Stefan Jaimy Struve is a Dutch former mixed martial artist who competed as a heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
48 Facts About Stefan Struve
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When Stefan Struve's brother took him to the local martial arts gym, he decided to pursue a career in mixed martial arts instead.
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Stefan Struve had his first and only amateur MMA bout at age 16 and won via head kick knockout.
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Stefan Struve made his professional debut for the GFN organization when he was 17, fighting John De Wilde at Gentlemen Fight Night.
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In 2008, Stefan Struve negotiated with the DREAM and Affliction promotions, before signing a four-fight deal with the UFC.
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Stefan Struve lost his UFC debut bout at UFC 95 to Junior dos Santos in the first round, after dos Santos stormed Stefan Struve with an aggressive flurry of punches.
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Stefan Struve won his next fight on June 13,2009, at UFC 99, over Denis Stojnic.
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Stefan Struve was cut open by hammer fists from Stojnic while on his back in the first round and, despite bleeding profusely, persevered in the second round and gained Stojnic's back, eventually locking in a rear naked choke to win by submission at 2:37 of the second round.
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Stefan Struve defeated previously undefeated UFC newcomer Chase Gormley on October 24,2009, at UFC 104.
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Stefan Struve then signed a new four-fight deal with the UFC.
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Stefan Struve's first fight of this contract was against returning veteran Paul Buentello, at UFC 107.
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Stefan Struve defeated Buentello by majority decision.
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Stefan Struve fought The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights winner Roy Nelson on March 31,2010, at UFC Fight Night 21.
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Stefan Struve then faced undefeated UFC newcomer Christian Morecraft at UFC 117.
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Stefan Struve defeated Morecraft via TKO due to punches at 0:22 of round 2.
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In September 2010, Stefan Struve signed a new four-fight contract with the UFC.
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Stefan Struve defeated the previously undefeated Sean McCorkle via first-round TKO on December 11,2010, at UFC 124.
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Stefan Struve faced the then-undefeated Travis Browne on May 28,2011, at UFC 130.
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Stefan Struve defeated Pat Barry on October 1,2011, at UFC on Versus 6.
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Stefan Struve faced Dave Herman on February 15,2012, at UFC on Fuel TV 1, winning via second-round TKO.
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Stefan Struve was expected to face Mark Hunt on May 26,2012, at UFC 146 but, on May 17,2012, Hunt withdrew from the bout due to an injury and was replaced by Lavar Johnson.
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Stefan Struve quickly submitted Johnson in the first round with an armbar, earning his third "Submission of the Night" bonus.
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Stefan Struve faced undefeated prospect, Stipe Miocic at UFC on Fuel TV 5 on September 29,2012.
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Stefan Struve won the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Stefan Struve faced Mark Hunt on March 3,2013, at UFC on Fuel TV 8.
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Right now we're just waiting for a copy of his file to be translated so that the UFC can have their doctor take a look at it, and they're going to determine whether or not to have Stefan Struve get a second opinion or not.
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Stefan Struve was expected to face Matt Mitrione on July 5,2014, at UFC 175.
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Stefan Struve was later taken to the hospital for precautionary reasons.
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Stefan Struve faced Alistair Overeem at UFC on Fox 13 on December 13,2014.
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Stefan Struve lost the fight via KO in the first round.
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Stefan Struve faced Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 190 on August 1,2015.
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Stefan Struve won the fight by unanimous decision, marking only his second fight in his career to end in decision.
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Stefan Struve faced Jared Rosholt on November 14,2015, at UFC 193.
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Stefan Struve faced Antonio Silva on May 8,2016, at UFC Fight Night 87.
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Stefan Struve won the bout via knockout in the first round after catching his opponent with a right hook on the chin followed with a knee to the body and multiple elbows to the side of his opponent's head.
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Stefan Struve was expected to face Ruslan Magomedov on October 8,2016, at UFC 204.
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Stefan Struve won the back and forth fight via submission in the second round.
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Stefan Struve was originally expected to face Junior dos Santos in a rematch on February 19,2017, at UFC Fight Night 105.
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Stefan Struve faced Alexander Volkov on 2 September 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs Stefan Struve.
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Stefan Struve lost the fight via TKO in the third round.
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Stefan Struve faced Marcin Tybura on July 22,2018, at UFC Fight Night 134.
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Stefan Struve won the fight by arm-triangle choke in the second round despite having been knocked down by the first punch of the fight.
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Stefan Struve lost the fight via technical knockout in round two.
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The referee encouraged the compromised Stefan Struve to continue, resulting in a finish for Rothwell late in the second round.
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Stefan Struve faced Tai Tuivasa on October 24,2020 at UFC 254.
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Stefan Struve lost the fight via knockout in the first round.
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On February 15,2021, Stefan Struve announced his retirement from professional mixed martial arts competition.
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Stefan Struve has an enlarged heart and a bicuspid aortic valve.