Alistair Overeem
Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer
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| 2023 | Alistair Overeem participated as the last candidate on the party list of Belang van Nederland (BVNL) during the Dutch general election. |
| November 21 2022 | It was revealed that Overeem tested positive for a banned substance following his fight against Badr Hari, leading to the decision of the bout being overturned to a No-Contest due to the use of performance-enhancing drugs. |
| October 8 2022 | Overeem faced Badr Hari at Glory: Collision 4 and won the fight via unanimous decision. |
| July 9 2022 | Alistair Overeem was scheduled to headline the first Wrestling Entertainment Series event in England against WWE wrestler Braun Strowman, which ultimately was canceled after two prior cancellations. |
| June 8 2021 | Overeem signed a multi-fight contract with Glory, marking his return to kickboxing after more than a decade. |
| March 3 2021 | It was announced that Alistair Overeem had been released from his UFC contract. |
| February 6 2021 | Overeem lost to Alexander Volkov via technical knockout in the second round at UFC Fight Night 184. |
| September 5 2020 | Overeem faced Augusto Sakai in the main event of UFC Fight Night 176 and won by technical knockout in the fifth round. |
| May 16 2020 | Overeem won against Walt Harris by TKO in the second round at UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris. |
| December 7 2019 | Overeem lost to Jairzinho Rozenstruik via knockout in the last four seconds of the fifth round at UFC on ESPN 7. |
| April 20 2019 | Overeem won a fight against Alexey Oleynik at UFC Fight Night 149 by technical knockout in round one. |
| 2018 | Overeem was named the Dutch Fighter of the Year by MMADNA.nl. |
| November 2018 | Overeem defeated Sergei Pavlovich with a TKO (punches) at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2. |
| November 24 2018 | Overeem won against Sergei Pavlovich by TKO in the first round at UFC Fight Night 141. |
| June 9 2018 | Overeem faced Curtis Blaydes at UFC 225 and lost by TKO in the third round. |
| December 2 2017 | Overeem lost to Francis Ngannou via knockout in the first round at UFC 218. |
| July 8 2017 | Overeem faced Fabrício Werdum at UFC 213 and won by majority decision. |
| March 4 2017 | Overeem won a rematch against Mark Hunt by knockout in the third round at UFC 209. |
| September 10 2016 | Overeem fought Stipe Miocic for the UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 203 but lost by knockout in the first round. |
| May 8 2016 | Overeem defeated Andrei Arlovski by TKO early in the second round at UFC Fight Night 87. |
| February 2016 | Overeem achieved victory against Andrei Arlovski by TKO (front kick and punches) at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski. |
| December 19 2015 | Overeem won against Junior dos Santos via TKO in the second round at UFC on Fox 17. |
| June 2015 | Overeem won against Junior dos Santos by TKO (punches) at UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2. |
| March 14 2015 | Overeem faced Roy Nelson at UFC 185 and won the fight by unanimous decision. |
| December 13 2014 | Overeem won against Stefan Struve by knockout in the first round at UFC on Fox 13. |
| September 5 2014 | Overeem faced Ben Rothwell at UFC Fight Night 50 but lost by TKO in the first round. |
| May 2014 | Overeem won a match against Stefan Struve by KO (punches) at UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic. |
| April 2014 | Overeem lost to Ben Rothwell via TKO (punches) at UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Mousasi. |
| February 1 2014 | Overeem defeated Frank Mir by unanimous decision at UFC 169. |
| August 17 2013 | Overeem faced Travis Browne at UFC Fight Night 26 but was defeated by TKO. |
| February 2 2013 | Overeem returned to fight Antônio Silva at UFC 156 but lost by knockout in the third round. |
| April 24 2012 | The Nevada State Athletic Commission voted unanimously to deny Overeem's request for an additional hearing regarding his failed drug test. |
| April 20 2012 | UFC President Dana White confirmed that Overeem had been removed from his scheduled fight against Junior dos Santos. |
| April 4 2012 | Overeem was revealed to have failed his pre-fight drug test for an upcoming fight against Junior dos Santos. |
| March 28 2012 | Alistair Overeem was sentenced to 90 days in county jail, which could be suspended upon completion of 50 hours of community service and anger management after his earlier battery charge. |
| January 1 2012 | After his match with Brock Lesnar at UFC 141, Alistair Overeem was charged with misdemeanor battery for shoving a woman in the face at the Wynn Las Vegas, facing potential legal penalties. |
| 2011 | Overeem received the International Fighter of the Year award again at the World MMA Awards. |
| 2011 | In early 2011, Alistair Overeem was named as one of eight participants in the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. |
| 2011 | Alistair Overeem was ranked #10 Import of the Year by UFC.com. |
| December 30 2011 | Overeem made his UFC debut at UFC 141, defeating former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar by knockout in the first round. |
| December 12 2011 | Overeem was given a conditional license to fight by the Nevada State Athletic Commission after submitting his drug test results. |
| September 6 2011 | It was announced that Alistair Overeem had signed a contract with the UFC. |
| July 29 2011 | Overeem was released from the Strikeforce organization after Zuffa decided to eliminate the one remaining fight on his contract, a decision stemming from contractual disagreements related to payment policies of his management. |
| July 17 2011 | Alistair Overeem was removed from the 2011 Heavyweight Grand Prix by Strikeforce, as he felt the upcoming September date was too soon for his return following his victory over Fabrício Werdum. |
| June 2011 | Overeem secured a victory over Fabrício Werdum by Decision (unanimous) at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum. |
| June 18 2011 | Alistair Overeem won a rematch against Fabrício Werdum by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, and 29–28) at Strikeforce: Dallas, as part of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. |
| 2010 | Overeem was awarded the title of International Fighter of the Year at the World MMA Awards. |
| December 31 2010 | Overeem faced Todd Duffee at Dynamite!! 2010, defeating him by knockout 19 seconds into the first round to win the interim DREAM Heavyweight Championship. |
| December 11 2010 | Overeem won the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final, defeating Tyrone Spong by unanimous decision in the quarterfinals and Gokhan Saki by first-round TKO in the semifinals before finishing Peter Aerts in the final. |
| October 2 2010 | Overeem defeated Ben Edwards by TKO in the first round at K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final 16, qualifying him for the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix. |
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