13 things about UFC fighter Reinier de Ridder from Breda, Netherlands

Reinier de Ridder is a Dutch professional mixed martial artist and physiotherapist from Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands. His fight name is The Dutch Knight.

As a physiotherapist, de Ridder works at De Ridder & Honcoop Fysiotherapie in Breda, which he co-owns with his girlfriend Siga Honcoop. The two have two children together.

BIOGRAPHY

Born in the Netherlands, de Ridder is an only child. His mother is a civil servant while his father is a taxi driver.

Raised in Tilburg, Netherlands, de Ridder moved to Breda. He studied physiotherapy at Avans University of Applied Sciences in Breda, did his graduation internship at PMC Heksenwiel in Breda and studied manual therapy at Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Brussels, Belgium.

Currently, de Ridder is signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. He trains at Combat Brothers in Breda, which he co-owns.

De Ridder competes in the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He is 6’4″ tall.
2. He holds a professional MMA record of 20 wins and 2 losses.
3. In 1995, he started his training in judo.
4. After his parents divorced in 2004, he stayed with both parents two weeks at a time, which affected him negatively.
5. In 2008, he left home and started living independently.
6. In 2009, he started his training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and went on to become an Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship medalist.
7. In 2012, he worked at Bonfysiotherapie Bonaire in Bonaire, Netherlands.
8. On June 1, 2013, he made his professional MMA debut.
9. From 2013 to 2022, he competed as a professional MMA fighter with no loss in Gladiators Fighting Championship, German King Cup, Superior Fighting Championship, 360 Promotion, World Fighting League MMA, Hit Fighting Championship, Extreme Fighting Championship and ONE Championship.
10. He lost to Anatoly Malykhin in 2022 and in 2024.
11. On July 27, 2024, he made his UAE Warriors debut.
12. On November 9, 2024, he made his UFC debut.
13. On September 7, 2024, he turned 34.

TIMELINE

From 2024 to 2025, de Ridder fought three UFC opponents. Here are the results:

2024

• On November 9, 2024, he submitted Gerald Meerschaert at “UFC Vegas 100” in Enterprise, Nevada.

2025

• On January 18, 2025, he submitted Kevin Holland at “UFC 311” in Inglewood, California, USA.
• On May 3, 2025, he defeated Bo Nickal via technical knockout at “UFC on ESPN 67” in Des Moines, Iowa, USA.