1. World Title Grand Prix Tournament Winner (2013)
2. Daniel Ghiță (2014)
3. Errol Zimmerman (2015)
4. Benjamin Adegbuyi (2015)
Rico Verhoeven won his first fight with Benjamin Adegbuyi in 2015. © ANP/HH
5. Benjamin Adegbuyi (2015)
Rico Verhoeven beat Benjamin Adegbuyi again at the end of 2015. © ANP/HH
6. Mladen Brestovac (2016)
Mladen Brestovac (R) gets a slap in the face from Rico Verhoeven. © Getty Images
7. Anderson Braddock Silva (2016)
8. Jamal Ben Saddik (2017)
Rico Verhoeven tackles Jamal Saddik. © ANP/HH
9. Mladen Brestovac
10. Guto Inocente (2018)
Rico Verhoeven is also too good for Brazilian kickboxer Guto Inocente in 2018. © ANP/HH
11. Badri Hari (2019)
In 2019, Badr Hari also fails against Rico Verhoeven. © ANP/HH
12. Jamal Ben Saddik (2021)
The demolition fight between Rico Verhoeven and Jamal Ben Saddik in 2021. © ANP/HH
13. Tariq Osaro (2023)
Tariq Osaro also has to face Rico Verhoeven in 2023. © ANP/HH
14. Levi Rigters (2024)
Rico Verhoeven also rejects fellow countryman Levir Rigters. © ANP/HH
15. Artem Vakhitov (2025)
Rico Verhoeven, in what turns out to be the last time he extends his world title, against Artem Vakhitov. © ANP/HH
Rico Verhoeven’s career in a nutshell
– Verhoeven started practicing martial arts at the age of 5 (!) and started with Kyokushin
– At the age of sixteen he already had to compete against adults, due to his large size.
– He trained his entire professional career in Zevenbergen at the Superpro Sportcenter gym under Dennis Krauweel. Until he was 24, his father also played a major role in training and guiding him to the top.
– In 2013, Verhoeven made his debut at Glory
– Verhoeven has been working with manager Karim Erja since 2014
– On October 12, 2013, he became world heavyweight champion at Glory. That day he defeated Daniel Ghita in Glory’s old world title system within a Grand Prix tournament.
Battle stats
– Battles Total 78
– Won 68
– On knockout 23
– Lost 10
– On knockout 2