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Peter Aerts
Peter Aerts
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Born	October 25, 1970 (age 39); Eindhoven, Netherlands
Other names	The Dutch Lumberjack
Nationality	Dutch
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 31⁄2 in)
Weight	110 kg (240 lb; 17 st)
Style	Muaythai
Fighting out of	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Team	Team Aerts (2004-present); Mejiro Gym (1997-2004); Chakuriki Muay Thai (1991-1997); The Champs (1989-1991); Judoka-Kickboxing (1984-1987)
Trainer	Thom Harinck (2009-present); Jan Plas (2004-2009); Andre Manaart (1997-2004); Thom Harinck (1991-97); Eddy Smulders (1989-1991); Mikki Benazzous (1984-1987)
Years active	24 (1985–present)
Kickboxing record
Total	125
Wins	96
By knockout	65
Losses	28
By knockout	13
Draws	1
MMA record
Total	2
Wins	1
By knockout	1
Losses	1
By submission	1
Other information
Notable students	William Diender
	Official website
	Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
	last updated on: December 5, 2009

Peter "The Dutch Lumberjack" Aerts (born October 25, 1970) is a professional Super heavyweight Dutch kickboxer and martial artist. He is three time K-1 World Grand Prix and Muay Thai World Champion. Aerts is best known for his powerful strikes and high kicks.

[edit] Biography

After playing football for seven years, in 1983 Peter Aerts started to practice Tae-Kwon-Do. His interest in fight sports came from his grandfather as well as an uncle who were active in that field. In 1984 he picked up kickboxing and started training in "Judoka-Kickboxing" in Best, Netherlands with Mikki Benazzous. After a year Aerts fought his first match, and soon one victory succeeded the other. He won his first world championship title when he was nineteen.^[1]

Peter Aerts then switched to club "Champs" in Eindhoven, with Eddy Smulders, where he became world champion for the second time. After that he moved to the famous Chakuriki gym of Thom Harinck, where he had his greatest successes. In 1994 Peter Aerts became the K-1 World Champion for the first time, following up his success in 1995 and 1998.^[1] His win in 1998 was the fastest tournament win in K-1 history, when he knocked out all of his opponents in the very first round in a record time of 6:43 minutes, until August, 2009 where Daniel Ghita won the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Tokyo Final 16 Qualifying GP in 5:15 minutes. He is also the only fighter who has competed in every K-1 World Grand Prix since its beginning in 1993.^[2]

In 1997 he broke the work relationship with his coach Harinck and continued training at the Mejiro Gym under Andre Mannaart, a former K-1 fighter himself. Currently Aerts has his own Team Aerts, training out of Kops Gym in Amsterdam under Jan Plas and Henry Hooft.

In December 2, 2006 Peter Aerts entered the K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 as a reserve fighter, defeating his opponent Musashi by first round knockout. After Remy Bonjasky was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to an injury, Aerts met Glaube Feitosa in the semifinals, winning his fight by TKO in the second round. His opponent in the finals was reigning World Champion Semmy Schilt, Aerts lost the fight by unanimous decision.^[3]

In June 23, 2007 at the K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam Aerts faced Bob Sapp in a much-anticipated Superfight. Peter Aerts struck Sapp with the left knee, Sapp fell down and the fight was over in 0'25" in a first round.^[4] In June 2007, Aerts extended his contract with K-1 for another two years.

On September 29, 2007 Aerts met Ray Sefo at the K-1 World GP 2007 in Seoul Final 16 in Korea. He won the fight at the end of the first round by TKO corner stoppage when Ray Sefo did not answer the bell and qualified himself for 15th consecutive year to K-1 World GP 2007 Final held in December 8, 2007 at the Yokohama Arena, Japan.^[5] In quarterfinals, Aerts knocked out Junichi Sawayashiki from Japan in the first round. In the semi finals, he defeated two time K-1 World Grand Prix winner Remy Bonjasky by unanimous decision. He then moved on to face two time defending champion Semmy Schilt in the finals. Aerts lost the bout by TKO in the first round after suffering a knee injury.

