Robert Schrijber (born 3 March 1965) is a Dutch former

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

and

kickboxer Kickboxing is a combat sport focused on kicking and punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is practiced for self-defense, gener ...

. He currently runs his own MMA and

Muay Thai Muay Thai ( th, มวยไทย, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs", as it is characterise ...

team in Krommenie,

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

called Sports Academy Schreiber. His most famous students at the moment are UFC fighter Stefan Struve, and professional wrestler Tom Budgen.

Background

Schrijber was born in Alkmaar, Netherlands. His parents divorced when he was young, which separated Schrijber and his brother Fred, who had a close relationship. Schrijber had a troubled childhood and began abusing drugs and alcohol from a young age. He also had an interest in punk rock music, starting a band with his brother, and got a job melting copper in a factory. Around this time, the young Schrijber began practicing

judo is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo") ...

and

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at a local gym.

Fighting career

Schrijber started his martial arts career in 1981, when he started training in

and

in Haarlem,

. A year later he started training

at the same gym. After his transition to the acclaimed Mejiro Gym, he started training with seven time muay thai world champion Rob Kaman. At this gym Schrijber became the Dutch and WKA European muay thai champion. In his shot at the WKA World title against Zijo Poljo, Schreiber crushed his left ankle in the third round. Although he did finish the fight, he lost a jury decision. In 1995 he started his MMA career. He fought notable opponents like Heath Herring,

Wanderlei Silva Wanderlei César da Silva ( , , ; born 3 July 1976) is a Brazilian-American former mixed martial artist who competed in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships and the American-based Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He holds the record for the ...

Semmy Schilt Sem "Semmy" Schilt (; born 27 October 1973) is a Dutch former kickboxer, Ashihara karateka and mixed martial artist. He stands 212 cm and weighs 171 kg. He is a four-time K-1 World Grand Prix Champion and one-time Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam ...

and Igor Vovchanchyn and made three appearances in

Pride FC PRIDE Fighting Championships (Pride or Pride FC, founded as KRS-Pride) was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion company. Its inaugural event was held at the Tokyo Dome on October 11, 1997. Pride held more than sixty mixed martial arts even ...

. His last appearance as an MMA fighter was in 2008 against Barrington Patterson, which he lost due to a unanimous decision.

Championships and Accomplishments

*International Mix-Fight Association **IMA KO Power Tournament Winner *

M-1 Global M-1 Global (Mixfight-1) or MMA-1 (Mixed martial arts-1) is a mixed martial arts promotion based in St. Petersburg, Russia which organizes between 10 and 20 competitions per year. It hosted its first major show (rather than co-promoting with othe ...

**1997 M-1 MFC World Championship Tournament Winner *World Vale Tudo Championship **WVC 9 Tournament Runner Up

Mixed martial arts record

, - , Loss , align=center, 20–17–1 , Barrington Patterson , Decision (unanimous) , KOE: Tough Is Not Enough , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Submission (rear-naked choke) , M-1 MFC - Russia vs. the World 6 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:12 ,

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, Netherlands , , - , Win , align=center, 20–13–1 ,

, KO (punches) , 2H2H 6: Simply the Best 6 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:01 ,

, Netherlands , , - , Loss , align=center, 19–13–1 , Cyrille Diabaté , Decision , 2H2H 5: Simply the Best 5 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:00 ,

, Netherlands , , - , Loss , align=center, 19–12–1 , Sokun Koh , Decision (split) ,

Pride The Best Vol.2 The year 2002 is the 6th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2002 had 10 events beginning with, ''Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 1''. Title fights Debut Pride FC fighters The ...

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, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 19–11–1 , Gilbert Yvel , TKO (doctor stoppage) , 2H2H 4: Simply the Best 4 , , align=center, N/A , align=center, N/A ,

, Netherlands , , - , Win , align=center, 19–10–1 , Martin Malkhasyan , TKO (punches) , M-1 MFC - Russia vs. the World 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 8:40 ,

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 18–10–1 , Martin Malkhasyan , KO , 2H2H 3: Hotter Than Hot , , align=center, N/A , align=center, 6:48 ,

, Netherlands , , - , Draw , align=center, 17–10–1 , Bobby Hoffman , Draw , Rings Holland: No Guts, No Glory , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Netherlands , , - , Loss , align=center, 17–10 ,

Gary Goodridge Gary Henry Goodridge (born January 17, 1966), nicknamed "Big Daddy", is a Trinidadian- Canadian former heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist fighting out of Barrie, Ontario. Prior to kickboxing and MMA, he was also one of the top ranke ...

