Peter Aerts
Six K-1 finals, three titles, one right high kick
- Born
- October 25, 1970, Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Nationality
Netherlands- Height
- 192 cm (6′4″)
- Reach
- 213 cm (7′0″)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Style
- High-kicking power striker
- Weight
- Heavyweight
- Active
- 1985–2020
- Status
- Retired · age 55
The record
Kickboxing, Wikipedia infobox (145 bouts). Also 1-2 in MMA (Sherdog). The partial database at muaythairecords.com lists 87-32-2.
The story
eter Aerts began competing in 1985 and was still fighting in 2020, a span that made him the face of K-1's heavyweight era and earned him the name Mr. K-1. The Eindhoven native became The Dutch Lumberjack after chopping down Mark Russell in the first round in 1991, and his right high kick remained his calling card. He won the K-1 World Grand Prix in 1994, 1995 and 1998, the last with a first-round high-kick knockout of Andy Hug. He then reached three more finals, in 2006, 2007 and 2010, the last at age 40, which made him the oldest finalist in the event's history and gave him a record six final appearances. He also held WMTA Muay Thai world titles in 1991 and 1995.
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- K-1 World Grand Prix champion (1994, 1995, 1998)
- K-1 World Grand Prix runner-up (2006, 2007, 2010)
- WMTA world heavyweight champion (1991)
- WMTA world super heavyweight champion (1995)
- IKBF world heavyweight champion (1990)
Defining fights
- 1994WINvs Masaaki Satake (unanimous decision, K-1 Grand Prix final)
- 1995WINvs Jérôme Le Banner (TKO 1, body shot, K-1 Grand Prix final)
- 1998WINvs Andy Hug (KO 1, high kick, K-1 World GP final)
- 2007LOSSvs Semmy Schilt (TKO 1, knee injury, K-1 World GP final)
- 2010LOSSvs Alistair Overeem (TKO 1, K-1 World GP final at age 40)
Set up the right high kick like Aerts: land a right hand to the body first so the guard drops, then throw the same-side high kick over the lowered elbow.
1997–2009
