Rob van Esdonk

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Esdonk, not Esdonk.

Rob van Esdonk
Born	(1964-10-25) 25 October 1964 Den Bosch, Netherlands
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	97.0 kg (213.8 lb; 15.27 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Thaiboxing
Stance	Orthodox
Team	Van Deutekom Gym Vos Gym
Years active	1997 - 2005 (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total	7
Wins	4
By knockout	3
By submission	1
Losses	3
By knockout	2
By submission	1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Rob van Esdonk (born 25 October 1964) is a Dutch former kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competed in the heavyweight division.

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

? wins (? KOs), ? losses, ? draws
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
1999-02-27	Loss	Jérôme Le Banner	Les Stars du Ring	Marseille, France	KO (left hook)	1	2:28
1998-06-06	Loss	Stefan Leko	K-1 Fight Night '98, Final	Zürich, Switzerland	KO (punches)	3	1:57
For the K-1 Fight Night '98 Tournament Championship.
1998-06-06	Win	Xhavit Bajrami	K-1 Fight Night '98, Semi Finals	Zürich, Switzerland	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	2:49
1998-06-06	Loss	Achille Roger	K-1 Fight Night '98, Quarter Finals	Zürich, Switzerland	TKO	4
1997-05-11	Loss	Pedro Rizzo	Nikko T. Press Productions: Battle of the Best, Semi Finals	's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	TKO (corner stoppage)	3
1994-12-10	Loss	Andy Hug	K-1 Legend	Nagoya, Japan	KO (left hook)	4	0:55
For the UKF World Super Heavyweight Championship.
1994-04-30	Loss	Peter Aerts	K-1 Grand Prix '94, Quarter Finals	Tokyo, Japan	KO (right high kick)	3	1:10
1993-09-19	Loss	Peter Aerts	The Night of the Gladiators	Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO (right hook)	4	0:56
For the WMTA World Heavyweight Championship.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

7 matches	4 wins	3 losses
By knockout	3	2
By submission	1	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	4–3	Peter Mulder	TKO (knees and punches)	Rings Holland: Armed and Dangerous	April 3, 2005	1	1:03	Utrecht, Netherlands
Win	4–2	Andre Tete	TKO (punches)	Rings Holland: Born Invincible	December 12, 2004	1	0:43	Alytus, Alytus County, Lithuania
Loss	3–2	Andre Tete	KO (punch)	Rings Holland: Some Like It Hard	December 2, 2001	2	0:28	Utrecht, Netherlands
Win	3–1	Peter Verschuren	Submission (scarf hold armlock)	Rings Holland: Di Capo Di Tutti Capi	June 4, 2000	1	2:41	Utrecht, Netherlands
Win	2–1	Big Mo T	TKO (knee to the body)	Rings Holland: There Can Only Be One Champion	February 6, 2000	1	4:58	Utrecht, Netherlands
Loss	1–1	Tsuyoshi Kosaka	Submission (heel hook)	Rings Holland: The King of Rings	February 8, 1998	2	0:57	Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Win	1–0	Dennis Crouweel	TKO (referee stoppage from a broken nose)	Rings Holland: The Final Challenge	February 2, 1997	1	2:38	Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists