- Born
- Nickname
- El Guapo
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Bas Rutten is a world-renowned mixed martial artist who has also made a name for himself outside the ring as an actor, host, and television personality.
As an actor Rutten can be seen co-starring in the Kevin James feature film Here Comes the Boom (2012) for Columbia Pictures. Rutten previously appeared in Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) and lent his talents to the voice cast of Zookeeper (2011).
Rutten is the co-host of the weekly MMA news program Inside MMA on HDNet, and he can be seen this fall hosting the self-defense show Punk Payback for Fuel TV. Rutten has provided color commentary for several fight organizations including the former Pride Fighting Championships.
Rutten is a former three-time King of Pancrase World Champion and UFC Heavyweight Champion. Born and raised in Holland, his devotion to martial arts began after sneaking into a movie screening of Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon. First known as a devastating stand up striker with 11 career wins by knockout, Rutten also dominated with 14 wins by submission and went undefeated in his final 22 fights.
- IMDb mini biography by: JSMLA
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- His so called "Finishing move" is a powerful body strike to an opponents liver, which can be felt for a long time afterwards.
- The Rutten Jump (Jumping Splits after each victory)
- Considered one of the top 5 greatest fighters in mixed-martial art's history.
- From his 28 wins, he won 12 by KO, 13 by submission and only 3 by decision.
- Had a 28-4-1 mixed martial arts record and retired without losing for the last four years of his career. He had intended to vacate the UFC Heavyweight championship to compete in the under 200 lbs class, but injuries kept him from competing again after his Heavyweight championship win over Kevin Randleman at UFC 20.
- Won 14 straight Muay-Thai boxing matches by knockout before suffering his first defeat.
- Has a 5th Degree Blackbelt in Kyokushin Karate and a 2nd Degree Blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do.
- It is better to do too much than to do too little.
- A true champion is one who sweats from exhaustion when no one is watching
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