# Lloyd van Dams

Lloyd Daniël van Dams (5 March 1972 – 29 December 2021), also known as The Tornado, was a Surinamese-born Dutch heavyweight kickboxer. He was a Dutch, European, and World Muay Thai champion. Known for his durability, Van Dams was never knocked out in 84 professional fights (though he was defeated once via TKO from exhaustion). He held notable wins over Remy Bonjasky, Brian Douwes, Alexander Ustinov, Bjorn Bregy, and Brecht Wallis. Van Dams also competed in mixed martial arts.

## Life and career

Van Dams was born in Suriname on 5 March 1972, and moved to the Netherlands when he was seven years old. He began training kickboxing when he was 12 at SWSU, a Surinamese-Dutch gym in Utrecht. When he was good enough, his trainer decided to take him to Chakuriki. Van Dams had his first professional fight at the age of 18.
When he was 20 he moved from Utrecht to Dordrecht and began training with Jan Vleesenbeek. This trainer was known for his hard training methods, which suited Van Dams very well. When Vleesenbeek decided to stop training, Van Dams moved to a gym called "Survivor" in Breda.
When facing problems in his personal life in 1996, Van Dams moved back to Utrecht. He went training at Chakuriki Gym in Amsterdam, under Thom Harinck and developed himself as one of the top fighters of the gym.
In 1999, he made his K-1 debut at the K-1 Braves '99. After beating Matt Skelton in the semi-finals he lost to Xhavit Bajrami at the finals. After a few years, Van Dams made his comeback in 2005. First he fought at an 8-man tourney "Fight at the Border" in Belgium, where he lost on his comeback to Petar Majstorovic by unanimous decision. A week later he won a 4-man tournament in Romania. He defeated Pavel Majer and Alben Belinski.
In 2006, Van Dams opened his own gym, Fight Club Van Dams in Utrecht, Netherlands. He died from heart disease on 29 December 2021, at the age of 49.

## Titles

* 2010 Amsterdam Fight Club 4 man tournament champion
* 2004 King Of The Ring World GP tournament champion
* 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix in Fukuoka Repechage A Runner Up
* 2000 WFCA World champion
* 1999 WMTA World champion
* 1998 EMTA European champion
* 1998 KO-Power Tournament champion
* 1997 Battle of the Best tournament champion
* 1996 NKBB Dutch champion

## Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record :
| 69 Wins (34 (T)KO's, 35 decisions), 12 Losses, 3 Draws ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time |
| 2010-02-27 | Win | Benjey Zimmerman | Amsterdam Fightclub: Rotterdam vs Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| Wins Amsterdam Fightclub 4 man tournament title ||||||||
| 2010-02-27 | Win | Brian Douwes | Amsterdam Fightclub: Rotterdam vs Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2009-05-31 | Draw | Anderson Silva | Next Generation Warriors 3 | Utrecht, Netherlands | Decision draw | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2008-12-29 | Win | Ron Ritter | The Return of the Boys | Paramaribo, Suriname | KO (low kicks) | 1 | |
| 2008-11-23 | Win | Samir Benazzouz | RingSensation | The Hague, Netherlands | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2007-08-11 | Win | Ryuta Noji | Heat4 | Nagoya, Japan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2006-12-16 | Draw | Wisam Feyli | Travelfight Arena | Uppsala, Sweden | Decision draw | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2006-10-08 | Loss | Alexander Ustinov | The Battle of Arnhem V | Arnhem, Netherlands | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| Fight was for WFCA World Thaiboxing Super Heavyweight (+100 kg) title ||||||||
| 2006-05-13 | Loss | Semmy Schilt | K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2006-03-26 | Win | Brecht Wallis | Balans Fight Night | Tilburg, Netherlands | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2005-12-18 | Win | Alben Belinski | Local Kombat 18 "Revanşa" Final | Constanta, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| Wins Local Kombat 18 tournament title ||||||||
| 2005-12-18 | Win | Pavel Majer | Local Kombat 18 "Revanşa" Semifinal | Constanta, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2005-12-10 | Loss | Petar Majstorovic | Fights at the Border IV, quarter finals | Lommel, Belgium | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2005-04-30 | Win | Achmed Jattari | Queens Fight Night | Eindhoven, Netherlands | | | |
| 2004-12-10 | Win | Nenad Nedimovic | Local Kombat 11: Intepeneste Valcea | Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania | KO | 2 | |
| 2004-05-29 | Win | Jerrel Venetiaan | King of the Ring World GP, Final | Venice, Italy | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| Wins King of the Ring World Grand Prix tournament title ||||||||
| 2004-05-29 | Win | Alexander Ustinov | King of the Ring World GP, semi final | Venice, Italy | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2004-05-29 | Win | Robert Byceck | King of the Ring World GP, quarter final | Venice, Italy | KO (left low kick) | 1 | 1:03 |
| 2003-05-31 | Win | Ait Daouda | Muay Thai Express 1 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | TKO (corner stoppage) | 3 | |
| 2002-08-10 | Loss | Lechi Kurbanov | 8.10 ICHIGEKI | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2002-07-07 | Win | Sean Johnson | Bad Boys Day part 1 | Utrecht, Netherlands | TKO (low kicks) | 1 | |
| 2001-10-08 | Loss | Francisco Filho | K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka | Fukuoka, Japan | Decision (majority) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2001-10-08 | Win | Matt Skelton | K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka | Fukuoka, Japan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2001-07-20 | Loss | Alexey Ignashov | K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Nagoya, Final | Nagoya, Japan | Ext. R Decision (unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 |
| Fight was for K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Nagoya tournament title ||||||||
| 2001-07-20 | Loss | Mike Bernardo | K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Nagoya, semi final | Nagoya, Japan | Ext. R decision (majority) | 4 | 3:00 |
| 2001-07-20 | Win | Bjorn Bregy | K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Nagoya, quarter final | Nagoya, Japan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2001-04-15 | Win | Tooru Oishi | K-1 Burning 2001 | Kumamoto, Japan | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| 2000-12-12 | Loss | Alexey Ignashov | It's Showtime - Christmas Edition | Haarlem, Netherlands | TKO (Exhaustion) | 5 | 3:00 |
| 2000-10-08 | Win | Peter Verschuren | Victory or Hell part I | Amsterdam, Netherlands | TKO (ref stop/Three knockdowns) | 3 | |
| 2000-07-30 | Loss | Ernesto Hoost | K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Nagoya, semi final | Nagoya, Japan | Decision (majority) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2000-07-30 | Win | Tatsufumi Tomihira | K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Nagoya, quarter final | Nagoya, Japan | KO | 2 | 2:07 |
| 2000-04-23 | Win | Samir Benazzouz | K-1 The Millennium | Osaka, Japan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 1999-10-21 | Win | Rene Rooze | | Haarlem, Netherlands | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 1999-10-05 | Loss | Peter Aerts | K-1 World Grand Prix '99 opening round | Osaka, Japan | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| Fails to qualify for the K-1 World Grand Prix 1999 final. ||||||||
| 1999-06-20 | Loss | Xhavit Bajrami | K-1 Braves '99, Final | Japan | Ext R decision (unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 |
| Fight was for K-1 Braves '99 tournament title ||||||||
| 1999-06-20 | Win | Matt Skelton | K-1 Braves '99, semi final | Japan | Ext R decision (unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 |
| 1999-06-20 | Win | Tomasz Kucharzewski | K-1 Braves '99, quarter final | Japan | KO (right low kick) | 2 | 1:48 |
| 1999-03-27 | Win | Bob Schreiber | The Fight of the Gladiators | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| Wins WMTA Super Heavyweight Muaythai World title ||||||||
| 1998-09-26 | Win | William van Rosmalen | The Fight of the Champions | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| Wins EMTA Super Heavyweight Muaythai European title ||||||||
| 1998-05-31 | Win | Bob Schreiber | Fight of the Decade | Amsterdam, Netherlands | TKO (corner stoppage) | 4 | |
| 1998-04-14 | Win | Remy Bonjasky | Muay Thai Power tournament, Final | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| Wins Muay Thai Power tournament title ||||||||
| 1998-04-14 | Win | Peter Kramer | Muay Thai Power tournament, semi final | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 1998-02-15 | Win | Richard Paans | Thai/Kickboxing in Nijmegen | Nijmegen, Netherlands | KO | 1 | |
| 1997-11-27 | Loss | Peter Verschuren | Thaiboxing in Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1997-05-11 | Win | Pedro Rizzo | Battle of the Best tournament, Final | Den Bosch, Netherlands | TKO (corner stoppage) | 2 | |
| Wins Battle of the Best tournament title ||||||||
| 1997-05-11 | Win | Perry Telgt | Battle of the Best tournament, semi final | Den Bosch, Netherlands | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 1997-05-11 | Win | Peter Verschuren | Battle of the Best tournament, quarter final | Den Bosch, Netherlands | KO | 1 | |

## Mixed martial arts record

| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 0-1 | Gary Goodridge | TKO (punches) | Pride Shockwave | 31 December 2005 | 1 | 3:39 | Tokyo, Japan | |