Semmy Schilt

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Semmy Schilt

Full name	Sem Schilt
Nickname	Hightower Supersized Samurai
Nationality	Dutch
Date of birth	October 27, 1973 (1973-10-27) (age 34)
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Fighting out of	Zuidlaren, Netherlands
Height	6 ft 11.5 in (2.12 m)
Weight	137.4 kg (302.9 lb/21.6 st)
Style	Karate, Kickboxing, Pancrase
Team	Golden Glory
Trainer	Dave Jonkers
Kickboxing record
Total	31
Wins	27
By knockout	13
Losses	3
By knockout	1
Draws	1
MMA record
Total	40
Wins	25
By knockout	14
By submission	9
Losses	14
By knockout	2
By submission	6
Draws	1
Other information
Official site
Career mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Semmy Schilt, also known as Sem Schilt, (born October 27, 1973) is a professional Dutch kickboxer, mixed martial artist, Daido Juku karate practitioner and current three time consecutive K-1 World GP champion. He is the first fighter in K-1 history to win the championship three times in a row.^[1] Because of his dominance since 2005 he is considered by many yet as the greatest K-1 fighter in history.

1 Career
2 Titles
- 2.1 Kickboxing record
- 2.2 MMA record
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Career

November 19, 2005 K-1 Grand Prix -As an Ashihara Karate fighter, Schilt beat defending champion Remy Bonjasky by knockout in the 2005 K-1 Grand Prix semifinals. Schilt then met Glaube Feitosa in the tournament finals and won by knockout due to knee strike.

On December 31, 2005 he also defeated former four time K-1 World Grand Prix champion Ernesto Hoost.

On April 3, 2007 he defeated Ray Sefo by 2nd rd. KO to become K-1's first Super Heavyweight Champion at K-1 World GP 2007 Yokohama. Sefo managed to knock down Schilt at the end of the first round, however, Schilt returned the favor in the second round.

Semmy faced and defeated K-1 Hawaii GP Champion Mighty Mo by unanimous decision on June 23rd, 2007 at the K-1 Amsterdam GP.

At the 2007 K-1 World Grand Prix Final Eliminations in Seoul, South Korea, Schilt faced Paul Slowinski. He won by KO in the first round from a knee strike. With the win, he qualified for the World Grand Prix Finals.

In the first round of the World Grand Prix Finals, Schilt was matched against Brazilian Karate fighter Glaube Feitosa. Semmy survived a near knockdown after absorbing one of Feitosa's famed "Brazilian Kicks" to win a unanimous decision after three rounds. This marked the third time he had defeated Feitosa in his career.

In the semi finals he met Jerome LeBanner from France. Schilt was put on the defensive for most of the first round. Just before time expired, Schilt landed a knee strike which badly hurt LeBanner. Before the second round started, LeBanner was noticeably limping in his corner. Early in the second round, a low kick from Schilt sent him to the canvas in obvious pain. LeBanner was able to make it back to his feet however his corner threw in the towel to avoid further injury.

The final match of the 2007 K-1 World Grand Prix was a rematch from the year before, with Schilt matched up against fellow dutchman Peter Aerts. The match came to an abrupt end 1:49 in after Aerts injured his knee and could not continue.

With the win Schilt became the third man to win the K-1 World Grand Prix three times, and the only man in history to win three consecutive Grand Prix crowns.

In the HDnet show "Inside MMA" of may 16th 2008 it was stated that Semmy is in negotiation with the UFC about a return to the octagon.