Aerts entered the K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 Final after beating Schilt by majority decision where he was unexpectedly beaten in the second round by Badr Hari.

At the start of 2009 Peter was back to training again with Thom Harinck. Back with Harinck in his corner Aerts had two very impressive fights, a extra round unanimous decision win to Errol Zimmerman and a 3rd round KO win over Yosuke Nishijima. In both fights Aerts looked as though he would easily capture the K-1 World GRand Prix Title for a fourth time in the awesome shape he was in.

Aerts fought at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16 as a huge favourite against MMA heavyweight Alistair Overeem. However in a huge upset Overeem shocked the world by defeating Aerts by unanimous decision. Aerts stated after the fight that after the first minute he had lost virtually all of his power and felt no shame in his first Final 16 defeat. Aerts said he will return to training as usual. After the Overeem fight Peter dropped more weight under a diet that Heinrick set him, Dropping to 103 Kg as opposed to his usual 109-112 kg. He was still picked as a reserve fighter where he beat Gokhan Saki by Unanimous decision.

[edit] Titles

2007 K-1 World Grand Prix runner up
2006 K-1 World Grand Prix runner up
2001 K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Las Vegas runner up
1998 K-1 World GP champion
1995 K-1 World GP champion
1995 WMTA World Muay Thai Super Heavyweight champion
1994 K-1 World GP champion
1994 The Night of the Stars tournament champion
1991 WMTA World Muay Thai Heavyweight champion
1990 IKBF World Heavyweight champion

