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Bas Rutten

1965 - Today

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Sebastiaan "Bas" Rutten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɑs ˈrʏtə(n)]; born 24 February 1965) is a Dutch-American actor, former mixed martial artist, kickboxer and professional wrestler. As a kickboxer, he fought 16 times, winning the first 14 matches by knockout, 13 in the first round, and losing his final two fights, one of them against Frank Lobman for the European Muay Thai title in 1991, with Rutten losing by knockout in the first round. In MMA, he was a UFC Heavyweight Champion and a three-time King of Pancrase world champion. After his submission loss to Ken Shamrock in 1995, he finished his MMA career on a 22 fight unbeaten streak (21 wins, 1 draw). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Bas Rutten is the 64th most popular martial arts (down from 57th in 2024), the 925th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 923rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Dutch Martial Arts.

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Bas Rutten ranks 64 out of 179. Before him are Lyoto Machida, Israel Adesanya, Justin Gaethje, Alistair Overeem, Eric Esch, and Kevin Randleman. After him are Charles Oliveira, Jiří Procházka, Daniel Cormier, Valentina Shevchenko, Wanderlei Silva, and Kazuhiro Ninomiya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Bas Rutten ranks 386. Before him are Cecilia Bolocco, John Jensen, Kenta Hasegawa, Hiroshi Hirakawa, Michelle Forbes, and Jami Gertz. After him are Albert Sánchez Piñol, Franck Sauzée, Catherine Fulop, Fei Junlong, Cyrille Makanaky, and Olivier Megaton.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Bas Rutten ranks 925 out of 1,646. Before him are Chris Berger (1911), Adrie Koster (1954), Frits Kuipers (1899), Dido Havenaar (1957), Xavi Simons (2003), and Jan Poortvliet (1955). After him are Remko Pasveer (1983), Johan van Hulst (1911), Bryan Roy (1970), Gerard Joling (1960), Guus Kuijer (1942), and Herman Rouwé (1943).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In Netherlands

Among martial arts born in Netherlands, Bas Rutten ranks 3. Before him are Semmy Schilt (1973), and Peter Aerts (1970). After him are Gökhan Saki (1983), Theo Meijer (1965), Claudia Zwiers (1973), Germaine de Randamie (1984), and Dex Elmont (1984).

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