updated nationality birth_date sherdog kickbox_loss mma_subloss other_names image_size team mma_kowin image name kickbox_win years_active birth_place url trainer kickbox_kowin height stance reach mma_draw weight students kickbox_draw fighting_out_of weight_class kickbox_koloss article_title birth_name style
may 29 , 2014 dutch 25 october 1970 13344 34 1 the dutch lumberjack , mr. k-1 250px team -lrb- 1997-2004 -rrb- chakuriki gym -lrb- 1991-1997 -rrb- the champs aerts -lrb- 1989-1991 -rrb- judoka-kickboxing -lrb- 1984-1987 -rrb- -lrb- 2004 -- present -rrb- mejiro gym 1 peter-aerts . jpg peter aerts 105 30 -lrb- 1985 -- 2015 -rrb- eindhoven , netherlands http://www.peteraerts.com thom -lrb- 2004-2009 -rrb- andre mannaart -lrb- 1997-2004 -rrb- thom harinck harinck -lrb- 1991-1997 -rrb- eddy smulders -lrb- 1989-1991 -rrb- mikki benazzouz -lrb- -lrb- 1984-1987 -rrb- 2009 -- present -rrb- jan plas 79 1.92 orthodox 84.0 in cm on 0 104.6 kg lb st on mourad robin van roosmalen bouzidi , william diender , leroy kaestner , 2 amsterdam , netherlands heavyweight super heavyweight 20 peter aerts
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peter aerts

peter aerts -lrb- born october 25 , 1970 -rrb- is a retired dutch super heavyweight kickboxer .
known for his devastating high kicks , which earned him the nickname `` the dutch lumberjack '' , he is widely considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight kickboxers ever , along with remy bonjasky , andy hug , ernesto hoost and semmy schilt .
born in eindhoven , netherlands , aerts began training in muay thai and kickboxing at the age of fourteen .
he won his first world title when he was nineteen years old in 1990 , taking the international kick boxing federation 's heavyweight championship .
he would also add the dutch heavyweight title the world muay thai association 's heavyweight title to his mantlepiece before going on to compete in the k-1 organization in japan .
he has competed in every k-1 world grand prix except one -lrb- 2009 -rrb- , which has led to him being referred to as `` mr. k-1 '' .
a three-time k-1 world grand prix champion , he debuted at the inaugural k-1 world gp in 1993 where he was eliminated by fellow k-1 legend ernesto hoost .
he won his first grand prix in 1994 by knocking out rob van esdonk and patrick smith in the quarter-finals and semi-finals , respectively , before taking a unanimous decision over masaaki satake in the final .
aerts also won the gp the following year when he beat toshiyuki atokawa by ko , ernesto hoost by decision and then stopped jérôme le banner with body shots in the final .
he would not win the tournament again until 1998 when he ko 'd all three of his opponents in front of 63,800 spectators at the tokyo dome .
in what is considered to be one of the best grands prix ever , and the pinnacle of aerts ' career , he stopped masaaki satake with a knee strike in the quarters and forced the referee to stop his semi-final match with long-time rival mike bernardo .
in one of the most significant moments in k-1 history , he knocked out andy hug with one of his famous high kicks in the final .
he won this tournament in six minutes and forty-three seconds , which was the quickest k-1 gp win ever at the time .
this record stood until 2009 when it was beaten by semmy schilt .
although 1998 was his last grand prix win , he continues to compete and reached the final a further three times -lrb- in 2006 , 2007 and 2010 -rrb- .