[edit] Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record

96 Wins (65 (T)KO's, 31 decisions), 28 Losses

Fight was for K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 title.
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2009-12-05	Win	Gökhan Saki	K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final	Yokohama, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2009-09-26	Loss	Alistair Overeem	K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16	Seoul, South Korea	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2009-08-11	Win	Yosuke Nishijima	K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Tokyo Final 16 Qualifying GP	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Right low kick)	3	1:24
2009-03-28	Win	Errol Zimmerman	K-1 World GP 2009 in Yokohama	Yokohama, Japan	Ext R. Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00
2008-12-06	Loss	Badr Hari	K-1 World GP 2008 Final	Yokohama, Japan	TKO (Referee Stoppage)	2	1:22
2008-09-27	Win	Semmy Schilt	K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Seoul Final 16	Seoul, Korea	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
2008-06-29	Win	Jan Nortje	K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka	Fukuoka, Japan	TKO (Referee stoppage)	3	2:49
2007-12-08	Loss	Semmy Schilt	K-1 World GP 2007 Final	Yokohama, Japan	TKO (Knee injury)	1	1:41
2007-12-08	Win	Remy Bonjasky	K-1 World GP 2007 Final	Yokohama, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2007-12-08	Win	Junichi Sawayashiki	K-1 World GP 2007 Final	Yokohama, Japan	KO (Right cross)	1	1:29
2007-09-29	Win	Ray Sefo	K-1 World GP 2007 in Seoul Final 16	Seoul, Korea	TKO (Corner stoppage)	1	3:00
2007-08-05	Win	Nicholas Pettas	K-1 World GP 2007 in Hong Kong	Hong Kong	KO (Right high kick)	2	2:34
2007-06-23	Win	Bob Sapp	K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO (Left knee)	1	0:26
2006-12-02	Loss	Semmy Schilt	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Fight was for K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 title.
2006-12-02	Win	Glaube Feitosa	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (Referee stoppage)	2	1:02
2006-12-02	Win	Musashi	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Punches)	1	2:53
2006-07-30	Win	Gary Goodridge	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Sapporo	Sapporo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2006-06-03	Win	Hiraku Hori	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Seoul	Seoul, Korea	KO (Left high kick)	2	1:23
2006-05-13	Loss	Ernesto Hoost	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
2006-03-05	Win	Semmy Schilt	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Auckland	Auckland, New Zealand	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
2005-11-19	Win	Jérôme Le Banner	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005	Tokyo, Japan	Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00
2005-09-23	Win	Mighty Mo	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Osaka - Final Elimination	Osaka, Japan	KO (Left mid kick)	2	0:42
2005-03-19	Win	Carter Williams	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Seoul	Seoul, Korea	Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00
2004-12-04	Loss	Francois Botha	K-1 World Grand Prix 2004	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (Leg injury)	1	1:13
2004-09-25	Win	Michael McDonald	K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 Final Elimination	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2004-06-06	Win	Gary Goodridge	K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Nagoya	Nagoya, Japan	TKO (Low kicks)	3	1:40
2003-12-06	Loss	Musashi	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
2003-12-06	Win	Alexey Ignashov	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003	Tokyo, Japan	Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00
2003-10-11	Win	Jerrel Venetiaan	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Final Elimination	Osaka, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2003-06-29	Win	Tsuyoshi Nakasako	K-1 Beast II 2003	Saitama, Japan	KO (High kick)	2	1:32
2003-03-30	Loss	Stefan Leko	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Saitama	Saitama, Japan	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	3	1:44
2002-12-07	Loss	Ray Sefo	K-1 World Grand Prix 2002	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
2002-10-05	Win	Glaube Feitosa	K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final Elimination	Saitama, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2002-07-14	Loss	Alexey Ignashov	K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Fukuoka	Fukuoka, Japan	Decision (Majority)	5	3:00
2002-06-02	Win	Andrei Kirsanov	K-1 Survival 2002	Toyama, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2002-04-21	Win	Nicholas Pettas	K-1 Burning 2002	Hiroshima, Japan	KO (Knee strike)	1	2:50
2001-12-08	Loss	Francisco Filho	K-1 World Grand Prix 2001	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	2	3:00
2001-08-11	Loss	Stefan Leko	K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Las Vegas	Las Vegas, NV	KO (Right punch)	3	2:05
Fight was for K-1 World GP 2001 in Las Vegas title.
2001-08-11	Win	Maurice Smith	K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Las Vegas	Las Vegas, NV	Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00
2001-08-11	Win	Noboru Uchida	K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Las Vegas	Las Vegas, NV	TKO (Left knee)	3	2:06
2001-04-15	Win	Nobu Hayashi	K-1 Burning 2001	Kumamoto, Japan	TKO (Corner stoppage)	5	0:36
2001-03-17	Loss	Mirko Filipović	K-1 Gladiators 2001	Yokohama, Japan	Decision (Majority)	5	3:00
2001-02-04	Win	Stuart Green	K-1 Holland GP 2001 in Arnhem	Netherlands	KO (Left knee)	1	1:15
2000-12-10	Win	Cyril Abidi	K-1 World Grand Prix 2000	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2000-08-20	Loss	Cyril Abidi	K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Yokohama	Yokohama, Japan	TKO (Corner stoppage)	1	2:42
2000-07-07	Loss	Cyril Abidi	K-1 Spirits 2000	Sendai, Japan	KO (Right cross)	1	2:13
2000-05-12	Win	Andrew Thomson	K-1 King of the Ring 2000	Bologna, Italy	KO	1	0:55
