Rico Verhoeven

RICO VERHOEVEN

"The King of Kickboxing"

26-292.9% win rate

FIGHTER IDENTITY

Glory Kickboxing

Organization

GLORY
NLD

Nationality

Netherlands

Birth

10/04/1989 (37)

Birthplace

Bergen op Zoom

Netherlands

Sport / Status

Kickboxing · Active

Weight class

Heavyweight

Height

196 cm (6'5")

Career record

66-10 (partial)

GLORY record

28-1

Biography

Rico Verhoeven was five years old when he first entered the martial arts. His father, a karate black belt, brought young Rico to the dojo and started him on a path which, years later, would take him around the world and to the top of the heavyweight pile.

WIN BREAKDOWN

28 total fights · 35% KO rate

KO/TKO9 (35%)
Decision17 (65%)

Fight history (29)

1 / 6
Win
vs Artem VakhitovUnanimous DecisionGLORY 100 — 14/06/2025
Win
vs Levi RigtersUnanimous DecisionCOLLISION 7 — 07/12/2024
Win
vs Levi RigtersTKO (R2)Heavyweight Grand Prix — 09/03/2024
Win
vs Nabil KhachabUnanimous DecisionHeavyweight Grand Prix — 09/03/2024
Win
vs Sofian LaïdouniUnanimous DecisionHeavyweight Grand Prix — 09/03/2024

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