[edit] Titles

[edit] Kickboxing record

27 Wins (13 (T)KO's, 14 decisions), 3 Losses
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
06/29/2008		Jerome Le Banner	K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka, Japan
04/13/2008	Win	Mark Hunt	K-1 World GP 2008 in Yokohama, Japan	KO (Spinning back kick)	1	3:00
12/08/2007	Win	Peter Aerts	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final, Japan	TKO (Leg Injury)	1	1:49
12/08/2007	Win	Jerome LeBanner	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final, Japan	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	2	1:02
12/08/2007	Win	Glaube Feitosa	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final, Japan	Decision	3	3:00
09/29/2007	Win	Paul Slowinski	K-1 World GP 2007 in Seoul Final 16, Korea	KO (Knee strike)	1	2:26
06/23/2007	Win	Mighty Mo	K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
03/04/2007	Win	Ray Sefo	K-1 World GP 2007 in Yokohama, Japan	KO (Punch)	2	0:26
12/31/2006	Win	Peter Graham	K-1 Premium 2006 Dynamite!!, Japan	Decision	5	3:00
12/02/2006	Win	Peter Aerts	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006, Japan	Decision	3	3:00
12/02/2006	Win	Ernesto Hoost	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006, Japan	Decision	3	3:00
12/02/2006	Win	Jerome Le Banner	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006, Japan	Decision	3	3:00
09/30/2006	Win	Bjorn Bregy	K-1 World GP 2006 in Osaka, Japan	KO (Left punch)	1	2:11
06/03/2006	Loss	Hong-Man Choi	K-1 World GP 2006 in Seoul, Korea	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
05/13/2006	Win	Lloyd van Dams	K-1 World GP 2006 in Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
04/29/2006	Win	Musashi	K-1 World GP 2006 in Las Vegas, USA	Decision	3	3:00
03/05/2006	Loss	Peter Aerts	K-1 World GP 2006 in Auckland, New Zealand	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
12/31/2005	Win	Ernesto Hoost	K-1 Premium 2005 Dynamite!!, Japan	TKO	2	0:41
11/19/2005	Win	Glaube Feitosa	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005, Japan	KO (Knee strike)	1	0:48
11/19/2005	Win	Remy Bonjasky	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005, Japan	KO (Knee strike)	1	2:58
11/19/2005	Win	Ray Sefo	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005, Japan	Decision	3	3:00
09/23/2005	Win	Glaube Feitosa	K-1 World GP 2005 in Osaka, Japan	Decision	3	3:00
05/27/2005	Win	Naoufal Benazzouz	K-1 World GP 2005 in Paris, France	KO (Right punch)	2	2:32
05/27/2005	Win	Freddy Kemayo	K-1 World GP 2005 in Paris, France	TKO (Right kicks)	3	1:19
05/27/2005	Win	Petr Vondrachek	K-1 World GP 2005 in Paris, France	KO	2	2:42
03/19/2005	Win	Montanha Silva	K-1 World GP 2005 in Seoul, Korea	KO (Right low kick)	1	1:22
11/06/2004	Win	Jan Nortje	Titans 1st, Korea	KO	2	0:57
05/20/2004	Loss	Alexey Ignashov	It's Showtime 7, Netherlands	KO	1
07/13/2003	Win	Remy Bonjasky	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Fukuoka, Japan	Decision	5	3:00
10/05/2002	Win	Michael McDonald	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Fukuoka, Japan	Decision	3	3:00
08/28/2002	Draw	Ernesto Hoost	PRIDE vs. K-1 Shockwave, Japan	Decision draw	5	3:00
04/21/2002	Win	Musashi	K-1 Burning 2002, Japan	Decision (Split)	3	3:00

