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Alistair Overeem vs Yuriy Kochkine

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Alistair Overeem and Yuriy Kochkine met 2 times (1999, 2000). Yuriy Kochkine won in 2000 by decision; Yuriy Kochkine won in 1999 by decision.

SOURCE·Alistair Overeem and Yuriy Kochkine — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Alistair OvereemYuriy Kochkine
80″ (203.2 cm)Reach—
76″ (193 cm)Height—
+5.28%Reach advantage—
47–19Record7–4
89%Finish rate57%
12Longest unbeaten run5
67Recorded bouts12
OrthodoxStance—

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Alistair Overeem

1990200020102020UNFILEDloss v Yuriy Kochkine, 1999, decisionwin v Ricardo Fyeet, 1999, submissionwin v Peter Verschuren, 2000, submissionloss v Bobby Hoffman, 2000, koloss v Yuriy Kochkine, 2000, decisionwin v Yasuhito Namekawa, 2000, submissionwin v Can Sahinbas, 2000, kowin v Chris Watts, 2000, kowin v Stanislav Nuschik, 2001, kowin v Vladimer Chanturia, 2001, submissionwin v Bazigit Atajev, 2002, kowin v Dave Vader, 2002, kowin v Yusuke Imamura, 2002, kowin v Vesa Vuori, 2002, kowin v Sergey Kaznovsky, 2002, submissionwin v Roman Zentsov, 2002, submissionwin v Tomohiko Hashimoto, 2003, koloss v Chuck Liddell, 2003, kowin v Mike Bencic, 2003, kowin v Aaron Brink, 2003, submissionwin v Hiromitsu Kanehara, 2004, kowin v Rodney Glunder, 2004, submissionloss v Maurício Rua, 2005, kowin v Igor Vovchanchyn, 2005, submissionwin v Vitor Belfort, 2005, submissionloss v Antônio Rogério Nogueira, 2005, decisionloss v Ricardo Arona, 2006, submissionloss v Antônio Rogério Nogueira, 2006, kowin v Vitor Belfort, 2006, decisionloss v Fabrício Werdum, 2006, submissionwin v Nikolajus Cilkinas, 2006, submissionwin v Sergei Kharitonov, 2006, kowin v Paul Buentello, 2007, submissionloss v Sergei Kharitonov, 2007, kowin v Michael Knaap, 2007, submissionloss v Maurício Rua, 2007, kowin v Gary Goodridge, 2008, submissionnc v Mirko Cro Cop, 2008win v Mark Hunt, 2008, submissionwin v Lee Tae-hyun, 2008, kowin v Kazuyuki Fujita, 2009, kowin v James Thompson, 2009, submissionwin v Tony Sylvester, 2009, submissionwin v Todd Duffee, 2010, kowin v Brett Rogers, 2010, kowin v Brock Lesnar, 2011, kowin v Fabrício Werdum, 2011, decisionloss v Travis Browne, 2013, koloss v Antônio Silva, 2013, kowin v Stefan Struve, 2014, koloss v Ben Rothwell, 2014, kowin v Frank Mir, 2014, decisionwin v Junior dos Santos, 2015, kowin v Roy Nelson, 2015, decisionloss v Stipe Miocic, 2016, kowin v Andrei Arlovski, 2016, koloss v Francis Ngannou, 2017, kowin v Fabrício Werdum, 2017, decisionwin v Mark Hunt, 2017, kowin v Sergei Pavlovich, 2018, koloss v Curtis Blaydes, 2018, koloss v Jairzinho Rozenstruik, 2019, kowin v Aleksei Oleinik, 2019, kowin v Augusto Sakai, 2020, kowin v Walt Harris, 2020, koloss v Alexander Volkov, 2021, kowin v Moise Rimbon, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1999–2021 · 1 UNDATED
2000 2010 2020 loss vs Yuriy Kochkine (1999)win vs Ricardo Fyeet (1999)win vs Peter Verschuren (2000)loss vs Bobby Hoffman (2000)loss vs Yuriy Kochkine (2000)win vs Yasuhito Namekawa (2000)win vs Can Sahinbas (2000)win vs Chris Watts (2000)win vs Stanislav Nuschik (2001)win vs Vladimer Chanturia (2001)win vs Bazigit Atajev (2002)win vs Dave Vader (2002)win vs Yusuke Imamura (2002)win vs Vesa Vuori (2002)win vs Sergey Kaznovsky (2002)win vs Roman Zentsov (2002)win vs Tomohiko Hashimoto (2003)loss vs Chuck Liddell (2003)win vs Mike Bencic (2003)win vs Aaron Brink (2003)win vs Hiromitsu Kanehara (2004)win vs Rodney Glunder (2004)loss vs Maurício Rua (2005)win vs Igor Vovchanchyn (2005)win vs Vitor Belfort (2005)loss vs Antônio Rogério Nogueira (2005)loss vs Ricardo Arona (2006)loss vs Antônio Rogério Nogueira (2006)win vs Vitor Belfort (2006)loss vs Fabrício Werdum (2006)win vs Nikolajus Cilkinas (2006)win vs Sergei Kharitonov (2006)win vs Paul Buentello (2007)loss vs Sergei Kharitonov (2007)win vs Michael Knaap (2007)loss vs Maurício Rua (2007)win vs Gary Goodridge (2008)nc vs Mirko Cro Cop (2008)win vs Mark Hunt (2008)win vs Lee Tae-hyun (2008)win vs Kazuyuki Fujita (2009)win vs James Thompson (2009)win vs Tony Sylvester (2009)win vs Todd Duffee (2010)win vs Brett Rogers (2010)win vs Brock Lesnar (2011)win vs Fabrício Werdum (2011)loss vs Travis Browne (2013)loss vs Antônio Silva (2013)win vs Stefan Struve (2014)loss vs Ben Rothwell (2014)win vs Frank Mir (2014)win vs Junior dos Santos (2015)win vs Roy Nelson (2015)loss vs Stipe Miocic (2016)win vs Andrei Arlovski (2016)loss vs Francis Ngannou (2017)win vs Fabrício Werdum (2017)win vs Mark Hunt (2017)win vs Sergei Pavlovich (2018)loss vs Curtis Blaydes (2018)loss vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik (2019)win vs Aleksei Oleinik (2019)win vs Augusto Sakai (2020)win vs Walt Harris (2020)loss vs Alexander Volkov (2021)
winlossdraw / NC1999–2021

