1. Jairzinho R Rozenstruik was born on 17 March 1988 and is a Surinamese professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer.
35 Facts About Jairzinho Rozenstruik
1. 2.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik formerly competed in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
3.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik's parents were football fans and named him after the Brazilian star Jairzinho.
4.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik played football and basketball before starting to train kickboxing at the age of seventeen in a local gym.
5.
At the age of seventeen, Jairzinho Rozenstruik started training in a gym called Rens Project.
6.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik won a total of 76 matches with 64 of them by knockout out of 85 he competed in.
7.
In May 2012, Jairzinho Rozenstruik won his debut MMA fight against Evgeny Boldyrev at DRAKA MMA: Governor's Cup 7 in Vladivostok, Russia.
8.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik made his UFC debut on 2 February 2019, against Junior Albini, replacing injured Dmitry Sosnovskiy, at UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs Moraes 2.
9.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik won the fight via TKO in the second round.
10.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik faced Allen Crowder on 22 June 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs The Korean Zombie.
11.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik won the fight via knockout in round one.
12.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik faced Andrei Arlovski on 2 November 2019, at UFC 244.
13.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik won the fight via knockout in round one.
14.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik faced Alistair Overeem, replacing Walt Harris due to the ongoing search for his missing step-daughter, on 7 December 2019, at UFC on ESPN 7.
15.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik won the fight via knockout in round five.
16.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik was scheduled to face Francis Ngannou on 28 March 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik.
17.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik lost the fight via knockout just 20 seconds into the first round.
18.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik faced Junior dos Santos on 15 August 2020, at UFC 252.
19.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik won the fight via technical knockout in the second round.
20.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik faced Ciryl Gane on 27 February 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs Gane.
21.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik faced Augusto Sakai on 5 June 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs Sakai.
22.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik won the fight via knockout in the closing seconds of the first round.
23.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik faced Curtis Blaydes on 25 September 2021, at UFC 266.
24.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik was scheduled to face Marcin Tybura on 26 February 2022, at UFC Fight Night 202.
25.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik faced Alexander Volkov on 4 June 2022, at UFC Fight Night 207.
26.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik lost the fight via technical knockout in round one.
27.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik was scheduled to face Chris Daukaus on 1 October 2022, at UFC Fight Night 211.
28.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik won the fight via technical knockout just twenty three seconds into the first round.
29.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik faced Jailton Almeida on 13 May 2023, at UFC on ABC 4.
30.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik lost the bout via rear naked choke in first round.
31.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik faced Shamil Gaziev on 2 March 2024, at UFC Fight Night 238.
32.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik landed many jabs throughout the fight and won the fight by technical knockout at the end of the fourth round as Gaziev was unable to see.
33.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik faced Tai Tuivasa on 18 August 2024 at UFC 305.
34.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik faced former UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship challenger Sergei Pavlovich on 1 February 2025 at UFC Fight Night 250.
35.
On 3 February 2025, following his loss to Pavlovich, Jairzinho Rozenstruik was released by the UFC.