Valentijn Overeem (born August 17, 1976 in Amersfoort, Netherlands) is a Dutch mixed martial artist. He has competed for PRIDE Fighting Championship and RINGS. He holds notable wins over Renato Sobral and Randy Couture, both by submission.
Valentijn is currently associated with Golden Glory where he trains with his younger brother Alistair Overeem.
| Career Statistics: | |
| Knockout Wins: 6 (11%) | Knockout Losses: 4 (07%) |
| TKO Wins: 5 (09%) | TKO Losses: 5 (09%) |
| Submission Wins: 17 (31%) | Submission Losses: 16 (29%) |
| Decision Wins: 1 (02%) | Decision Losses: 1 (02%) |
| Draws: 0 | No Contests: 0 |
| Career Fights: | |||||
| Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Rnd | |
| Loss | Chad Griggs | Submission | Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum | Jun. 18, 2011 | 1 |
| Win | Ray Sefo | Submission | Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva | Feb. 12, 2011 | 1 |
| Win | Catalin Zmarandescu | Knockout | K-1: World GP 2010 Bucharest | May. 21, 2010 | 1 |
| Win | Tengiz Tedoradze | Knockout | PFC: Pancrase Fighting Championship 2 | Apr. 17, 2010 | 1 |
| Loss | Rafal Dabrowski | Submission | BOTE: Beast of the East | Nov. 14, 2009 | 1 |
| Loss | Nikolai Onikienko | Technical Knockout | UG 11: A Decade of Fights | Oct. 17, 2009 | 1 |
| Win | Kazuo Takahashi | Knockout | Sengoku: Fourth Battle | Aug. 24, 2008 | 1 |
| Win | Sasa Lazic | Submission | LOTR: Schilt vs. Guelmino | Jan. 12, 2008 | 1 |
| Loss | Milco Voorn | Submission | KOTR: King of the Ring | Mar. 25, 2006 | 1 |
| Loss | Gilbert Yvel | Submission | It's Showtime: Amsterdam Arena | Jun. 12, 2005 | 1 |
| Loss | Shungo Oyama | Submission | K-1: Hero's 1 | Mar. 26, 2005 | 1 |
| Loss | Kresimir Bogdanovic | Technical Knockout | UN 1: Ultimate Nokaut 1 | Mar. 11, 2005 | 1 |
| Win | Ross Pointon | Technical Knockout | AFN: Anarchy Fight Night | Feb. 20, 2005 | 1 |
| Loss | Dave Dalgliesh | Knockout | 2H2H: 2 Hot 2 Handle | Oct. 10, 2004 | |
| Win | Autimio Antonia | Knockout | CFC 1: Cage Carnage | Jul. 11, 2004 | |
| Win | Andrey Rudakov | Submission | DF: Durata World Grand Prix 3 | Dec. 12, 2003 | |
| Win | Milco Voorn | Submission | DF: Durata World Grand Prix 3 | Dec. 12, 2003 | 1 |
| Win | Roman Savochka | Submission | DF: Durata World Grand Prix 3 | Dec. 12, 2003 | 1 |
| Loss | Dave Vader | Knockout | It's Showtime: Amsterdam Arena | Jun. 08, 2003 | 1 |
| Loss | Mikko Rupponen | Decision | FF 7: Fight Festival 7 | May. 19, 2003 | 1 |
| Loss | Ibragim Magomedov | Technical Knockout | M-1 MFC: Russia vs the World 5 | Apr. 06, 2003 | 1 |
| Loss | Ron Waterman | Submission | PRIDE 24: Cold Fury 3 | Dec. 23, 2002 | 1 |
| Loss | Rodney Glunder | Submission | 2H2H 5: Simply the Best 5 | Oct. 13, 2002 | 1 |
| Loss | Aaron Brink | Technical Knockout | WFA 2: Level 2 | Jul. 05, 2002 | 1 |
| Win | Marc Emmanuel | Technical Knockout | 2H2H 4: Simply the Best 4 | Mar. 17, 2002 | 1 |
| Loss | Igor Vovchanchyn | Submission | PRIDE 18: Cold Fury 2 | Dec. 23, 2001 | 1 |
