Reinier de Ridder

Reinier de Ridder[1] (born September 7, 1990) is a Dutch mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions of ONE Championship, where he is the current ONE Middleweight World Champion and a former ONE Light Heavyweight World Champion.[2] De Ridder was the third two-division champion in ONE history, having previously held the middleweight and light heavyweight belts simultaneously.

In this Dutch name, the surname is de Ridder, not Ridder.
Reinier de Ridder
De Ridder training in 2020
Born (1990-09-07) September 7, 1990
Breda, The Netherlands
Other namesThe Dutch Knight
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight217 lb (98 kg)
DivisionCruiserweight[lower-alpha 1]
Light Heavyweight[lower-alpha 2]
Middleweight[lower-alpha 3]
Reach79 in (201 cm)
StyleBrazilian Jiu Jitsu, Submission Grappling
Fighting out ofBreda, Netherlands
TeamCombat Brothers
RankBlack belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Black belt in Judo
Years active2013–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total17
Wins16
By knockout3
By submission11
By decision2
Losses1
By knockout1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lisbon, Portugal −94.3 kg (Purple)
Silver medal – second place 2016 Lisbon, Portugal −94.3 kg (Purple)

Since July 25, 2022, de Ridder is ranked within the top 10 light heavyweights in the world by Sherdog.[3]

Background

Reinier de Ridder started with judo at the age of 6. When he started to go to college he wanted to do something with his free time and he liked combat sports a lot, deciding to go into Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He also owns a physical therapy clinic in Breda, combining his working hours with his training hours.[4][5][6]

Grappling career

De Ridder won a silver medal at the European Championship BJJ in 2016.[4]

De Ridder competed in his first submission grappling match in several years at ONE X on March 26, 2022 against André Galvão.[7] 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.[8]

De Ridder faced Tye Ruotolo in a submission grappling superfight at ONE Fight Night 10 on May 5, 2023.[9] He lost the match by unanimous decision.[10]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

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.[4]

ONE Championship

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.

ONE Middleweight Champion

De Ridder faced Aung La Nsang for the ONE Middleweight World Championship at ONE: Inside the Matrix on October 30, 2020.[11][12] He won the bout by submission in the first round, becoming the title.[13]

Double champion

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.[14][15] He won the fight by unanimous decision to become the new ONE Light Heavyweight World Champion,[16] 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.[17] 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.[18] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[19]

De Ridder faced former multiple-time ADCC and BJJ world champion André Galvão in a grappling match at ONE: X on March 26, 2022.[20][21] They grappled to a draw after 12 minutes after neither could find the submission.[22]

De Ridder made his the second title defense against former champion Vitaly Bigdash on July 22, 2022 at ONE 159.[23] After surviving an early guillotine from Bigdash, Reiner choked him out with an inverted triangle choke in the first round.[24] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[25]

De Ridder was scheduled to defense the middleweight title against Shamil Abdulaev at ONE on Prime Video 3 on October 22, 2022.[26] However, Abdulaev forced to withdraw due to not medically cleared and the bout was cancelled.[27]

First career loss

De Ridder faced Anatoly Malykhin to defend his light heavyweight title on December 3, 2022, at ONE on Prime Video 5.[28] He suffered his first career loss after getting knocked out in the first round.[29]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
17 matches 16 wins 1 loss
By knockout 3 1
By submission 11 0
By decision 2 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
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 Middleweight (205 lbs).
Win 10–0 Fan Rong Submission (brabo choke) ONE: Hero's Ascent January 25, 2019 1 1:15 Manila, Philippines Welterweight (185 lbs) bout.
Win 9–0 Warren Allison Submission (rear naked choke) EFC 67 March 10, 2018 1 2:00 Johannesburg, South Africa
Win 8–0 Shota Gvasalia Submission (rear naked choke) Hit Fighting Championship 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 (punches & knees) 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.

Submission grappling record
Result Rec. Opponent Method Event Division Date Location
Loss0–1–1Tye RuotoloDecision (unanimous)ONE Fight Night 10MiddleweightMay 5, 2023United States Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Draw0–0–1André GalvãoDrawONE: XSuperfightMarch 26, 2022Singapore Kallang, Singapore

See also

References
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Notes
  1. ONE Championship refers to their 225 lbs class as Light heavyweight, but under the Association of Boxing Commissions in the United States, 225 lbs is considered Cruiserweight.
  2. ONE Championship refers to their 205 lbs class as Middleweight, but under the Association of Boxing Commissions in the United States, 205 lbs is considered Light heavyweight.
  3. ONE Championship refers to their 185 lbs class as Welterweight, but under the Association of Boxing Commissions in the United States, 185 lbs is considered Middleweight.


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