Jairzinho Rozenstruik was born on 17 March 1988 and is a Surinamese mixed martial artist and former kickboxer, who currently competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
31 Facts About Jairzinho Rozenstruik
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik currently holds the record for second fastest knockout in the heavyweight division against Allen Crowder at UFC Fight Night 154.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik's parents were football fans and named him after the Brazilian star Jairzinho.
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In February 2020, the original Jairzinho reacted to highlights of his namesake's knockouts.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik played football and basketball before starting to train kickboxing at the age of seventeen in a local gym.
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At the age of seventeen, Jairzinho Rozenstruik started training in a gym called Rens Project.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik won a total of 76 matches with 64 of them by knockout out of 85 he competed in.
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In May 2012, Jairzinho Rozenstruik won his debut MMA fight against Evgeny Boldyrev at DRAKA MMA: Governor's Cup 7 in Vladivostok, Russia.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik made his UFC debut on February 2,2019 against Junior Albini, replacing injured Dmitry Sosnovskiy, at UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs Moraes 2.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik won the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik faced Allen Crowder on June 22,2019 at UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs The Korean Zombie.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik won the fight via knockout in round one.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik faced Andrei Arlovski on November 2,2019 at UFC 244.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik won the fight via knockout in round one.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik faced Alistair Overeem, replacing Walt Harris due to the ongoing search for his missing step-daughter, on December 7,2019 at UFC on ESPN 7.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik won the fight via knockout in round five.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik was scheduled to face Francis Ngannou on March 28,2020 at UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik lost the fight via knockout just 20 seconds into the first round.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik faced Junior dos Santos on August 15,2020 at UFC 252.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik won the fight via technical knockout in the second round.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik faced Ciryl Gane on February 27,2021 at UFC Fight Night: Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs Gane.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik faced Augusto Sakai on June 5,2021 at UFC Fight Night: Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs Sakai.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik won the fight via knockout in the closing seconds of the first round.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik faced Curtis Blaydes on September 25,2021 at UFC 266.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik was scheduled to face Marcin Tybura on February 26,2022 at UFC Fight Night 202.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik faced Alexander Volkov on June 4,2022 at UFC Fight Night 207.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik lost the fight via technical knockout in round one.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik was scheduled to face Chris Daukaus on October 1,2022 at UFC Fight Night 211.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik won the fight via technical knockout just twenty three seconds into the first round.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik faced Jailton Almeida on May 13,2023 at UFC on ABC 4.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik lost the bout via rear naked choke in first round.