Robin van Roosmalen

Robin van Roosmalen (born October 1, 1989) is a Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist, currently signed with Bellator MMA, competing in their Featherweight division. He is the former Glory Featherweight Champion and former Glory Lightweight Champion.

Robin van Roosmalen
Born	October 1, 1989 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Other names	Leprechaun Power Pokerface RvR
Nationality	Dutch
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	70.0 kg (154.3 lb; 11.02 st)
Division	Featherweight Lightweight Welterweight
Reach	65 ^1⁄2 in (166 cm)
Style	Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Judo
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Den Bosch, Netherlands
Team	Team Van Roosmalen Golden Glory Team Aerts Warrior Gym Sanford MMA
Trainer	William van Roosmalen Peter Aerts Henri Hooft (MMA) Greg Jones (wrestling)
Rank	Black belt in Judo
Years active	2004-present
Kickboxing record
Total	72
Wins	51
By knockout	13
Losses	18
By knockout	3
Draws	3
Mixed martial arts record
Total	2
Wins	2
By knockout	2
Losses	0
Other information
Notable relatives	William van Roosmalen, father
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: October 22, 2016

As of 1 November 2018, he is ranked the #5 featherweight in the world by Combat Press.[1]

Biography

Van Roosmalen is the oldest of three children. His father, William van Roosmalen, is a former world champion in Muay Thai and kickboxing,[2] together with Pelé Reid, the only men to ever knock out Vitali Klitschko in a kickboxing bout (WAKO European finals, Kiev, 1995) and also the only man to knock out William Beekwilder. Growing up in a kickboxing family, Van Roosmalen began training at the age of 3 under his father in his gym and later also began boxing, wrestling, mixed martial arts and judo, in which he received a black belt.[3] He is known for his aggressive, high paced fighting style.

Kickboxing career

Van Roosmalen made it to the semi-finals of the K-1 World MAX West Europe Tournament by beating Henri van Opstal in the quarter-final. He lost his semi-final bout against the eventual winner Mohammed Khamal by KO.[4] After losing a fight against Ajay Balgobind, Van Roosmalen rebounded by knocking out Dutch slugger William Diender with a liver punch and beating the highly regarded Dutch-Moroccan Chahid Oulad El Hadj by decision. On May 21, 2011, Van Roosmalen met Mohammed Khamal in a rematch in Amsterdam. He lost the match by judges' decision.

On September 25, 2011, van Roosmalen won the It's Showtime "Fast & Furious 70MAX" title in Brussels. He beat Chahid Oulad El Hadj for the 2nd time by TKO in the second round, Chris Ngimbi by decision and Artur Kyshenko by KO in the first round. Van Roosmalen had entered the tournament as a replacement for 70MAX giant Giorgio Petrosyan, who had injured himself in his fight against Hinata, and was seen as an underdog to win the tournament over the more highly ranked and experienced Artur Kyshenko.

Glory

Van Roosmalen was drawn against Tim Thomas in the quarter-finals of the Glory 3: Rome - 2012 Middleweight Slam Final 8 on November 3, 2012, in Rome, Italy,[5] and won by TKO in the second round when he battered the Englishman into a referee stoppage. In the semis, he dropped Sanny Dahlbeck in each of the first two rounds before finishing him with a punch to the body in the third. Advancing to the final, he went up against Giorgio Petrosyan. His aggressive style played into Petrosyan's hands, however, and he was outclassed by the silky Italian to a unanimous decision loss.[6][7]

Van Roosmalen took a dominant unanimous decision over Yuichiro Nagashima at Glory 4: Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2012, dropping "Jienotsu" in round one and scoring with low kicks and hard punches throughout.[8][9] He dropped Murthel Groenhart in round one en route to a unanimous decision win at Glory 7: Milan in Milan, Italy on April 20, 2013.[10][11][12][13] He beat Shemsi Beqiri by unanimous decision in a back-and-forth fight at Glory 10: Los Angeles - Middleweight World Championship Tournament in Ontario, California, United States, on September 28, 2013.[14][15][16][17]

