Hans Nijman
| Hans Nijman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Johannes Petrus Nijman 23 September 1959 Alkmaar, Netherlands |
| Died | 5 November 2014 (aged 55) Beverwijk, Netherlands Gunshot wounds |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| 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 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Johannes Petrus "Hans" Nijman (September 23, 1959 – November 5, 2014) was a
Pride FC and It's Showtime. Nijman is believed to have had connections with Willem 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.
Career
Fighting Network RINGS
A former
Fighting Network RINGS on December 7, 1991 as part of Chris Dolman's RINGS Holland team. The match was against Masaaki 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 against Akira 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 over Mitsuya Nagai, Zaza Tkeshelashvili, Masayuki Naruse, Nikolai Zouev, and Dick Vrij
.
On 25 January 1995, after RINGS started promoting purely competitive fights, Nijman beat
Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round, losing to Kazuyuki Fujita by submission at 2:48 of round 1. [citation needed
]
Throughout his RINGS career, Nijman picked up victories over fighters such as; Masayuki Naruse
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka and Kiyoshi Tamura. Hans Nijman holds a RINGS record of 24 wins, 20 losses and 3 draws.[1]
After RINGS
Nijman fought in
armbar 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
]
Death
On November 5, 2014, around 20:45, Nijman was shot dead whilst sitting in his 2013 Volkswagen Golf around the back of his Dutch Top Team gym "De Meer" in Beverwijk. 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 in Velserbroek. Both cars were stolen. The suspects have not yet been identified and the motive is unknown.[2]
Mixed martial arts record
| 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 |
References
- ^ Profile, prowrestlinghistory.com; retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ C.J. Tuttle (5 November 2014). "Report: Former Pride Fighter Hans Nijman Killed in Drive-by Shooting". sherdog.com. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
