:00 | Kallang, Singapore | Won the ONE Light Heavyweight Championship (225 lb). |
Win | 13–0 | Aung La Nsang | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ONE: Inside the Matrix | October 30, 2020 | 1 | 3:26 | Kallang, Singapore | Won the ONE Middleweight Championship (205 lb). |
Win | 12–0 | Leandro Ataides | Decision (unanimous) | ONE: Warrior's Code | February 7, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
Win | 11–0 | Gilberto Galvao | KO (knees) | ONE: Legendary Quest | June 15, 2019 | 2 | 0:57 | Shanghai, China | Return to Light Heavyweight. |
Win | 10–0 | Fan Rong | Technical Submission (brabo choke) | ONE: Hero's Ascent | January 25, 2019 | 1 | 1:15 | Pasay, Philippines | |
Win | 9–0 | Warren Allison | Submission (rear-naked choke) | EFC Worldwide 67 | March 10, 2018 | 1 | 2:00 | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
Win | 8–0 | Shota Gvasalia | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Hit-FC 4 | October 21, 2017 | 1 | 3:55 | Horgen, Switzerland | Won the HIT Middleweight Championship. |
Win | 7–0 | Jaouad Ikan | Submission (armbar) | World Fighting League MMA | May 27, 2017 | 1 | N/A | Almere, Netherlands | |
Win | 6–0 | Lamine Talbi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 360 Promotion: Volition | April 8, 2017 | 3 | 0:41 | Walloon Brabant, Belgium | Won the vacant 360 Middleweight Championship. |
Win | 5–0 | Markus Prödl | TKO (punches) | Superior FC 16 | March 11, 2017 | 2 | 0:51 | Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany | Middleweight debut. |
Win | 4–0 | Alexander Heinrich | TKO (knees and punches) | Superior FC 15 | October 29, 2016 | 1 | 4:52 | Hesse, Germany | |
Win | 3–0 | Michaelis Efstratiou | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Superior FC 14 | May 21, 2016 | 1 | 1:32 | Düren, Germany | |
Win | 2–0 | Rene Hoppe | Submission (armbar) | Rostocker & Benefiz Fight Night | October 10, 2015 | 2 | 1:54 | Rostock, Germany | |
Win | 1–0 | Marco Wuest | Submission (triangle choke) | GFC 2 | June 1, 2013 | 1 | 4:09 | Lauda-Königshofen, Germany | Light Heavyweight debut. |
Result | Rec. | Opponent | Method | Event | Division | Date | Location |
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Loss | 0–1–1 | Tye Ruotolo | Decision (unanimous) | ONE Fight Night 10 | Middleweight | May 5, 2023 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States |
Draw | 0–0–1 | André Galvão | Draw | ONE: X | Superfight | March 26, 2022 | Kallang, Singapore |
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