Yuriy Kochkine

19902000win v Malcolm Nay, 1997, submissiondraw v Ricardo Morais, 1997, drawloss v Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, 1999, submissionwin v Alistair Overeem, 1999, decisionwin v Roman Kostennikov, 2000, decisionwin v Alistair Overeem, 2000, decisionwin v Yuri Zhernikov, 2001, submissionwin v Sergey Kaznovsky, 2001, koloss v Joop Kasteel, 2001, decisionloss v Mindaugas Kulikauskas, 2002, koloss v Heath Herring, 2002, kowin v Milco Voorn, 2005, submission
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1997–2005
2000 win vs Malcolm Nay (1997)draw vs Ricardo Morais (1997)loss vs Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (1999)win vs Alistair Overeem (1999)win vs Roman Kostennikov (2000)win vs Alistair Overeem (2000)win vs Yuri Zhernikov (2001)win vs Sergey Kaznovsky (2001)loss vs Joop Kasteel (2001)loss vs Mindaugas Kulikauskas (2002)loss vs Heath Herring (2002)win vs Milco Voorn (2005)
winlossdraw / NC1997–2005
Cross-references
Alistair Overeem

The full ledger: 67 bouts, the reach placed in its cohort, and what the record does not say.

47–19 Yuriy Kochkine

The same, from the other corner — 12 bouts and the cohort Kochkine is ranked inside.

7–4 Every confirmed matchup

The other 899 pairings whose own records confirm the fight happened — not a list of fights anyone imagined.

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