Semmy Schilt
A 212 cm karateka who ruled K-1's heavyweights
- Born
- October 27, 1973, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Nationality
Netherlands- Height
- 212 cm (6′11″)
- Style
- Long-range technician
- Weight
- Heavyweight, Super Heavyweight
- Active
- 1996–2013
- Status
- Retired · age 52
The record
Kickboxing, per Wikipedia and Glory (both 43-6-1). Also 26-14-1 in MMA (14 KO, 10 submissions) per Wikipedia. record
The story
emmy Schilt stood 212 cm and turned that frame into a system. A black belt in Ashihara karate, the Rotterdam native first built a long MMA career, including the Pancrase openweight title, before turning to K-1 kickboxing in 2002. He won the K-1 World Grand Prix in 2005, 2006 and 2007, the only fighter to take three in a row, and added a fourth in 2009 by stopping Badr Hari in the first round of the final. At Glory 4 on New Year's Eve 2012 he won four fights in one night, ending with a head-kick knockout of Daniel Ghiță. Opponents rarely got close: he used the jab, front kick and knee to keep fights at his range, and he was stopped only twice in kickboxing. A heart condition ended his career in 2013.
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- K-1 World Grand Prix champion (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)
- K-1 Super Heavyweight champion (four defenses)
- Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam champion (2012)
- Glory Heavyweight champion
- Pancrase Openweight champion (MMA)
- Glory Hall of Fame (2022)
- Black Belt Magazine Full-Contact Fighter of the Year (2008)
- Dutch National Hall of Fame for Martial Arts (2013)
Defining fights
- 2005WINvs Remy Bonjasky (KO 1, knee, K-1 World GP semifinal)
- 2007WINvs Peter Aerts (TKO 1, leg injury, K-1 World GP final)
- 2009WINvs Badr Hari (TKO 1, three knockdowns, K-1 World GP final)
- 2012WINvs Daniel Ghiță (KO 1, head kick, Glory Grand Slam final)
Fight tall like Schilt: keep a long jab and a lead-leg front kick in the opponent's face, and when they finally rush in, meet them with a knee instead of backing up.
1977–2000