2000-04-23	Win	Ray Sefo	K-1 The Millennium	Osaka, Japan	KO (Right low kick)	3	2:24
2000-01-25	Win	Musashi	K-1 Rising 2000	Nagasaki, Japan	TKO (Corner stoppage)	4	1:25
1999-12-05	Loss	Jérôme Le Banner	K-1 World Grand Prix 1999	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Left hook)	1	1:11
1999-10-05	Win	Lloyd van Dams	K-1 World GP 1999 Final Elimination	Osaka, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
1999-07-18	Win	Sam Greco	K-1 Dreams 1999	Japan	KO (Right high kick)	2	1:38
1999-06-06	Win	Maurice Smith	K-1 Survival 1999	Japan	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	3	2:44
1999-04-25	Win	Matt Skelton	K-1 Revenge 1999	Japan	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	4	3:00
1999-03-22	Win	Jim Mullen	K-1 The Challenge 1999	Japan	KO (Right high kick)	3	1:26
1999-02-03	Win	Michael McDonald	K-1 Rising Sun 1999	Japan	KO (Left low kick)	2	2:40
1998-12-13	Win	Andy Hug	K-1 World Grand Prix 1998	Tokyo, Japan	KO (High kick)	1	1:10
Wins K-1 World Grand Prix 1998.
1998-12-13	Win	Mike Bernardo	K-1 World Grand Prix 1998	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (2 knockdowns)	1	2:53
1998-12-13	Win	Masaaki Satake	K-1 World Grand Prix 1998	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (Referee stoppage)	1	2:40
1998-09-27	Win	Sinisa Andrijasevic	K-1 World GP Opening	Japan	TKO (Right punch)	2	1:55
1998-07-18	Draw	Francisco Filho	K-1 Dreams 1998	Japan	Decision draw	1	3:00
1998-06-06	Loss	Andy Hug	K-1 Fight Night 4	Zurich, Switzerland	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
1998-04-09	Win	Ernesto Hoost	K-1 Kings 1998	Japan	Decision (Majority)	5	3:00
1997-11-09	Loss	Andy Hug	K-1 World Grand Prix 1997	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
1997-11-09	Win	Mike Bernardo	K-1 World Grand Prix 1997	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Right body shot)	3	1:17
1997-09-07	Win	James Warring	K-1 World GP 1997 Opening	Japan	KO (Right high kick)	3	1:13
1997-07-20	Win	Jérôme Le Banner	K-1 Dreams 1997	Japan	KO (Right high kick)	2	1:19
1997-04-29	Win	Jean Claude Leuyer	K-1 Braves 1997	Japan	KO (Right high kick)	2	2:08
1997-03-16	Win	Andy Hug	K-1 Kings 1997	Japan	KO (Punch)	1	1:55
1996-10-18	Loss	Mike Bernardo	K-1 Star Wars 1996	Japan	KO (Right hook)	3	2:37
1996-09-01	Loss	Mike Bernardo	K-1 Revenge 1996	Japan	DQ (Low groin kick)	1	2:21
1996-05-06	Loss	Mike Bernardo	K-1 World Grand Prix 1996	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Left hook)	3	0:13
1996-03-10	Win	Jean Claude Leuyer	K-1 World GP 1996 Opening	Japan	KO (High kick)	1	2:43
1995-12-09	Win	Mike Bernardo	K-1 Hercules 1995	Japan	KO (Right hook)	1	0:40
1995-10-28	Win	Humbert Numrich	Shock of Europe	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Wins WMTA World Super Heavyweight Muay Thai title.
1995-07-16	Win	Michael Thompson	K-1 Legend 1998	Japan	KO (Punches & knees)	2	0:40
1995-05-04	Win	Jérôme Le Banner	K-1 World Grand Prix 1995	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Right body shot)	1	1:37
Wins K-1 World Grand Prix 1995.
1995-05-04	Win	Ernesto Hoost	K-1 World Grand Prix 1995	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Ext.R)	4	3:00
1995-05-04	Win	Toshiyuki Atokawa	K-1 World Grand Prix 1995	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Right uppercut)	1	1:02
1995-03-03	Win	Kirkwood Walker	K-1 World GP 1995 Opening	Japan	KO (Right low kick)	3	2:25
1994-12-10	Win	Glen Parker	K-1 Legend 1994	Japan	KO (Right knee)	1	2:00
1994-11-12	Win	Ergin Solmaz	The Night of The Sensation	Amsterdam, Netherlands	TKO	3
Retains World Heavyweight Muay Thai title.
1994-09-12	Win	Frank Lobman	Night of the Stars tournament	Rotterdam, Netherlands	TKO (Corner stoppage)	2	2:29
Wins The Night of the Stars tournament title.
1994-09-12	Win	Glenn Wijngart	Night of the Stars tournament	Rotterdam, Netherlands	KO (Right cross)	1	2:56
1994-09-12	Win	Rob van Esdonk	Night of the Stars tournament	Rotterdam, Netherlands	KO	2
1994-04-30	Win	Masaaki Satake	K-1 Grand Prix '94	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Wins K-1 World Grand Prix 1994.
1994-04-30	Win	Patrick Smith	K-1 Grand Prix '94	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Right overhand)	1	1:03
1994-04-30	Win	Rob van Esdonk	K-1 Grand Prix '94	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Right high kick)	3	1:10
1994-02-20	Win	Markus Fuckner	The Night of The Thriller	Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO	2
Retains WMTA World Heavyweight Muay Thai title.
1993-09-19	Win	Rob van Esdonk	The Night of the Gladiators	Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO	4
Retains WMTA World Heavyweight Muay Thai title.
1993-09-04	Win	Dino Holmes	K-1 Illusion 1993	Japan	KO (Left high kick)	1	1:36
1993-04-30	Loss	Ernesto Hoost	K-1 Grand Prix '93	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
1993-03-07	Win	Maurice Smith	The Night of the Shock	Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO (Right high kick)	4
1993-01-29	Win	Peter Skelthorpe	The Best of Best	Best, Netherlands	KO (Left knee)	1	1:14
Wins European Muay Thai title.
1992-10-04	Draw	Masaaki Satake	Kakutougi Olympics III, Karate World Cup '92	Japan	Decision draw	1	1:14
1992-09-20	Win	Frank Lobman	The Night of The Truth	Amsterdam, Netherlands	TKO
1992-05-14	Win	Adam Watt	Rings	Japan	KO	2	2:46
1992-04-09	Win	Maurice Smith		Paris, France	Decision	9	2:00
1992-03-22	Win	Darius Alibek	Muay Thai Ringfights	Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO	2
1992-02-15	Win	Andreas Sidon	The Battle in Best	Best, Netherlands
1991-11-18	Win	Frank Lobman	Night of Fights	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Wins WMTA Muay Thai Heavyweight World title.
1991-06-29	Win	Mark Russell		England	KO (Right cross)	1	1:40
1990-11-18	Loss	Jan Wessels	The Battle of the Year	Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO (Hook)	3
1990-04-01	Win	Jan Oosterbaan	Holland vs England	Amsterdam, Netherlands	TKO (Corner stoppage)	2	3:00
Retains IMTF Muay Thai World title.
1989-12-16	Win	Hendo Gorres	Thai-Kickboxing Gala	Düsseldorf, Germany	TKO (Doctor stoppage)	1	0:38
1989	Loss	Andre Manaart		Netherlands	KO
1988-11-20	Loss	Ernesto Hoost		Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00