[edit] MMA record

25 Wins (14 (T)KO's, 9 Submissions, 2 decisions), 14 Losses
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
01/12/2008	Win	Guelmino Nandor	Lord of The Rings, Belgrade	KO	1
08/05/2006	Win	Min-Soo Kim	K-1 Hero's 6, Japan	Submission (Triangle choke)	1	4:47
06/20/2004	Loss	Sergei Kharitonov	PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004, Japan	TKO (Punches)	1	9:19
04/25/2004	Win	Gan McGee	PRIDE Total Elimination 2004, Japan	Submission (Armbar)	1	5:02
12/31/2003	Loss	Josh Barnett	Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 Inoki Festival, Japan	Submission (Armbar)	3	4:48
11/24/2002	Loss	Antonio Nogueira	PRIDE 23, Japan	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	6:36
06/23/2002	Loss	Fedor Emelianenko	PRIDE 21, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
12/23/2001	Win	Yoshihiro Takayama	PRIDE 18, Japan	KO (Punches)	1	3:09
11/03/2001	Win	Masaaki Satake	PRIDE 17, Japan	TKO (Strikes)	1	2:18
09/24/2001	Win	Akira Shoji	PRIDE 16, Japan	KO	1	8:19
06/29/2001	Loss	Josh Barnett	UFC 32, USA	Submission (Armbar)	1	4:21
05/04/2001	Win	Pete Williams	UFC 31, USA	TKO (Strikes)	2	1:28
03/18/2001	Draw	Aleksei Medvedev	2H2H II Simply The Best, Netherlands	Decision (Draw)	2	10:00
10/22/2000	Win	Bob Schrijber	It's Showtime Exclusive, Netherlands	Submission (Choke)	2
09/24/2000	Win	Osami Shibuya	Pancrase 2000 Anniversary Show, Japan	TKO (Punches)	1	8:55
06/04/2000	Win	Yoshihisa Yamamoto	Rings Holland - Di Capo Di Tutti Capi, Netherlands	KO (Strikes)	1	2:54
04/30/2000	Win	Yoshiki Takahashi	Pancrase - Trans 3, Japan	KO (Knee strike)	1	7:30
11/28/1999	Win	Yuki Kondo	Pancrase - Breakthrough 10, Japan	Submission (Rear naked choke)	1	2:28
09/18/1999	Win	Ikuhisa Minowa	Pancrase 1999 Anniversary Show, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
09/04/1999	Win	Katsuomi Inagaki	Pancrase - Breakthrough 8, Japan	Submission	1	8:24
07/06/1999	Win	Osami Shibuya	Pancrase - Breakthrough 7, France	Submission	1	12:06
06/20/1999	Loss	Gilbert Yvel	Rings Holland - The Kings of the Magic Ring, Netherlands	KO	2	4:45
04/18/1999	Loss	Yuki Kondo	Pancrase - Breakthrough 4, Japan	Decision (Lost Points)	1	20:00
03/09/1999	Win	Takafumi Ito	Pancrase - Breakthrough 3, Korea	Submission (Choke)	1	1:45
09/14/1998	Win	Masakatsu Funaki	Pancrase 1998 Anniversary Show, Japan	KO (Body punch)	1	7:13
06/21/1998	Win	Guy Mezger	Pancrase - Advance 8, Japan	TKO (Strikes)	1	13:15
05/12/1998	Win	Yoshiki Takahashi	Pancrase - Advance 6, Japan	TKO (Strikes)	1	5:44
04/26/1998	Win	Jason Godsey	Pancrase - Advance 5, Japan	TKO (Cut)	1	1:47
03/18/1998	Loss	Masakatsu Funaki	Pancrase - Advance 4, Japan	Decision	1	15:00
02/06/1998	Loss	Satoshi Hasegawa	Pancrase - Advance 3, Japan	Submission	1	3:56
01/16/1998	Win	Minoru Suzuki	Pancrase - Advance 1, Japan	KO (Knee)	1	9:52
06/30/1997	Loss	Yuki Kondo	Pancrase - Alive 7, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	1	20:00
05/24/1997	Win	Takaku Fuke	Pancrase - Alive 5, Japan	Submission	1	8:59
03/22/1997	Win	Yoshiki Takahashi	Pancrase - Alive 3, Japan	TKO	1	7:00
02/22/1997	Loss	Masakatsu Funaki	Pancrase - Alive 2, Japan	Submission (Toe hold)	1	5:47
01/17/1997	Loss	Guy Mezger	Pancrase - Alive 1, Japan	Decision (Lost points)	1	20:00
12/15/1996	Win	Osami Shibuya	Pancrase - Truth 10, Japan	Decision (Majority)	1	10:00
10/08/1996	Loss	Ryushi Yanagisawa	Pancrase - Truth 7, Japan	Submission	1	0:51
07/22/1996	Loss	Yuki Kondo	Pancrase 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament Round 1, Japan	Decision (Split)	1	10:00
05/16/1996	Win	Manabu Yamada	Pancrase - Truth 5, Japan	Submission (Rear naked choke)	1	5:44