Born February 24, 1965 (1965-02-24) (age 45)
Tilburg, Netherlands
Other names El Guapo (“The Handsome One”)
Nationality Netherlands Dutch
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Style Muay Thai, Kyokushin, Taekwondo, and Pancrase.
Fighting out of United States Los Angeles, California
Rank black belt in Taekwondo
black belt in Kyokushin
MMA record
Total 33
Wins 28
By knockout 12
By submission 13
By decision 3
Losses 4
By submission 3
By decision 1
Draws 1
Sebastiaan “Bas” Rutten (born February 24, 1965) is a retired Dutch mixed martial artist (MMA) and kickboxer. He was the UFC Heavyweight Champion, a three time King of Pancrase world champion, and finished his career on a 22 fight unbeaten streak (21 wins, 1 draw). Rutten has beaten many MMA champions over the course of his career, including wins over UFC champions Frank Shamrock, Kevin Randleman, Guy Mezger and Maurice Smith, and wins over King of Pancrase world champions Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. He is currently the co-host of Inside MMA on HDNet.
Fight Record
07/22/06 Ruben Villareal, World Fighting Alliance 4: King of the Streets, Win TKO/RSC, 2:34 Rd 1
05/07/99 Kevin Randleman, UFC 20: Battle for the Gold, Split Decision
01/08/99 Tsuyoshi Kosaka, UFC 18: Road to the Heavyweight Title TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Strikes, 14:13, Rd 1
09/14/98 Kengo Watanabe Pancrase: 1998 Anniversary Show TKO/RSC 3 Lost Points 1 2:58
12/20/97 Keiichiro Yamamiya Pancrase: Alive 11 Submission Rear Naked Choke 1 4:58
09/06/97 Osami Shibuya Pancrase: 1997 Anniversary Show Submission 1 3:15
06/30/97 Takaku Fuke Pancrase: Alive 7 Submission 1 4:28
04/27/97 Kiuma Kunioku Pancrase: Alive 4 Decision Lost Points 1
03/22/97 Osami Shibuya Pancrase: Alive 3 1
10/08/96 Manabu Yamada Pancrase: Truth 7 Submission 1
09/07/96 Masakatsu Funaki Pancrase: 1996 Anniversary Show TKO/RSC 5 Lost Points 1 17:07
06/25/96 Jason DeLucia Pancrase: Truth 6 TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage 1 8:48
05/16/96 Frank Shamrock Pancrase: Truth 5 TKO/RSC Cut 1 11:11
04/08/96 Katsuomi Inagaki Pancrase: Truth 4 Disqualification 1 14:07
03/02/96 Guy Mezger Pancrase: Truth 2 Submission 1 19:36
12/14/95 Ryushi Yanagisawa Pancrase: Eyes Of Beast 7 Submission Choke 1 27:35
11/04/95 Maurice Smith Pancrase: Eyes Of Beast 6 Submission Choke 1 4:34
09/01/95 Minoru Suzuki Pancrase: 1995 Anniversary Show Submission Guillotine Choke 1 15:35
07/23/95 Frank Shamrock Pancrase: 1995 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2 Decision 1
06/13/95 Jason DeLucia Pancrase: Eyes Of Beast 5 Submission 1 1:32
05/13/95 Maurice Smith Pancrase: Eyes Of Beast 4 Submission Knee Bar 1 2:10
04/08/95 Takaku Fuke Pancrase: Eyes Of Beast 3 Submission 1 1:52
03/10/95 Ken Shamrock Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 2 Submission Knee Bar 1 1:01
01/26/95 Manabu Yamada Pancrase: Eyes Of Beast 1 TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage 1 1:05
12/16/94 Frank Shamrock Pancrase: King of Pancrase Tournament, Round 1 Decision 1
10/15/94 Jason DeLucia Pancrase: Road to the Championship 5 Submission Guillotine Choke 1 1:43
07/26/94 Ken Shamrock Pancrase: Road to the Championship 3 Submission Rear Naked Choke 1 16:42
07/06/94 Minoru Suzuki Pancrase: Road to the Championship 2 KO Knee 1 3:41
05/31/94 Yoshiki Takahashi Pancrase: Road to the Championship 1 TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from a Broken Shin 1 1:37
04/21/94 Vernon White Pancrase: Pancrash 3 Submission 1 1:16
01/19/94 Masakatsu Funaki Pancrase: Pancrash 1 Submission Toe Hold 1 2:58
10/14/93 Takaku Fuke Pancrase: Yes, We are Hybrid Wrestlers 2 KO Knee 1 2:03
09/21/93 Ryushi Yanagisawa Pancrase: Yes, We are Hybrid Wrestlers 1 KO Knee 1 0:43