| Loss | Assuerio Silva | Submission | PRIDE 15: Raging Rumble | Jul. 29, 2001 | 1 |
| Loss | Gary Goodridge | Submission | PRIDE 14: Clash of the Titans | May. 27, 2001 | 1 |
| Win | Ian Freeman | Submission | 2H2H 2: Simply The Best | Mar. 18, 2001 | 1 |
| Loss | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | Submission | Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final | Feb. 24, 2001 | 1 |
| Win | Randy Couture | Submission | Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final | Feb. 24, 2001 | 1 |
| Win | Yoshihisa Yamamoto | Submission | Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final | Feb. 24, 2001 | 1 |
| Win | Jerrel Venetiaan | Submission | It's Showtime: Christmas Edition | Dec. 12, 2000 | 1 |
| Win | Renato Sobral | Submission | Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A | Oct. 09, 2000 | 1 |
| Win | Suren Balachinskiy | Technical Knockout | Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A | Oct. 09, 2000 | 1 |
| Win | Joe Slick | Submission | Rings: Millennium Combine 3 | Aug. 23, 2000 | 1 |
| Loss | Tom Sauer | Knockout | Rings USA: Rising Stars Block B | Jul. 22, 2000 | 1 |
| Win | Tuli Kulihaapai | Submission | Rings USA: Rising Stars Block B | Jul. 22, 2000 | 1 |
| Win | Brad Kohler | Submission | Rings: Millennium Combine 2 | Jun. 15, 2000 | 1 |
| Win | Fatih Kocamis | Knockout | Rings Holland: Di Capo Di Tutti Capi | Jun. 04, 2000 | 2 |
| Loss | Achmed Labasanov | Submission | Rings Russia: Russia vs. The World | May. 20, 2000 | 1 |
| Win | Dennis Reed | Submission | 2H2H 1: 2 Hot 2 Handle | Mar. 05, 2000 | 1 |
| Loss | Hiromitsu Kanehara | Knockout | Rings Holland: There Can Only Be One Champion | Feb. 06, 2000 | 1 |
| Loss | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | Technical Submission | Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block A | Oct. 28, 1999 | 1 |
| Win | Hiromitsu Kanehara | Technical Knockout | Rings: Rise 3rd | May. 22, 1999 | 1 |
| Loss | Yoshihisa Yamamoto | Submission | Rings: Rise 1st | Mar. 20, 1999 | 1 |
| Loss | Kiyoshi Tamura | Submission | Rings: Final Capture | Feb. 21, 1999 | 1 |
| Loss | Gilbert Yvel | Technical Knockout | Rings Holland: Who's The Boss | Jun. 07, 1998 | 1 |
| Win | Dexter Casey | Submission | NOTS 1: Night of the Samurai 1 | Mar. 07, 1998 | 1 |
| Win | Chris Haseman | Unanimous Decision | Rings Holland: The King of Rings | Feb. 08, 1998 | 2 |
| Loss | Wataru Sakata | Submission | Rings: Extension Fighting 7 | Sep. 26, 1997 | 1 |
| Win | Cees Bezems | Submission | Rings Holland: Utrecht at War | Jun. 29, 1997 | 1 |
| Win | Masayuki Naruse | Technical Knockout | Rings Holland: The Final Challenge | Feb. 02, 1997 | 1 |
| Win | Jeroen Waringa | Knockout | Fight Gala: Mix Fight Night | Jun. 15, 1996 | 1 |
| Win | Tjerk Vermanen | Submission | Rings Holland: Kings of Martial Arts | Feb. 18, 1996 | 1 |
| Total Fights: 55 | Record: 29 - 26 | |||||
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