, Submission (kneebar) , 2H2H 2: Simply The Best , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:32 ,

, Netherlands , , - , Win , align=center, 17–9 , Ian Freeman , TKO (doctor stoppage) , It's Showtime - Christmas Edition , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:28 , Haarlem, Netherlands , , - , Loss , align=center, 16–9 ,

, Technical Submission (guillotine choke) , It's Showtime - Exclusive , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:00 , Haarlem, Netherlands , , - , Win , align=center, 16–8 , Peter Varga , KO , Battle of Arnhem 2 , , align=center, N/A , align=center, N/A ,

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, Netherlands , , - , Win , align=center, 15–8 , Hugo Duarte , TKO (punches) , 2H2H 1: 2 Hot 2 Handle , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:34 ,

, Netherlands , , - , Loss , align=center, 14–8 ,

, Submission (rear-naked choke) , Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:42 ,

, Japan , 2000 PRIDE Openweight Grand Prix Alternate Bout. , - , Win , align=center, 14–7 , Moti Horenstein , TKO (submission to punches) , Amsterdam Absolute Championship 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:04 ,

, Netherlands , , - , Win , align=center, 13–7 , Jerrel Venetiaan , KO (punch) , It's Showtime - It's Showtime , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:42 , Haarlem, Netherlands , , - , Loss , align=center, 12–7 , Heath Herring , TKO (punches) , World Vale Tudo Championship 9 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:19 , Oranjestad, Aruba , WVC 9 Tournament Finals. , - , Loss , align=center, 12–6 , Alexandre Ferreira , Submission (rear-naked choke) , World Vale Tudo Championship 9 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:11 , Oranjestad, Aruba , WVC 9 Tournament Semifinals. , - , Win , align=center, 12–5 , Josh Sursa , TKO (submission to elbows) , World Vale Tudo Championship 9 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:57 , Oranjestad, Aruba , WVC 9 Tournament Quarterfinals. , - , Loss , align=center, 11–5 , Daijiro Matsui , DQ (illegal axe-kick after the bell) , Pride 7 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 10:00 ,

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, Netherlands , , - , Win , align=center, 9–4 , Moti Horenstein , KO , Amsterdam Absolute Championship 1 , , align=center, N/A , align=center, N/A ,

, Netherlands , , - , Loss , align=center, 8–4 , Mikhail Avetisyan , Submission (rear-naked choke) , IAFC: Pankration European Championship 1998 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 12:04 ,

, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 8–3 , Iouri Bekichev , TKO , Rings Russia: Russia vs. Holland , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:01 ,

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, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 7–3 , Gilbert Yvel , KO , IMA: KO Power Tournament , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:15 ,

, Netherlands , Won IMA: KO Power Tournament , - , Win , align=center, 6–3 , Glen Brown , TKO , IMA: KO Power Tournament , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:26 ,

, Netherlands , IMA: KO Power Tournament Semifinals. , - , Loss , align=center, 5–3 , Gilbert Yvel , Submission (achilles lock) , Rings Holland: The King of Rings , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:12 ,

, Netherlands , , - , Win , align=center, 5–2 , Ruslan Kerselyan , KO (kick) , M-1 MFC - World Championship 1997 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:53 ,

, Russia , Won 1997 M-1 Global World Championship Tournament. , - , Win , align=center, 4–2 , Emil Stroka , TKO (submission to strikes) , M-1 MFC - World Championship 1997 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:54 ,

, Russia , 1997 M-1 Global World Championship Tournament Semifinals. , - , Win , align=center, 3–2 , Toon Stelling , TKO (punches) , Rings Holland - The Final Challenge , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 6:01 ,

, Netherlands , , - , Win , align=center, 2–2 ,

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, Submission (guillotine choke) , Rings Holland - Kings of Martial Arts , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:09 ,

, Netherlands , , - , Win , align=center, 1–2 , Aruzini Lusinoff , KO , Rings - Budokan Hall 1995 , , align=center, N/A , align=center, N/A ,

, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 0–2 , Ed de Kruijf , Submission (forearm choke) , Cage Fight Tournament 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:20 , Antwerp, Belgium , , - , Loss , align=center, 0–1 , Rudi de Loos , Submission (rear-naked choke) , CFT 1: Cage Fight Tournament 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:26 , Antwerp, Belgium ,

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