Leon van Dijk
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Valkenswaard, North Brabant
- Born
- Netherlands
- Camp
- Chikara
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'2" · 188 cm
Before the UFC
Leon van Dijk makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
582-439-128
.570 win rate
Winning-record opponents
14 of 17
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
18
17 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 18 bouts · 3 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 2 subPancrase · Rings Holland · IMA
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Ryushi Yanagisawa24-25-9 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 12:48 | Pancrase | Aug 1, 1999 |
| L | Keiichiro Yamamiya45-35-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:05 | Pancrase | Jul 6, 1999 |
| L | Manabu Yamada23-15-6 | Decision | Majority | R1 | 10:00 | Pancrase | May 23, 1999 |
| W | Evan Tanner32-8 | KO/TKO | Knees and Palm Strikes | R1 | 11:39 | Pancrase | Apr 18, 1999 |
| D | Osami Shibuya38-34-17 | Draw | Unanimous | R1 | 15:00 | Pancrase | Jan 19, 1999 |
| W | Kiuma Kunioku35-26-9 | KO/TKO | Soccer Kick | R1 | 3:57 | Pancrase | Jun 2, 1998 |
| L | Kazuo Takahashi30-28-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 3:00 | Pancrase | Mar 18, 1998 |
| L | Yuki Kondo67-41-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 20:00 | Pancrase | Oct 29, 1997 |
| W | Takafumi Ito40-36-13 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:05 | Pancrase | Jul 20, 1997 |
| L | Gilbert Yvel40-16-1 | KO/TKO | Knee | R1 | 2:05 | Rings Holland | Jun 29, 1997 |
| W | Osami Shibuya38-34-17 | Submission | Ankle Lock | R1 | 5:30 | Pancrase | Apr 27, 1997 |
| W | Dave Cleaver | KO/TKO | — | R0 | 0:00 | IMA | Oct 26, 1996 |
| L | Manabu Yamada23-15-6 | Submission | Ankle Lock | R1 | 2:53 | Pancrase | Apr 7, 1996 |
| L | Takaku Fuke16-29-5 | Decision | Lost Points | R1 | 10:00 | Pancrase | Jan 28, 1996 |
| L | Osami Shibuya38-34-17 | Decision | Majority | R1 | 10:00 | Pancrase | Dec 14, 1995 |
| L | Masakatsu Funaki39-13-2 | Submission | Achilles Lock | R1 | 1:01 | Pancrase | Jul 23, 1995 |
| L | Ken Shamrock28-17-2 | Submission | Inverted Heel Hook | R1 | 4:45 | Pancrase | Jan 26, 1995 |
| L | Vernon White26-33-2 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 3:45 | Pancrase | Dec 16, 1994 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.