Van Roosmalen rematched Davit Kiria in the semi-finals of the Glory 12: New York - Lightweight World Championship Tournament in New York City, New York, US on November 23, 2013, winning a unanimous decision.[18][19] In the final, he was battered by Andy Ristie, getting dropped in round one before being knocked out in two.[20][21][22][23] He defeated Marat Grigorian via split decision in the co-main event of Glory 15: Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey on April 12, 2014.[24][25][26]

Lightweight champion

Van Roosmalen captured the Glory lightweight title with a majority decision win over Davit Kiria at Glory 18: Oklahoma on November 7, 2014.[27] He rematched Andy Ristie at Glory 20: Dubai and retained his lightweight title with a dominant unanimous decision win after knocking Ristie down two times in the fourth round. All three judges scored the fight 49-44 in favor of van Roosmalen.[28] On May 11, 2015, he was ranked as the #1 lightweight in the world by LiverKick.com.[29] He defended his title a second time, this time a unanimous decision against Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong at Glory 25: Milan. However, he would lose the title via split decision in a rematch against Sitsongpeenong at Glory 31: Amsterdam.

Featherweight champion

After losing his lightweight title, Van Roosmalen dropped down to featherweight and immediately faced Gabriel Varga for the Canadian's featherweight title. Van Roosmalen dropped Varga twice in the second round and dominated the Canadian throughout the fight, prompting the featherweight champion's corner to throw in the towel in the break between the fourth and fifth round.[30] With this win, Van Roosmalen became the first fighter to hold a Glory title in two separate weight classes. On September 29th, 2018, at Glory 59, Robin van Roosmalen was defeated by the #1 challenger and Interim champion Petchpanomrung "The Professor" Kiatmookao via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45, 50-45, 50-45).[31]

Mixed martial arts career

Final Fight Championship

In February 2016, van Roosmalen made his professional mixed martial arts debut for Final Fight Championship. He made his debut against Theo Michailidis at FFC 22, and he won the fight via second round knockout. His next bout came on March 11, 2017 at FFC 28 against Risto Dimitrov, and he was victorious via first round technical knockout. On December 13, 2018, Van Roosmalen announced that he would transitioning from kickboxing to MMA full-time.[32]

Bellator MMA

On May 28, 2019, Bellator MMA president Scott Coker announced via Twitter that he signed Van Roosmalen to a multi-fight contract. Van Roosmalen was expected to make his promotional debut in a featherweight bout against Cris Lencioni at Bellator 232 on October 26, 2019.[33][34] However, Van Roosmalen missed the featherweight limit by nine pounds and the bout was cancelled, with the athletic commission stating Van Roosmalen must compete at Lightweight from now on.[35]

Personal life

On January 13, 2021, Van Roosmalen and his younger sister were involved in a car accident in their home country of the Netherlands. Robin was hospitalized with numerous injuries and his sister was pronounced dead as a result of the injuries she suffered. No further details on van Roosmalen's physical condition have been revealed to the public.[36]

Championships & accomplishments

• Glory
  • Glory Featherweight Champion (two times)
  • Glory Lightweight Champion (one time)
    • Two successful title defenses
  • 2013 Glory Lightweight World Championship Tournament Runner-up
  • 2012 Glory 70kg Slam Tournament Runner-up
• It's Showtime
  • It's Showtime "Fast & Furious 70MAX" Tournament Champion

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
2 matches	2 wins	0 losses
By knockout	2	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	2–0	Risto Dimitrov	TKO (punches)	FFC 28	March 11, 2017	1	2:56	Athens, Greece
Win	1–0	Theo Michailidis	KO (punch)	FFC 22	February 20, 2016	2	2:21	Athens, Greece	MMA debut.