MMA record

1 Win (1 (T)KO), 1 Loss

Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2005-12-31	Loss	Shungo Oyama	K-1 PREMIUM 2005 Dynamite!!	Osaka, Japan	Submission (Heel hook)	1	0:30
2005-07-06	Win	Youichi Babaguchi	K-1 Hero's 2	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (Punches)	1	1:36

Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ""Peter's History"". peteraerts.com. http://www.peteraerts.com/decd9098-0c75-453d-833e-3c49a466d7fc.aspx?Language=en-US. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
^ ""K-1 History"". centralkickboxing.org. http://www.centralkickboxing.org/K-1.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
^ ""Unshakable Schilt Repeats as K-1 WGP Champion"". Written by Monty DiPietro. http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/b06_1202_2.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
^ ""Schilt, Aerts & Slowinski Shine in Amsterdam"". Written by Monty DiPietro. http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/b07_0623_2.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
^ ""In with the Old and the New at the K-1 Final Elimination"". K-1 Grand Prix Website. http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/b07_0929_2.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-29.

[edit] External links

[hist-0] ""Peter's History"". peteraerts.com. http://www.peteraerts.com/decd9098-0c75-453d-833e-3c49a466d7fc.aspx?Language=en-US. Retrieved 2007-08-21.

[1] ""K-1 History"". centralkickboxing.org. http://www.centralkickboxing.org/K-1.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-21.

[2] ""Unshakable Schilt Repeats as K-1 WGP Champion"". Written by Monty DiPietro. http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/b06_1202_2.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-21.

[3] ""Schilt, Aerts & Slowinski Shine in Amsterdam"". Written by Monty DiPietro. http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/b07_0623_2.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-21.

[4] ""In with the Old and the New at the K-1 Final Elimination"". K-1 Grand Prix Website. http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/b07_0929_2.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-29.

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