Is Alistair Overeem the only MMA fighter to have won bouts in 4 different decades?

[DoctorDeelon]

I thought this was a pretty cool distinction - The Reem has won MMA bouts in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s.

I thought perhaps Fedor would have a chance, but alas he made his debut in May 2000. Chael P won in the 90s but retired half way through 2019. Shogun won in the 2020's but debuted in 2002.

Ones who COULD do it...

Minowaman - First win in 1997, fought once in 2020's but lost.
Rampage - Won in 1999, but hasn't fought in the 2020's yet.
Tito Ortiz - Won in 1997, but hasn't fought in the 2020's yet.

Is there anyone who has MMA wins in 4 different decades like Reem, or could possibly do it like the 3 I mentioned?

It's kind of a cool distinction. I always thought it was cool that Roberto Duran won boxing matches in 5 different decades (60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's)


EDIT: Okay so Reem is not the only one. We also have Jeremy Horn and Alexei Olienik, and technically Olienik was the first one to do it. Sick!

 

[Garnet_StrongerThanYou]

What about Vitor Belfort.

He must have. Unless he didn’t fight in 2020.

 

[RichyN]

What about Vitor Belfort.

He must have. Unless he didn’t fight in 2020.

Vitor just did it in the boxing match vs Evander. Keep in mind OP posed the question "Is Alistair Overeem the only MMA fighter to have won bouts in 4 different decades?". Vitor is considered an mma fighter, albeit he won in boxing, it still is valid that Vitor won bouts in 4 different decades.

However, if OP meant to say which MMA fighter won mma matches in 4 different decades, then Vitor would not fit into this answer.

 

[Oozing BDE]

Alexey Olienik did it first I think. He won in 1996. Smack dab in the single digit era of the UFC. Beat Werdum in 2020.

 

[Coolkid666]

Alexy Oleinik probably

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

Andrei Arlovski almost did, but he was KO'd in his debut by the mad man Datsik on April 9, 1999, and didn't fight for a whole year after that

 

[Gio]

Anderson Silva had his first 2 wins in the late 90's (1997), won numerous fights in the 2000's, 2010's, and won 2 boxing matches in the 2020's.

 

[jx820]

Vitor just did it in the boxing match vs Evander. Keep in mind OP posed the question "Is Alistair Overeem the only MMA fighter to have won bouts in 4 different decades?". Vitor is considered an mma fighter, albeit he won in boxing, it still is valid that Vitor won bouts in 4 different decades.

However, if OP meant to say which MMA fighter won mma matches in 4 different decades, then Vitor would not fit into this answer.

This is the first thing I thought of. Vitor just won a "fight" and there are still winable MMA fights out there for him.

 

[TheBulge]

Anderson Silva had his first 2 wins in the late 90's (1997), won numerous fights in the 2000's, 2010's, and won 2 boxing matches in the 2020's.

Could've had another win this decade if he wasn't matched only with top contenders in his mid 40s. Typical UFC sendoff.

 

[crabmeat]

Jeremy Horn

 

[Pierced7681]

Josh Barnett if you count his bare knuckle boxing win in KSW

 

[DoctorDeelon]

Alexey Olienik did it first I think. He won in 1996. Smack dab in the single digit era of the UFC. Beat Werdum in 2020.

Great call, totally forget about Olienik

 

[DoctorDeelon]

Jeremy Horn

Good call, I didn't know he fought recently. "Submission to Head Kick" lol

Okay, some Reem has some company.

 

[Sweater of AV]

Yuki Kondo

109 fights with a record of 63-37-9 and wins over four decades.

First win: Jan 28, 1996
Most recent win: May 30, 2021

 

[Fioretti]

Yuki Kondo

109 fights with a record of 63-37-9 and wins over four decades.

First win: Jan 28, 1996
Most recent win: May 30, 2021

Didn't realize he was still going. Damn.

 

[kflo]

manhoef's first win in mma was 1995 apparently, so stay tuned......

 

[Fioretti]

manhoef's first win in mma was 1995 apparently, so stay tuned......

I've always been a fan of Melvin. Super entertaining fighter. Coming up on 30 years pro...fuck.

 

[icffedor]

Could've had another win this decade if he wasn't matched only with top contenders in his mid 40s. Typical UFC sendoff.

Probably Anderson's pride got in the way but Adesanya should not have been one his last fights. He also agreed to fill in vs Cormier but ufc shouldn't have let him. Guess they like to see legends get knocked the fuck out on their farewell tours

 

[Fioretti]

Probably Anderson's pride got in the way but Adesanya should not have been one his last fights. He also agreed to fill in vs Cormier but ufc shouldn't have let him. Guess they like to see legends get knocked the fuck out on their farewell tours

Neither of those guys knocked him out.

 

[icffedor]

Neither of those guys knocked him out.

You're right there pal, he did get embarrassed as it was obvious Cormier took it easy on him aside from eating a nasty body kick to his big belly, but many legends before him have been brutally knocked out and sent to pasture