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

51 wins (13 KOs), 18 losses Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2018-09-29 Loss Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 Glory 59: Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Lost the Glory Featherweight Championship. 2018-03-31 Win Kevin VanNostrand Glory 52: Los Angeles Los Angeles, United States Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Defend the Glory Featherweight Championship. 2017-09-30 Win Serhiy Adamchuk Glory 45: Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Defend the Glory Featherweight Championship. 2017-05-20 Win Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 Glory 41: Holland Den Bosch, Netherlands Decision (majority) 5 3:00 Won the Glory Featherweight Championship. 2017-01-20 Win Matt Embree Glory 37: Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, US TKO (Referee Stoppage/Punches) 4 2:00 Stripped off the title due to failing to make weight. 2016-10-21 Win Gabriel Varga Glory 34: Denver Broomfield, Colorado, US TKO (corner stoppage) 4 3:00 Won the Glory Featherweight Championship. 2016-06-25 Loss Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong Glory 31: Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Split) 5 3:00 Lost the Glory Lightweight Championship Belt. 2015-11-06 Win Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong Glory 25: Milan Monza, Italy Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 Defends the Glory Lightweight Championship. 2015-06-03 Win Steve Moxon Friday Night Fights ‘FIGHT FOR EDUCATION’ New York, US Decision(Unanimous) 3 3:00 2015-04-03 Win Andy Ristie Glory 20: Dubai Dubai, UAE Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 Defends the Glory Lightweight Championship. 2014-11-07 Win Davit Kiria Glory 18: Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US Decision (majority) 5 3:00 Wins the Glory Lightweight Championship. 2014-04-12 Win Marat Grigorian Glory 15: Istanbul Istanbul, Turkey Decision (split) 3 3:00 2013-11-23 Loss Andy Ristie Glory 12: New York New York City, New York, US KO (left uppercut) 2 1:45 Lightweight Tournament Final For the Glory Lightweight World Championship Tournament. 2013-11-23 Win Davit Kiria Glory 12: New York New York City, New York, US Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Lightweight World Championship Tournament, Semi Finals. 2013-09-28 Win Shemsi Beqiri Glory 10: Los Angeles Ontario, California, US Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2013-04-20 Win Murthel Groenhart Glory 7: Milan Milan, Italy Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2012-12-31 Win Yuichiro Nagashima Glory 4: Tokyo Saitama, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2012-11-03 Loss Giorgio Petrosyan Glory 3: Rome Rome, Italy Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 For the Glory 70kg Slam Tournament. 2012-11-03 Win Sanny Dahlbeck Glory 3: Rome Rome, Italy TKO (punch to the body) 3 70 kg Slam Tournament, Semi-Finals. 2012-11-03 Win Tim Thomas Glory 3: Rome Rome, Italy TKO (referee stoppage) 2 1:05 70 kg Slam Tournament, Quarter-Finals. 2012-06-30 Loss Hafid el Boustati It's Showtime Brussels, Belgium TKO(Doctor Stoppage/Cut from knee) 2 2:00 2012-05-26 Win Dzhabar Askerov Glory 1: Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 70 kg Slam Tournament, First Round. 2012-02-26 Win Rachid Belaini Vuisten Van Vuur 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3.00 2012-01-28 Win Murat Direkçi It's Showtime 2012 in Leeuwarden Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 2011-09-24 Win Artur Kyshenko It's Showtime "Fast & Furious 70MAX" Brussels, Belgium KO (Left Hook) 1 2:20 Wins It's Showtime "Fast & Furious 70MAX" tournament title. 2011-09-24 Win Chris Ngimbi It's Showtime "Fast & Furious 70MAX"]] Brussels, Belgium Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 "Fast & Furious" 70MAX Tournament, Semi-Finals. 2011-09-24 Win Chahid Oulad El Hadj It's Showtime "Fast & Furious 70MAX" Brussels, Belgium TKO (Corner stoppage) 2 2:40 "Fast & Furious" 70MAX Tournament, Quarter-Finals. 