Antoni Hardonk

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	Name	Antoni Hardonk
	Nickname	N/A
	Association	Vos Gym
	Weight Class	Heavyweight
	Height	6' 4" (193 cm)
	Style	Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
	Birth Date	February 5, 1976
	Fighting Out Of	Weesp, Holland
	Nationality	Holland

Antoni Hardonk is a retired Dutch mixed martial artist who competed at Heavyweight. He has competed in K-1 events (kickboxing and mixed martial arts) and is an eight-time UFC veteran (4-4).

Professional Record

Record	8 - 6 - 0 (Win – Loss – Draw)
Wins	6 (T)KOs 2 Submissions 0 Decisions
Losses	2 (T)KOs 1 Submissions 3 Decisions

Result	Opponent	Method	Event Title	Date	Round	Time	Notes

Loss	Patrick Barry	TKO (Punches)	UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun	10/24/2009	2	2:30	Won Fight of the Night
Loss	Cheick Kongo	TKO (Punches)	UFC 97: Redemption	4/18/2009	2	2:29
Win	Mike Wessel	TKO (Punches)	UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008	12/27/2008	2	2:09
Win	Eddie Sanchez	TKO (Punches)	UFC 85: Bedlam	6/7/2008	2	4:15
Win	Colin Robinson	TKO (Punch)	UFC 80: Rapid Fire	1/19/2008	1	0:17
Loss	Frank Mir	Submission (Kimura)	UFC 74: Respect	8/25/2007	1	1:17
Loss	Justin McCully	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC Fight Night 9: Stevenson vs. Guillard	4/5/2007	3	5:00
Win	Sherman Pendergarst	KO (Punch)	UFC 65: Bad Intentions	11/18/2006	1	3:15
Win	Ibragim Magomedov	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	Bushido Europe: Rotterdam Rumble	10/9/2005	2	2:01
Win	Wes Sims	Submission (Keylock)	ROTR 6: Rumble on the Rock 6	11/20/2004	1	4:24
Loss	Claudineney Kozan	Decision (Unanimous)	K-1 MMA: ROMANEX	5/22/2004	2	5:00
Loss	Grzegorz Jakubowski	Decision	LRDC 7: La Resa Dei Conti 7	12/5/2003	2	5:00
Win	Will Elworthy	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	LRDC 7: La Resa Dei Conti 7	12/5/2003	1	N/A
Win	Peter Verschuren	TKO (Cut)	Rings Holland: Heroes Live Forever	1/28/2001	1	3:05

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Early Career

Hardonk started off his mixed martial arts career fighting in the Netherlands and Italy, as well as Japan and Hawaii. His final two wins prior to joining the UFC were against [The Ultimate Fighter 10: Heavyweights]] contestant Wes Sims' and Ibragim Magomedov.

UFC

Hardonk made his UFC debut at UFC 65: Bad Intentions on November 18, 2006, defeating Sherman Pendergarst by technical knockout due to leg kicks.

His next fight was at UFC Fight Night 9: Stevenson vs. Guillard against Justin McCully, a late-notice replacement for Hardonk's original opponent, former UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir, as he had to drop out due to a shoulder injury. Hardonk lost to McCully via unanimous decision.

Hardonk then fought Frank Mir at UFC 74: Respect on August 25, 2007. Hardonk lost due to a kimura lock early in the first round. He then bounced back against Colin Robinson at UFC 80: Rapid Fire in January 2008, winning by TKO 17 seconds into the first round. The win over Robinson began a three-fight UFC win streak that included wins over Eddie Sanchez and Mike Wessel.

Hardonk next fought Cheick Kongo at UFC 97: Redemption. Kongo ended up victorious, ending the fight in the second round with punches.

Hadonk returned at UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun in October 2009 for his final bout, taking on former training partner Patrick Barry. Barry won the Fight of the Night via TKO (Strikes) in the second round.

In August 2010, Hardonk announced that he would be officially retiring from MMA and that he would become a full-time trainer at his gym "Dynamix Martial Arts" located in Santa Monica, California.