2011-05-21 Loss Mohamed Khamal Fightclub presents: It's Showtime 2011 Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Split) 3 3:00 2011-03-19 Win Davit Kiria United Glory 13: 2010-2011 World Series Semifinals Charleroi, Belgium Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2011-03-06 Win Chahid Oulad El Hadj Fightingstars presents: It's Showtime Sporthallen Zuid Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 2010-12-04 Win Mikel Colaj Janus Fight Night 2010 Padua, Italy Decision 3 3:00 2010-10-16 Win Maxim Vorovski United Glory 12: 2010-2011 World Series Quarterfinals Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2010-09-12 Win William Diender Fightingstars presents: It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Liver Punch) 3 2010-06-11 Loss Ajay Balgobind Friday Night Fight Night Amsterdam, Netherlands Ext. R. Decision 4 3:00 2010-03-21 Loss Mohamed Khamal K-1 World MAX 2010 West Europe Tournament, Semi Finals Utrecht, Netherlands KO 2010-03-21 Win Henri van Opstal K-1 World MAX 2010 West Europe Tournament, Quarter Finals Utrecht, Netherlands Ext. R. Decision 4 3:00 2010-02-27 Win Anthony Nekrui Amsterdam Fight Club Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 2009-12-12 Win Yassin Baitar Netherlands Ext. R. Decision (split) 3 3:00 2009-10-24 Win Chad Bishop This Is It! Rhoon, Netherlands TKO 2009-09-27 Win Ait Said Houkari Knock Out Combat 6 Eindhoven, Netherlands KO 5 2009-06-13 Win Achmed Zragua Gentlemen Promotions Tilburg, Netherlands Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2008-12-17 Win Amin Choukoud Netherlands Decision (split) 5 3:00 2008-08-01 Loss Youssef Boughanem Veghel, Netherlands 2008-05-24 Loss Robert Siebenheller Fight Sensation 3 Doetinchem, Netherlands Decision 3 2:00 2008-05-24 Loss Samil Unal Fight Sensation 3 Doetinchem, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 2008-05-10 Loss Antoine Pinto Golden Belt Liverpool, England Decision 5 3:00 2008-04-26 Win Hammadi el Mahdaoui K-1 World GP 2008 Amsterdam, Super Fight Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2008-02-17 Draw Leroy Kaestner K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 The Final Qualification, Opening fight Utrecht, Netherlands Decision draw 5 2:00 2008-01-20 Win Faysal el Osrouti Kickboksgala, Sportschool Jellema Houten, Netherlands Decision 5 2:00 2007-12-16 Win Arman Soufi Netherlands Decision (split) 5 2:00 2007-11-24 Loss Jan Pruijmboom Shootboxing in the Autotron Rosmalen, Netherlands Decision 5 2:00 2007-09-23 Win Ruslan Mamedkhanov Rings Holland: Risky Business, Vechtsebanen Utrecht, Netherlands KO (Right hook) 1 2007-07-01 Loss Anthony Kane Next Generation Warriors Utrecht, Netherlands Decision 5 2:00 2007-05-13 Loss Jan Pruijmboom Fight Night Veghel Veghel, Netherlands Decision 5 2:00 2007-04-09 Win Robert Siebenheller Netherlands Decision 5 2:00 2007-03-18 Win Soufiane Aouragh Demolition Part II Den Bosch, Netherlands Decision (majority) 5 2:00 2007-02-17 Win Faysal el Ousrouti Valentijn's Event Utrecht, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00 2007-01-22 Win Yavuz Kayabasi MT Lumpini & Siam Gym Gala Weert, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 2006-11-18 Win Zeki Bouzreki Muay thai gala Vlaardingen Vlaardingen, Netherlands TKO 2006-10-01 Loss Edson Fortes Thaiboks Gala, Schuttersveld Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 2006-09-10 Win Romano Morjoner Thaiboks Gala Veghel Veghel, Netherlands TKO (Doctor stoppage) 2006-06-25 Draw Harry Petalo Thaibox Gala Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands Decision draw 3 2:00 2006-06-04 Win Chafik Ayoub Kickbox Gala Druten Druten, Netherlands Decision (split) 3 2:00 2006-05-07 Win Arwien Ramlal Muay Thai gala Den Bosch Den Bosch, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 2006-04-15 Loss Sergio Menig Al-Fid Thaibox Gala Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 2006-03-11 Win Massi Rahimi Netherlands Decision 3 2:00 2006-02-05 Win Atty Gol Muaythai Gala Fight and Survive Den Bosch, Netherlands Decision 3 2:00 2005-11-26 Loss Romano Morjoner Muay Thai gala Hoogwoud Hoogwoud, Netherlands Decision 3 2:00 2005-10-09 Draw Jeffrey Ezinga Muay Thai gala Den Bosch Den Bosch, Netherlands Decision 3 2:00 2005-01-23 Win Achmed Netherlands Decision (split) 3 1:00 2004-12-18 Win Sofiane S.S. Emmen Muaythai Gala Akdeniz Gym Deventer, Netherlands TKO (Corner stoppage) 2 2004-11-13 Win Gussen Amirov Sportlife Thaiboxing Gala Heerlen, Netherlands Decision (split) 3 1:00 Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of K-1 events
• List of It's Showtime events
• List of male kickboxers

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